Is Hakodate safe? Japan travel risk
Is Hakodate safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hakodate scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Hakodate scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hakodate: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (86/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Hokkaidō at 41.7686° N, 140.7289° E (elevation 5 m), Hakodate lies 683.9 km S of Tokyo. Time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
Hokkaidō
41.7686° N, 140.7289° E
5 m
Asia/Tokyo
251,891
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Hakodate happened in March, May, June, August, November and December (6 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 8 Dec 2025 (149 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 1 Aug 2026 (114 km away) — USGS details
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