Is Higashiura safe? Japan travel risk
Is Higashiura safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Higashiura scores 35/100 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.
Higashiura scores 35/100 (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 Higashiura: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (76/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 34.9700° N, 136.9561° E in Aichi, Higashiura maintains a regional distance of 256.7 km ENE to Tokyo.
Aichi
34.9700° N, 136.9561° E
Lowland
UTC
49,252
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (243 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | -1° | -0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 21° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 51 | 61 | 116 | 147 | 147 | 227 | 214 | 151 | 243 | 119 | 83 | 61 |
Normals: Nagoya (24.3 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Higashiura happened in August and September (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 14 Nov 2022 (132 km away) — USGS details
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