Is Isa safe? Japan travel risk
Is Isa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Isa scores 41/100 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.
Isa scores 41/100 (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 Isa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (93/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 32.0569° N, 130.6131° E within Kagoshima, Isa is situated 925.8 km ENE of Tokyo at an altitude of 183 m.
Kagoshima
32.0569° N, 130.6131° E
183 m
Asia/Tokyo
24,131
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Isa happened in July and August (4 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
10 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.1 on 8 Aug 2024 (90 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (36 km away) — USGS details
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