Is Iwakuni safe? Japan travel risk
Is Iwakuni safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Iwakuni scores 30/100 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.
Iwakuni scores 30/100 (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 Iwakuni: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (68/100) and health and medical access (30/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Yamaguchi territory, Iwakuni is established at 34.1664° N, 132.2189° E. It lies 697.8 km ENE relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Yamaguchi
34.1664° N, 132.2189° E
4 m
Asia/Tokyo
127,512
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (272 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 68 | 117 | 147 | 143 | 272 | 226 | 179 | 215 | 99 | 63 | 63 |
Normals: Hiroshima (32.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Iwakuni happened in April (1 of 1 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: M6.3 on 17 Apr 2024 (103 km away) — USGS details
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