Is Iwamuro-onsen safe? Japan travel risk
Is Iwamuro-onsen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Iwamuro-onsen scores 36/100 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.
Iwamuro-onsen scores 36/100 (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 Iwamuro-onsen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (88/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Iwamuro-onsen belongs to Niigata (Japan), centered at coordinates 37.7375° N, 138.8391° E. Distance to Tokyo is 240.3 km towards the SSE.
Niigata
37.7375° N, 138.8391° E
Lowland
UTC
9,865
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: December (191 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 5° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 28° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 8° |
| Low °C | 0° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 189 | 135 | 125 | 102 | 107 | 167 | 169 | 130 | 167 | 139 | 177 | 191 |
Normals: Niigata (26.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Iwamuro-onsen happened in January (5 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
8 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 1 Jan 2024 (141 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 Jun 2024 (142 km away) — USGS details
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