Is Kakogawachō-honmachi safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kakogawachō-honmachi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kakogawachō-honmachi scores 34/100 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.
Kakogawachō-honmachi scores 34/100 (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 Kakogawachō-honmachi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (72/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Hyōgo (34.7500° N, 134.8333° E), Kakogawachō-honmachi sits 449.5 km ENE from Tokyo at 6 m elevation.
Hyōgo
34.7500° N, 134.8333° E
6 m
Asia/Tokyo
255,523
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (256 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 15° | 10° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 56 | 65 | 119 | 159 | 162 | 256 | 213 | 142 | 237 | 129 | 82 | 68 |
Normals: Kōbe (33.8 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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kakogawachō-honmachi happened in May and August (2 of 2 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: M5.7 on 2 May 2026 (97 km away) — USGS details
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