Is Kamata safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kamata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kamata scores 33/100 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.
Kamata scores 33/100 (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 Kamata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (79/100) and health and medical access (27/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 33.5983° N, 130.7194° E within Fukuoka, Kamata is situated 848.7 km ENE of Tokyo.
Fukuoka
33.5983° N, 130.7194° E
Lowland
UTC
35,208
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (384 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 77 | 81 | 116 | 148 | 188 | 384 | 227 | 149 | 197 | 101 | 77 | 74 |
Normals: Fukuoka (29.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kamata happened in March (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.8 on 28 Jul 2026 (111 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (137 km away) — USGS details
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