Is Kashiwazaki safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kashiwazaki safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kashiwazaki scores 39/100 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.
Kashiwazaki scores 39/100 (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 Kashiwazaki: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (89/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 37.3719° N, 138.5590° E place Kashiwazaki within Niigata at an elevation of 4 meters. Heading to Tokyo: 212.3 km SSE.
Niigata
37.3719° N, 138.5590° E
4 m
Asia/Tokyo
81,027
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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