Is Kuroshio safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kuroshio safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kuroshio 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.
Kuroshio 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 Kuroshio: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (79/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Kuroshio belongs to Kōchi (Japan), centered at coordinates 33.0167° N, 133.0167° E. Distance to Tokyo is 676.8 km towards the ENE.
Kōchi
33.0167° N, 133.0167° E
Lowland
UTC
10,073
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kuroshio happened in July (2 of 2 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: M6.3 on 17 Apr 2024 (66 km away) — USGS details
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