Is Kushima safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kushima safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kushima scores 37/100 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.
Kushima scores 37/100 (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 Kushima: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (93/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Miyazaki territory, Kushima is established at 31.4644° N, 131.2283° E. It lies 909.5 km NE relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Miyazaki
31.4644° N, 131.2283° E
17 m
Asia/Tokyo
16,744
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (376 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Low °C | 2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 92 | 169 | 199 | 233 | 376 | 287 | 267 | 202 | 104 | 93 | 85 |
Normals: Sō (28.9 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kushima happened in August (3 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
11 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.1 on 8 Aug 2024 (42 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (121 km away) — USGS details
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