Is Kutchan safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kutchan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kutchan 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.
Kutchan 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 Kutchan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (72/100) and health and medical access (40/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Kutchan belongs to Hokkaidō (Japan), centered at coordinates 42.9000° N, 140.7667° E (185 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 809.0 km towards the S.
Hokkaidō
42.9000° N, 140.7667° E
185 m
Asia/Tokyo
15,123
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Japan travel advice & laws.
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