Is Maesawa safe? Japan travel risk
Is Maesawa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Maesawa 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.
Maesawa 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 Maesawa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (83/100) and security (10/100).
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
Charted at coordinates 39.0500° N, 141.1167° E in Iwate, Maesawa maintains a regional distance of 396.9 km SSW to Tokyo.
Iwate
39.0500° N, 141.1167° E
Lowland
UTC
15,111
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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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