Is Matsue safe? Japan travel risk
Is Matsue safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Matsue scores 30/100 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.
Matsue scores 30/100 (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 Matsue: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (61/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 35.4681° N, 133.0486° E in Shimane, Matsue maintains a regional distance of 597.4 km E to Tokyo.
Shimane
35.4681° N, 133.0486° E
8 m
Asia/Tokyo
201,802
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Japan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Matsue happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 6 Jan 2026 (13 km away) — USGS details
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