Is Minamisuita safe? Japan travel risk
Is Minamisuita safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Minamisuita scores 29/100 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.
Minamisuita scores 29/100 (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 Minamisuita: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (72/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% 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 34.7594° N, 135.5169° E in Ōsaka, Minamisuita maintains a regional distance of 389.0 km ENE to Tokyo.
Ōsaka
34.7594° N, 135.5169° E
Lowland
UTC
381,238
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (239 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 28° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 55 | 64 | 117 | 153 | 154 | 239 | 196 | 125 | 207 | 116 | 76 | 65 |
Normals: Osaka (7.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Minamisuita happened in May and August (2 of 2 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 2 May 2026 (72 km away) — USGS details
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