Is Mizusawa safe? Japan travel risk
Is Mizusawa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mizusawa 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.
Mizusawa 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 Mizusawa: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 39.1438° N, 141.1390° E in Iwate, Mizusawa features an altitude of 64 m. The settlement is located 407.4 km SSW from Tokyo.
Iwate
39.1438° N, 141.1390° E
64 m
Asia/Tokyo
60,239
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.
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