Is Nagaoka safe? Japan travel risk
Is Nagaoka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nagaoka scores 39/100 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.
Nagaoka scores 39/100 (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 Nagaoka: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: natural hazards (88/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Niigata (37.4462° N, 138.8512° E), Nagaoka sits 209.4 km SSE from Tokyo at 23 m elevation.
Niigata
37.4462° N, 138.8512° E
23 m
Asia/Tokyo
265,868
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Nagaoka happened in January (5 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
8 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 1 Jan 2024 (140 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 Jun 2024 (140 km away) — USGS details
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