Is Nakayama safe? Japan travel risk
Is Nakayama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nakayama scores 34/100 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.
Nakayama scores 34/100 (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 Nakayama: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (84/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Nakayama belongs to Yamagata (Japan), centered at coordinates 38.3331° N, 140.2831° E. Distance to Tokyo is 300.7 km towards the S.
Yamagata
38.3331° N, 140.2831° E
Lowland
UTC
10,617
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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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