Is Nobeoka safe? Japan travel risk
Is Nobeoka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nobeoka scores 41/100 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.
Nobeoka scores 41/100 (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 Nobeoka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (94/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Miyazaki territory, Nobeoka is established at 32.5822° N, 131.6650° E. It lies 811.2 km ENE relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Miyazaki
32.5822° N, 131.6650° E
4 m
Asia/Tokyo
117,711
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Nobeoka happened in January, July and August (6 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
10 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.1 on 8 Aug 2024 (93 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (108 km away) — USGS details
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