Is Onomichi safe? Japan travel risk
Is Onomichi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Onomichi scores 32/100 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.
Onomichi scores 32/100 (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 Onomichi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (68/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Hiroshima territory, Onomichi is established at 34.4167° N, 133.2000° E. It lies 603.5 km ENE relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Hiroshima
34.4167° N, 133.2000° E
52 m
Asia/Tokyo
130,143
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Onomichi happened in July (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 6 Jan 2026 (106 km away) — USGS details
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