Osaka Travel Risk — Moderate Risk (31/100)
Is Osaka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Osaka scores 31/100 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.
Disease & health (score 10)
Crime (score 22)
September 27, 2026
Osaka, Japan has a current Travel Risk Calculator composite score of 31 out of 100 (moderate risk tier); the highest-rated risk category is crime at 22/100; the lowest-rated category is disease & health at 10/100; last updated September 27, 2026. For official nationwide security advisories, entry requirements, and health notices, see the Japan travel risk page. Real-time conditions below include live weather, official advisory levels, GDACS disaster alerts, and current news.
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Osaka currently sits at 31/100 on our composite travel-risk index, which puts it in the moderate-risk tier. Most travelers will be fine with normal precautions, but a few categories below score high enough that planning matters. The highest-rated risk category for Osaka is crime (22/100), and the lowest is disease & health (10/100). This page was last updated on September 27, 2026; the baseline category scores reflect analytical indicators, layered with live conditions throughout the day. Live conditions — weather and air quality every 30 minutes, US State Department advisory every 6 hours, GDACS disaster alerts every 30 minutes, CDC health notices every 12 hours, and news every hour — are cached at the source and refreshed automatically when stale.
Driven by: natural hazards (75/100) and crime and scams (17/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
AI safety snapshot · refreshed Oct 15, 2026
Osaka, Japan currently holds a moderate baseline risk of 31 out of 100 with a Level 1 US State Department advisory and Level 1 CDC health notice for dengue. Recent safety headlines highlight injuries and fatalities from danjiri float festival accidents, alongside concerns regarding rising cyberattacks and local economic struggles.
AI-summarized strictly from the live public-source data below (US State Dept advisory, GDACS, CDC, Google News). Auto-refreshed at most once per day on the first visit. Not official advice.
Live conditions last refreshed: Oct 16, 2026 03:37 UTC
What should I do now?
- Run a real assessment. Open the calculator for live data (weather, advisory, news) layered onto this baseline.
- Crime (score 22/100): Use registered taxis or ride-share apps. Keep electronics out of sight in public transit. Read recent reviews for your specific neighborhood.
- Environmental quality (score 15/100): Check air-quality forecasts. If sensitive, pack a mask and adjust outdoor activity. Hydration is critical in heat.
- Check your country's advisory. The single most authoritative live signal. Linked at the bottom of every real assessment.
Day vs Night Safety in Osaka
Guidance based on our scores and official advice — not a measured score.
Daytime transit and exploration in central areas are generally safe and routine. Standard alertness in crowded transit hubs and tourist plazas is adequate.
After dark, keep to well-illuminated thoroughfares and busy dining/entertainment quarters. Use verified taxis or rideshare apps when returning late.
Safety by Traveler Type in Osaka
Guidance based on our scores and official advice — not a measured score.
No group-specific warning is triggered in Osaka for solo travelers (Crime 22/100 · Transport 12/100), women traveling solo (Crime 22/100), families with children (Health 10/100 · Natural disaster 15/100), older travelers (Health 10/100 · Transport 12/100), business travelers (Digital 25/100 · Money 20/100 · Transport 12/100) and lgbtq+ travelers (Advisory 15/100 · Political 10/100): these scores sit in the low-to-moderate range, so standard precautions apply. Local laws affecting LGBTQ+ travelers and gender-specific incident rates are not captured in our scores; check your government's travel guidance.
Score layers
Safety categories
Source: Grounded open data research & citations
Quick facts
| Hospital access | high |
|---|---|
| Airport risk | low |
| Road safety | low |
| Public transport | high |
| Tourist scam risk | low |
| Night safety | high |
| Last updated | September 27, 2026 |
Live conditions in Osaka
Real-time data refreshed from public sources — weather and air quality from Open-Meteo, official advisory from the US State Department, disaster alerts from GDACS, health notices from the CDC, news from Google News. For an AI-synthesized briefing tailored to your specific trip, run a personalized assessment.
Today's weather
🌤 Mostly clear
Osaka, Japan
| Today's high / low | 23.1°C / 14.1°C | Wind now / max | 4.6 km/h / 7.3 km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humidity | 53% | Precipitation today | 0 mm · 0% chance |
| UV (max today) | 5 | Sunrise / Sunset | 06:04 / 17:22 |
Source: Open-Meteo (free public weather API) · fetched 2026-10-16 03:19:21 UTC · cached
Air quality
Air Quality
Moderate
| PM2.5 / PM10 | 9.9 / 12.8 µg/m³ | O₃ / NO₂ | 105 / 12.7 µg/m³ |
|---|
Source: Open-Meteo Air Quality · fetched 2026-10-16 03:19:22 UTC · cached
Official travel advisory
Level 1 · Exercise Normal Precautions
Japan - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Read full advisory → · US Department of State
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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Osaka happened in May and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.8 on 26 Feb 2025 (145 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 May 2026 (65 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Japan travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Japan entry requirements.
Health notices
Health Notices for this Destination
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Level 1 - Global Dengue WATCH · 2026-10-02
Dengue is a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks commonly occurring every 2–5 years. Travelers to risk areas should prevent mosquito bites. Country List : Colombia, Vietnam, Maldives, Bolivia, Cambodia, Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Mar
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Level 2 - Global Polio ALERT · 2026-09-23
Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nig
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Level 1 - Global Measles WATCH · 2025-05-28
Measles cases are rising in many countries around the world. All international travelers should be fully vaccinated against measles with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to CDC's measles vaccination recommendations for international travel. Country List : Afghan
Source: CDC Travelers’ Health · fetched 2026-10-15 19:24:31 UTC
Recent headlines
Recent Headlines · Osaka Japan
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Japan travel guide and safety advice
RACV · 2d ago
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Japan issues warning over rising cyberattacks
朝日新聞 · 6d ago
Source: Google News · headlines verbatim, dates from publishers · fetched 2026-10-16 03:19:22 UTC
1991–2020 climate normals
Seasonal risk & best time to visit Osaka
The most weather-stable two-month window for Osaka is April–May, when typical daily temperatures run from about 9°C to 23°C and monthly rain averages 154 mm.
Seasonal planning flags include typhoon season in May–November; heavy rain season in June and September; monsoon in June–July and September. These are climate patterns, not forecasts.
Climate normals are planning context, not a short-range forecast. Source: Open-Meteo Climate API. Refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
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Practical safety map
Safety infrastructure nearby in Osaka
Osaka has 10 hospitals, 10 police stations, 5 embassies, 10 pharmacies and 5 fire stations within 7 km of the city center in the latest OpenStreetMap extract.
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Facility list (works without JavaScript)
- Hospital: Kansai Electric Power Hospital
- Hospital: Sumitomo Hospital
- Hospital: 中野耳鼻科
- Hospital: 北野病院
- Hospital: 北野病院西館
- Hospital: 医誠会国際総合病院 i-Mall
- Hospital: 大阪中央病院
- Hospital: 小山医院
- Hospital: 桜橋渡辺未来医療病院
- Hospital: 桜橋渡辺病院
- Police: 大阪府天満警察署
- Police: 大阪府天満警察署 梅新南警察官詰所
- Police: 天満警察署南森町交番
- Police: 天満警察署大江橋交番
- Police: 天満警察署天神橋北交番
- Police: 曽根崎警察署ダイヤモンド地下街交番
- Police: 曽根崎警察署曽根崎二丁目交番
- Police: 東警察署北浜交番
- Police: 東警察署平野町交番
- Police: 渡辺橋交番
- Embassy: Consulate of Switzerland
- Embassy: Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Osaka
- Embassy: United States Consulate General
- Embassy: インド総領事館
- Embassy: タイ王国大阪総領事館
- Pharmacy: Daikoku Drug
- Pharmacy: Kokumin
- Pharmacy: Sugi Pharmacy
- Pharmacy: Sugi Pharmacy
- Pharmacy: アカカベ薬局
- Pharmacy: くすりのコンビニ
- Pharmacy: くすりのライフライン
- Pharmacy: 武田薬局
- Pharmacy: 精進堂薬局
- Pharmacy: 阪神ドラッグ
- Fire station: 北消防署 梅田出張所
- Fire station: 大阪市消防局北消防署与力出張所
- Fire station: 大阪市消防局北消防署与力出張所
- Fire station: 大阪市消防局北消防署南森町出張所
- Fire station: 大阪市消防局西消防署江戸堀出張所
Map and facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations can be incomplete or outdated; confirm before relying on them. See this destination’s numbers or browse emergency numbers by country.
Emergency numbers (Japan)
| Police | 110 |
|---|---|
| Ambulance | 119 |
| Fire | 119 |
| General | 110 |
See nearby hospitals, police, pharmacies, embassies, and fire stations on the safety map.
Essential local emergency phrases
Show this screen to first responders, hotel staff, or passersby if you cannot speak the local language during an emergency.
Medical access
| Hospital access | medium |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy access | medium |
| Emergency response | medium |
| English-speaking care | unknown |
| Evacuation complexity | medium |
The provided search results do not contain detailed information regarding hospital access, emergency response, or medical facilities for travelers in Osaka.
Common scam patterns
- Fake Police Crypto Scam. Fraudsters impersonate Osaka prefectural police or law enforcement officers, claiming that a victim's bank card or accounts are linked to a massive fraud case. They pressure targets to 'prove their innocence' by transferring large sums of cryptocurrency. Tip: Never transfer funds, cryptocurrency, or sensitive financial information based on phone calls or messages from individuals claiming to be police officers.
Area notes
- Kitahama. A district in Osaka featuring accommodations such as the Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Kitahama.
Nearest embassies & consulates
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Calculate my trip riskScore history
| When | Score change | Tier | Reason / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0 → 0 | unknown | Data update Grounded open data research & citations |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 18 → 31 | low → moderate | Method change (scoring v2) scoring v2 |
| May 15, 2026 | — → 18 | low | Data update Editorial baseline 2026-05-14 (Numbeo + WHO + State Dept + Global Peace Index references) |
Every editorial change to Osaka's composite score is logged here, with the source and reason for the change. Live data overlays (weather, advisories, disaster alerts, news) refresh continuously on their own cadences and are not recorded as score changes — see the Live conditions section above for current overlay state.
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Transparency & Sources
We document the baseline sources, coverage scope, and data inputs for this destination below.
Sources used
- SimpleMaps World Cities (CC BY 4.0): Coordinates, region, population for Osaka
- Travel Risk Calculator score (method v2): Security, crime and scams, health, natural hazards and current alerts for Osaka, from US, UK and Canadian advisories, INFORM, World Bank, UCDP, CDC, GDACS, USGS and OpenStreetMap
- Editorial baseline (Travel Risk Calculator): City-level threat scoring across 9 categories (crime, health, advisory, political, disaster, transport, environmental, digital security, money safety)
Live data overlays on this page refresh asynchronously on the source cadences shown above. Run an assessment to create a trip-specific briefing using your dates and traveler profile.
Baseline scope
- Category scores represent an analytical baseline, updated from official feeds and public records.
Coverage notes
- Transport-hub safety notes (airport, train stations).
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