Is Sakata safe? Japan travel risk
Is Sakata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sakata scores 27/100 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.
Sakata scores 27/100 (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 Sakata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Yamagata at 38.9145° N, 139.8364° E (elevation 0 m), Sakata lies 360.5 km S of Tokyo. Time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
Yamagata
38.9145° N, 139.8364° E
0 m
Asia/Tokyo
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Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Japan travel advice & laws.
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