Is Sendai safe? Japan travel risk
Is Sendai safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sendai scores 37/100 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.
Sendai scores 37/100 (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 Sendai: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (92/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Sendai belongs to Miyagi (Japan), centered at coordinates 38.2682° N, 140.8694° E (53 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 307.9 km towards the SSW.
Miyagi
38.2682° N, 140.8694° E
53 m
Asia/Tokyo
1,061,177
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: September (205 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 24° | 18° | 13° | 7° |
| Low °C | -3° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 53 | 93 | 88 | 110 | 156 | 176 | 161 | 205 | 117 | 75 | 71 |
Normals: Sendai (0 km away).
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+) | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Sendai happened in March (4 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: M7.3 on 16 Mar 2022 (88 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.7 on 15 May 2026 (134 km away) — USGS details
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