Is Tsuruoka safe? Japan travel risk
Is Tsuruoka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tsuruoka 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.
Tsuruoka 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 Tsuruoka: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Tsuruoka belongs to Yamagata (Japan), centered at coordinates 38.7272° N, 139.8267° E (13 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 339.6 km towards the S.
Yamagata
38.7272° N, 139.8267° E
13 m
Asia/Tokyo
121,371
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tsuruoka happened in July and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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