Is Ueda safe? Japan travel risk
Is Ueda safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ueda scores 38/100 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.
Ueda scores 38/100 (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 Ueda: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: natural hazards (85/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 36.4019° N, 138.2491° E in Nagano, Ueda features an altitude of 536 m. The settlement is located 149.6 km ESE from Tokyo.
Nagano
36.4019° N, 138.2491° E
536 m
Asia/Tokyo
152,948
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
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 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Ueda happened in January (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 1 Jan 2024 (149 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 Jun 2024 (145 km away) — USGS details
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