Is Wakayama safe? Japan travel risk
Is Wakayama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wakayama scores 34/100 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.
Wakayama scores 34/100 (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 Wakayama: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (74/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 34.2333° N, 135.1667° E within Wakayama, Wakayama is situated 438.9 km ENE of Tokyo at an altitude of 8 m.
Wakayama
34.2333° N, 135.1667° E
8 m
Asia/Tokyo
353,299
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+) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Wakayama happened in August and September (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 (131 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 May 2026 (38 km away) — USGS details
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