Is Japan Safe to Travel Right Now?
Almost always, yes — and this page is how you check today. It gathers Japan's official JMA feeds in one place: active weather warnings by prefecture, significant recent earthquakes, tsunami status and volcanic alert levels, refreshed through the day — so a typhoon headline at home becomes a concrete answer about where you're actually going.
Weather warnings now
- Yamagata Heavy rain warning
Typhoon or heavy snow in the news?All weather warnings & advisories
Recent earthquakes
- 29 Oct, 12:07 AM Intensity 5 lower · M5.4Northeastern Chiba PrefectureStrong shaking in Chiba
Earthquakes that reached JMA seismic intensity 5 lower or stronger anywhere in Japan, over the last seven days.All recent earthquakes
Tsunami status
No tsunami warnings or advisories are in effect right now.
Felt a quake near the coast?All tsunami information
Volcanic alert levels
- Tokachidake Level 2 — do not approach the craterAffects Hokkaido · since 16 Oct 2026
- Hokkaido-Komagatake Level 2 — do not approach the craterAffects Hokkaido · since 2 Oct 2026
- Nishinoshima Do not approach the craterAffects Tokyo · since 8 Sept 2026
Planning to climb or visit a volcano?All volcanic activity
Good to know
- Emergency numbers: 110 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance — both work from any phone, with English interpreters available.
- The official Safety tips app pushes JMA warnings, earthquake early warnings and tsunami alerts to your phone in English.
- During a typhoon or heavy snow, trains and flights often suspend ahead of the weather — check your operator before travelling, and follow local guidance.
Need the words when something goes wrong?Emergency phrases in Japanese