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🇯🇵 SafeIs Japan Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Japan
Travel verdict: Recommended. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Natural disasters (earthquakes, typhoons - prepare)
- Groping on crowded trains (use women-only cars)
- Language barrier in rural areas
Travel Verdict: Recommended
Exceptionally safe; download earthquake alert apps before visiting
Excellent hospitals; bring prescription details as some medications are restricted
Cash-heavy society; carry yen as many places don't accept cards
Emergency: 110 (police) / 119 (ambulance)