Is it safe to travel to Japan right now?

Police 110 Ambulance 119 Fire 119 118 coast guard

• Plugs: type A, B
• Power: 100 V, 50 / 60 Hz
• Traffic drives on the left
• Tap water: safe
• Calling code: +81

Compiled by Voyaggora from IEC World Plugs, government and consular sources. Confidence: high. Check with your embassy or hotel before you rely on it in an emergency.

日本 Japanese

Country names come from the Unicode CLDR. Phrases are short standard translations; show them on your phone to ask for help.

These are yearly statistics, not live data. They are estimates by WHO, UNICEF, IHME and UNODC, republished by the World Bank, and they describe the whole country, not a city or resort. Countries measure and report these figures in different ways, and the year of the newest figure differs from row to row.

Official notice Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Underlying estimates by WHO, UNICEF, IHME and UNODC, republished by the World Bank, database updated 2026-11-11. World median worked out by Voyaggora from the same World Bank data (median of countries with data, each country's latest year). · checked Nov 13, 23:16 UTC

Written by the Government of Canada for Canadian travellers. Laws change; the full, current text is on the Government of Canada page.

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Official notice Source: Government of Canada, Travel Advice and Advisories for Japan. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. The text is the Government of Canada's own words, shown unchanged (long entries end at a full stop); Voyaggora adds nothing and interprets nothing (advice last updated October 26, 2026 10:39 EDT; data file generated 2026-10-26). · checked Nov 13, 23:16 UTC

• Level 1 (grey) 第一級：灰色提醒 - 日本 - Japan
  Chinese label 灰色提醒 (literally: grey, reminder) · text is in Chinese: open the original · published Dec 30, 10:12 UTC

Live feed Source: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (BOCA) (dataset data.gov.tw/dataset/116026, Government Open Data License v1.0). The Chinese title is shown unchanged; the English wording of the level is a literal translation by Voyaggora. This is Taiwan's own government warning and does not mean BOCA endorses Voyaggora. · checked Nov 14, 03:18 UTC

Also listed in Wikidata: 118 (Japan Coast Guard).

From Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is edited by volunteers and lists a role only where an editor has recorded one; check locally, for example with your embassy or hotel, before you rely on a number.

Live feed Source: Wikidata, Wikidata property P2852 “emergency phone number” · Wikidata data is CC0 (public domain) · checked Nov 13, 00:27 UTC

Japan is not on the list of nationalities that need a visa for a visit (check the rules for your purpose).

List: Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor: Visa national list, paragraph VN 1.1(a), 115 countries and territorial entities. Latest change recorded by GOV.UK: Mar 5, 2026. This is only the visa national list; the Rules contain other conditions, so read the full page on GOV.UK.

Official notice Source: GOV.UK, UK Home Office · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked Nov 13, 17:39 UTC

Japan is on the list of countries DHS shows as currently designated for the US Visa Waiver Program (program travel began Dec. 15, 1988).

DHS page “Last Updated”: Oct 28, 2026. The page lists countries; whether a particular traveller qualifies is set by DHS, see the page.

Official notice Source: Visa Waiver Program, US Department of Homeland Security · US government work, not subject to copyright (17 U.S.C. § 105) · checked Nov 13, 17:39 UTC

IRCC’s processing-time tool answers the question “Where are you applying from?”. For visitor-visa applications made from Japan, it shows:

• 54 days: Visitor visa (from outside Canada)

IRCC’s own figures, as of November 12, 2026. IRCC says: “Your application may take longer than the times shown here. They’re not a maximum or a guarantee.” The time depends on where the application is made, not on citizenship, and whether a visa or an eTA is needed depends on the traveller; check IRCC. Tool and details: IRCC check processing times.

Live feed Source: Check processing times, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · checked Nov 13, 23:42 UTC

Each government’s own words and date, shown side by side. Voyaggora does not compare or rank them.

• Embassy alert Oct 7, 05:03 UTC
  Demonstration Alert/Heightened Awareness – U.S. Embassy Tokyo (October 7, 2026) Read on the embassy site

Live feed Source: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites (public alerts for U.S. citizens; US government works) · checked Nov 14, 04:09 UTC

Getting around

• Planets tonight Above the horizon after dark (about 18:04 local): Saturn. Calculated from astronomy (astral, Astronomy Engine) and the IANA time zone database.
• Tokyo Toei buses 296 Toei buses are reporting a live position on 68 routes across Tokyo. · Source: Toei Transportation (Tokyo Metropolitan Government), via ODPT; CC BY 4.0; credit: Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Association for Open Data of Public Transportation; checked 04:08 UTC
• Tokyo Toei subway lines:
  • Toei.Arakawa: 東京さくらトラム（都電荒川線）は、お客様混雑のため、ダイヤが乱れています。
  
  Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation via ODPT (Japanese, as published). Checked Nov 14, 04:05 UTC.
• Bike-share availability:
  • Tokyo (docomo Cycle): 6,211 bikes, 12,380 free docks across 1934 stations
  • Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and other cities) (docomo bike share service): 19,222 bikes, 96,327 free docks across 6290 stations
  Source: docomo Cycle Tokyo (ODPT), docomo bike share (CC BY 4.0) (GBFS open data feeds). Checked Nov 14, 04:12 UTC.

Weather, sea and nature

• Sea temperature today: Tokyo about 18°C (64°F), Osaka about 22°C (71°F), Sapporo about 12°C (53°F). Source: NOAA OISST satellite analysis (NOAA CoastWatch), reading of 2026-11-12; checked Nov 13, 23:16 UTC.
• Japan cherry blossom (sakura) first-bloom dates:
  • Tokyo: first bloom Mar 19
  • Osaka: first bloom Mar 26
  • Kyoto: first bloom Mar 23
  • Nagoya: first bloom Mar 17
  • Fukuoka: first bloom Mar 24
  • Sapporo: first bloom Apr 18
  • Sendai: first bloom Mar 31
  • Hiroshima: first bloom Mar 19
  • Naha: first bloom Jan 18
  • Kagoshima: first bloom Mar 27
  Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
• UV index forecast, Tokyo: peak 3.3 (moderate) around 02:00 UTC (Sat) in the next 24 hours, if the sky is clear. Cloud lowers it; protect your skin from 3 upward. Source: MET Norway (NLOD 2.0 and CC BY 4.0), forecast of 2026-11-14 01:19 UTC. Checked Nov 14, 02:21 UTC.
• Forecast at the summit, famous peaks (hour starting 04:00 UTC): Mount Fuji (3,776 m): -2 °C, wind 7 km/h from 212°, cloud cover 97%. Computer-model forecast for the summit height, not a measurement; mountain weather changes fast and can differ greatly from the valley. Check the local mountain guides and avalanche service before climbing. Source: MET Norway (NLOD 2.0 and CC BY 4.0). Checked Nov 14, 04:00 UTC.
• Japan tides today (2026-11-14, Japan time): Tokyo: high 08:13 (168 cm), 18:27 (176 cm); low 01:08 (30 cm), 13:23 (119 cm); Yokohama: high 08:14 (161 cm), 18:23 (169 cm); low 01:05 (30 cm), 13:18 (118 cm); Osaka: high 10:53 (133 cm), 18:50 (131 cm); low 03:40 (27 cm), 15:03 (118 cm); Kobe: high 11:02 (132 cm), 18:47 (130 cm); low 03:43 (29 cm), 15:04 (119 cm); Nagoya: high 08:55 (207 cm), 19:36 (200 cm); low 02:03 (37 cm), 14:15 (120 cm); Naha (Okinawa): high 10:17 (162 cm), 21:11 (175 cm); low 03:31 (30 cm), 15:32 (103 cm); Hiroshima: high 12:31 (321 cm), 23:53 (276 cm); low 05:44 (49 cm), 18:27 (154 cm); Hakata (Fukuoka): high 12:52 (142 cm), 23:44 (167 cm); low 06:05 (44 cm), 17:44 (90 cm); Nagasaki: high 10:59 (239 cm), 22:02 (230 cm); low 04:15 (45 cm), 16:46 (143 cm); Kagoshima: high 09:59 (228 cm), 21:12 (227 cm); low 03:25 (41 cm), 15:41 (135 cm); Hakodate: high 06:40 (75 cm), 17:10 (93 cm); low 11:23 (60 cm). Predicted high and low tides from the official tide tables; heights are in centimetres above each port’s own table datum, so compare times rather than heights between ports. Source: Japan Meteorological Agency. Checked Nov 14, 02:21 UTC.
• Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more near Japan, past 7 days: 13. Strongest: M5.7, 106 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan, Nov 9, 04:52 UTC (details). Most recent: M4.6, 74 km S of Yudomari, Japan, Nov 13, 23:22 UTC. Events are matched to this country by the place name USGS gives, so offshore quakes near neighbouring countries may be listed on their page instead; the hub lists every strong quake worldwide. Source: US Geological Survey (public domain). Checked Nov 14, 04:12 UTC.
• Kyoto weather now Kyoto right now: 18.0 °C, humidity 67 %, visibility 18.7 km, wind 0.8 m/s. Rain: 0.0 mm in the last hour, 0.0 mm in 24 hours. Observed 13:00 Japan time. · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website; Public Data License 1.0 (compatible with CC BY 4.0); AMeDAS observation values as published, formatted by Voyaggora; checked 04:08 UTC
• Osaka weather now Osaka right now: 19.2 °C, humidity 64 %, wind 1.1 m/s. Rain: 0.0 mm in the last hour, 0.0 mm in 24 hours. Observed 13:00 Japan time. · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website; Public Data License 1.0 (compatible with CC BY 4.0); AMeDAS observation values as published, formatted by Voyaggora; checked 04:08 UTC
• Tokyo forecast Tokyo forecast issued 11:00 JST. Today: cloudy, sunny at times, 20 to 20 °C, chance of rain up to 10%; Tomorrow: rain, stopping at times, 12 to 14 °C, chance of rain up to 80%. · Based on the Japan Meteorological Agency forecast (https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/forecast/); edited: weather descriptions translated from JMA weather codes into English by Voyaggora; Public Data License (Version 1.0), CC BY 4.0 compatible; checked 02:57 UTC
• Tokyo Toei subway 94 Toei subway and tram trains are reporting a live position on 5 lines; 2 of them are running a minute or more behind schedule. · Source: Toei Transportation (Tokyo Metropolitan Government), via ODPT; CC BY 4.0; credit: Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Association for Open Data of Public Transportation; checked 04:08 UTC
• Tokyo weather now Tokyo weather station at 13:00 JST: 18.2 °C, humidity 56%, wind 1.6 m/s, no rain in the last 10 minutes, pressure 1015.4 hPa. · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website (https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/amedas/) (AMeDAS, Tokyo station); Public Data License (Version 1.0), CC BY 4.0 compatible; checked 04:08 UTC
• Japan volcanic alert levels, above normal:
  • Level 3 - do not approach the mountain (entry restricted) Sakurajima (lowered)
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted Satsuma-Iwojima
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted Suwanosejima
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted Kirishima (Shinmoedake) (lowered)
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted Mount Aso (lowered)
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted 北海道駒ヶ岳 (raised)
  • Level 2 - crater-vicinity restricted Tokachidake (lowered)
  Source: Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA Public Data License v1.0.

Safety, strikes and public order

• In the news, last 24 hours:
  • 10 articles about protests and strikes
  • 10 articles about terrorism
  • 25 articles about armed conflict
    • New findings further expose Japanese troops' wartime atrocities in China (china.org.cn)
  • 6 articles about natural disasters
    • Japan Tracks River Levels and Water Quality Inside the Same Storm (newsonjapan.com)

  Live feed News signals: The GDELT Project, counting English-language news articles from the last 24 hours. Headlines belong to their publishers and are not verified by Voyaggora. Newest data Nov 14, 04:15 UTC.

Events, holidays and sport

• Tokyo Disneyland (Tokyo Disney Resort): average wait 27 min, longest 120 min at Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast; 1 rides down. Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
• Tokyo DisneySea (Tokyo Disney Resort): average wait 57 min, longest 180 min at Soaring: Fantastic Flight; 3 rides down. Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
• Universal Studios Japan (Universal Studios Japan): average wait 82 min, longest 180 min at Mine Cart Madness™; 0 rides down. Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
• Legoland Japan: longest wait 45 min at Dragon's Apprentice; 36 rides open, 6 down. Powered by Queue-Times.com
• ISS visible over Tokyo: Sat Nov 14, 6:02 PM, up to 19° high (appears 10° above W, disappears 15° above N). Tonight's moon: Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated).Source: NASA (Spot the Station) · US Naval Observatory.
• Next public holidays: Labor Thanksgiving Day (Mon 23 Nov); New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan); Coming of Age Day (Mon 11 Jan) · Shops, banks and attractions may close and prices rise. Computed with the open-source python-holidays library (MIT); check the official calendar.
• Japan tsunami bulletins The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued no tsunami warning, advisory or forecast in the last 24 hours. Latest bulletin on its list: Tsunami Forecast (slight sea-level changes), 6 Nov 2026, earthquake magnitude 6.1. · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website (https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=tsunami); Public Data License (Version 1.0), CC BY 4.0 compatible; checked 04:08 UTC
• Dark-sky citizen reports near you:
  • Tokyo: naked-eye limiting magnitude 3 (2026-11-07, 33 km away)
  Higher limiting magnitude = darker sky. Citizen-science, last 30 days. Source: Globe at Night (NOIRLab/NSF), CC BY 4.0. Checked Nov 13, 23:10 UTC.

Prices and utilities

• Electricity mix Japan generated 37.9% of its electricity from clean sources in September 2026 (wind and solar 9.6%), with a carbon intensity of 465 gCO2e per kWh. · Source: Ember; CC BY 4.0, Ember (licence); checked 00:19 UTC

Other live notices

• Daylight today in Tokyo (capital): sunrise 06:14, sunset 16:35 (10 h 21 min of daylight, local time Asia/Tokyo); moon: waxing crescent, about 19% lit. Calculated from astronomy (NOAA solar-position equations), accurate to a couple of minutes; not an official feed. Moon phase from the mean lunar cycle. Updated Nov 14, 04:00 UTC.
• Light and clocks in Tokyo (capital): Golden hour (soft photo light) 06:14 to 06:51 and 15:58 to 16:35; blue hour after sunset 16:35 to 17:12; daylight is shrinking by 2 minutes a day. No clock change is scheduled in the next 14 months. Local time in Tokyo: UTC+9. Calculated from astronomy and the international time-zone database; governments can change clock rules at short notice, so check before you travel. Not an official feed.
• Bear sightings in Akita Prefecture (Tohoku): 67 Asian black bear sightings recorded in the 30 days up to 2026-10-31, and 3527 so far in 2026 (13672 in 2025). The prefecture's open file is updated every week or two, so this is the data of 2026-10-31, not today. In bear country carry a bell, avoid dawn and dusk walks and check local notices. Source: Akita Prefecture open data (Kumadas) (CC BY 4.0). Checked Nov 13, 23:16 UTC.
• Tokyo air (PM2.5) PM2.5 at the national Shinjuku monitoring station (Tokyo) was 36 ug/m3 for 13 Nov, hour labelled 22:00 Japan time; that day so far: average 21.6, highest 36 ug/m3 over 22 hours. Provisional hourly values, published with a delay of up to a day. · Source: Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Soramame-kun; Public Data License 1.0 (national stations); Credit: Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Atmospheric Environmental Regional Observation System (Soramame-kun), https://soramame.env.go.jp/, accessed 14 Nov 2026; summarised by Voyaggora; checked 04:08 UTC
• Big Mac price A Big Mac (the Economist’s price gauge) cost 500 JPY, or US$3.08, in Japan in the July 2026 survey (United States: US$6.22). · Source: big-mac-data; CC BY 4.0, data from The Economist Big Mac index (licence); prices rounded to two decimals for display; checked 00:19 UTC

Live feed Sources: NOAA / NWS (ash advisories from the ICAO Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres, aurora from the Space Weather Prediction Center), USGS, GeoNet New Zealand (CC BY 3.0 NZ) · checked Nov 14, 04:12 UTC

Vaccines, malaria and yellow-fever certificate rules: TravelHealthPro country pages (UK Health Security Agency), CDC destination pages, UK Foreign Office health advice. Ask a travel clinic 6 to 8 weeks before you go.

1 US dollar ≈ 159.84 JPY · 1 euro ≈ 177.17 JPY

Central-bank reference rate for Nov 13, 2026. Your card or exchange desk will differ.

Live feed Source: Frankfurter · checked Nov 14, 03:26 UTC

• Weather service: Japan Meteorological Agency
• Weather warnings: JMA Weather warnings/advisories (in Japanese)
• Disaster and civil protection: Fire and Disaster Management Agency
• Earthquakes and volcanoes: JMA Earthquakes
• Health ministry: JNTO medical guide
• Main airport or aviation authority: Narita International Airport
• Road conditions: JARTIC Road Traffic Information (in Japanese)
• Railways: JR Central
• Official tourism board: Japan National Tourism Organization
• Emergency number(s): Police 110; Fire/Ambulance 119 (official page)

Links to the official government bodies, checked by us. Voyaggora does not run these sites. For anything urgent, use the official emergency number.