Is Japan Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Japan consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Japan consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.3 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 7.8% percentage of women in Japan have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 75 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.8/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.8/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.3/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Japan?
Fukuoka
Environmentally it is rather safe as earthquakes and tsunamis rarely ever come. The people are kind too but you can never be too careful! Try avoiding trains full of people, as there is a risk of being sexually assaulted (although, it is safe enough to sleep a little if you're sitting down). This is a wide problem, not only in Fukuoka obviously but all over japan. Pickpocketing isn't usually a problem either, but like i said before you can never be too careful.
Posted: September 2, 2025Naha
Naha during the day is very safe, at night it is a fairly safe city but as a female who usually adventurous alone, I do get mildy worried with the amount of drunk people there can be, i recommend just steering clear of drunk people
Posted: August 23, 2025Akihabara
Akihabara is rather crowed during the afternoon and early evening. Even when the streets got emptier, my friend and I felt comfortable walking around. I want to note that we were doing our best to stick to major streets.
Posted: August 6, 2025Tokyo
Pretty safe compared to other countries. You can walk around alone, you won’t get robbed. People even will bring lost things to the nearest police stations, so if you lose something there’s a high chance of getting it back. Of course you hear about sexual harassment cases on public transport etc. so it does exist. I personally never saw it happening though.
Posted: July 31, 2025
rico
Japan
It's safe normally But I don't really wanna walk alone at night Woman walking alone at midnight could be dangerous. And It's not biased, but recently I feel scared of foreign guys being so loud at night and acting bit disrespectful.
Posted: July 31, 2025Is Japan worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 144 experiences from female travelers
Japan, Group travel
I felt pretty safe walking around in Tokyo. We stayed there for about 2 weeks. I knew someone local. Getting around was pretty simple, but one should have the Pasmo app or any related on. It makes it much easier to travel by metro. The food was good and I suggest also trying more local looking restaurants. Keep in mind that you might have to pay cash then. I was also a bit surprised of the English speaking level
Posted: September 9, 2025Safety in Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Okinawa
Nagoya
Fukuoka
Fujikawaguchiko
Naha
Asahikawa
Hokkaido
Hachioji
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Ito
Kanazawa
Ichinomiya
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