Is Japan Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Japan
Safety rating
Women living in Japan consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.9 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 66 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.9/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.9/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.3/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.1/5 | 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?
Ito
As someone who is constantly looking over her shoulder I felt completely safe walking the streets after dark. The locals were extremely kind and quick to help in any situation. I fainted from dehydration and woke to a group of construction workers holding umbrellas over me and propping my head up with a jacket they had folded. Not an ounce of ulterior motive or maliciousness
Posted: June 2, 2025Hachioji
I feel so much safer here than I did in America or Europe. I get home late at night and don't feel uncomfortable. There are taxis available around the station, but I'll just walk home if the weather is good. I've gone out for a Ladies Night more than once and we've all had a blast. No one bothers us.
Posted: May 29, 2025
Magi
Tokyo
The safest place I have even been to. No place on earth is “risk 0” but here I don’t live in fear everyday. I do what I want to do when I want to without thinking too much about it ! The only bad experience I had was voyeurism.
Posted: May 27, 2025Japan
You can walk in the morning or anytime , if you want some help just try , people usually get help , nice people and beautiful places, food is good, language has some trouble, but you can use smart phones to help you
Posted: May 25, 2025
Melanie
Osaka
I work at night, so that means returning home late. I've never felt unsafe while walking around. I also have taken very late night runs (after midnight) with no issue or worry about being chased, or stalked.
Posted: May 22, 2025Is Japan worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 132 experiences from female travelers
Lucie
France
Japan, Family travel
Japan was actually my best travel experience ! Everything was amazing. I came there two weeks in family and we visited Tokyo with Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku and all the maid coffee advertising on the street.. And the Nakano Brodway which is a place where you can get anime merch at really affordable prices. We also visited a lot of shrines and parcs and shops or coffee like the cinnamonroll coffee. That was pretty cool. We went at Sanrio Puroland ( an Hello Kitty and friends parc) for my sixteenth birthday, that was absolutely cutie as fuck. Like, That was my best birthday ever. Then, we went in a traditional japanese house with onsen in Hakone, there, I saw the mount Fuji. We also visited Nara with the deer everywhere and Osaka, know for street food and cosplay. And finally, we took the Shinkansen to go to Kyoto, where we visited Fushimi Inari Taisha's shrine, the most popular one with the red torii everywhere. We saw many other things, taste a lot of food and experience so many amazing stuff that it would be too long to write everything here but I can't wait to come back for my studies in three years !
Posted: May 31, 2025Experienced: October, 2023Meet locals in Japan
Nikau
About Me
Hey!! I’m Nikau 🦦🦔🦇🐌🐿️, a 23yr traveler from New Zealand! My past travels have included travelling in Australia in a van going to festivals and finding surf down the coast. Travel around New Zealand in a van doing snow seasons. Travel for 2 months in Indonesia searching for tropical waves to surf and eating Nasi goreng. 🌺🐠🇮🇩 I’m currently in Japan since December 2024 and I’ve spent my time in Hakuba working and snowboarding powder. Now I’m travelling around Japan and would loveee to meet locals and travellers and make friends along the way. 🎏🎎🍙 I’m looking for hosts that can have me stay for a few days to help connect with the local area and help my budget 😉. In exchange for that I will cook you yummy veggie meals and love to have deep chats. I can be shy and love having meaningful connections one on one.🌛🌸
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Anna
About Me
Hello everyone! I'm Anna and I'm from Italy. As of now I'm living in Tokyo but soon I'll move back to Italy to graduate. My major is Japan Studies (hence why I'm living in Tokyo right now!) and my biggest passion is travelling! Because of my field of study I've lived in Tokyo for almost two years and I also experienced living in Bangkok for a while. In Italy I'm based in Modena while I used to live in Venezia, my favourite city in the world!! I love drawing, taking pictures, and trying delicious foods~ Nice to meet you all!
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Fukuoka
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Hokkaido
Hachioji
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Yokosuka
Ito
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