Is Tokyo Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Family travel experience

I had a wonderful trip to Tokyo with my family. The city is incredibly safe and fun. Our day started with a delicious curry in Hiroo, followed by a visit to the new museum in Azabudai. We then enjoyed a delightful dinner in Harajuku before heading home.

Solo travel experience

Traveling to the other side of the country doesn't seem to be a common or daily activity most people do frequently, so feeling overwhelmed about the cultural shock, secure information, activities, safety and other aspects related to trips is understandable. Add up the fact of solo traveling to a country where your native language is not spoken at all. How scary! Isn't it? No worries...I gotcha. A few years ago I did my first solo trip from South America to Japan. I didn't know what to expect and how things were going there; open to surprises but lucky at the same time. For solo trips be sure to have an internet connection, it's gonna become your BBF during those times. In Tokyo, I got a little device which provides WiFi connection to your mobile, but there may be other options for internet connection. Tokyo is an expensive city but you can save some money by getting food from convenience stores like 7/11 and so. I got food for my breakfast and dinner, so I could afford to pay lunch when exploring the city. In comparison with other hostels, japanese hostels are amazing 10/10. Safety is the hit! You will never feel unsafe and your things will be secure. Culture impacts so well that when coming back to Latin America, I got my "mind chip" changed to be ok on going around with being careful for my safe as in Tokyo you will feel extremely secure. Biking is a to-do thing for your activities there. Renting is easy as you just show your passport in the rent offices, and pay the fee for day or more time if available. Very affordable. Exploring the city on bike during the day and at night is unbelievable. Finally, explore as many things you can from the culture. Touristic places are available everywhere and you may need to prioritize where to go.

Solo travel experience

If there’s one thing women who travel to tokyo should know is the culture of men approaching women near stations and busy streets. They will come up to you and ask you to sleep with them, and I know this can be very flustering when this happens, I really recommend to just grumble something in a different language and to keep walking. Other than that I felt pretty safe overall, I stayed in toshima. It was uncomfortable to see in real time how many underage girls were promoting their maid cafe’s and seeing middle aged men stop to talk to them.

Solo travel experience

Tokyo was a city where I felt entirely safe as a female traveller. Everywhere you go there is a wide variety of activities to partake in and foods to eat- it is very hard to find a bad restaurant!

Couple travel experience

I felt very safe, there was plenty to do, cheap food everywhere (also options to splurge). Lots of fun shopping opportunities (Definitely check out Mega Don Quijote in either Shibuya or Shinjuku). Huge, tranquil parks in the middle of the city.

Couple travel experience

Felt very safe the food was amazing! People were very polite and it was easy to get around the city with the public transportation. Would recommend learning some basic japanese phrases before going! 10/10

Solo travel experience

As a woman staying on the woman only floors at hostels I felt mostly very safe. I experienced one of the men at the hostel being a total weirdo creep, but thankfully was moving hostels after I met him. Unfortunately in Kabukicho at a Karaoke, while I walked back from the washroom a random drunk Japanese man accosted me and for it grabbed my buttocks in the hallway. I pushed him off me and left. Besides that I felt very safe throughout my trip. It was safe to walk down the street. Be careful in kabukicho by yourself.

Group travel experience

Japan is super safe for women. I really enjoyed the following during my trip in Japan: Tokyo: - baseball on a rooftop - visiting the hosts streets - wagyu bbq in izakaya bar - small festival with street foods -Mont Fuji

Solo travel experience

Tokyo was an amazing experience! The food was great, everything was very affordable, even the hotels! I meet some really cool people, other travelers and locals. I can’t wait to go again! I felt very safe there. No one tried to scam or harass me. People were helpful and mostly friendly. It felt safe to explore alone. The transit system was convenient and went everywhere, it made it easy to get around. Just finding the right train was the hard part. But the trains go constantly, so even if you miss your train, there’s always another one really soon after.

Couple travel experience

My husband and I spent 5 nights in Tokyo before heading to Kyoto and Osaka. We had a fantastic time staying in the Shinjuku area, which is where I recommend you stay because it’s very lively at night, and there’s easy access to public transportation. We were completely safe walking around at night! For a good ramen place, I recommend Kyushu in Harajuku. You get to pick your broth, meats, and toppings. It’s kinda small and cramped but it was the best ramen I had in my life.

Japan is one of the safest country in the world. You can leave your phone, wallet or anything in a restaurants no one would steal it. Apart from, I happened to accidentally dropped my scarf in a huge theme park. I inquired about it to the staff, filled out a form detailing the color and brand of the scarf. After five days it was mailed to my home. Another incident was, I left my back pack in the toilet. Fortunately, I was able to get it back. There is low number of crime in Tokyo and people are very polite. Customer service and customer experience is excellent.

I think it’s the safest place in the world. There are some areas that are thought less safe, but there is no problem if you avoid those area. Japanese people tend to be kind to foreigners and since not many people can speak English, they are not aggressively trying to speak or get involved with them. That means your safer than Japanese people.

Solo travel experience

When you finish a wonderful trip, everything goes back in your mind. I love this trip, I'm solo traveler so i can enjoy and spend a lot of time with another travellers. I love everything in Tokyo, Japan. But i only two things i hate are that No trash bin in the street and No eating outside.

Group travel experience

I loved Tokyo and Osaka, Tokyo has fantastic character cafes, animal cafes, and regular cafes! Be aware that there’s nowhere to sit down/benches on the street, so if it’s really hot in summer you’ll have to duck into a store or buy a drink at a coffee shop. Check out Akihabara and my favorite, Takeshita Street in Harajuku! They have incredible dollar stores (my favorite is called 3COINS, you can personalize things like aprons, makeup bags, and chopsticks!)