Is Tokyo safe for solo female travelers?

Tokyo is an incredibly safe city for solo female travelers. The city has low crime rates and a respectful culture, with the locals demonstrating courteous behavior. Public transport is extremely reliable, including during the night hours. There is a strong police presence and well-lit streets, enhancing the overall safety. However, as in any large city it's always important to stay aware of your surroundings and not leave belongings unattended.

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How safe is Tokyo for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.6 /5

based on 48 experiences from female travelers

Family travel

Visiting Tokyo with my family was great, the food, the people, the clothes, the public transport.. honestly everything felt so clean and safe. I think anyone should visit Tokyo at least once in their lifetime, if they have the means to.

Posted: October 14, 2025Experienced: July, 2016
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Solo travel

Tokio was very safe! Even late at night I never felt uncomfortable. The food was amazing, i loved it. The City is so incredible, i would love to go again some day. Transport was very easy, even thoug I thougt it would be hard.

Posted: August 21, 2025Experienced: April, 2025
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Couple travel

Felt safe, but I'm sure a big part of it is because I was with my partner. I hear bad stories about solo female travellers in Japan that make me shudder. Fortunately I've never experienced anything like it myself.

Posted: August 14, 2025
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Hain

Hain

South Korea

Solo travel

Tokyo was a very safe city. The street was very bright and there were many people on streets even in nights. And convenience store foods are really good. You must try those. I recommend egg sandwich and tuna triangle seaweed rice.

Posted: June 7, 2025
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Family travel

Tokyo is a pretty safe city. Most employees in Tokyo can speak English especially in high end areas. In other areas, where communication can be confusing, staff may be rude from frustration. My favourite place I ate at was in Ginza- Kojiro the meal sets were amazing and affordable! Especially for such a high end street!

Posted: June 6, 2025Experienced: February, 2025
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How safe is Tokyo for women?

Local safety index

4.7 /5

Based on 24 local experiences

Local crime index

1.1 /5

Based on 24 local experiences

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
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A very safe country except for perverts who could potentially stare, secretly take photos/videos of you, or molest you — especially when you’re on public transport like a very crowded train. However, I think it’s less likely to happen to foreigners.

Posted: June 28, 2025
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Kelly

Kelly

Tokyo is one of the cleanest and safest city in the world while having transport system that is always on time and accessible. I’d say it’s safe to walk at night but do keep vigilant because there are creeps that take advantage of drunk people. Other than that my overall experience as a solo female traveller in this city was fantastic.

Posted: June 25, 2025
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Magi

Magi

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, 2025
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I love going for late-night walks here—3am strolls listening to music have become one of my favorite coping skills. I’ve never felt unsafe, even when leaving our room door unlocked. Of course, crime can happen, especially if you’re in the heart of metropolitan Tokyo. But honestly, it’s usually just in the big touristy areas like Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro. I even heard about a female friend who got drunk and ended up sleeping near a station (it was Ikebukuro) back in 2020—she wasn’t robbed at all. Still, I wouldn’t recommend doing that around Shinjuku or Shibuya Stations, lol

Posted: April 24, 2025
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Safety in Japan