based on 49 experiences from female travelers
Sandra
Spain
I felt completely safe in this city. People seem to live in their own world, and that’s the best feeling when you need some space as a solo traveler. But if you ever feel overwhelmed and want to chat with someone, just look around: you’ll notice that people are always open to talking. The city is super convenient: there’s always something to do at any hour, almost everything stays open, and you can find literally anything you can imagine. Food is cheap and delicious, and shopping is very satisfying for anyone who loves hunting for good deals: you can always find the same thing cheaper somewhere else. The only downside is the night transport, but honestly, being from Madrid, it feels pretty much the same.
Posted: November 8, 2025Visiting 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, 2016Tokio 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, 2025Felt 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, 2025Hain
South Korea
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, 2025Based on 25 local experiences
Based on 25 local experiences
It felt very safe, especially using the public transport system and the female only trains :). I felt pretty comfortable walking around by myself and checking my phone while walking for directions etc.
Posted: November 21, 2025Pretty 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, 2025A 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, 2025Kelly
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, 2025Magi
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