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  • Driving In Japan - Contents
  • Japan - What To Expect - Highlights
  • About Me & Where To Find Me
  • How To Get The Best Out Of Japan
  • Japan Travel Planning Tips And Highlights
  • March 21, 2022: Going To School
  • Driving In Japan
  • Car Rental Tips And Tricks
  • The Year In Japan
  • Discovering Tohoku
  • Japan - What To Expect
  • April 10: Seasonal delicacies at McDonalds
  • April 20: The Dangerous Japanese City Streets
  • The Five Seasons Of Japan
  • Read More Tips Here Every Other Week
  • May 3, 2022: Garbage Collection
  • Triple Toddlers In Tokyo
  • May 11, 2022: Vegetable fields close to Tokyo
  • Taking the train in Tokyo
  • Staying Safe In Japan
  • May 29 2022: Dog Pooping Not Allowed!
  • June 27, 2022: How To Navigate A Japanese Hotel Breakfast
  • Wisterian Watertrees Writing Samples
  • Sign Up For My Newsletter And More Here!
  • August 12, 2022: The Kei Truck
  • What Am I Writing Now?
  • September 7, 2022: Rainy Days And Traffic Dangers
  • September 25, 2022: Masks Will Not Go Away From Japan
  • October 15, 2022: Is It Open Or Closed?
  • My Current And Forthcoming Books About Visiting Japan
  • Worcationeering - how to prepare for remote vacation work
  • November 13, 2022: The Osaka And Tokyo Escalators
  • December 13, 2022: Seeing Around Corners
  • Driving In Japan - Contents

Staying Safe In Japan

For a country with an extremely low crime rate and very few endemic diseases, the Japanese reputation for striving towards harmony and tranquility would seem to make it an extremely
peaceful place. But Japan is one of the most dangerous places in the world - for natural disasters. Tsunamis, earthquakes, mudslides, typhoons - all can be deadly and disrupt your vacation. The solution is to learn from the locals and prepare properly.

Typhoons

Tsunamis

Earthquakes

Flooding

Mudslides and rockslides

Wild animals

Snowfall and lavines
Picture
A heavy snowfall in Tokyo might leave you asking wjhat the fuzz was about - there is rarely more than a couple of centimeters of snow,


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