Traveling alone to Japan
Jan 6th, 2004, 02:14 PM
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Traveling alone to Japan
Hello. I was planning to travel alone to Japan next month. Does anyone have any guidance or thoughts on the safety of a woman traveling alone to Japan?
Thank you for any advice you can give.
Thank you for any advice you can give.
Jan 6th, 2004, 07:42 PM
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Japan is very safe. There are not many cities in the world that you can walk down the street at any hour, and not feel frightened.....[speaking of Tokyo and Yokohama.]
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Jan 8th, 2004, 07:24 PM
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Yes, Japan is relatively safe compared to other major cities in the world. But I still recommend you to observe general guidelines for safety. Japan does have fair share of criminals. Be prudent until you can "sense" the danger on streets in Japan.
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Happy New Year !
I've been travelling alone to Japan on a regular basis for more than 20 years, and I never felt unsafe, even at night in Tokyo, Osaka, etc.
Compared to most European cities , Tokyo is a heaven of safety for a single woman (and I've lived most of my life in Geneva, a very safe place).
If you read the Japanese press, you'll quickly realise that the amount of crime is negligible for a population of 130 mios people (see www.japantimes.co.jp for example). Furthermore, there is hardly any kind of crime that concerns foreign tourists that I'm aware of.
The only things I can think of being wary of are gropers on some lines of Tokyo subways at rush hour (but who would be on a crowded subway at 8 am during their vacations ?) and pickpockets in large crowds during festivals (matsuri), although I've never heard of a tourist being a victim of the latter.
I've been travelling alone to Japan on a regular basis for more than 20 years, and I never felt unsafe, even at night in Tokyo, Osaka, etc.
Compared to most European cities , Tokyo is a heaven of safety for a single woman (and I've lived most of my life in Geneva, a very safe place).
If you read the Japanese press, you'll quickly realise that the amount of crime is negligible for a population of 130 mios people (see www.japantimes.co.jp for example). Furthermore, there is hardly any kind of crime that concerns foreign tourists that I'm aware of.
The only things I can think of being wary of are gropers on some lines of Tokyo subways at rush hour (but who would be on a crowded subway at 8 am during their vacations ?) and pickpockets in large crowds during festivals (matsuri), although I've never heard of a tourist being a victim of the latter.
