I have always wanted to live in Japan but the natural disaster rates discorage me. is there a place in Japan where the rates are minumum and i wont have to worry about it ?
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As far as natural disasters are concerned, no place is safe. A typhoon can hit Okinawa and all four main islands. An earthquake can also hit anywhere in Japan. Major snowstorms can also hit the Tohoku region of Honshu island and Hokkaido (the northern most island). Japan is prepared for natural disasters and make buildings as safe as possible. Weather forcasters also give weather updates frequently so just watch NHK when expecting a typhoon so you know how and when to plan.
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It's really hard to say but I would venture to guess Okinawa.
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I recommend the country area. For example, SHIKOKU area or HOKURIKU etc... The principal cities(KANTO area or KANSAI area) have many people and many danger. The countries have the rich nature and kind people. I also recommend island of Japan. There are very peaceful.
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In Japan, big city is too high rates. For example Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka...any more. But some country side is a little ceep; bisides it is almost safty. So especially, I reccomend to Chiba prefecture or Shizuoka prefecture. Those prefecture is near in Tokyo and prices isn't high.
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Earthquakes are the main natural disaster risk in Japan. Although they can happen virtually anywhere in Japan, some areas are considered more earthquake-prone than others (see the link below). Typhoons and floods are an annual occurrence, but they are generally not life-threatening unless you happen to live near the bottom of a mountain, where there could be landslides. If earthquakes worry you a lot, you should think twice about living in Japan.
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not tokyo. not Sapporo. Not Okinawa. Ehime is good place 2 live. also Hiroshima, Kyoto, Oosaka.
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Okinawa has been known to be one of the safest places in the world, but there are chances of typhoons being an island. It's very different than mainland Japan though, it has tropical weather (humidity,heat,etc.)
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If you are worried about natural disasters, then don't come to Japan. If you are worried about nuclear reactors melting down, then don't come to Japan. If you are worried about crazy North Koreans, then don't come to Japan. :) Although Japan is one of the safest countries in the world to live in, it has the potential to be one of the most dangerous. For example, if you take the area of Japan I live in, if there is ever a major earthquake, I will probably be simutaneously drowned by a tsunami, vaporized by a nuclear blast, and of course, crushed by my house as it comes crashing down on my head. I'm sure soon after this happens, North Korea will invade and some soldier will shoot up my ashes. Of course, I guess the nuclear blast would probably override all this, and for that, I'm glad; at least death would be instantenous.
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well, this depends on what you mean by safe. from a natural disaster point of view; nowhere. typhoons mainly hit the south part, but not always. tsunamis can hit anywhere, as can earthquakes. from a crime point of view, tokyo, osaka and the other big cities have higher crime than the smaller cities. small towns can be safe, but it seems that they tend to have some grisly crimes on occassion. so, i'd say a small city, there are many, but tsukuba (northeast of tokyo) is nice. a small city, safe, has a tech college there so there are many other college age students and you can be in tokyo in 40 minutes.
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