Japan · South Korea
Tokyo vs Seoul: which is safer?
THE SHORT ANSWERTokyo is safer overall
Tokyo leads 86 to 83.
The 3-point gap is meaningful enough to notice, but your itinerary and the specific risk categories below may matter more than the headline score.
Japan
Tokyo
86
SaferEvidence confidence B
Biggest modeled concern: Property & scams
Open Tokyo's score and area map →South Korea
Seoul
83
SaferEvidence confidence D
Biggest modeled concern: Property & scams
Open Seoul's score and area map →Biggest difference
Conflict & stability
Tokyo has the edge: 92 vs 72.
Look beyond the headline
Safety category by category
Longer bars mean higher safety scores. Both cities use the same 0–100 scale; colors identify the cities, not risk levels.
Tokyo0–100Seoul
Conflict & stability
Tokyo +20Disaster & environment
Seoul +11Property & scams
Tokyo +4Getting around
Tokyo +4Personal violence
Tokyo +2Health & rescue
Tokyo +2Infrastructure response
Tokyo +2
Neighborhood context
See where risk changes inside each city
The overall score is only the starting point. Open each map to explore available area-level evidence.