Typhoons in Japan

Typhoons occur very often in Japan. On average, they happen about 17 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Kyūshū, Chūbu and Chūgoku.

The typhoon season in the Pacific usually begins with less severe storms in April and does not end until November. The most severe typhoons usually occur in August and September.

The most severe typhoon to make landfall in Japan in the past 12 months was »Nanmadol«. It reached a wind speed of up to 183 km/h on September 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm local time near Nishinoomote and was 9 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 3 typhoon. On the open sea, speeds of up to 248 km/h were measured (category 4).

Other natural hazards in Japan:
› Volcanoes
› Earthquakes
› Tsunamis
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