Safety and Disaster Preparedness

Akasaka-mitsuke combines a major office district with an active evening entertainment area, so pedestrian activity and street conditions change considerably by time of day. It is therefore more useful to consider specific situations than to label the whole area simply safe or unsafe. Normal precautions appropriate to nightlife districts, including awareness of solicitation, intoxicated pedestrians and unattended belongings, are advisable. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Department's Akasaka Police Station. For disaster planning, Minato City updated its hazard-map information on September 9, 2026, covering flooding, liquefaction, earthquake shaking and tsunami risks. Akasaka-Aoyama district disaster maps are available in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. Because the district includes slopes and elevation changes, risk can differ by exact location. Individual properties should therefore be checked for structural resilience, evacuation options and address-specific hazard exposure.