Designated emergency evacuation sites are places to escape to temporarily to save your life. Always check that a site covers the current disaster (e.g. tsunami).
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⚠️ What to do first
What to do if a disaster strikes in Japan. Stay calm and act.
🏚️Earthquake
Protect yourself first; act after shaking stops.
✓ What to do
●Protect your head and take cover under a sturdy desk
●After shaking stops, check and turn off any fires
●Open doors/windows to secure an exit
●Put on shoes to protect your feet from glass/debris
✕ What to avoid
✕Don't rush outside (beware falling objects)
✕Don't use elevators
✕Stay away from block walls and vending machines
🌊Tsunami
Get to high ground immediately.
✓ What to do
●Evacuate to high ground at once if you feel strong shaking or hear a tsunami warning
●Go as high and as far as possible
●Head to a tsunami evacuation building or tower
●Don't return until the warning is lifted
✕ What to avoid
✕Don't go to watch the sea or rivers
✕Don't evacuate by car (you may get stuck in traffic)
✕Don't assume one wave is the end
🌀Typhoon & heavy rain
Stay inside. If told to evacuate, move while it is still light.
✓ What to do
●Check weather and local evacuation information often
●Stay inside a sturdy building, away from windows
●If an evacuation order is issued, leave before dark and before the storm gets worse
●Charge your phone and prepare water and food
✕ What to avoid
✕Don't go to look at the sea, rivers or channels
✕Don't walk or drive in strong winds
✕Don't stay in basements or low-lying areas
🔥Large-scale fire
Stay low, avoid smoke, evacuate.
✓ What to do
●Shout "Fire!" and call 119
●Stay low and cover your mouth and nose
●Feel the door for heat before opening it
●Once you've evacuated, don't go back
✕ What to avoid
✕Don't use elevators
✕Don't move upright through smoke
✕Don't go back for belongings
Other disasters (flood, landslide, volcano)
💧Flood
Evacuate early, before flooding.
✓ What to do
●Check weather/evacuation info and leave early
●Move to an upper floor of a sturdy building
●Wear sturdy shoes and easy-to-move clothing
●Check the hazard map for flood zones in advance
✕ What to avoid
✕Stay away from swollen rivers and channels
✕Don't stay in basements or low areas
✕Don't walk or drive through flooded roads
⛰️Landslide
If you notice warning signs, move away from slopes.
✓ What to do
●In heavy rain, move away from slopes and cliffs early
●Evacuate to an upper floor on the side away from the slope
●Watch for signs like muddy springs or rumbling
●Evacuate when a landslide warning is issued
✕ What to avoid
✕Don't stay near cliffs or retaining walls
✕Don't use swollen streams as evacuation routes
✕Don't ignore warning signs
🌋Volcano
Move away from ballistics/pyroclastic flows; follow instructions.
✓ What to do
●Evacuate per eruption warnings and local instructions
