Learning Videos and English Narration　Earthquake

An earthquake has occurred!

After the shaking subsides, what should you do?

Let’s think about what you should do.
First, where would you evacuate to?

The answer can be found with this flow chart.

First, after securing your own safety, please evacuate to a temporary meeting place.

After gathering at the temporary meeting place,
if your home is safe, you may return to your home.

If your home is uninhabitable due to collapse or fire damage,
please evacuate to an evacuation site.

Furthermore, if there is a risk of fire spreading to your home,
please evacuate to a temporary refuge site.

After the fires are extinguished, if your home is uninhabitable due to collapse or fire damage,
please evacuate to an evacuation site.

If it is safe to do so, please go to your home.

Now let’s learn more about evacuation sites.

Do you know about temporary meeting places, evacuation sites, temporary refuge sites,
and designated remaining areas within your district?

Everyday preparedness is very important.
We ask for your ongoing cooperation in raising disaster prevention awareness
and improving the disaster prevention capabilities of the area.
Also, please check again the locations of temporary meeting places, evacuation sites,
and temporary refuge sites near your home on the disaster map.

Do you know about temporary meeting places, evacuation sites, temporary refuge sites,
and designated remaining areas within your district?

If you answered “no”, let’s talk about the difference between them.

First, a temporary meeting place is where you first meet when
evacuating to an evacuation or temporary refuge site.
Places such as parks, school courtyards, and main roads are designated as temporary meeting places.

Next, an evacuation site is a facility that accepts residents whose homes have been
damaged in disasters and provides support such as accommodation and meals.
Municipal elementary and junior high schools, prefectural junior high and high schools,
and municipal facilities are designated as evacuation sites.

Temporary refuge sites are open spaces such as parks that
keep residents safe from fires that occur during urban disasters.
There are three designated temporary refuge sites:
the Sumida Park area, Yanaka Cemetery, and Ueno Park area.

Lastly, designated remaining areas are areas where,
even in the event of a fire, safety can be ensured by evacuating
only a portion of a district.
Areas of the Takecho and Ueno districts are designated remaining areas.

Also, please check the locations of temporary meeting places, evacuation areas,
and temporary refuge sites near your home on the disaster map.

So, what do you think?
In the event of an earthquake,
the most important thing to do is stay calm and protect yourself.
Lastly, let’s learn more about everyday preparedness.
You can find more information on the detailed web pages.