To help Tokyo residents, as well as those who work or study in the city, feel more connected to disaster preparedness in their daily lives and take the necessary actions during a disaster, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published an article on its official Note account that compiles disaster preparedness information:titled “Get Prepared with Bosai-kun! Earthquakes, Heavy Rain, Water Outages, Trouble Getting Home… A Roundup of Tokyo’s Disaster Preparedness Tools You Can Use Right Now!”
In recent years, while the importance of preparing for earthquakes and heavy rain has grown, many people remain unsure about “what to prepare” or “which information to consult.”In this article, alongside “Bosaikun,” the official Tokyo disaster preparedness mascot, we introduce key disaster preparedness tools that are useful from everyday life through to times of disaster, including the Tokyo Disaster Prevention App, Tokyo Stockpile Navi, the Flood Risk Map, Kitacon DX, and the Disaster Prevention Book.
We also introduce specific disaster preparedness actions you can start today, such as “securing furniture,” “adding one more emergency supply,”“deciding as a family how to check on each other’s safety,” which you can start today. Please use this article not only to find necessary information after a disaster strikes but also as a starting point to begin preparing in everyday life.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to disseminate information through its official website, various social media platforms, and other channels so that residents can easily access the government information they need.

Article Summary

Publication Date

Wednesday, September 2, Reiwa 8

Publication

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Official Note

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Contents

We introduce preparedness measures you can start today for various scenarios—such as earthquakes, heavy rain, water outages, and difficulties returning home—as well as the main disaster prevention tools provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

1. First, make sure to download the “Tokyo Disaster Prevention App.”
2. Promoting Home Evacuation Measures to Ensure “No Fires, No Collapses, and No Hardship”
3. If You’re Stranded While Out and About: Find a Temporary Shelter with Kitacon DX
4. When an Earthquake Strikes: First, Ensure Your Safety
5. During Heavy Rain: Prepare Before It Starts, Not After It Begins
6. If the water supply is cut off: Get water at a disaster water distribution station
7. When a disaster strikes, where should you go for information?
8. For Families with Babies: What You Need to Know About Liquid Formula
9. Disaster Preparedness Book: Start Your Disaster Preparedness by “Reading”
10. In Closing: 5 Things You Should Definitely Do Today

Examples of Referral Tools

• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Prevention App
• Flood Risk Map (within the disaster prevention app)
• Disaster Water Supply Stations (within the disaster preparedness app)
• Tokyo Emergency Supplies Guide
• Tokyo My Timeline
• Tokyo Amesh
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Water and Disaster Prevention Information System
• Kitacon DX
  • LINE App: Add “Support for People Unable to Return Home” as a friend
  • Temporary Shelter Check-In Registration Site
• Disaster Preparedness Book
  • “Tokyo Life and Disaster Preparedness“
  • “Tokyo Disaster Prevention“
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Prevention X (Link to external site)

*This article will be updated periodically with information that will help you prepare for disasters.

Contact: Strategic Public Relations Section, Strategic Public Relations Department, Policy Planning Bureau; Phone: 03-5388-3078 Email: S0014905(at)section.metro.tokyo.jp *The email address has been changed to prevent spam. Please replace (at) with @ when using this email address.