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Evacuation Area Sign Description ExamplesDebris flowRockfall/LandslideFloodingMassive Storm surge/fireTsunami(1) It is a place to temporarily accept and protect the affected citizens whose homes collapsed or burned down due to an earthquake or the citizens who may actually suffer damage, and public facilities, etc., are designated as evacuation centers by the municipal authorities.(2) Often, the neighborhood elementary schools and junior high schools are designated as an evacuation center.(3) Medical care stations are set up in evacuation centers above a set number of people in size (about 500 or more people).(4) Evacuation center medical care stations have doctors, nurses, and others on standby to provide medical consultation, first aid, and simple medical care.(5) When the medical need exceeds the capability of the medical care stations, the person is relocated to a medical organization that can provide the needed care.(6) Public health nurses and others will make rounds visiting the evacuation centers to offer health consultations.(1) It is an evacuation center that provides necessary services such as medical care and nursing care to persons requiring special care, and is designated in advance by municipalities as a social welfare facility, etc.(2) A social welfare institution evacuation shelter refers to a building that is not only earthquake and fire resistant and barrier-free, but also one with a system in place to provide support for persons requiring special assistance. ２. What is a social welfare institution evacuation shelter?Disaster prevention parksThese are municipal parks designated as an activity base for countermeasures against large earthquakes, and are used as evacuation areas and for rescue and relief units. Disaster prevention parks are equipped with lighting power sources such as solar power generation, disaster toilets connecting to underground toilet tanks, and wide roads to enable easy access by emergency vehicles.　Temporary evacuation areas　This is a place where neighborhood evacuees temporarily gather to check the conditions and form temporary evacuation groups before evacuating to the evacuation area. It is generally the grounds of a school, nearby park, or similar location where there is sufficient space to ensure the safety of the persons gathering there.　Evacuation area　　This is a facility or open space such as a large park or public square that residents can evacuate to immediately in order to protect their lives from fires in the wake of an earthquake, inundation caused by storm and flood damage, and other such dangers. Designated evacuation areas are to be specified by disaster type, such as earthquake, tsunami, inland flooding, etc. by the municipal authorities. The above is a description of designated emergency evacuation sites based on the Basic Act on Disaster Management　You can check the locations of designated evacuation areas on the Tokyo Disaster Prevention Maps on the websites of each ward or municipality or on the Tokyo Disaster Prevention website. See more about the Tokyo Disaster Prevention Maps on page 24.　The TMG has designated evacuation sites in the wards to safely protect residents from fires that could spread when an earthquake occurs, based on the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance for Earthquake Disaster Measures.　Please refer to the website of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Urban Development for more information on designated evacuation sites during fires caused by earthquakes.　Evacuation Center1. What is an evacuation center?Evacuation area20Industrial hall