Emergency Info.
Evacuation Area
Please evacuate to the following address for emergencies (such as large scale earthquakes). This place will provide temporary shelter, food supplies, towels and other infrastructures during evacuation.
Tawara Elementary School
1-5-15 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0034
Emergency Information
Fire or Ambulance: #119
Police: #110
Earthquake Procedure
In MOST situations, you will reduce your chance of injury if you:
DROP where you are, onto your hands and knees. This position protects you from being knocked down and also allows you to stay low and crawl to shelter if nearby.
COVER your head and neck with one arm and hand
- If no shelter is nearby, crawl next to an interior wall (away from windows)
- Stay on your knees; bend over to protect vital organs
HOLD ON until shaking stops
- Under shelter: hold on to it with one hand; be ready to move with your shelter if it shifts
- No shelter: hold on to your head and neck with both arms and hands.
Instruction for each location
Inside a building
• Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Most injuries
occur when people attempt to move to a different location or try to leave.
• Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
• DO NOT use the elevators, access to the emergency exit (stairs)
Outside
• Stay there.
• Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.
• Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists directly outside buildings, at exits and alongside exterior walls. Most earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling
In a vehicle
• Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
• Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake.
