Evacuation, Emergency Shelters

Evacuating to an emergency shelter is a last resort. There is no need to evacuate unless there is some danger exists, such as a large fire or collapsing buildings. However, evacuate immediately if the situation becomes life-threatening.

Evacuate in the following situations

Danger of the fire spreading after initial fire extinguishing efforts failed.
Evacuation order is issued by the city, police department or fire department and so on.
Judging from the surrounding conditions, evacuation appears to be necessary such as the occupied building being prone to collapse.

Note:Before evacuation, switch off the breaker to prevent electrical appliances from causing fire.

How to evacuate

Evacuate by foot and bring only essential items
Go to a designated temporary evacuation area as instructed by the neighborhood disaster preparedness community.

Note:Parks and the like are designated as temporary evacuation areas.

Go to a designated evacuation area as instructed by the police or respective disaster preparedness community leader and so on.

Rescue center

Rescue center is a facility for people to take shelter temporarily as their homes have become unsafe to reside in due to earthquake or other disaster. District elementary and junior high school and so on are designated as rescue centers. It is also a place where all types of emergency activities such as medical support and information update are given to victims affected by the disaster.

Rescue center map

Evacuation area

Evacuation area is a site identified by Tokyo Metropolitan, as protection for Tokyo citizens from large-scale fires in times of earthquake. University campus and cemeteries and so on are being selected. Further, “self-containment area within district” is an area that does not require any evacuation as the risks of fire spreading is low.

Attachment：Map showing evacuation areas( Displayed in another window )

Name of evacuation areas	Area of district（square meters）	Effective evacuation area（square meters）	Targeted district and so on	Estimated evacuative population（person）
Ochanomizu University area・Kyoiku no mori area (Bunkyo district)	334,059	188,553	Minami-Otsuka 2-chome, certain parts of 1-chome and 3-chome	68,215 （includes Bunkyo City）
Tetsugakudo park area (Shinjuku district）	228,338	105,006	Minami-Nagasaki 4- to 6-chome	80,419（includes Shinjuku City,Nakano City）
Somei cemetery・Komagome Junior high school area	271,830	129,367	Komagome 1- to 7-chome, Kami-Ikebukuro 4-chome, Nishi-Sugamo 1- to 4-chome, Sugamo 1- to 5-chome, part of Minami-Otsuka 1-chome, Kita-Otsuka 1- and 2-chome	69,122（includes Kita City）
Zoshigaya cemetery	105,729	57,997	Zoshigaya 1-chome and parts of 2- and 3-chome, Minami-Ikebukuro 3- and 4-chome and part of 2-chome	23,047
Toshima Kuritsu Sogo Taiikujo area	189,494	60,413	Kami-Ikebukuro 1- and 3-chome and part of 2-chome, parts of Ikebukuro 1-, 2- and 4-chome, Ikebukuro Honcho 1- to 4-chome, Higashi-Ikebukuro 2- and 5-chome and part of 4-chome, part of Minami-Otsuka 3-chome, part of Minami-Ikebukuro 2-chome, Kita-Otsuka 3-chome	56,435
Gakushuin University	229,865	130,317	Takada 1- to 3-chome, parts of Zoshigaya 2- and 3-chome, Nishi-Ikebukuro 2-chome, Chihaya 1- to 3-chome, Nagasaki 1- to 5-chome, part of Minami-Ikebukuro 1-chome, Minami-Nagasaki 1- to 3-chome, Mejiro 1- to 5-chome	78,693
Rikkyo University	105,510	52,042	Takamatsu 1-chome, Nishi-Ikebukuro 3- to 5-chome, Ikebukuro 3-chome and part of 2-chome, Kanamecho 1-chome	47,297
Kosha Mukaihara Jutaku area（Itabashi district）	150,825	80,270	Takamatsu 2- and 3-chome, Senkawa 1- and 2-chome, Chihaya 4-chome, Nagasaki 6-chome, Kanamecho 2- and 3-chome	55,390 （includes Itabashi City, Nerima City）
Self-containment area within City （Ikebukuro district）	100 (ha)	─	Parts of Ikebukuro 1-, 2- and 4-chome, part of Kami-Ikebukuro 2-chome, Nishi-Ikebukuro 1-chome, Higashi-Ikebukuro 1- and 3-chome and part of 4-chome, part of Minami-Ikebukuro 1-chome	110,931

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