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Safety tips for travelers

“Safety tips” is an app developed under the supervision of the Japan Tourism Agency that notifies you of disaster information in Japan.

This app was developed under the supervision of the Japan Tourism Agency and is a free app that notifies you of earthquake early warnings, tsunami warnings, eruption warnings, weather warnings, typhoon information, heat stroke information, civil protection information, evacuation information, etc. in Japan.

For foreign tourists visiting Japan, there are various functions that are useful in the event of a disaster.

It is available in 14 languages (15 languages): Japanese, English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, and Mongolian. It is recommended to download it in advance.

Safety tips for travelers : https://www.jnto.go.jp/safety-tips/eng/app.html

Emergency contact information


Disaster prevention and safety information e-mail distribution service

Kamakura City provides a service that delivers information on disaster prevention, such as weather information, and safety and security information, such as information on suspicious persons, to cell phones and PCs via e-mail in Japanese.

All you need to register is your email address, and you don’t need to register your name or address. If you would like to receive e-mails, please register from the URL below.

https://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/sougoubousai/haishin0001.html (Japanese language support only)

Hazard Map

Various hazard maps published by Kamakura City.
hazard map

Support Station for people who are unable to return home

https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/j8g/bousai/documents/kitakustation.html



Links ― Helpful Apps and Websites in the Event of Disaster