Disaster Preparedness:6 Tokyo Spots for Family Training

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September 1st is Disaster Prevention Day, making it the perfect time for families to focus on disaster preparedness.
Natural disasters like earthquakes, fires, and typhoons can strike at any time without warning.
To stay calm and safe during an emergency, building disaster preparedness knowledge through daily training is essential.
In this article, we introduce six hands-on facilities in Tokyo that raise family awareness about disaster preparedness.
At these disaster prevention centers and museums, parents and kids can experience earthquake simulators, firefighting, and VR training.
Learning through realistic disaster preparedness activities provides valuable lessons that cannot be gained from news or screens.

〈Featured Locations〉
1. Shinagawa Disaster Prevention Experience Hall (Shinagawa)
2. Ikebukuro Disaster Prevention Center (Ikebukuro, Toshima)
3. Meteorological Museum (Toranomon, Minato)
4. Honjo Disaster Prevention Center (Sumida)
5. Kita City Disaster Prevention Center (Kita)
6. Fire Museum (Yotsuya, Shinjuku)

       
  • Shinagawa Disaster Prevention Experience Hall (Shinagawa)

  • Ikebukuro Disaster Prevention Center (Ikebukuro, Toshima)

  • Meteorological Museum (Toranomon, Minato)

          
  • Honjo Disaster Prevention Center (Sumida)

  • Kita City Disaster Prevention Center (Kita)

  • Fire Museum (Yotsuya, Shinjuku)

  • Families can gain essential survival skills through realistic training, including firefighting, first aid, and evacuation simulation.

  • Experience simulated earthquakes, escape from smoke-filled corridors, and try VR disaster training just 5 minutes from Ikebukuro Station.

  • Learn about weather and emergency actions through tsunami simulators and interactive quizzes about typhoons, earthquakes, and storms.

  • Face immersive simulations of severe rainstorms, flooded streets, and water-pressured doors to understand the reality of disasters.

  • Experience powerful historic earthquake simulations, smoke evacuation, and firefighting training at this comprehensive facility.

  • Explore Tokyo's firefighting history through 12,000 historical materials, real helicopters, vintage fire trucks, and guided tours.