In case of large-scale disaster:

Step 1: Ensure safety and obtain accurate information

• Protect your head by crawling under a durable thing such as a table that will provide cover.
• Don’t go near structures such as buildings that are damaged because they may collapse.
• It is very dangerous if everyone heads to the train station at once.
• Obtain information using your mobile phone or other communication devices

Step 2: Go to an emergency evacuation area

• Emergency evacuation areas are designated areas for tourists as well as commuters to temporarily stay in case of disaster. Shrines, temples, and other places are designated as emergency evacuation areas. It is very dangerous when everyone heads to the train station at once, so please keep yourself safe at an emergency evacuation area first.
• At emergency evacuation areas, you can receive disaster information, check the status of public transportation services, and use tap water and restrooms.

Step 3: Evacuate to a temporary shelter, or go home by foot if possible

• If the suspension of public transportation services lasts long:

1. If your accommodation is too far to reach by foot, you will be guided to a temporary shelter. These include hotels and ryokan lodges, and they will provide lobbies, halls, etc. as resting and lodging space for those who cannot return to their homes.
   
2. If you can reach home by foot, there are “disaster support stations for returning home” that you can use along the way. These include convenience stores and other designated facilities, and they provide emergency support to those who walk home.
   

*Establishments with this mark provide necessary support (tap water, restrooms, road information, and resting areas) to those headed home by foot.

Kyoto City Guide Map for People Stranded During Disasters【PDF】