designated emergency evacuation site, designated evacuation center

In the past, places to save lives from the dangers of imminent disasters and places to live in evacuation were not always clearly distinguished, which contributed to the spread of damage in Great East Japan Earthquake. For this reason, the Basic Law on Disaster Countermeasures was revised to designate "designated emergency evacuation site" to escape the dangers of an imminent disaster and "designated evacuation center" to live an evacuation life. Let's check evacuation sites, evacuation route and refuge in advance and prepare for disasters.

"designated emergency evacuation site" is a place to escape the dangers of an imminent disaster and specifies the type of disaster (Flood, landslide, mud slide, landslide, high tides earthquake) (which also serves as designated evacuation center). Yokohama City is selected from the evacuation shelter designated as designated evacuation center.
In addition, disaster type "tsunami" and "large-scale fire" are specified according to the following criteria.

"tsunami," The city is a tsunami evacuation facility ※Designated evacuation shelter among the facilities designated in 1
"Large-scale fire": Motoichi is evacuation area ※evacuation shelter specified in 2
※１About evacuation facilities in tsunami
※２About evacuation area

Since designated emergency evacuation site determines the establishment based on the scale and circumstances of the disaster, not all evacuation sites will be opened in the event of a disaster.
In addition to designated locations, evacuation sites may open public facilities such as district centers and community care plazas and the Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations Museum. When evacuating, check the evacuation information from the government (city homepage, Yokohama disaster prevention information e-mail, public relations vehicles, etc.).
Yokohama City disaster prevention information E-mail

designated emergency evacuation site in each district

Tsurumi Ward
Kanagawa Ward
Nishi Ward
Naka Ward
Minami Ward
Konan Ward
Hodogaya Ward
Asahi Ward
Isogo Ward
Kanazawa Ward
Kohoku Ward
Midori Ward
Aoba Ward
Tsuzuki Ward  
Totsuka Ward
Sakae Ward
Izumi Ward
Seya Ward

"designated evacuation center" is a place where you can live an evacuation life when you cannot live at home due to a disaster. In Yokohama City, 459 elementary and junior high schools in evacuation shelter have been designated as designated evacuation center. Check the nearby evacuation shelter on the website of each ward or on the disaster prevention map.
List of evacuation shelter (homepages of each ward)
Tsurumi Ward
Kanagawa Ward
Nishi Ward
Naka Ward
Minami Ward
Konan Ward
Hodogaya Ward
Asahi Ward
Isogo Ward
Kanazawa Ward
Kohoku Ward
Midori Ward
Aoba Ward
Tsuzuki Ward  
Totsuka Ward
Sakae Ward
Izumi Ward
Seya Ward
Wai Wai disaster prevention map (outside site)

The designated evacuation center (evacuation shelter) will be established when a seismic intensity of 5 or more is observed at one location in Yokohama. The management will be carried out by the evacuation shelter Steering Committee, which consists of local communities, schools and ward offices.
Detailed page about evacuation shelter

The name "evacuation shelter" is widely known to everyone as a place to live in evacuation even before the revision of the Basic Law on Disaster Countermeasures. Yokohama City has designated designated evacuation center as described above, but will continue to use the name evacuation shelter.

Evacuation actions required vary depending on the type of disaster, such as earthquakes, typhoons, and landslide. Let's assume evacuation behavior in the event of a disaster, referring to the following figures.
Evacuation behavior during earthquakes and storms and floods (PDF: 1,095KB) (extracted from "Disaster Prevention Yokohama")