Tachikawa Disaster Prevention Museum where you can learn about disaster prevention for free.

Do you usually prepare for disasters? At the Tachikawa Disaster Prevention Museum, you can experience various disaster prevention activities and learn about disaster prevention. And it’s free! What to do in the event of a sudden fire or earthquake What should you be careful of? Let’s learn such as and prepare for an emergency.

Information on Tachikawa Disaster Prevention Museum.

Address: 1156-1 Izumimachi, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0015
TEL: 042-521-1119
Opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00
Access: Underground parking is available for vehicles up to 2.1 m in height.

Main experience corner.

Earthquake Experience Room

You can experience an earthquake with a shaker that you can experience up to a seismic intensity of 7 (junior high school student or higher).
The person in charge will demonstrate the action when an earthquake occurs, so remember it and practice the action when an earthquake occurs with a shaker.

Smoke experience room

Learn how to evacuate when you encounter a fire in a building so you don’t smoke.

Rescue corner

You can experience the search and rescue of people requiring help in a space that mimics the scene of an earthquake.

Experience the earthquake experience room Seismic intensity 7 cannot move from under the table.

I had an earthquake experience in the earthquake experience room. Since I was an adult, the maximum seismic intensity was set to 7, and the seismic starter started.
I hid it under the table, but the seismic intensity 7 was so strong that I could not move at all during the earthquake demonstration, and I could barely hold on to the leg of the table.
When the earthquake subsided, I confirmed that the gas was out and I evacuated by dropping the main breaker of the house.
In the event of an earthquake, it was very nice to learn not only how to protect myself but also the process of evacuation.

You can get a card.

When you visit the museum, you can get a disaster prevention experience card every month.
The card has pictures and explanations of fire engines.
You can get a certificate and a card holder by visiting 5 times and collecting 5 cards.
Isn’t it a good service for children?

Summary

I wrote about the Tachikawa Disaster Prevention Museum. I think it is a very good place to prepare for disaster prevention and to learn how to act when a disaster occurs. You can study for free and have fun, so I think it would be great if everyone could go and have a disaster drill.