Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp 2.0.8

The app ingeniously integrates the principles of "play," "learn," and "use" to educate users on disaster preparedness. It offers an engaging platform for acquiring fundamental knowledge while enjoying interactive gameplay, supplemented by resources such as disaster preparedness booklets and prevention maps, all intended to assist individuals during emergencies.

Notably, the app has introduced “Kids Mode” and “Senior Mode,” enhancing its accessibility and user-friendliness. It supports multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, and Simplified Japanese, ensuring that it caters to a diverse audience with varying needs.

Major Features

• Disaster Readiness Guide and Booklets: Users can access the “Disaster Readiness Guide” and “Disaster Preparedness Tokyo” booklets, with the option to bookmark pages for future reference. Once downloaded, these resources remain accessible offline.
• Disaster Prevention Quiz: The app features a variety of quizzes on disaster preparedness topics. Users can earn points based on their performance, which can be redeemed at Bosai City and other venues.
• Disaster Prevention City: Engaging play-based content allows users to accumulate points by participating in quizzes, thus transforming Bosai City into a hub of preparedness.
• Checklist: Tailored to different emergency scenarios, this feature suggests essential food supplies, indoor preparations, and other preemptive measures. Users can manage their supplies with checklists and receive alerts for items nearing expiry.
• Disaster Preparedness Map: The app provides an interactive map to locate various disaster preparedness facilities. Users can create personalized evacuation routes that remain accessible offline. It also includes hazard level maps and flood risk assessments for selected areas.
• Evacuation Simulation: This tool allows users to explore routes to key destinations using Street View or through real-time navigation.
• Latest Disaster Information: Users can stay informed about evacuation orders, weather updates, earthquake alerts, tsunami warnings, and volcanic activity in the Tokyo Metropolitan area as well as in their registered locales.
• Tokyo My Timeline: This feature helps users plan for storm and flood damage through organized tracking of appropriate disaster preparedness actions tailored to different weather scenarios.
• Raincloud Radar: Provides real-time information on raincloud movements and typhoon activity.
• Safety Confirmation: Users can verify the safety of family and friends through a comprehensive search across various services.
• Group Contact: Facilitates the creation of contact groups for families and friends within the app for efficient communication during a disaster.
• Emergency Alarm: Triggers a buzzer sound upon tapping the screen and sends a push notification to pre-registered contacts.
• Help Card in Three Languages: Offers essential phrases for requesting assistance during emergencies in multiple languages.
• Disaster Preparedness Links: Curates resources relevant to storm and flood damage preparedness.