If you feel strong earthquake, go to the high place immediately when you are in seaside or low place.
The warning about Tsunami tidal wave may be announced after a quake.
In Japan, there are
3 types of warning for Tsunami.
- Major Tsunami Warning (more than 3 meters high forecasted, Evacuation required.)
- Tsunami Warning (between 1 to 3 meters high forecasted, Evacuation required.)
- Tsunami Advisory (between 0.2 to 1 meter high forecasted, Leave from the seaside.)
When these tsunami warning is announced...
A siren sounds from municipal disaster warning broadcasts.
- Major Tsunami Warning ... Sound 3 seconds / Stop 2 seconds (repeat)
- Tsunami Warning ... Sound 5 seconds / Stop 6 seconds (repeat)
- Tsunami Advisory ... Sound 10 seconds / Stop 2 seconds (repeat)
- (*No siren for Tsunami Advisory in Kamakura City area)
Displays the orange flag at any beach in the area. If you see the flag, leave the seaside immediately!!
(*The shape of the flag may vary by the place.)

Some utility pole in Enoshima, Fujisawa and Kamakura has a signboard
indicating the height above sea level here.
If you are in the high place such as Enoshima Jinja Shrine, Okutsunomiya
Shrine and Samuel Cocking Garden, wait until a situation calms down.
Both Fujisawa and Kamakura City designated "Safety Evacuation Area"[広域避難場所],
"Tsunami Shelter/Evacuation Site"[津波避難場所] and "Tsunami Escape
Building"[津波避難ビル].
When a tsunami warning is announced, go to
"Tsunami Shelter/Evacuation Site"[津波避難場所] immediately.
However, if there is no time to go there, go to the nearest building where
display
"Tsunami Escape Building"[津波避難ビル]
After a tsunami go down and warning is canceled, go to "Safety Evacuation
Area"[広域避難場所]
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This green mark means
"Tsunami Shelter / Evacuation Site".
If you follow the arrow, you can go to the nearest Evacuation Site. |
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Direction of the mark may vary by the place, anyway please follow the arrow. |
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The building where this green mark is displayed,
will be open as temporary evacuation place when a tsunami warning is announced.
Some buildings display green cross + mark instead of it. |
Enoden Line issue the booklet of map which showed a location of emergency
evacuation site for every station to help your urgent evacuation at the
time of the disaster.
Most contents is written in Japanese, but English written jointly in some
important information.

You can take it out for free at the platform in every station of Enoden
Line.
Detailed information by the area
Location
- Police Station: Rightside of Red Torii gate (upper end of Nakamise Street)
- Hospital: No hospital inside the island
- Tsunami Evacuation Site: Samuel Cocking Garden [江の島サムエル・コッキング苑]
[Instruction for evacuation]
- Go to Nakamise Street first and go up the slope to Enoshima Jinja Shrine.
- Then, go up stairs to Samuel Cocking Garden.
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- When you are in east side of the island, it is possible to go to Enoshima
Jinja Shrine from Higashimachi via alley. If you cannot to reach there, go to the roof top of Enoshima Yacht Harbor
building one of "Tsunami Escape Building" in the area.
Location
- Police Station: Backside of Tourist Information (near Katase-Enoshima Station)
- Hospital: No major hospital near the seaside
- Kataseyama Park [片瀬山公園]
- Shonan Shirayuri Gakuen High School [湘南白百合学園高等学校] (a few minutes walk to
north from Kataseyama Park) *Here is assigned for Evacuation shelter for Foreign visitors. Volunteer
interpreters will be arranged.
- Also there are many "Tsunami Escape Building" in the area
[Instruction for evacuation]
- Wide range of the center of the town may be flooded deeply if a tsunami
hit the area.
- Go to Ryukoji Temple first and go up the road in the left of the temple's
gate.
When you walk the mountain side road about 10 minutes, you will arrive
under Mejiro-yamashita Station of Shonan Monorail.
Kataseyama Park is in next to the station entrance.
Location
- Police Station: Backside of Tourist Information (near Katase-Enoshima Station)
- Hospital: No major hospital near here
- Tsunami Evacuation Site: No Tsunami Evacuation Site near the seaside.
- There is a "Tsunami Escape Tower" in Shonan Kaigan Koen beach
park.
- Most of seaside roadside big buildings are designated "Tsunami Escape Building" and accepts emergency evacuee, when the warning announced.
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area is mostly seaside and flat.
- So, it is predicted that a tsunami enters to the inland.
Go to the seaside road and enter the nearest "Tsunami Escape Building".
If you are no time to evacuate, go to "Tsunami Escape Tower"
in Shonan Kaigan Koen beach park.
Location
- Police Station: near the signal on the bridge (at train-running Shopping Street)
- Hospital: Koshigoe Chuo Iin [腰越中央医院] is in 600 meters northeast from Koshigoe Station
- Koshigoe Elementary School [市立腰越小学校] (east of Ryukoji Temple)
- Koshigoe Junior High School [市立腰越中学校]
- Koyurugi Jinja Shrine [小動神社] (eastern seaside)
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area is mostly seaside and flat. So, it is predicted that a tsunami
enters to the inland, except for western area near Ryukoji Temple.
Go to northern mountainside Koshigoe Elementary School is the best way
to evacuate in the area.
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- However if you are in the seaside and no time, Koyurugi Jinja Shrine (in
eastern seaside mountain) or behind mountain of Manpukuji Temple is also
near high place.
Location
- Police Station: No police station near here (nearest one in Koshigoe)
- Hospital: Suzuki Hospital [鈴木病院] is near mountain side of the station
- Tsunami Evacuation Site: Kamakura High School [県立鎌倉高等学校]
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area is facing seaside, but here is also high mountainous area. Only
you have to leave the seaside and better to go to Kamakura High School
as soon as possible.
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Location
- Police Station: Top of the slope near Shichirigahama Golf Course
- Hospital: There are some clinics in north of Shichirigahama Golf Course
- Shichirigahama High School [県立七里ガ浜高等学校] (near the station)
- Shichirigahama Elementary School [市立七里ガ浜小学校] (north mountainside from the
station)
- Shichirigahama Golf Course [七里ガ浜ゴルフ場] (up the slope from the seaside)
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area is facing seaside, but here is also high mountainous area. Only you have to leave the seaside and better to go to mountain side as soon as possible.
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Location
- Police Station: Turn left from the station, then turn right in front of 7-11. Soon your
right side.
- Hospital: No hospital near here.
- Shichirigahama Golf Course [七里ガ浜ゴルフ場]
- Inamuragasaki Elementary School [市立稲村ヶ崎小学校]
- Park at Inamuragasaki Cape
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area may be flooded by a tsunami slightly at the place of the seaside
from railroad. Go to mountainside from the railroad as soon as possible.
Location
- Police Station: No police station near here.
- Hospital: No hospital near here.
- Tsunami Evacuation Site: Inamuragasaki Elementary School [市立稲村ヶ崎小学校]
[Instruction for evacuation]
- This area may not be flooded because of here is in mountain. Stay here
until the situation calms down. Not to go down the slope for Hase direction
from Jojuin Temple.
Location
- Police Station: About half way from Yuigahama Station and Kamakura Museum of Literature.
- Hospital: Kamakura Byoin hospital [鎌倉病院] is in near Great Buddha (Kotokuin Temple).
- Hasedera Temple [長谷寺]
- Kosokuji Temple [光則寺]
- Kamakura Museum of Literature [鎌倉文学館]
[Instruction for evacuation]
- Wide range of the center of the town may be flooded deeply if a tsunami
hit the area. It is insufficient only by leaving from the seaside.
Go to mountainside immediately such as Hasedera Temple, Kosokuji Temple
and Kamakura museum of Literature! Going up the slope to Jojuin Temple
is also good for evacuation.
Location
- Police Station: Next to East Exit of Kamakura Station. Another one in front
of City Hall (One block from West Exit of Kamakura Station).
- Hospital: Kamakura Nishiguchi Clinic [鎌倉西口クリニック] is opposite the square in front
of West Exit of Kamakura Station.
- Myohonji Temple [妙本寺]
- Onari Junior High School [市立御成中学校]
[Instruction for evacuation]
- Wide range of this center of Kamakura city may be flooded deeply if a tsunami
hit the area. You must need to evacuate to other high place area urgently
because of there are vary few buildings with enough height to evacuate.
When you are in east side of the station such as Wakamiya-oji street or
Komachi-dori street, go to Myohonji Temple [妙本寺] in the east mountain side.
- If you are in and around Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, go to the mountain
side furthermore.
- If you are in the west side of the station, go to the direction of Kamakura
City Hall. Then, go to Onari Junior High School [御成中学校].