Global Outreach of Entertaining
Disaster Prevention Educationfrom Japan

Hirokazu Nagata

Chairperson of Plus Arts

Plus Arts Method

“Wind”, “Water”, “Soil”, and “Seeds”

In Education of disaster preparedness for Local Communities

“Wind”, “Water”, “Soil”, and “Seeds”

In Education of disaster preparedness for Local Communities

It’s actually better, when we plan NOT perfectly!
A methodology called “+creative”

Disaster-prevention emotional manual “Earthquake note for always”

Disaster-prevention related knowledge and skills taught by disaster victims

Open cling film over the plate

Car-jack was usefulCamping every day outdoors is disaster prevention

Carry everything all over the place

Various methods to prevent furniture falling overLearn well while having fun.
New disaster risk reduction drills that are
popular with families.

IZA!

KAERU CARAVAN!

A program to learn various lessons while having fun
Disaster-prevention related knowledge and skills taught by disaster victims

Open cling film over the plate

Paper tray making

Car-jack was usefulJack-up game

Carry everything all over the place

Blanket stretcher time trial

Programs of Iza! Kaeru Caravan!

Hands-on programs to learn useful skills in times of disaster●Target shooting gamewith water extinguisher

Blanket stretcher time-trial

Jack-up game

Paper tray making

Programs of Iza! Kaeru Caravan!

Educational materials and card games to learn about disaster prevention● Disaster-prevention card game,“Catfish school”● Disaster-prevention card game, “Shuffle”●Disaster-prevention picture story show

Flood-themed clothing gameDisaster risk reduction awareness tool:
Teaching materials

Original disaster risk reduction card game● Disaster-prevention card game,● Disaster-prevention sugoroku game,● Disaster-prevention card game,● Disaster-prevention card game, “Shuffle”“Catfish school”“Minnade asonde Tasu-Quartet”“GURAGURA TOWN”

Expansion across Japan
Held in 36 prefectures
Total of 560 eventsby 2019

Method and flow of community support
Flow of actions until the event performance
Preliminary school (1st)Preliminary school (2nd)(Call to localresidents)⚫ Overview⚫ Kaekko (swap) Bazaar
explanation anddemonstration⚫ Program role allocation⚫ Demonstration of disasterrisk reduction experience
program⚫ Practice for each program

Invite local residents
such as disaster risk
reduction leaders,
women's associations,and children'sassociations to beinvolved.

About 1-2 months before theperformance

2 weeks-1 month before theperformance

Staffrecruitment

Method and flow of community support
Flow of actions up to the event performance
Preparation for the performance

Performance⚫ Produce original programs and tools such as
signboards

Leading up to the performance

Local people takethe lead in managing
the event.

Examples of initiatives in collaboration withthe local government and the community:“Iza! Kaeru Caravan!” currently in its 6th year in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture

The local government collaborates with local organizations andholds the event together with existing festivals.

Organizer: Wajima City
Cooperating organizations:Fire Department, Social
Welfare Council, disasterrisk reduction officers, PTA,
sports clubs, university
students (Footbath Corps),
Kanazawa Eco Life Club
(Kaekko Bazaar
Implementation ExperienceGroup), etc.

"Iza! Kaeru Caravan! in Monzen New Buckwheat Noodle Festival"(Held in November 2012)
The event was held together with the "New Buckwheat Noodle Festival." Buckwheat
noodles were served to the staff at noon.

Examples of initiatives in collaboration withthe local government and the community:
Tottori Prefecture
The event is conducted by the prefecture as a model project in Kurayoshi City.
A nearby Kaekko Bazaar sponsoring organization is in charge of conducting a toy exchange
event.
There are plans to purchase a set of equipment and materials and to continue to deploy themin the prefecture from the next fiscal year.

Co-organized by: Kurayoshi City,

Tottori PrefectureManaged in cooperation with:
Fire Department, Fire Brigade, Female Fire
Brigade, Disaster Risk Reduction Officers
Association, Children's Center staff, local universitystudents, etc.

Examples of local initiatives:

Sakyo Ward Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Drill(in Matsugasaki elementary school)

Supported by local organizations such as the Physical Education Promotion
Association, Fire Department, Volunteer Fire Company, PTA, Daddy's Association,
elementary schools, university, and Social Welfare Association, center role played by
the Autonomy Federation and the Voluntary Disaster Risk Reduction Federation.

Examples of initiatives with schools: Yuri Gakuin
The event was held for the entire school, with teachers and students
working together in one unit.
It was planned and operated through trial and error by allocating the program in charge for each club activity.

Organized by: Amagasaki Nishi Rotary

Club, Yuri Gakuin Interact ClubBangkok,Chiang Rai,Phuket, Thailand

Lecture

Demonstration

Localization workshop to Myanmar version

Demonstration

Making a sign board

Target shooting gamewith water extinguisher

Blanket stretcher time-trial

Quiz - Which items to take?

Plastic bottle life jackets

Disaster-prevention card games

After the training, the fire department's team conducted 67 IKC activitiesin 9 states in the 6 months. 15,472 children participated in this program.

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Localized examples of disaster-prevention programs

01-1 Making a doll for transportation drill

Various places in Japan, Guatemala

Examples of making dolls for use
in blanket-stretcher time trial or
jack-up game, by those good at
handicrafts in the area, or making
a doll in the local character.
Kawai Town, Nara Pref.

Koshigaya City, Saitama Pref.

(Original)Musashino City, Tokyo

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Localized examples of disaster-prevention programs

01-2 Making a doll for transportation drill

Nicaragua

Nicaragua, MongoliaMongolia

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Localized examples of disaster-prevention programs

02-1 Choice material for temporary stretcher

Indonesia,Philippines

Examples of choice material for
temporary stretcher to use inblanket-stretcher time trial program.

(Original,Japan)

Indonesia

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Philippines

Localized examples of disaster-prevention programs02-2 Choicing material for stretchers

Indonesia,Philippines

Using stretchers made of “Banig (traditional craft)”

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Using stretchers made of bamboo and “Sarong (traditional wrap-around skirt for men)”

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Local examples of disaster-prevention programs

Strikeout-styletarget shooting game with a water extinguisher

An example of a popular program,a strikeout-style target shooting

game made by local craftsman

Miyazaki City
Miyazaki Prefecture(Developed by local people)
Firstyear

and those good at home carpentry.

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Local examples of disaster-prevention programsBook-end typetarget shooting game with a water extinguisher

Yugawara Town,
Kanagawa Prefecture

Simple target used for fire
extinguisher drill. Compared to a
strikeout-style target, the feature ofthis target is that it is easy to carryand make. Original targets aredeveloped in various areas.

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Local examples of disaster-prevention programs

04 Challenge! Bucket relay
A development example of a tool

Indonesia
GuatemalaMongolia(Developed by local people)

used for the bucket relay drill. In
the original style, water is justcollected in the bucket. To throw
the water furiously, a target wasproduced!
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Local examples of disaster-prevention programs05-1 Plates
Original
Paper-plate-making withnewspaper(Japan)Indonesia

Plate-making with banana leaves(Indonesia)

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ThailandPlate-making with banana leaves54

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An example of creating a local character.
By adopting an animal or a character that is loved inthat area, more attachment will be generated, and tend
to contribute to having repeated events.

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KAERU CARAVAN

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After the character change, original versions for frog doll.

● Doll used for transportation drill changed to a deer doll

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