We would like to inform you that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will be conducting a comprehensive disaster prevention drill in collaboration with Hamura City and Hinode Town as follows.

1　Training overview

Training name

FY2025 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Hamura City, and Hinode Town Joint Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill

The purpose

• Improving disaster response capabilities through practical training for government and disaster prevention organizations
• Raising disaster prevention awareness among Tokyo residents through participation in drills

Implementation date and time

Friday, August 29

• Headquarters deliberation training: 7:00 – 9:20

Saturday, August 30

• Isolated area response training: 10:00 – 12:00
• Emergency relief supplies transportation training: 8:00 – 16:00
• Training to prepare for accepting overseas aid is scheduled for the morning.

Sunday, August 31

• Rescue training: 15:00 – 15:45
• Exhibition and hands-on training: 13:00 – 16:00
• Medical emergency response training: 13:00 – 16:30
• Autopsy, post-mortem examination, and identification training: 13:20 – 15:30
• Evacuation shelter operation training: 8:30 – 14:00
• Water transport training: 8:30 – 12:00

Estimated earthquake

A Tokyo metropolitan earthquake (magnitude 7.3) with its epicenter in eastern Tama

Main venue

Miyanoshita Athletic Park (Hamura City), Hinode Town Ground (Hinode Town), etc.

Features

• Participatory training to raise awareness of disaster prevention among Tokyo residents and training that contributes to fostering a sense of security among Tokyo residents
• Training to improve disaster response capabilities of government agencies and organizations
• Training to prepare for the occurrence of isolated areas in light of the Noto Peninsula earthquake

2　Main training contents

(See the attached document “2025 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Hamura City, and Hinode Town Joint Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill: Main Venue Locations (PDF: 916KB)”)

（1）Friday, August 29, 2025

Headquarters deliberation training

Around Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Emergency assembly of headquarters staff in conjunction with the establishment of a disaster response headquarters

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1

Established a disaster response headquarters and conducted meetings and video conferences

（2）Saturday, August 30, 2025

1）Isolated area response training

Sekishita Recreation Area

The drill assumed that some areas of Hamura City had been isolated due to an earthquake directly beneath the capital, and involved disaster prevention agencies such as the police, fire department, Self-Defense Forces, and Japan Coast Guard using helicopters to gather information, deploy troops, and transport injured people in the isolated areas.

2）Emergency relief supplies transportation training

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tama Wide Area Disaster Prevention Warehouse, Hamura City Hall, Hinode Town Hall, etc.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducted training to transport emergency relief supplies from regional transport bases to local transport hubs in Hamura City and Hinode Town, and Hamura City and Hinode Town conducted training to transport emergency relief supplies from their respective local transport hubs to evacuation centers.

3）Training to improve the system for accepting overseas assistance

Tokyo Waterfront Disaster Prevention Park

Conducting training to confirm the acceptance and cooperation of assistance from overseas

（3）Sunday, August 31, 2025

1）Rescue and rescue training

Miyanoshita Sports Park

In anticipation of complex disasters such as building collapses and large-scale fires, drones will be used to gather information, and rescue operations will be carried out by disaster prevention agencies such as the police, fire department, and Self-Defense Forces.

2）Exhibition experience training

Around Hinode Town Ground, Miyanoshita Sports Park

The event will include VR viewing that allows visitors to experience the threat of disasters, rides on ladder trucks and mini fire engines, earthquake simulation vehicle experiences, displays and introductions to disaster prevention projects being carried out by various organizations, and hands-on training in self-help and mutual aid to ensure personal safety, including initial firefighting training and evacuation training using a smoke simulation house.

3）Medical relief training

Hamura City Hamura Daiichi Junior High School

The Tokyo Metropolitan and City Health and Medical Departments, Medical Association, Dental Association, Pharmaceutical Association, Japanese Red Cross Society, etc. cooperated to conduct training on initial medical treatment for injured people.

4）Autopsy, post-mortem examination, and identification training

Hamura City Hamura Higashi Elementary School

Conducting autopsy, post-mortem examination and identification training in collaboration with the police, medical association, dental association, etc.

5）Evacuation shelter operation training

Hamura City Sakae Elementary School, Hinode Green Plaza

Conducted training on evacuation shelter management by local residents and support for evacuation shelter management by the government

6）Water supply transportation training

Hamura City Waterworks Office, Hamura City Sakae Elementary School

Using Hamura City’s own water supply, the Hamura City Waterworks Office filled water tankers with water and transported it to evacuation centers.
*At some training venues, baggage inspections will be conducted on visitors.

3　Others

• Information regarding media coverage of this training will be announced separately in late August.
• A special shuttle bus will operate at some training venues. Detailed schedules will be announced on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Prevention website at a later date.
• 2 (3) 1) “Rescue and Evacuation Training” can also be viewed on “Tokyo Video.”
• For information on special shuttle bus schedules and video streaming, please check the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Prevention website.

*Attached leaflet (PDF: 1,333KB)

This project is an initiative to promote the “Tokyo 2050 Strategy.”
Strategy 22: Disaster prevention “Promoting actions to protect one’s own life” and “Establishing a disaster response system”

Contact: Disaster Prevention Strategy Division, Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Department, General Affairs Bureau Phone: 03-5388-3765