The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is launching the “Apartment Complex Disaster Preparedness Initiative Awards” to solicit a wide range of disaster preparedness initiatives from apartment complexes, recognize outstanding efforts, and widely publicize these initiatives—with the aim of promoting disaster preparedness in apartment complexes and enhancing community disaster resilience.

1. Business Overview

(1) Overview

In Tokyo, approximately 9 million residents live in apartment buildings and other multi-unit housing.
In the event of a large-scale disaster, it is often possible to take shelter in place in earthquake-resistant apartment buildings, making it important to promote self-help and mutual aid initiatives on a daily basis and to strengthen cooperation with the local community.
Through this awards program, we are soliciting initiatives that contribute to creating an environment conducive to sheltering in place and promoting disaster preparedness in condominiums, and we will recognize these efforts and publicize them through a compilation of best practices and other materials.

(2) Initiatives Being Sought

Initiatives that contribute to promoting self-reliance and mutual aid in apartment complexes and improving the environment for sheltering in place as part of preparedness for various natural disasters

(3) Eligible Applicants

The following organizations and other entities implementing initiatives in Tokyo

• Condominium Owners’ Associations, Disaster Prevention Committees, etc.
• Voluntary Disaster Prevention Organizations (Apartment Complex Residents’ Associations)
• Developer
• Condominium Management Company
• Owner of a Rental Apartment Building
• Neighborhood Associations and Residents’ Associations
• Other organizations, companies, and similar entities that promote disaster preparedness initiatives for apartment buildings

*Neighborhood associations and residents’ associations, etc., are eligible if they are involved in joint initiatives with apartment complexes.

2. How to Apply

(1) Application Period

From Tuesday, October 6, Reiwa 8, to Friday, November 20, Reiwa 8

(2) How to Apply

Fill out the required information on the application form on the website

(3) Contact Information

Secretariat for the Awards for Best Practices in Disaster Preparedness in Apartment Buildings (Contractor: Ote Advertising & Communications Co., Ltd.)

• Phone: 03-5357-1849
• Reception Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
• Email: info(at)mansion-bousai.tokyo
  *To prevent spam, we have altered the notation of the email address. Please replace (at) with @ when sending an email.

3. Other

(1) For details, please refer to the attached flyer (PDF: 2,102 KB) and our website.

(2) Award recipients will be selected after consulting with a review committee composed of experts and other relevant parties.
The winning initiatives will be featured in a case study collection and widely publicized on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s disaster prevention website and other platforms.

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This initiative is part of the efforts to advance the “Tokyo 2050 Strategy.”
Strategy 22: Disaster Prevention—“Promoting Actions to Protect One’s Own Life”

Contact: Disaster Prevention Strategy Section, Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Division, General Affairs Bureau Phone: 03-5388-2549