Ambulance
Service "Kyuukyuu Sha"
City Fire Department
Service "Shoubou Sho"
Police Service
"Keisatsu"
Disaster Prevention
Drills and Procedures
Ambulance
Service "Kyuukyuu Sha"
To call an ambulance from any phone,
dial 119.
From a pay phone, push the red button before calling (this indicates
an emergency call). The call is free. Tell
the operator your name, your address or location, and that you
need an ambulance (KYUUKYUU SHA).
If you do not speak Japanese or would
like assistance in contacting an ambulance, please call the International
Affairs Office from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
at 35-3130. At other times please call one of the following people
who speak English and can be of assistance to you.
Akila Tanaka 32-7078
Masako Naoi 32-5609
Mayumi Tsukuda 68-2809
NOTE that these are home phone numbers so please
use them for emergencies only.
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City
Fire Department Service "Shoubou Sho"
To call the fire department from any
phone, dial 119.
From a pay phone, push the red button before calling (this indicates
an emergency call). This will connect you with an emergency operator.
Tell the operator your name, your address
or location, and that you need a fire truck (SHOBOSHA;
the word for fire is KAJI).
Again, if you do not speak Japanese
and would like help in English, please phone the International
Affairs Office (35-3130) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, or one of the following people:
Akila Tanaka 32-7078
Masako Naoi 32-5609
Mayumi Tsukuda 68-2809
NOTE that these are home phone numbers so please
use them for emergencies only.
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Police
Service "Keisatsu"
If you have or see a traffic accident,
or are a witness to or the victim of a crime, please contact
the police.
To call the police, dial 110 (again, from a pay
phone, first depress the red button). Tell
the operator your name, address, and location. The
word in Japanese for police is KEISATSU.
Japan also has a system of small neighborhood
police stations, called KOBAN. The city map of this pamphlet
shows Takayama's six KOBAN offices in addition to the main police
station. You can go to one of these offices for help 24 hours
a day for any type of emergency (they are also very helpful if
you are lost). The word for accident is JIKO.
For English help in calling or dealing
with the police, please phone the International Affairs Office
(35-3130) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
or one of the following people:
Akila Tanaka 32-7078
Masako Naoi 32-5609
Mayumi Tsukuda 68-2809
NOTE that these are home phone numbers so please
use them for emergencies only.
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Disaster
Prevention Drills and Procedures
The city government feels that it is
very important for citizens to be well-prepared for any emergency.
Because of geographic conditions, landslides, mud slides, and
floods are possible -- albeit unlikely -- in this area.
The city conducts a city-wide Disaster
Prevention Drill on the first Sunday of September every year.
In this drill, various organizations practice rescue procedures,
and large numbers of citizens take part in an effort to be prepared
for a real emergency. The city government is asking that its
foreign residents join in the practice too. Because of the possibility
that our foreign residents will have difficulty in obtaining
up to the minute reports and warnings, we think that it is extremely
important to work out a network for keeping you informed and
safe.
The International Affairs Office of
the city office is responsible for keeping all foreign residents
informed of Disaster Prevention Drills as well as any real emergency
situation. If you would like more information concerning the
city's disaster prevention program, please contact the International
Affairs Office at the City Office.
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
