[Josh Grisdale]

After living in Japan so long, I’m fairly numbed to them. Which is a bad thing!

Tokyo has a preparedness guidebook, but it mostly focused on residents: https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/bosai/index.html

Since you are leaving yourself at the mercy of the hotel in terms of preparing rooms and supplies, the most you can do would be:

• Download local maps in Google Maps so you can still get information about your surroundings
• If you are traveling as a group, make a plan about how/where to regroup if you split up during the day
• For Japan specifically, elementary and middle schools tend to be evacuation centers and should be in your map app
• Carry some cash
• Learn the word for “help” in the local language
• Learn the emergency numbers in the country

If you have other suggestions, please leave a reply!