canned food

Canned foods that do not require heating or cooking can be stored for a long time and eaten as is during power outages. On the other hand, meat and fish spoil easily because they cannot be cooked or kept refrigerated, and bananas also spoil quickly, so canned foods are optimal for emergency provisions.

Evacuation sites and means of communication

Disasters like typhoons can strike suddenly. That’s why it’s very important to decide in advance on a meeting point where your family can regroup if you get separated, as well as how you will contact each other. By discussing these plans beforehand, you can act with confidence when the time comes.

drainage ditch around the house

If dead leaves and trash clog the drains or gutters in front of your house, rainwater can overflow and enter your home. By cleaning the drains around your house before a typhoon, you can improve the flow of rainwater and reduce potential damage.

Put tape on the window glass

By applying masking tape or duct tape in a grid pattern on window glass, you can reduce the scattering of shards if the glass happens to break. Closing the curtains and further covering the window with cardboard or a blue tarp is also effective.

Kagoshima Prefecture

According to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, Kagoshima Prefecture has the highest number of typhoon landfalls in Japan. Kagoshima includes not only the mainland but also many remote islands such as the Amami Islands and Yakushima. Because these islands lie in common typhoon paths due to their geographical characteristics, the number of landfalls is the highest there. Kochi Prefecture ranks second, and Hokkaido ranks third.

Summer to autumn

Typhoons are most likely to approach Japan in summer through autumn, especially from late August to around September. Because sea surface temperatures are high during this period, typhoons tend to intensify, and many approach the Japanese archipelago. About 25 typhoons form each year, with the highest on record being 39.

a state where the waves are extremely high and raging

When a typhoon approaches, news reports often describe the sea as being in “heavy swell.” “Heavy swell” refers to conditions where waves become very high and the sea turns rough due to the effects of a typhoon or strong winds. At such times, sailing and swimming in the sea are considered extremely dangerous and require caution.