Collaboration between Municipalities and Religious Facilities in Disaster Response : A Survey of Basic Municipalities in Japan (2024）

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イナバ, ケイシン

Inaba, Keishin

川端, 亮

カワバタ, アキラ

Kawabata, Akira

宗教施設

指定避難所

指定緊急避難場所

災害時協定

municipalities

religious facilities

designated evacuation shelter

designated emergency evacuation site

disaster response agreement

This study aims to investigate the cooperation between local governments and religious facilities in disaster response to address the shortage of evacuation shelters. A survey questionnaire was sent to 1,741 municipalities across Japan from August to October 2024, and responses were received from 1,143 municipalities. The results revealed that the number of municipalities cooperating with religious facilities increased from 329 to 418 over the past five years, representing a 27.1% increase, and the number of religious facilities involved grew from 2,065 to 2,999, indicating a 45.2% increase. Given that approximately two-thirds of all basic local governments nationwide responded to this survey, it is estimated that about 4,500 religious facilities are utilized in disasters across Japan. These findings suggest a significant advancement in disaster cooperation between local governments and religious facilities.

川端, 亮