This facility combines two functions—ensuring safety as a community base for disaster resilience and creating a hub to promote regional involvement and vitality. It is also designed to serve as an evacuation center and has space to shelter 700-800 evacuees during emergencies. Having learned from the disaster, the facility was equipped with a private power generation system, earthquake-resistant water storage tanks (for 40 metric tons of drinking water), and eight “manhole toilets” for emergency use.
On the first floor is a Disaster Prevention Information Corner that displays materials related to the Great East Japan Earthquake aimed at passing on memories and records of the natural disaster and raising awareness of disaster prevention measures and mitigation efforts involving a tsunami or other emergency. Visitors can also learn about the reconstruction efforts on Yamamoto Town’s new town center area, leading up to its completion.