{"id":3754,"date":"2025-10-01T13:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/?p=3754"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:54:20","slug":"20250924-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/news\/20250924-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Report: Creating \u201cNige Chizu;Evacuation Maps\u201d \u2013 Towards Zero Disaster Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3755\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933-670x439.jpg 670w, https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5933.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u25c6<strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong> Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 9:30\u201312:00<br><strong>\u25c6Format:<\/strong> In-person<br><strong>\u25c6Venue:<\/strong> Learning Commons, Saitama University<br><strong>\u25c6Organizers:<\/strong> Regional Resilient Society Research Consortium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u3000Saitama University (Research Center for Social Transformation \/Department of Resilient Society)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u3000Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., Saitama Central Branch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u25c6Co-organizer:<\/strong> Saitama University Diversity Promotion Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u25c6Participants:<\/strong> 34<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 24, 2025, the Consortium for a Resilient Society (Disaster Risk Reduction Communication Working Group) hosted the workshop <em>\u201cCreating Nige-Chizu; Evacuation Maps: Towards Zero Disaster Victims\u201d<\/em> at Saitama University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session began with a keynote by Mr. Hiroyuki Tanada, Branch Manager of Sompo Japan Insurance, Saitama Central Branch, who introduced the concept of the \u201cEvacuation Map\u201d (<em>Nige-Chizu<\/em>) and shared initiatives to build disaster-resilient communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants then divided into seven groups. Each table was provided with a map centered on Saitama University (a designated evacuation site), colored pencils, pens, and string. After self-introductions and a short briefing on how to create a Nige-Chizu, each group collaborated to produce their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nige-Chizu is a hand-drawn map that visualizes walking times to the nearest evacuation site using color coding. Participants annotated their maps with observations and insights, completing a localized view of evacuation accessibility. At the end, all maps were displayed, and groups shared reflections. Feedback included: The importance of working with local resident who know the area well for realistic evacuation planning. Appreciation for learning the Evacuation Map method. Interest in applying the method in participants\u2019 own communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop brought together a diverse mix of members from the Consortium, Saitama University international students, local resident, high school students, government officials, and participants from outside the region\u2014fostering an inclusive and multi-perspective exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>\u201cEvacuation Map\u201d (Nigechizu) is a registered trademark of Nikken Sekkei Ltd.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Television Saitama, September 24, 2025:<\/em> Saitama University \u201cEvacuation Map\u201d Workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nigechizu.jsurp.jp\/\">About Evacuation Maps (Nigechizu)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Consortium\u2019s Disaster Risk Reduction Communication Working Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This working group explores effective approaches to disaster risk reduction communication and methods that promote self-help and mutual support through collaboration among academia, government, industry, and citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25c6Date &amp; Time: Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 9:3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[14,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-en-info","category-en-pickup","category-en-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3754"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3808,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754\/revisions\/3808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}