* This article was contributed to Google Maps Mania on August 27, 2005.
Google Maps Mania - The Japan View
Hi, this is
nagoyan the earthhopper again, from Japan. We have recently got relatively large earthquakes near big cities -
Tokyo and
Sendai, and even big
Typhoon #11 just hit the area around Tokyo (it's called Mawar, but we don't usually call them with human name). People are well prepared for fatal disaster like epicentral earthquake, but they are trying to be best in various ways - one of current best-selling book is the customized handy maps that instructs
how to walk back home from central Tokyo just in case of disaster situation while many of lifelines are not available. This maps cover most of directions from major business districts where 4+ million people commutes from outside of Tokyo mostly by trains and subways, with good instructions where to get medical relief or food/water, and designated emergency evacuation areas, even where to avoid. I hope they could issue English one for sure.
So here we go for today's edition of Japan View.
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