In Kagoshima, landslide and flooding may occur due to heavy rain. Please check the weather information and instructions from your residential city office.

For the detail information, please see the site listed below.

Meteorological Agency(foreign language available)

https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kokusai/multi.html

Kagoshima Prefectural Government Disaster Prevention Web(Japanese)

http://www.bousai.pref.kagoshima.jp/pub_web/portal-top/

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Kagoshima Prefecture "Important information on rain disaster for foreign residents"

https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/af09/tabunka_kyousei/notice_heavyrain.html

Other useful information

防災お役立ち情報（ぼうさいおやくだちじょうほう） | 公益財団法人鹿児島県国際交流協会　KIA（KAGOSHIMA INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION） (kiaweb.or.jp)

Cabinet Office of Japan

http://www.bousai.go.jp/oukyu/hinanjouhou/r3_hinanjouhou_guideline/evacuation_en.html

Kagoshima Prefectural Government (KPG) has raised the alert level of Covid-19 up to its maximum level "Stage 4" and issued their self-determined state of emergency declaration.

The state of emergency declaration is to be valid from 13 August until 31.

Under the declaration, KPG strongly requests as follows.

To local residents

・To cancel or postpone non-essential or non-urgent travel between prefectures.

・To refrain from non-essential or non-urgent outing.

・To remain in place when having fever.

・To suspend going to some designated islands.

To those out of Kagoshima prefecture

・To cancel or postpone non-essential or non-urgent travel to Kagoshima prefecture.

・To make sure to take PCR test when coming to Kagoshima prefecture.

KPG also requests local restaurants and bars in Kagoshima City, Nishino-omote City, Nakatane Town, Minamitane Town, Kirishima City, Tokunoshima Town, Amagi Town and Isen Town to close by 8 p.m.

In addition, most prefectural facilities are basically to close or suspend their part of services during the period of the declaration.

The Governor of KPG recognizes current situation of Covid-19 seriously critical and strongly asks for the cooperation of all persons involved.

For the detail, please check out the site below,

https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kenko-fukushi/covid19/keikai210813.html

The Warning is to be valid from 6 August until 22.

Under the Warning, KPG strongly requests local residents

To cancel or postpone non-essential or non-urgent outing to other prefecture.

To advise their friends or relatives not to come into the Prefecture.

To avoid too long meeting or dining with too many participants.

KPG also requests local restaurants in Kagoshima City to close by 8 p.m.

In addition, KPG has suspended the sales of package tour "Now Re-explore Kagoshima Ver.2" from 6 August until 31 and requests not to use the Kagoshima Travel discount coupon.

For the detail, please check out the site below,

鹿児島県／「爆発的感染拡大警報」発令（令和3年8月6日～8月22日） (pref.kagoshima.jp)

Kagoshima Prefectural Government (KPG) has reduced the alert level of Covid-19 down to Stage 2 1st July, but still remains under the status of caution against the infection expansion.

All residents are required

・To refrain from non-essential, non - urgent outings to high risk area.

・To follow the prevention measures in club activities at school.

・To pay attention the way of conversation when gathering for summer activities such as BBQ.

・To balance the prevention both of Covid-19 and heatstroke by avoiding heavy physical exercise with wearing a mask, taking sufficient water and salt.

KPG announced that the sales of package tour "Now Re-explore Kagoshima Ver.2" is to resume on 5 July.

For the detail, please check out the site below,

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kenko-fukushi/covid19/keikai210701.html

For "Now Re-explore Kagoshima",

https://www.imakago.com/

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has uploaded multilingual versions of the pre-vaccination screening questionnaire, and instructions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in Japan.

MHLW/ Pre-vaccination Screening Questionnaire for COVID-19 vaccine etc

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/vaccine_tagengo.html

MHLW/ COVID-19 vaccine etc (Top page)

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/vaccine_yoshinhyouetc.html