Kurashiki City issues an Evacuation of the Elderly and Others (Alert Level 3) for mountainous areas. Evacuation shelters are also open.

Kurashiki City

June 26, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
The Level 3 landslide warning has been lifted, so the evacuation advisory for older adults and others [Alert Level 3] issued for the mountainous areas of Kurashiki City has been lifted.

June 26, 2026, 7:37 a.m.
The evacuation advisory for older adults and others [Alert Level 3] was lifted at 4:39 a.m. on June 26, so all evacuation shelters were closed as of 7:37 a.m. on June 26.

Due to heavy rain, the risk of landslides increased in Kurashiki City. At 6:30 p.m. on June 25, 2026, the city issued an evacuation advisory for older adults and others [Alert Level 3] for the mountainous areas of Kurashiki City.

If you live in the mountainous areas of Kurashiki City and are an older adult, have a disability, or otherwise need extra time to evacuate, please begin evacuating.

This article was edited and published by the Haretoco General Incorporated Association editorial team, based on information provided by Kurashiki City under the “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Disseminating Municipal Information” between Kurashiki City and the Haretoco General Incorporated Association.

The information presented here is current as of the article’s publication in June 2026. Please note that it may differ from current information.

Open Evacuation Shelters

The evacuation shelters currently open are as follows.

June 26, 2026, 7:37 a.m.
The evacuation advisory for older adults and others [Alert Level 3] was lifted at 4:39 a.m. on June 26, so all evacuation shelters were closed as of 7:37 a.m. on June 26.

  • Kurashiki Community Center
  • Minami Junior High School
  • Nakasho Elementary School
  • Tatsumi Junior High School
  • Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amaki High School
  • Sugo Elementary School
  • Tsubue Elementary School
  • Sho Junior High School
  • Ajino Elementary School
  • Akasaki Elementary School
  • Shimotsui Gakuen
  • Honjo Community Center
  • Midorigaoka Elementary School
  • Kotoura Higashi Elementary School
  • Karako Community Center
  • Kotoura Nishi Elementary School
  • Gonai Junior High School
  • Daini Fukuda Elementary School
  • Fukuda Junior High School
  • Dai-go Fukuda Elementary School
  • Tsurajima Higashi Elementary School
  • Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
  • Uwanari Elementary School
  • Otojima Elementary School
  • Tamashima Nishi Junior High School
  • Tamashima Minami Elementary School
  • Kurashiki Sakuyo University
  • Tamashima Kurosaki Community Center
  • Minamiura Ikoi House
  • Okada Elementary School
  • Sono Elementary School
  • Mabi General Park
  • Niman Elementary School
  • Kibiji Clean Center
  • Funao Elementary School

Kurashiki City Contact Information Regarding the Heavy Rain

Due to the heavy rain, Kurashiki City established a Disaster Alert Headquarters at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

For inquiries to Kurashiki City regarding the heavy rain, please call the following number.

Contact

Kurashiki City Disaster Alert Headquarters
086-435-9501

For the latest information, please see the “Kurashiki City Disaster Prevention Portal.”

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