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About the Landslide Prevention Law

Last Updated May 10, 2024

The "Law Concerning the Promotion of Sediment Disaster Prevention Measures in Sediment Disaster Warning Areas (Landslide Prevention Law)" refers to the danger of sediment-related disasters to protect the lives of the people from sediment-related disasters. It is intended to promote software measures such as maintenance of the system, restrictions on certain development activities, structural regulation of buildings, and promotion of relocation of existing houses.
 
◆About the details of the Earth and Sand Disaster Prevention Law, please see (Kanagawa HP) (outside site) about the Sediment Disaster Prevention Law.
◆About designation method of area, please see commentary (outside site) of term in Kanagawa earth and sand disaster information portal (outside site).
 

What is the earth and sand disaster warning area (yellow zone)

It is an area where it is recognized that there is a risk of causing harm to the life or body of residents when steep slopes collapse, etc., and the danger is known and evacuation system is maintained.
 

What is the landslide disaster special caution area (red zone)?

In areas where it is recognized that there is a risk of causing significant harm to the life or body of residents when steep slopes collapse of steep slopes occurs, permission system for specific development activities, structural regulation of buildings Etc. are performed.

◆Person thinking about land transaction or development activity in the city, please confirm (PDF: 290KB) in development activity in earth and sand disaster special caution area and the neighboring land.
◆About the designation situation of earth and sand disaster special caution area, please see the designation situation (Kanagawa HP) (outside site) of earth and sand disaster special caution area.
 

Designated status in Yokohama City

As of April 23, 2024, in Yokohama City, 2,396 sediment-related disaster warning areas and 2,049 landslide special warning areas have been designated in Yokohama City.

◆When you want to confirm whether place to live is appointed as earth and sand disaster caution areas, please see Kanagawa earth and sand disaster information portal (outside site) of Kanagawa Sabo Division.

Designated status such as earth and sand disaster warning areas for each ward
Each ward

Earth and sand disaster warning area
() Inside: Special Warning Area for Earth and Sand Disasters

Collapse of steep slopes

Debris flow

Tsurumi Ward

119(104)

0

Kanagawa Ward

102(89)

0

Nishi Ward

56(42)

0

Naka Ward

129(116)

0

Minami Ward

160(135)

0

Konan Ward

148(119)

0

Hodogaya Ward

185(171)

0

Asahi Ward

114(93)

0

Isogo Ward

113(97)

0

Kanazawa Ward

166(147)

3(3)

Kohoku Ward

218(213)

0

Midori Ward

113(95)

0

Aoba Ward

130(85)

0

Tsuzuki Ward  

135(106)

0

Totsuka Ward

276(234)

0

Sakae Ward

156(142)

0

Izumi Ward

36(33)

0

Seya Ward

37(25)

0

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For inquiries to this page

Building Disaster Prevention Section, Housing and Architecture Bureau Planning Department

Phone: 045-671-2948

Phone: 045-671-2948

Fax: 045-663-3255

Email address: kc-gakebousai@city.yokohama.jp

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