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About temporary toilet, which is directly connected to sewage

Last Updated January 20, 2025

What is the temporary toilet (commonly known as the Hamakko Toilet for Disasters)?

temporary toilet is directly connected to public sewers, which are being developed in evacuation shelter and other areas.

How to use

This is an illustration of how to use the temporary toilet directly connected to sewage during a disaster and the underground structure.
Information on temporary toilet that is directly connected to sewage during a disaster

Sewage temporary toilet - Video of installation method → https://youtu.be/gRZvrLlJTdc (external site)
Video of sewage directly connected temporary toilet installation method (base buried on ground) → https://youtu.be/qeg4CHtSoBQ (external site)
temporary toilet with a direct connection to sewage - Video of how to use a pump for water supply → https://youtu.be/gEKMbQTTacA (external site)

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Disaster Hamakko Toilets → Hamakko Toilet for Disasters Q & A (PDF: 174KB)

Features

1.High earthquake resistance
The sewer pipes for temporary toilet use highly earthquake-resistant pipes.

2.Hygienic
temporary toilet, which is directly connected to sewage, can be drained directly into the sewer after use.

3.Barrier-free design
One of the temporary toilet installations is designed so that people with disabilities can use it safely. In addition, all temporary toilet toilets have no steps at the entrance, so elderly people can use them with peace of mind.

4.High water saving effect
Normal flush toilet drainage requires 8l to 10l of water at a time. In temporary toilet, which is directly connected to sewage, water is drained at 800 liters after approximately 500 times, so the amount of water used per time is about 1.6 liters, which can be drained at about 1/5 to 1/6 of the normal required amount of water.

Maintenance status

Maintenance of Hamakko Toilet for Disasters (as of December 31, 2024)
Ward Number of maintenance Maintenance points
Tsurumi 32 Yako, Kamisueyoshi, Shimono Nodani, Heian, Tsurumi, Toyooka, Shiota, Shioiri, Irifune, Namamugi, Sueyoshi, Market, Shin-Tsurumi, Shimosueyoshi ※Kishiya, Kami Terao, Higashidai, Sueyoshi, Shiota, Market, Tsurumi, Kansei, Yako, Namamugi, Terao, Tsurumi Ward Office, Uemiya (Middle), Komaoka, Shishigaya, and Hijiya. ※Baba, Asahi, Terao
Kanagawa 25 Kanagawa, Nishiterao Daini, Kougaya, ※Nishiterao, ※Koyasu, ※Nitani, Mitsuzawa, Shirohata, ※Oguchidai, ※Shinbashi, Kandaiji, Urashima, Minami Kandaiji, Kanagawa Ward Office, Aoki, ※Kuritaya (middle), Nishikidai (middle), Saito, Matsumoto (middle), ※Urashimaoka (middle), ※Rokukakubashi (middle), Kanagawa (middle), ※Nakamaru, ※Hazawa, Municipal Municipal Hospital
West 13 Hiranuma ※Inaridai, Higashi, Miyatani, Ippommatsu, Asamadai, Okano (middle), Oimatsu (middle), ※Tobe, West (Middle), Nishimae, Karuizawa (Middle), Nishi Ward Office
Medium 17

Tateno, Honmoku Minami, Honmoku, Honmoku, ※Mamon, Honmachi, ※Kitakata, Motomachi, ※A bird ※Yamamoto, Nakaodai (middle), ※Port (middle), ※Yokohama Yoshida (middle), Minato Sogo (high), Yokohama city minato Red Cross Hospital, Naka Ward Office, (old) Fujimi (medium), New City Hall

South 27

Idogaya, Nakamura, ※Minami, Hie, Minamiyoshida, Ooka, Ota, ※Maita, Ishikawa, Maita (middle), Kyoshin (middle), ※Hiraku (middle), Fujinoki (middle), Minami Ward Office, Citizens' Medical Center, Minamiota, ※Nagata, Minami (middle), ※Bessho, Minamigaoka (middle), ※Fuji tree, Rokutsu river (middle), Rokutsu river, ※Nagatadai, ※Nagata (middle), Rokutsu Kawanishi, and Rokutsugawadai

Konan 32 ※Nagano, Kotsubo, Hino, Kamiooka, ※Sakuragaoka, Konan (Middle), Konan Ward Office, Noba (Middle), ※Mr. Kusaka ※Noba Suzukake, Sasashita (Middle), Shimo Noba, Minamidai, and ※Konandai second ※Maruyamadai, Yoshiwara, Shimonagaya, Higiriyama, ※Mt. Aibu, Mt. ※Konandai Daiichi, Hinominami ※Nagatani, Konandai No. 3, ※Konandai Daiichi (Middle), Serigaya (Middle), Higiriyama (Middle), ※Serigaya, Serigaya Minami, Hinominami (Middle), Kaminagaya (Middle), Maruyamadai (Middle), ※Higashinagaya (Middle)
Hodogaya 28 Sakamoto, Hoshikawa, Fujimidai, Tokiwadai, ※Mine, Mailer, Miyata (Middle), Hodogaya (Middle), ※Hodogaya, Hodogaya Ward Office, ※Sakuradai, ※Kawashima, ※Hatsunegaoka, Buddha, Tachibana (Middle), Imai, Kamihoshikawa, Arai, Setogaya, Fujitsuka, Gontazaka, Arai (Middle), Nishiya (Middle), ※Iwasaki, Iwasaki (middle), Kunugidai, Kami Sugeta (middle), Kami Sugeta Sasa no Oka
Asahi 34 Asahi (Middle), Ichizawa, Futamatagawa, Tsurugamine (Middle) ※Sakonyama, ※Imajuku Minami, Wakabadai Special Needs School (Yokohama Wakaba Gakuen) ※Kibogaoka, Kamishirane, ※Higashikibogaoka, ※The Forest of the Four Seasons ※Kamikawai, Makigahara, ※Tsurugamine, Sachigaoka, ※Good part, ※Wakabadai, ※Shirane, ※Fudomaru, Sakonyama Special Needs School, ※Sasanodai, Motoshuku (middle), Minamihonjyuku, ※Nakao, Kamishirane North (middle), ※Kawai, Former Wakabadainishi (Middle) (Wakabadai Sports Culture Club), Minamikibogaoka (Middle), Imajuku (Middle), Makigahara (Middle), Sakonyama (Middle), Nakazawa, ※Motoshuku, Asahi Ward Office
Isogo 22 Morihito, Sugita, Negishi, Folding Ura, ※Isoko, Takigashira, ※Shiomidai, Okamura (Middle), Negishi (Middle), Isogo Ward Office, ※Sannoudai, ※Shiomidai (Middle) ※Mori (Middle), Okamura, Bairin, Yokodai Daiichi, Yokodai Daini, Hama, Hama (Middle), Yokodai Third, Yokodai Daishi, Sawanosato
Kanazawa 28 Namiki Daiichi, Namikichuo, Bunko, Kanazawa, Kamariyahigashi, Namiki Daishi, Daido, Tomioka, Kamariya, Segasaki, Hakkei, Rokuura (Middle), Namiki (Middle), Daido (Middle), University Hospital, Rokuura, Kanazawa Ward Office, ※Nishishiba, Nomi Tainan, Kamariyaminami, Oda, Nishishiba (middle), Asahina, Nishitomioka, Nishikanazawa Gakuen, ※Nokendai, ※Takafunedai, Rokuura Minami
Kohoku 30

Shinyoshida Daini, Kita Tsunashima, Tsunashimahigashi, Hiyoshi Minami, Komabayashi, Shinyoshida, Ozone, Shinohara, General Rules, Niiba, Nitta (Middle), Tarumachi (Middle), Shinowaranishi, Koseki, ※Nitta, Futoo, Kikuna, Jogo, ※Yagami, Mamedo, Kohoku, Jogo (Middle), Hiyoshidai, Takatahigashi, Tsunashima, Shioka, Kohoku Ward Office, Takada (Middle), Shimoda, Minowa

Green 22 Nagatsuta Daini, Higashi Hongo, Nakayama (middle), Yamashita, ※Mibo, Ibukino, Tokaichiba, Kirigaoka complex "Kiri no Sato" (formerly Kirigaoka Daiichi Elementary School), Mori nodai, Kamoi, Ueyama, Nakayama, etc. ※Kirigaoka Gakuen, Yamashita Midoridai, Tana (Middle), Higashi Kamoi (Middle), Shinji, Tokaichiba ※Takeyama, ※Nagatsuta, Midori, Midori Ward Office, Kamoi (Middle)
Green leaves 40 Tanimoto, Midori Kamoshida, ※Edanishi, Aobadai (middle), Enokigaoka, ※Moegino, ※Nara no Oka, Akanedai (middle), ※Tana, ※Nara (middle), Ichigao, Tsutsujigaoka, ※Mitakedai, Satsukigaoka, Midorigaoka (middle), ※Fujigaoka, Higashi Ichigao, Utsukushigaoka east, Tanimoto (middle), Mitakedai (middle), Nara, ※Onda, Iron, Kamoshida Daiichi, ※Yamauchi, ※Motoishikawa, Shinishikawa, ※Azamino (middle), Azamino Daini, Azamino Daiichi, Azamino Daiichi, ※Utsukushigaoka, Yamauchi (middle), Ekoda, Kurosuda, Susukino, Kenzan, ※Katsura, Utsukushigaokanishi, Aobadai, Utsukushigaoka (middle)
Tsuzuki 28 Orimoto, Kitayamada, Tsuda (Middle), ※Tsuda, ※Ushikubo, ※Katsuta, Sumiregaoka, ※Nakagawa, Chigasaki, Kawawa, Tsuda Nishi, Edaminami, Chigasakidai, Kawawa Higashi, Tsuzuki no Oka, Nakagawa (middle), Kawawa (middle), Eda, Edahigashi Daiichi, Chigasaki (middle), Yamada, Tsuzuki, Minamiyamada, Chigasaki Nakagawanishi, Chigasaki, Higashigashi,Tsuzuki Ward  , Higashigashi government office
Tozuka 37 Akiba, Tozuka, ※Maioka (middle), Higashitotsuka, ※Tojinano, Tozuka (Middle), Totsuka Ward Office, Kurata, Naze (Middle), Gumizawa, Torigaoka, Kojaku, Yabe, Kawakami, etc. ※Kawakami-Kita, Taisho, ※Nase, Minamimaioka, Kashio, ※Higashi Gumizawa, Taisho (Middle), Higashimatano, Shimogo, Maioka, Fukaya (Middle), Yokohama Fukayadai, Fukaya, ※Minami Tozuka, Hirato, ※Toyoda (Middle), Gumizawa (Middle), Shinano, Hiratodai, Kamiyabe, ※Sakaigi (middle), ※Minami Tozuka (middle), Sakaigi
Sakae 21

Hongo, Toyoda, Hongo, Nishi Hongo, Sakae Ward Office, Iijima, Kasama. ※Nishihongo, ※Hongodai, Iijima (middle), ※Katsuradai, Katsuradai (middle), Sakurai, Kamigo, Kosugaya, Koda, Shodo, Koyamadai, ※Chishu, Former Noshichiri (Buried Cultural Properties Center), Former Shodo (Middle)

Spring 21

Nakata, Kazurano, Iida Kita Icho, (former) Icho, Ryoke (middle), ※Shimoizumi, Nakata (middle), Okazu, ※Shimbashi, ※Kamiida, ※Nishigaoka, ※Ryokuen East (Ryokuen compulsory education School), Izumi, Naka Wada Minami, Iseyama, Izumigaoka (Middle), Izumino (Middle), Naka Wada, ※Izumino, ※Higashinakada, Naka Wada (Middle), Kamiida (Middle)

Seya 15

Mitsukyo, ※Seya Daini, Seya Kami Seya, Hara (Middle), ※Prefectural Yokohama Hinatayama Support School, Seya (middle), Futabashi, Aizawa, ※Daimon, ※Sakura Seya, Hara, Minamiseya, Minamiseya (middle), ※Former Akuwa, Seya Ward Office


(Middle): Junior high school, (high): high school, ※・・ ・ Base where Hamakko Toilet is buried on the ground

evacuation shelter [453 locations] Emergency recovery bases [17 locations] Disaster base hospitals [4 locations]  =Total number of completed construction [474 locations]

Oh You can check the location of Hamakko toilets in each base from the link below.
 Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Nishi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Konan Ward 
 Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Isogo Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward
 Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  , Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward

About manhole toilet setting subsidy program

Please see the following link about "manhole restroom setting furtherance system" for disaster prevention organization of town.
“Manhole Toilet Installation Subsidy Program”

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