September 1st Is A Day For Disaster Evacuation Drills In Japan

This is Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building located in Sinjuku-ward, Tokyo. It's one of the popular spots for tourists since it is located in the center of Tokyo and has observatory floors on the 45th floor (663ft/202m) in both towers in the left hand side photo. 

However that is not the reason I chose the photos for today.
On September 1st in 2015, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office started distributing a new handbook “Prevention Against The Effects Of Disasters” for residents in Tokyo. 

For Japanese people September 1st has been the day for thinking about disaster prevention and having an disaster evacuation drill.

It came from a historical disaster in 1923. A terrible earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 hit Tokyo area on September 1st and it caused extensive damage. Thus Japanese government decided this day as Disaster Prevention Day in 1960 though it's not a national holiday. 

It is good to keep reminded of disasters since Japan is an earthquake country and this season is a typhoon season in Japan!