About this site
Kyoto is safe for our visitors, is the main aim of this website. Kyoto was not directly affected by the great earthquake and the following accident at the nuclear power plant in 2011. The site contains information on the results of water, air and food safety tests and about the disaster prevention programs of Kyoto.
Overview of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Kyoto city drinking water is safe and free of all radioactive substances.
Kyoto city is conducting radioactivity tests for food safety before being marketed.
Radiation level in the air in Kyoto is in normal and safe range.
Kyoto City has developed various disaster prevention programs such as multilingual disaster support and tries to spread this safety information.
Disaster Prevention Programs / The Knowledge of Radioactivity