Abstract
In this paper, according to the survey, it was able to grasp reality of high-rise building-specific damage that occurred at the Great East Japan Earthquake (“the 3.11 Earthquake”), initial response of regional businesses, and support to the people who were unable to return home. In addition, we clarified the future issues learned from the actual situation and proposed efforts to enhance disaster prevention in cooperation with the local communities to minimize the disruption of a large-scale earthquake.