Abstract
In areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, disaster storyteller learning is actively
being carried out to convey experiences related to disasters and disaster response. On the other
hand, the continuous influence and effects of those who heard it have not been quantitatively
grasped. In this paper, we investigated the changes and effects on the listeners in the learning of
disaster storytellers, in which they listened to stories of disaster experiences. We conducted a
verification using questionnaire survey data for 1247 students of elementary, junior high and
high schools who listened to an online disaster storyteller learning program. As a result, 66.3%
of the listeners carried out a ripple effect activity in their homes by telling their families what
they had heard from the storytellers, and that the change in awareness that emphasized the
power to live in a disaster was maintained for more than one month. In addition, it was clarified
that behavioral changes after listening to the storyteller are related to immersion in the
storyteller's story and acquisition of new disaster knowledge for listeners.
