Abstract
It is especially difficult to inform visitors who are not acquainted with the risks of the places near the water under a tsunami attack regarding evacuation routes and shelters. Resorts near the water must have the ability to keep visitors safe in a tsunami attack. Through participation observation during evacuation drills at Utsumi Beach, Aichi, Japan, we discuss how to smoothly evacuate visitors and residents from the beach to the tsunami shelter. The visitor's awareness of the risk was addressed through a questionnaire survey using a tablet type computer. Some improvements must be made in the process. As an example, the location of the tsunami shelter had to be changed. We point out the significance of conducting the evacuation drills on a continuous basis.
