Experiment At Disaster Prevention Hall

We went to Honjo Life Safety Learning Center to experience heavy rain.

In this page, we'll write about that experience.

1. The Experiment we've done

Entrance of the Learning Center

Went to the Tokyo Fire Department's Honjo Disaster Prevention Hall to experience a storm! It is the only place in the Tokyo Fire Department's Disaster Prevention Museum where visitors can experience a storm, and is visited by many people. At the Honjo Disaster Prevention Hall, there is a storm experience corner, and elementary school students and younger Rainfall 30 mm/h, wind speed 10 m/s Junior high school students and older experienced torrential rains in the Rainfall 50 mm/h, wind speed 30 m/sYou can experience the power of a storm and know firsthand how powerful a storm can be. This time, members experienced the latter, torrential rainfall of 30 mm/h and wind speeds of 50 m/s.

体験中の画像

Wear a raincoat and the experience will be as shown in the photo. This picture shows elementary school children having an experience. After experiencing heavy rain, participants will experience strong winds. The brightness of the room is changed from morning to afternoon and then tonight, so the experience is similar to an actual heavy rainstorm.

2.How strong was that?

Image of level of the rain strength

So how powerful are the 50 mm/h rainfall and 30 m/s wind storm that our members experienced this time? A rainfall of 50 mm/h is a waterfall of rain so heavy that umbrellas become useless, causing basements to flood and water to gush out of manholes.

A rainfall of 50 mm/h is a waterfall of rain so heavy that umbrellas become useless, causing basements to flood and water to gush out of manholes.

3.Our Impressions

The sound of the rain made it difficult to see, hear sounds around me, and breathe, and I learned firsthand that it is very dangerous and difficult to walk in such a torrential downpour. Until now, when I was told that the rainfall was 50 mm and the wind speed was 30 m, I had no idea how strong the rain was because I had never experienced it and thought I would be fine. I had the idea that I would be fine. However, this experience made me realize how naïve I was and made me reconsider my behavior.If you're interested, I suggest you visit them!

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