@article{article_133602, title={Geography Education Challenges Regarding Disaster Mitigation in Japan}, journal={Review of International Geographical Education Online}, volume={3}, pages={230–240}, year={2013}, author={Ohnıshı, Koji and Mıtsuhashı, Hiroshi}, keywords={Disaster prevention, national curriculum, hazard map, land use, Social Studies}, abstract={After the March 2011 great East Japan earthquake, school teachers became much more interested in education for disaster prevention. The purpose of this paper is to indicate the extent education for disaster prevention is present in the Japanese National Curriculum. Before March 2011, some elements of disaster prevention education were added to the new curriculum on Social Studies and geography. Disaster education’s role becomes much more important for saving children’s lives. The roles of geographic education for disaster education emphasize the skills of map and regional characteristic reading and interpretation. The goal of geography education for disaster prevention is that people are better able to find safety with these skills.}, number={3}, publisher={Eyüp ARTVİNLİ}