ABSTRACT
The record-breaking precipitation during the period of 28th June to 8th July 2018 claimed the lives of more than 220 people in the Western part of Japan. More than 30,000 houses were flooded and 11,000 houses completely or partly collapsed, in addition to severe damages to infrastructure. The Western Japan Flood 2018 has revealed that the awareness of the flood risks of residents are still low despite of the dissemination effort of hazard maps and repeated alerts. In addition, the maintenance of infrastructure revealed to be an issue. In this chapter, lessons are discussed based on archival analysis and fieldwork focusing on the impact in three prefectures.
