地震や台風、豪雨など、災害はいつ起きるかわかりません。いざという時に役立つ知恵や工夫は、 特別な防災グッズだけでなく、 日々のくらしの中にもたくさんあります。 今回は仙台市の災害文化創造・実装事業「くらしともしもの研究所」との協働企画で、仙台で暮らす海外出身の3人に、それぞれの国や地域で育まれてきた「災害とともに生きる知恵＝災害文化」について聞きました。

Disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, and heavy rains can strike at any time. We need to be prepared. It’s not just disaster preparedness supplies that help us prepare for disasters; there are many other things in our daily lives that can help as well. In this collaborative project with the “Kurashi to Moshimo no Kenkyujo,” we spoke with three people from overseas living in Sendai about the “wisdom of living with disasters” that has been cultivated in their respective countries and regions.