DISCOVER FUKUI

You can view real-time footage of various locations in Fukui Prefecture through live cameras.

These are useful for checking road conditions (rain, snow, icy roads, traffic), weather (sunny, sudden heavy rain, typhoons), and disaster information (river flooding, water levels, tsunamis, earthquake impacts) before or during your trip.

★ FBC Information Camera | Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture – Near JR Fukui Station

https://www.youtube.com/live/tHMEnSTnFd4?si=miseXuTMfPNBzZMm

★ FBC Information Camera | Ono City, Fukui Prefecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTtMdsgn49w

★ FBC Information Camera | Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture (Echizen Port)

https://www.youtube.com/live/ejnUvdMmcbk?si=aq0T7ogneDVcLP1A

★ FBC Information Camera | Obama City, Fukui Prefecture

https://www.youtube.com/live/acLJEotPVJc?si=ir1Zrp9hSIlZf-aF

The “Fukui Prefecture Disaster Prevention Network” is a website that presents disaster prevention information for Fukui Prefecture in an easy-to-understand map format. You can check a variety of disaster data in real time, including weather information and the status of evacuation shelters.

https://www.bousai.pref.fukui.lg.jp/dis_portal/?lang=en

The following information can be displayed visually for clarity:

・Weather

・Rainfall

・River water levels and dam information

・Snow depth

・Landslide warning information

・Landslide hazard distribution

・Earthquakes and tsunamis

・Status of open evacuation shelters

・Issued evacuation orders and advisories

・Traffic restrictions

・Cameras (roads and rivers)

・Hazard maps (floods, tsunamis, etc.)

【Air】

★ Komatsu Airport

https://www.komatsuairport.jp/flight/index_en.html

【JR】

★ JR West Service Information (Hokuriku Shinkansen)

https://trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/h_shinkansen.html

★ JR West Service Information (Thunderbird / Shirasagi)

https://trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/express.html?id=12

★ JR West Service Information (Hokuriku Area)

https://trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/hokuriku.html

★ JR East Service Information (Hokuriku Shinkansen)

https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/shinkansen.aspx

【Local Railways】

★ Echizen Railway（Only available in Japanese） 

https://www.echizen-tetudo.co.jp/

★ Fukui Railway（Only available in Japanese） 

https://fukutetsu.jp/

★ HAPILINE Fukui（Only available in Japanese） 

https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/

【Route Buses】

★ Keifuku Bus

https://bus-keifuku-co-jp.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja&_x_tr_pto=wapp

【Road Information】

★ Michi Information Net Fukui（Only available in Japanese） 

https://www.hozen.pref.fukui.lg.jp/hozen/yuki/

★ NEXCO Central Japan

https://www.c-nexco.co.jp/en/jam/

In the event of natural disasters, you can check links to related information on the “Important Notices” page of the official JNTO Global Website.

https://www.japan.travel/en/

JNTO provides 24-hour telephone support in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

(Phone number: 03-3201-3331)

This channel delivers the latest news from Japan and Asia 24 hours a day in English.

It also serves as a valuable source of information in English during major disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

The Japan Meteorological Agency website provides weather forecasts, as well as earthquake and tsunami information.

It offers the latest updates during disasters and serves as a useful disaster-prevention information site for international visitors.

https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=en

The “Safety tips” app provides disaster-related information for international visitors to Japan.

You can download it from the following URLs:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.rcsc.safetyTips.android&hl=en-US

https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/safety-tips/id858357174?l=en-US

Medical institutions where consultations are available in foreign languages can be searched by medical department and supported language.

https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html

This guidebook contains information on how to receive medical care at medical institutions in Japan, as well as convenient “point-and-speak” conversation sheets to help explain your symptoms.

https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/common/pdf/guide_eng.pdf

JST is operated by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and provides foreign travelers with safety tips and the latest information in the event of natural disasters.

https://x.com/JapanSafeTravel?lang=en

The Prime Minister’s Official Residence shares government initiatives on disaster and crisis management via X (formerly Twitter).

https://x.com/kantei_saigai?lang=en

The voice translation app “VoiceTra,” which translates speech into foreign languages, can be used on a trial basis.

https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/index.html