Earthquake Preparedness for Japan Short-Term Rental Hosts: A Practical Guide
Japan has around 1,500 earthquakes a year that are strong enough to feel. If you run a short-term rental here, that’s not a background fact — it’s an operational reality. Your guests are almost certainly visiting from countries where the ground doesn’t move, and when it does, they’re going to look to your property for guidance. Most operators I talk to have smoke detectors sorted and fire extinguishers mounted, but earthquake prep gets treated as an afterthought. That’s the gap I want to close here.