In recent years, while the number of inbound tourists to Japan has reached record levels, ensuring the safety of foreign visitors has become a critical challenge. In a country prone to frequent natural disasters, differences in language, culture, and prior disaster experience can make it difficult for foreign tourists to access and interpret evacuation information and safety guidelines. This paper focuses on the concept of Mimamori in Japanese and examines it based on the results of a questionnaire survey conducted in light of prior research. Specifically, it aims to theoretically organize the Mimamori concept through analysis of its definition and the pictographic origins of its Kanji characters, and to explore its potential application in disaster support platforms centered around AR and AI-dialogue systems. This study is intended to contribute to the design and improvement of disaster communication support systems targeting foreign tourists visiting Japan.
Kashima et al. (Sat,) studied this question.