Past disasters such as the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in January 17, 1995 has increased awareness of the need for protection against natural disasters. Including the recent climatic phenomena like torrential rains and tornado, Japan is prone to various types of natural disasters such as windstorm and flood, earthquake and tsunami-earthquake, active volcano and sediment disaster. Particularly, in the near future, there is a high possibility of the Nankai Earthquake and the Tonankai Earthquake, and therefore, the need of disaster management education for children who did not experience disasters is now increasing. However, the present situation of disaster management education is actively practiced only by some dedicated citizens and disaster-related people, a small fraction of the Japanese nation. In order to make disaster management education more effective and universally, it should add to the curricula for compulsory education. With the revision of the School Health and Safety Act in 2009, the possibilities of disseminating disaster management education are considered here
