**3.2 Survey target**

The characteristics of the local governments that responded to this survey are shown in **Figures 1** and **2**. **Figure 1** shows the distribution of the population size of the responding municipalities. About half of the municipalities have less than 30,000 people.

**Figure 2** shows the experience of opening a shelter under COVID-19. About 1/4 of the local governments have opened shelters due to some natural disaster under COVID-19. In this survey, the target disaster was not specified, and each local government was requested to answer the description of the target disaster. According to their answer, heavy rains in July 2020, typhoon No. 8, typhoon No. 9, typhoon No. 10, typhoon No. 12, and typhoon No. 14 were mentioned. There are no cases of opening shelters after the earthquake, and all shelters were opened after the storm and flood damage.
