The 'Noto Peninsula Temporary Store MAP' created by the Hokuriku headquarters of the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation (SME Support, Japan) is an important initiative supporting the recovery of areas affected by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. This map comprehensively lists information about temporary stores where business operators who lost their shops and offices due to the earthquake have resumed operations, serving as a valuable guide for local residents and tourists when using restaurants, retail stores, service businesses, and other establishments.
Temporary stores play a crucial role in maintaining economic activities in disaster-affected areas and supporting residents' daily lives. Through this map, users can easily check information such as the locations, business hours, and services provided by operating temporary stores. Particularly for tourists, visiting these local stores when traveling to the Noto Peninsula provides a direct opportunity to contribute to the economic recovery of the disaster-affected area.
The map is distributed at Kanazawa Station, Noto Airport, tourist information centers throughout the region, and at the temporary stores themselves, and is also available for download as a PDF file (5.9MB). This diverse distribution method ensures that information reaches not only local residents but also visitors from outside the prefecture.
This initiative by SME Support goes beyond mere information provision to serve as practical support that assists disaster-affected business operators in continuing their operations and promotes community regeneration. By visualizing temporary stores, it achieves both improved user convenience and business recovery for operators, contributing to accelerating the overall recovery of the Noto Peninsula. As time passes since the earthquake, such continuous support activities play an essential role toward the complete recovery of disaster-affected areas.