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[This disaster response website](http://map.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/) has a map
with a checkbox that visitors can click to display all the 避難所{ひなんじょ} in the
area. And then there is another checkbox to display all the 避難場所{ひなんばしょ}:

[![避難所 and
避難場所](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LDdUh.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LDdUh.png)

Both translate as "shelter" in my dictionary.  
What is the difference between the two?
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Difference between 避難所 and 避難場所
避難所 is a building with a roof (often a school) where people can stay/sleep
(potentially for a few days) if their house is destroyed or somehow
unreachable.

避難場所 is an open air space (often a park) where people must flee until they are
sure that standing in their house is not dangerous (collapsing, fire).

Reference:  
<http://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/bousai/1000029/1000316.html>
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