Under the plan, approximately 110,000 residents of the islands and about 10,000 tourists will be transported to Fukuoka and Kagoshima airports and Kagoshima Port.
Fukuoka Prefecture will host the most evacuees, at 47,400 people, followed by Kagoshima Prefecture, at 13,800, Kumamoto Prefecture, at 12,800, Yamaguchi Prefecture, at 12,600, Oita Prefecture, at 10,500, Miyazaki Prefecture, at 9,800, Nagasaki Prefecture, at 4,200, and Saga Prefecture, at 1,700.
All but Yamaguchi are part of the Kyushu southwestern Japan region.
Residents of the islands will be transported by bus from the two airports and Kagoshima Port to hotels in 32 municipalities.
AloJapan.com