The Run and Escape Maps (short for Evacuation Topography and Time Maps) represent a series of processes involving detailed evacuation-map making and paving the way for development of methodologies for new post-disaster town planning. These processes are parts of attempts to protect local culture that may gradually decay later, learn from past disasters, and revitalize local areas based on principles of townscape design and urban planning that will protect human lives. This article mainly outlines these processes and introduces the various ways the in which Run and Escape Maps are used, including their application in local workshops and car navigation services.