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TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that it plans to conduct rolling blackouts on Tuesday from 6:20 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The company divided Tokyo and five prefectures where they provide power into five groups and will conduct rolling blackouts for about three hours during the time slots assigned to each group.

TEPCO had announced that it will conduct rolling blackouts on Monday from 6:20 a.m. to 10 p.m. However, TEPCO did not conduct blackouts except for between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. since many businesses saved power, especially train companies, which reduced the number of trains running.

But fewer trains caused confusion for commuters. Many commuters flooded train stations, waiting for trains to come.

Here are the list of cities and their groups that are located near U.S. military installations. Only part of the areas listed will be effected by the blackouts.

This is not the complete list. This is a plan and could change.

Group 3: from 6:20 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Tokyo - - Hamura city, Akishima city, Musashimurayama city, Higashiyamato city, Hachioji city, Higashimurayama city and Fussa city.

Kanagawa prefecture - Tsurumi-ku, Kanagawa-ku, Naka-ku, Minami-ku, Hodogaya-ku, Kohoku-ku, Totsuka-ku, Konan-ku, Sakae-ku and Izumi-ku in Yokohama city, Yokosuka city, Zushi city, Miura city, Hadano city and Hayama town.

Group 4: from 9:20 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tokyo - Akishima city, Machida city, Hachioji city, Higashimurayama city

Kanagawa prefecture - Tsurumi-ku and Kohoku-ku in Yokohama city, Chuo-ku, Minami-ku and Midori-ku in Sagamihara city, Atsugi city, Isehara city, Zama city and Aikawa town.

Group 5: From 12:20 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Tokyo - Machida city

Kanagawa prefecture - Minami-ku, Isogo-ku, Totsuka-ku, Konan-ku, Midori-ku, Sakae-ku, Aoba-ku and Tsuzuki-ku in Yokohama city, Midori-ku, Chuo-ku and Minato-ku in Sagamihara city, Hiratsuka city, Kamakura city, Fujisawa city, Chigasaki city, Hadano city, Atsugi city, Isesaki city, Ebina city, Zama city, Samukawa town and Oiso town.

Group 1: from 3:20 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tokyo - Higashimurayama city

Kanagawa prefecture - Isogo-ku, Kanazawa-ku, Totsuka-ku, Konan-ku, Sakae-ku and Izumi-ku in Yokohama city, Sagamihara city, Yokosuka city, Totsuka city, Kamakura city, Fujisawa city, Chigasaki city, Zushi city, Sagamihara city, Atsugi city, Yamato city, Isehara city, Ebina city, Zama city, Ayase city, Hayama town and Samukawa town.

Shizuoka prefecture - Gotemba city

Group 2: From 6:20 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tokyo - Akishima city, Machida city and Hachioji city

Kanagawa prefecture - Hodogaya-ku, Asahi-ku, Midori-ku and Seta-ku in Yokohama city, Chuo-ku, Midori-ku and Minami-ku in Sagamihara city, Hiratsuka city, Chigasaki city, Hadano city, Yamato city, Zama city, Ayase city, Samikawa town, Oiso town, Ninomiya town and Nakai town.

Shizuoka prefecture - Gotemba city

-Hana Kusumoto

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