Recently, the scale and frequency of disasters have been gradually increasing due to the effects of natural disasters and climate changes. Accordingly, the concept of resilience is emphasized in the international community in order to improve cities’ ability to regenerate and recover from disasters. This study investigates the pre-disaster planning system among disaster management systems in Japan and aims to suggest ways to improve disaster resilience in local communities. To improve the disaster resilience of local communities, it is necessary to establish pre-recovery or pre-disaster plans at the local community level. For this, government-level guidelines on pre-recovery‧pre-disaster plans should be in place first. In addition, the administration’s business continuity should be strengthened by preparing pre-emptive actions and procedures on each area related to pre-recovery and pre-disaster planning. Further, the responding ability of local communities after disasters should be enhanced by inducing voluntary participation of local residents. The outcomes of this study can contribute to the direction of the disaster management policy as the basic data for strengthening disaster resilience at the local communities.