The place where we stood like this photo above was swamped by the mega-tsunami although the place was located at a height of 20 meters above sea level. Visit an Fukushima coast area on this interesting 2 day trip to Fukushima from Tokyo. I liked the addition of other people from the area who told us about how their lives have changed since the disaster. Before the school, the guide Yoko-san told the story of the school on the day when the maga-tsunami hit the area. Heading for the playground is standard policy in emergency situations such as earthquakes and fires in Japan. They forms a long cherry blossom tunnel in spring, however, they are largely designated as No-Go zones now.

If you come to Tokyo from New York by Plane, you would be exposed by radiation about 0.1 mSv (One way) We could NOT enter restricted area including Fukushima daiichi ruclear power plant.

Wish I will go there again in the cherry blossom season, and it’s highly recommended to join the tour especially in spring.Finally, it was the time to leave Fukushima back to Tokyo… There are still numerous traces of the disaster although about 9 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Fortunately, a local festival was held at the plaza on the day. Today, I’d like to share my experience of this tour to Fukushima near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.This tour started from Tokyo Station on 8:00 and it spent 3.5 hours getting to Fukushima area by van. Due to radiation exposure, the station had been left untouched for 3–4 years since the tsunami had destroyed it. I see and hear these voices so much everywhere both online and offline: “Is Fukushima safe now?” or “I’m for/against nuclear power generation”. If you cancel within 2 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

One of the highlHad a great 2 days exploring Fukushima with JWT. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Visit 2-Day Tour from Tokyo. If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.The guide was very informative which made me feeling safe the entire time.

Was awesome to hear direct from locals and see in person the areas affected. Before joining the tour, I had not much knowledI joined the tour having a little to no knowledge about what actually happened in Fukushima. Spend a day in Nihonmatsu City in Northern Fukushima, an area known for rich cultural traditions and specialties in sake, lacquerware, and fruits. Sunni was a very passionate and informative guide. The central zone in Namie we walked around is the area where the evacuation order has been already lifted. • Fukushima disaster area is about 200-250 km away from Tokyo in a straight line • We need about 7 hours for round trip to Fukushima from Tokyo by van or bus. This Fukushima tour is quite friendly for everyone with kind English-speaking guides and simple transportation from Tokyo. Hiroka-san and the residents had moaned about the symbolic color of Tomioka changed from pink to black. This tour started from Tokyo Station on 8:00 and it spent 3.5 hours getting to Fukushima area by van.

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See where the tsunami hit in 2011, and the former residential zones that are now abandoned and where people evacuated from due to nuclear power plant accident then come back there to rebuild their community.

For your information, the amount we are exposed to by flight from Tokyo to New York is a hundred times as much as the one in the areas like Namie and Tomioka.According to the map of Fukushima disaster area on the handout, the restricted area under the evacuation order is divided into there zones: Difficult-to-Return Zone, Restricted Habitation Zone and Preparatory Zone for lifting of Evacuation Order. She loved her hometown but had to evacuate to safer places just after the 11th March, 2011, and then, she came back to Tomioka finally. The distribution looks a strange form, and it shows the direction of the wind to the northwest on that day when the nuclear power plant exploded.Additionally, each of us got a Geiger counter to measure radiation. It takes about 1h40 from Tokyo by bullet train. Surprisingly, all of the students survived the tsunami though it was located just near the seacoast. On this tour, you meet and hear from people whose lives have been changed This tour has been one of my favourite things in Japan. Nobody living around there did not think tsunami came to that high ground.We were guided about the building of Tomioka Station. The pick-color zone on the map has been the most contaminated, and we could only see the area from inside of the car.

The participants including me were welcomed by the friendly guides Takuto-san and Yoko-san who can speak both English and Japanese. The school became a famous disaster spot for the story.The Geiger counter said 0.08–0.1 microsievert/h (almost same as Tokyo) near the school which was located within only 6 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.On the other hand, it showed around 3 microsievert/h on National Route 6 on the way to the next destination town Tomioka.We joined up with the other local guide Hiroko-san who was born and raised in Tomioka area.