P. N. F. Fukushima Thursday, July 15, 2021 Page1 Fukushima High School Cultural Federation Newspaper Division Fukushima High School C/O Asaka Reimei High School 2-3-3 Choja, Koriyama-City Cultural Federation Fukushima Prefecture 963-8017 Special Issue Newsletter Past Now Future Fukushima TEL 024-991-7313 TEPCs Fukushima aiichi Nuclear Power Plant From the Earthquake to the Future Fukushima Prefecture Epicenter a magnitude .0, High school students report the present state of March 11, Fukushima, where reconstruction is progressing. 2011 2:46 p.m. On March 11, 2011, a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the largest in the country's history, struck off the coast of Sanriku, causing severe damage to northeastern Japan, including Fukushima Prefecture. Ten years later, about 35,000 people are Timeline of the Great East Japan Earthquake still evacuated both inside and outside Fukushima due to the . March 11, 2011 2:46 p.m. earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear disaster (in Fukushima The earthquake occurred : a magnitude 9.0, maximum as of June). Moreover, Fukushima's agricultural and marine seismic intensity 7 at the epicenter off Sanriku. Largest products have been facing difficult situations due to harmful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. Tsunami strikes. All AC rumors about radiation. In such a situation, we, the members power lost at Reactors 1-5 at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi of the newspaper clubs and committees from eleven high Nuclear Power Plant. schools in Fukushima, have gathered to tell people both at Core cooling system failed. Evacuation order for a home and abroad about our beautiful home, Fukushima. We are radius of 3 kilometers, and shelter-in-place order for a radius of committed to covering the current Fukushima ten years after 3 to 10 kilometers from the powerplant (Followed by meltdown the earthquake, from the viewpoints of high school students, in Reactors 1-3). while confirming the memory of the disaster. April 5 Through this paper, we hope to report about Fukushima on Prefectural Board of Education announces that it will its road to recovery, and introduce the fascinating beauty each establish satellite schools for nine (later increased to ten) area of the prefecture has to offer. prefectural high schools, or 3,400 students in the evacuation We would like to let people know much more about area. Fukushima, taking advantage of the Tokyo Olympics and . January 2012 Paralympics as a perfect opportunity. Full-scale decontamination operation begins. We would also like you to visit Fukushima. January 2014 This is our wish. The decision to decommission Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was made (partially decided in 2012). In 2021, I visited the coast of . April 8, 2015 Next Step Minamisoma. Damaged by the Fukushima Prefectural Futaba Future Junior and Senior High tsunami, the beaches were dotted School opened in Hirono. with piles of rubble here and there, with heavy equipment . July 2016 working to clean them up at full capacity. I was in the The evacuation order for Minamisoma was partially lifted. second grade of elementary school at the time of the . March-April 2017 earthquake, and I shuddered at the sight. Those broken On April 1, five prefectural high schools in the evacuation pieces may have been someone's house, school, or a park, areas, including Namie, were temporarily closed (stopped places filled with memories of people who lived there. recruiting students) Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan . March 14, 2020 Earthquake and most of the debris has been removed from The entire JR Joban Line completely reopened 9 years after many beaches. The roads have been cleared. There are even the quake, connecting the affected area and the metropolitan some areas where houses have been built. Beaches, which district. were heavily ravaged, have been restored by human hands. March 11, 2021 Furthermore, the reopening of the J-Village football 10 years after the great earthquake. training center, once used as the base for the fight against The number of dead and missing persons nationwide, the nuclear accident, and now regarded as a symbol of including related deaths, is about 22,000 (about 4,100 in Fukushima's reconstruction, and the resumption of fishery Fukushima). can tell us that life is getting back to normal here. About 41,000 people have evacuated (36,000 in Fukushima Fukushima is on the road to recovery. Yet, problems still as of February 5). abound. The evacuation instructions for Futaba and Okuma . March 25, 2021 still have not been lifted. It will take Fukushima Daiichi The Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay started from J-Village. Nuclear Power Plant a lot of time to be decommissioned. Local high school students also took part to pass down the Harmful rumors are likely to cause damage as Japan flame of hope. decided this past April to release waste water from the It was postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 nuclear power plant into the sea. pandemic. However, we are no longer just watching the adults do their work like we were when the quake happened. Various threats such as the tsunami and the quake prevented us A Student from Futaba Future High School from doing anything. Relaying the Flame of Hope. We were so scared as children. But now, we can take The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torch relay, which had been action because we know what is happening in Fukushima postponed due to the spread of COVID-19, began on March 25 in and we have more experience. We don't need to do big Fukushima Prefecture. things. Let's start from doing what we can do. The relay, which started from J-Village situated over in Hirono and Naraha, a symbol of the prefecture's reconstruction, runs through 47 prefectures nationwide over 121 days toward the Games opening day on July 23. Photos of the Great East Reina Arakawa (above) a second-year student at Futaba Future Japan Earthquake High School runs in Hirono on the first day of the relay. As a Hirono resident, she herself has experience with evacuation. She relayed the flame of hope with gratitude while receiving cheers from her teammates in the track and field club. School entrance of Namie High School that closed after the earthquake. (December 2019) Houses being washed away by the tsunami (Iwaki, March11, 2011) Ukedo Elementary School in Namie has been officially Yonomori District in Tomioka.A fence cuts the rows of A fishing boat washed up in the town area designafed the first earthquake remains in Fukushima. cherry trees. Evacuation order still imposed 10 years by the tsunami with a car passing nearby. All students. evacuafed safety before the 15 meters high after the catastrophe. (Soma, March23, 2011) tsunami hit goll. (December 2019) (March 2020) Page2 Thursday, July 15, 2021 P. N. F. Fukushima P. N. F. Fukushima Thursday, July 15, 2021 Page3 < Area Introduction > We a. Kenpoku Area In Fukushima City, the prefectural capital, the Fukushima Basin spreads, creating a large temperature Soso Area lcome to Fukushim gap between summer and winter. The cultivation of fruits thrives thanks to alluvial fans that spread over the city. Furthermore, many historic buildings, hot springs and traditional festivals make Fukushima even more attractive. < Area Introduction > Although access to Futaba and the mountainous areas are Introducing the Charm of Fukushima 1. Hanamiyama Park 2. Yuji Koseki still restricted, the coastal areas of Soma enjoy the recovery of Fukushima's most renowned flower wonderland. Praised Since the NHK morning drama series “Yell” not only fishery, but also greenhouse strawberries. by photographer Shotaro Akiyama as “Shangri-La in featured this Fukushima-born composer, his life has The area is also visited by many tourists, including surfers. Fukushima,” been the focus of nationwide attention. He wrote over The prefecture can be divided into 5 main districts according to its topography and the park offers 5,000 pieces. He composed marches, such as the 1. Matsukawaura Lagoon climate: “Kenpoku” and “Kennan” in the central region, “Aizu” in the western region, about 70 kinds “Olympic March” for the last Tokyo Olympics, “The A prefectural nature park with a view selected as one of the “Iwaki” to the south and “Soso”(Soma and Futaba areas) to the north of the coastal of flowering Crown Shines on You,” the song of the National High “hundred beautiful scenes of Japan.” trees on its School Baseball Championship, and many school region, facing the Pacific Ocean. On this page, each school will introduce; Matsukawaura, damaged by the earthquake 10 years ago, has 5-hectare songs in the prefecture. 1) famous sightseeing spots in each area, recovered its peacefulness. site.The view In March, his memorial museum reopened after 2) a famous person or traditional culture that has encouraged many is nothing but renovation to provide brighter, more spacious room people in the community during the difficult time since the earthquake, spectacular. for the exhibition. 2. Soma Nomaoi Horse Festival 3) items which we are proud of (agricultural and marine products, A traditional 3-day summer festival that has continued to this day traditional toys, etc.). 3. Fruit Kingdom with a history of over 1,000 years. It is designated as one of Japan's Important Intangible Cultural Assets. After reading these articles, we are sure that you will be The western province of Fukushima along Miko Kato, a Soma High School second-grade student, has fascinated with Fukushima. We are looking forward to your Route 5 is home to a wide range of different inherited the tradition as a horse-riding warrior of Nomaoi. As the fruits, including pears, peaches, apples and visit to Fukushima after the COVID-19 pandemic.