Hirono Moving toward Revitalization Hirono Town, Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture ~10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Station accident~ (Published September 30th, 2020) On September 30th, 2011, the Emergency Evacuation Preparation Area was lifted in Hirono Town. Satoshi Endo Mayor of Hirono Town, Fukushima Prefecture Member of the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth 1 【Setting of Emergency Evacuation Preparation Area 】 Conceptual Diagram of Evacuation Order Area (as of April 22nd, 2011) Date City Warning Area Soma City (No Trespassing. No accommodation.) Fukushima City Iitate Village Planned Evacuation Area (Access is possible. No Kawamata Town accommodation.) Emergency Evacuation Nihonmatsu City Preparation Area (Preparing for evacuation) Minamisoma City Motomiya City Katsurao Village Namie Town Futaba Town Fukushima Daiichi (No.1) Nuclear Miharu Town Okuma Town Power Plant Tamura CityKawauchi Village Koriyama City Tomioka Town Ono Town Naraha Town 20km Hirono Town Hirata Town Hirono Town 30km Iwaki City Iwaki City Setting immediately after the accident is completed. On April 22nd, 2011, Hirono Town, which is within 30 km from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, was set as an Emergency Evacuation Preparation Area. 2 in September 50% exceeded 2016, March after 30% reached residents of rate return Town Hirono in Area Preparation Evacuation Emergency 1,989 1,989 5,490 As of Sep As of March 11, 2011 平成23年3月11日 【 301 C September 2011 189 平成23年9月 Town Hirono in residents of number in the hanges 267 平成March24年 2013月2 186 t ember 30 ember 493 September平成24年 2019月2 290 825 平成March25年 2013月3 469 1,183 1,183 September 2013 624 th 平成25年9月 1,399 1,399 , 2018, seven years have passed since the cancelation of the of cancelation the since passed have years seven 2018, , 平成March26年 2013月4 723 1,679 1,679 September平成26年 2019月4 846 1,938 1,938 990 平成March27年 2013月5 2,281 2,281 September平成27年 2019月5 1,166 1,271 1,271 2,471 Number of residents from others residents from residents from others residents from 平成March28年 2013月6 1,437 1,437 2,834 3 September平成28年 2019月6 1,743 1,743 3,697 households 平成March29年 2013月7 4,019 4,019 1,848 1,848 September平成29年 2019月7 1,851 1,851 4,029 4,029 町内居住世帯数 町内居住者数 滞在者 平成March30年 2013月8 2,673 2,673 1,920 1,920 4,147 4,147 . During this period, the period, this During . September平成30年 2019月8 】 4,117 4,117 2,492 2,492 1,909 1,909 平成March31年 2013月9 2,564 2,564 2,015 2,015 4,209 September令和1年 2019月9 3,052 3,052 2,002 2,002 4,216 令和March2年 20320月 2,821 2,821 2,033 2,033 4,249 令和June2年 20620月 3,050 3,050 4,240 4,240 September令和2年 20920月 2,030 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 2016, and was about to reach approximately 90% in September 2018. When announcing the return rate of 90%, the “deemed occupancy rate” will be announced to show the town’s unique situation that people other than the townspeople are staying in the town. As of the end of September, 2020, the deemed occupancy rate is 150% “Deemed occupancy rate”= “residents from others + town residents” / “population in basic resident register” “Town residents”: residents of townspeople “Residents from others: workers and residents who don’t have resident cards Immediately after the earthquake on the east side of Hirono Station, March 2011 4 Resident briefing session at Chuodai-takaku temporary housing in Iwaki City February 2014 Tree Planting Festival at Hirono Disaster Prevention Green Area March 2016 5 Hirono Children’s Garden “Hiro-Park” and Prefectural Futaba Mirai Gakuen Junior and Senior High Integrated School. “View from Educational Hill” ※ All photos provided by Hirono Town April 2019 6 Support from the whole country Human support from the National Government Cabinet Office Okinawa General Bureau Reconstruction Agency Reconstruction Agency Ministry of Finance Tohoku Finance Bureau Kanto Finance Bureau Tokai Finance Bureau Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kanto Agricultural Administration Bureau Tokai Agricultural Administration Bureau Kinki Agricultural Administration Bureau Hokuriku Agricultural Administration Bureau Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Agency for natural Resources and Energy The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Japan Patent Office Hokkaido Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Tohoku Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry List of local governments to interact with Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture Staff Dispatch Iwaki City Evacuation Center Installation Nishiaizu Town Others (Interchange by event) Tanagura Town Evacuation Center Installation Hanawa Town Evacuation Center Installation Ishikawa Town Evacuation Center Installation Others (Interchange by event) Hirata Village Evacuation Center Installation Others (Interchange by event) 7 Asakawa Town Evacuation Center Installation Ono Town Mutual Support Agreement at the time of earthquake Evacuation Center Installation Others (Interchange by event) Saitama Prefecture Misato City Mutual Support Agreement at the time of earthquake Staff Dispatch Evacuation Center Installation Others (Interchange by event) Chiba Prefecture Chiba City Staff Dispatch Tokyo Metropolitan Tokyo Metropolitan Staff Dispatch Minato City Staff Dispatch Shinjuku City Staff Dispatch Sumida City Staff Dispatch Koto City Staff Dispatch Shinagawa City Staff Dispatch Meguro City Staff Dispatch Ota City Staff Dispatch Setagaya City Staff Dispatch Shibuya City Staff Dispatch Nakano City Staff Dispatch Suginami City Staff Dispatch Kita City Staff Dispatch Arakawa City Staff Dispatch Itabashi City Staff Dispatch Nerima City Staff Dispatch Adachi City Staff Dispatch Katsushika City Staff Dispatch Edogawa City Staff Dispatch Kanagawa Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture Staff Dispatch Chigasaki City Staff Dispatch 8 Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Staff Dispatch Gifu Prefecture Gifu City Staff Dispatch Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka City Staff Dispatch Ito City Mutual Support Agreement at the time of earthquake Staff Dispatch Others (Interchange by event) Gotemba City Others (JFA Academy) Aichi Prefecture Ichinomiya City Staff Dispatch Aisai City Staff Dispatch Kiyosu City Staff Dispatch Tsushima City Staff Dispatch Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Staff Dispatch Osaka Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Staff Dispatch Takatsuki City Staff Dispatch Tottori Prefecture Hiezu Village Staff Dispatch Shimane Prefecture Izumo City Staff Dispatch Oita Prefecture Nakatsu City Staff Dispatch Miyazaki Prefecture Miyazaki City Staff Dispatch Kobayashi City Staff Dispatch Nobeoka City Staff Dispatch Saito City Staff Dispatch Hyuga City Staff Dispatch 9 Mutual Support Agreement at the time of earthquake Staff Dispatch Evacuation Center Installation Others Hokkaido Pref. Kyoto Pref. Nagano Pref. Miyagi Pref. Ishikawa Pref. Osaka Pref. Fukushima Pref. Gifu Pref. Tottori Pref. Shimane Saitama Pref. Pref. Chiba Pref. Kanaga Tokyo Pref. wa Pref. Oita Pref. Shizuoka Miyazaki Pref. Pref. Shizuoka Pref. Okinawa Pref. 10 Prefectural road “Hirono/Odaka Line”, “Human Disaster Prevention Green Area”, “Hirono Station East Side Development and Maintenance Project Area, West Side Housing/Education/Government Office Zone” May 2019 11 CONTENTS Introduction Contribution-National government and Prefectural government editions Chapter 1 For reconstruction 1-1 Situations such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, the occurrence of the nuclear accident and the evacuation of residents 1-2 Resident briefing session and request activities 1-3 Reconstruction base in Futaba region 1-4 Returning population, deemed population 1-5 Towards a symbiotic society 1-6 Reconstruction base development 1-7 Prefectural Futaba Mirai Gakuen Junior and senior high Integrated School Contribution-Local government edition Chapter 2 Reconstruction and restoration 2-1 Office worker era: Efforts as an employee of a TEPCO-related company 2-2 Efforts of the fire brigade in the disaster area 2-3 Activities as a town assembly member 2-4 Deputy Mayor, support staff 2-5 Organizational reform 2-6 Establishment of various committees 2-7 MINPO Civil Golden BAREN 2-8 Resumption of traffic on National Route 6 2-9 Reopening / opening of expressway 2-10 Prefectural road Hirono Odaka Line and Disaster Prevention Green Area 2-11 Bridge restoration and construction 2-12 Resumption of JR East Joban Line 2-13 Maintenance around JR East Hirono Station 2-14 Partial forest 2-15 Received the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Environmental Award 2-16 Interim storage facility 12 2-17 Contaminated soil 2-18 Water quality inspection 2-19 Tsintaosaurus (Dinosaur) Restoration Project 2-20 Message sign on the roof of the town office 2-21 Luncheon with town office staff 2-22 About the reconstruction of Iwate and Miyagi Contribution-Higher education institutions edition Chapter 3 Reconstruction and Rebirth 3-1 Life reconstruction 3-2 Aeon Shopping store openings in public commercial facilities 3-3 Improvement of child-rearing/educational environment 3-4 Friendship net project 3-5 Traffic safety 3-6 Agricultural regeneration 3-7 Medical environment improvement promotion project 3-8 Takano Hospital 3-9 Welfare town development 3-10 International Forum 3-11 Fukushima Council for measures against decommissioning and contaminated water 3-12 Contaminated water and treated water 3-13 International Forum for Decommissioning 3-14 Support by TEPCO 3-15 Crematorium construction 3-16 75th anniversary of the foundation 3-17 Hirono Town’s Group travel 3-18 NHK amateur singing contest 3-19 4 major festivals