by Philbert Ono Some basic do’s and don’ts when touring Japan by bus for an extended period. Especially for tourists from overseas who might not be aware of common practices… Read more
In early February 2025, we went on a two-day bus tour of Fukushima Prefecture’s coastal towns near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. It was to see the area’s… Read more
Futaba Town (双葉町) is where two (Units 5 and 6) of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant‘s six nuclear reactors are located, but both were offline and successfully shut down. Problem… Read more
Namie Town (浪江町) is in the center of the Hama-dori region next to Futaba and Okuma Towns where the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is located as near as 4… Read more
Soma (Jan. 2025 pop. 32,721, 2010 pop. 37,817) is a small city in northern Hama-dori 45 km away from the Daiichi nuclear power plant. It was less affected by the… Read more
Naraha (楢葉町) is a town south (map here) of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. After March 11, 2011, the town’s entire population had to evacuate, being within the 20… Read more