Will No. 1 reactor at Fukushima become a future tourist spot?
TOKYO —
Paying visits to historic places where death and suffering occurred is known as “dark tourism.” After taking note that in 2011, or 25 years after the accident, the Chernobyl reactor site has become open to general tourism, a group of individuals in Japan, J-Cast News (Aug 1) reports, is attempting to lay the groundwork for plans to make the No. 1 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant a tourist spot.
The group includes author-critic Hiroki Azuma, tourism scholar Akira Ide, artist Kazuki Umezawa, media activist Daisuke Tsuda, sociologist Hiroshi Kainuma, editor Kenro Hayamizu and architect Ryuji Fujimura.
Along with providing a venue to convey their own histories to future generations, the members aim for the activities to be useful in aiding in recovery of the affected areas.
At this stage, the project team is starting preparations, such as considering what facilities should be built and what the displayed items should convey. One blueprint being discussed calls for a “Fukushima Gate Village” with overnight accommodations to be built at a distance of around 20 kilometers from the reactor, after first ascertaining that radiation levels are within the margin of safety. The complex would also incorporate a museum with exhibits related to the 3/11 reactor disaster, research facilities for renewable energy, and others. The village would also serve as the jump-off point for tours to “site zero,” the damaged reactor, where visitors will be able to snap photos and view cleanup operations in progress.
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