Group looks to set up Fukushima disaster recovery museum

[yuiyoshida]

FUKUSHIMA -- A group of young locals is looking to establish a museum here that could pass on lessons and memories from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster.

As an initial step, the group has planned an event for people to interact with Fukushima Prefecture farmers on April 11. While regularly holding such events, the group intends to collect items for exhibition that will tell the stories of the disaster evacuees. They hope to put the items on permanent display at the museum.

The group was formed by Kenta Sato, 33, who evacuated from Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, to the city of Fukushima, and six others, including university students. They got to know each other through Fukushima disaster-related nonprofit work.

The idea for a Fukushima museum came after Sato guided a tour of the disaster-hit areas and realized how difficult it was to convey the feelings of local residents to tour participants in the limited time available.

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