Returning to Fukushima, a journey through the nuclear exclusion zone 

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Beautiful how respectful the Japanese people are with a tragic of this Magnitude and all the victims

I remember Tchernobyl happening as a school kid. We had to stay inside our school building for breaks the whole summer, my parents did not allow me to go into our garden, we threw everything away that grew early that year like strawberries and raspberries, a lot of vegetables on the fields were destroyed in 1986 and following years, picking mushrooms in the woods was highly dangerous and they are still contaminated. We were dissuated from eating venison and everything that grew on the surface of soil like radishes, salad and cucumbers. Children playgrounds were closed. Everything because the bloody radioactive cloud wandered via Northern Europe (Sweden etc.) to Central Europe. We had eastern wind just in time for that bloody disaster. Usually Central Europe most of the time has west wind. If just the cloud went east... And my parents visited a Swedish friend that year so we went to Sweden in August. 🙄 Of all holiday destinations! But I also remember us not panicking. We just continued living our lives. The Swedish friend had some red currant plants in his garden and we picked them and made a cake from them. Different times. We had no clue how dangerous it really was although we did follow the rules from the government.

I often think the same about any abandoned place I see wondering what their life was like. I visited Fukushima in 2019 as part of an official tour where we went behind the barricades and got close to the power plant. We went to the nursing home where cars of the employees were still there as they had to ride buses with the patients out of town. As a teacher the school scene hit hard.

I got bit teared up watching this so many people good wholesome Japanese gone 😢

It's crazy how Japan moves on no matter what happened!

It’s incredible how much has been done since your last visit. Wonderful to see life returning. I have so much respect for the people who are returning to rebuild.

This video is a masterpiece! Too many vids are focused on Chernobyl and not enough Fukushima exclusion zone.

That van freaked me out. It seriously looks like someone sitting in it. I know there's not but it looks like it

it was heartbreaking to watch this episode and think about the people that once lived there. I can only image how emotional it must have been for you to have been there in person. as sad as this tragedy is, it's really encouraging to hear that restrictions are being lifted, that people are returning and that rebuilding is under way. I appreciate your return visits and updates.

If this abandoned city/town was on the Philippines, I bet nothing will be left regardless if they are radioactive or not 😅

I was living in Tokyo back in 2011 when the earthquake happened, I still remember where I was and what I was doing when it hit. The next day I had some lessons (I was teaching English) one of the students that day was from Sendai and a town on the coastline. He was really concerned about his family as they were all still living up there. I then didn’t see him for about a month or two, which wasn’t strange as he wasn’t one of my main students and I had only taught him a few times before.

I am from Fukushima, but I have never been to the disaster area.

As a Japanese viewer, I was really looking forward to this episode. Thank you for adding Japanese subtitles. and good luck.

How quickly things will change… even as desolate as a place may seem.

Thank you Bob for sharing this story with us. I often wondered if anything had progressed with the clean up. Please keep us updated on the future of Fukushima. 🙂👍💖

Absolutely Fantastic Job. Thanks a million guys, Jim

Incredible to see it again. Most in the world have forgotten. It's not talked about anymore. Thanks for going back. Very surreal. Look forward to more. Thanks Bob. Man, you sure get around.

This is so crazy. I can't even imagine what these people have been through. Great Job exploring and covering this.

I just want to say that I really appreciate how respectful you guys are when visiting sites. It's refreshing.