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The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum is located only four kilometers from Fukushima Daiichi.
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The spacious lobby offers the warmth of wood construction.
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The audio-visual presentation is the work of creative director Yanai Michihiko and is narrated by well-known actor Nishida Toshiyuki.
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Photographs displayed on the wall of a ramp that curves around the theater. The timeline starts at 1967, when the construction of the first nuclear reactor at Fukushima Daiichi began.
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A corner detailing the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi.
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A section of the exhibit displays messages from local residents.
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A detailed diorama of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant recreates the situation at the time of the accident.
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Relics of the disaster on display. The hands of the clock at right are frozen at the exact moment of the earthquake, while that those on clock at left mark the moment the tsunami hit.
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A protective hazmat suit like those worn by workers involved in decontamination efforts is displayed alongside a sack used to hold tainted debris.
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The observation deck on the museum roof offers a view of the massive sea wall running along the coast.
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The Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center house the headquarters of a team from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator of Fukushima Daiichi, tasked with helping rebuild the area.
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The newly rebuilt Futaba Station opened on March 14.
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