The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum Exterior View

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Storytelling

Fieldwork

Our experiences from that day, lessons for the future can be a lesson for the future.

[ Exhibition Admission Fee ]

Adults: 600 yen. Elementary to High school students: 300 yen. (Group discounts available from 20 people)

Please check the facility information for more details.

Air radiation dose level around the Museum

11月22日9時  0.06μSv/h

Information on the air radiation dose level in other areas

Handing down the Lessons Learned A Guide for the Future

An unprecedented complex disaster killed and changed the lives of so many people significantly. We were forced to realize that our ordinary, everyday life with family and friends could suddenly change. Today, since disasters are becoming more common than ever, we would like to tell you what must always be remembered and learned from. We hope that the challenges Fukushima faced will serve as a guide for the future. Founded upon this belief, we welcome you to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum.

  • Know, learn (exhibition)


    Around 200 exhibits convey the damage caused by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident. A fire engine crushed by the tsunami, a detailed diorama of the accident-damaged nuclear power plant, and materials showing the harsh conditions of the evacuation due to the nuclear disaster are among the items on display which will help deepen your understanding of the unprecedented triple disaster.

  • Experience, think (education)


    Visitors can have an experience of the complex disaster and reconstruction through a fieldwork, a bus tour that visits Futaba town and Namie town, as well as educational lectures by narrators. At the end of the visit, we offer a workshop to help visitors learn more.

  • Voices of Survivors (narration)


    You can listen to the voices of disaster survivors. The experiences told by kataribe storytellers vary depending on their social positions and where they were living at the time of the evacuation following the earthquake, tsunami, and the nuclear power plant accident. Storytelling sessions are held four times a day.

Access

39 Takada, Nakano, Futaba Town, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture 979-1401 View on Google Maps Tel:+81(0)20-23-4402/Fax:+81(0)240-23-4403

Opening Hours/
9:00-17:00 (last admission: 16:30)
Days Closed/
Tuesdays (or the following day if the Tuesday falls on a national holiday) and year-end/New Year period (December 29 – January 3)

Landmark sign

Head for “Nakano Re-Start Base” as indicated on the blue signboard on Route 6.

案内標識

案内標識

Train

By limited express Hitachi from Tokyo Station to the nearest Futaba Station About 3 hours and 10 minutes.

By limited express Hitachi from Sendai Station to the nearest Futaba Station About 1 hour 20 minutes.

※Approximately 2km from Futaba Station, approximately 25 minutes on foot.You can use the shuttle bus from Futaba Station (about 5 minutes).

Futabacho Shuttle Bus | Tohoku Access Inc. (touhoku-access.com)

Car

From Joban Expressway Joban Futaba IC About 12 minutes by car (about 7.5km)

Estimated time [When using highways and toll roads] Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Sendai city Approximately 1 hour from Iwaki city Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from Fukushima city

[When using general roads] Approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes from Koriyama city

[Parking] Parking space is available for 111 standard cars and 10 large buses Free of charge

Plane

By car from Fukushima Airport using Abukuma Kogen Road About 1 hour and 40 minutes.

About 1 hour and 20 minutes from Sendai Airport via Joban Expressway.

■For motorcyclists travelling on the Joban Expressway, etc., including the difficult-to-return zones.

Motorcycles are allowed on the Joban Expressway. It is now possible to exit from Okuma IC. Please see the details below. Motorcycles can exit from [E6] Joban Expressway Okuma IC | NEXCO East Japan (e-nexco.co.jp)

 

■For customers using car navigation systems.

Some car navigation systems may not provide our accurate location with the telephone number (0240-23-4402). We apologize for the inconvenience but please use our address to search the destination. The address of the museum is 39 Takada, Nakano, Futaba Town, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.

 

■For visitors coming on foot or by bicycle.

For walking or biking around the museum or to Futaba Station, refer to the website of the Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (https://www.f-bicc.jp/access/) Prefectural Route 254, which connects our museum and the Remains of the earthquake Namie Town Ukedo Elementary School (https://namie-ukedo.com/) is also accessible on foot, but please be careful of construction vehicles or wild animals.

  • ※There are twocarsharing stationsin front of Futaba Station (prior registration and bookings are required).