

November 05, 2019
Tourist Spots
- Iizaka Onsen
- Tsuchiyu Onsen
- Dake Onsen
- Bandai Atami Onsen
- Abukuma-do Cave
- Lake Hatori
- Fukushima Airport
- Miharu Town
- Komine-jo Castle Ruin
- Tsuruga-jo Castle
- Higashiyama Onsen
- Ashinomaki Onsen
- Kitakata City
- Goshiki-numa Pond
- Nakanosawa Onsen
- Lake Inawashiro
- Yanaizu Koku-zoson
- Ouchijuku
- Hinoemata Oze
- Tadami Town
- Soma Matukawaura Onsen
- Nomaoi-no-sato
- Iwaki Yumoto Onsen
- Aquamarine Fukushima
Measuring Radiation Levels
Monitoring post
These perform continuous measurements of gamma radiation. Approximately 3,600 monitoring posts have been set up in schools, parks, and other public facilities throughout Fukushima Prefecture. These display radiation levels at that location, and every 10 minutes, automatically transmit collected data wirelessly to a server, providing an 24-hour monitoring system.

Radiation levels at major cities in Japan

Radiation levels at major cities around the world
November 2012
- Seoul
- 0.09µSv/h
November 2011
- Beijing
- 0.10µSv/h
October 2012
- Hong Kong
- 0.15µSv/h
May 2013
- Pathum Thani
- 0.13µSv/h
June 2012
- Singapore
- 0.17µSv/h
September 2011
- Umm al-Quwain
- 0.07µSv/h
April 2013
- Prypiat
- 0.34µSv/h
December 2012
- Munich
- 0.12µSv/h
December 2012
- Rotterdam
- 0.33µSv/h
September 2011
- Dublin
- 0.09µSv/h
January 2013
- New York
- 0.06µSv/h
February 2013
- Los Angeles
- 0.10µSv/h
July 2011
- Honolulu
- 0.08µSv/h
December 2011
- Cairns
- 0.12µSv/h
Safety in Fukushima Prefecture

Atomic Bomb Disease Institute Nagasaki University
Noboru Takamura
Three years have passed since the 2011 Geat East Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the resulting nuclear accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. From immediately after the earthquake and nuclear accident, Fukushima Prefecture has been suffering many hardships, but efforts have been proceeding steadily towards its recovery.
Local governments throughout Fukushima Prefecture have been carrying out decontamination work in order to remove radioactive cesium. Besides, radioactive cesium has a half-life (cesium 134: 2 years, cesium 137: 30 years), and levels have dropped quite significantly compared to the time of the accident. At present, radiation levels in residential areas are very low. There is no radioactive cesium in the atmosphere, therefore it is not possible to take in radioactivity by breathing.
Fukushima produces a wealth of delicious foodstuffs. However, we cannot ignore the fact that there are still those who worry that some of these are still contaminated with radioactivity. Immediately after the accident, interim standards for radioactive iodine and cesium were put in place, and in Fukushima Prefecture in particular, foodstuffs that exceeded these interim standards were subject to restrictions on transport and consumption. Now, standards that are more strict than these interim standards have been implemented. Foodstuffs that exceed these still face restrictions on transport and consumption, meaning consumers can rest assured that any foodstuffs on the market are safe to consume. In fact, up until now 170,000 people in Fukushima Prefecture have undergone internal screening for radiation, and almost none of them have been found to have internal exposure from radioactive cesium.
Fukushima has been taking positive steps towards recovery from this unprecedented disaster. I hope that you will feel assured that you can enjoy Fukushima as it is now, with its fine views of outstanding natural beauty, as well as its delicious foodstuffs.