A series of huge disasters; gigantic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power
plant accidents; hit Japan on March 11. My hometown is only 8 kilometers
from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The day after the earthquake,
the government of Japan ordered its residents to leave their home; my
hometown is now no-go zone. On June 12, three months after the earthquake,
I was given a chance to go back to my house, which was within the
restricted area; to pick up my family album that was full of good old
memories. During this visit, I took these pictures shown here.

福島原発事故から3ヶ月後の6月12日、私は２時間だけ実家のある浪江町に帰る許可をもらった。家族の思い出が詰まったアルバムを持ち帰るのと共に、町の様子 を出来る限り記録することにした。みんなが幸せに暮らしていた頃の穏やかな町の様子が、少しでも伝わるように。