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Man sneaks into Fukushima's Red Exclusion Zone and Finds a Town Untouched Since 2011

Man sneaks into Fukushima's Red Exclusion Zone and Finds a Town Untouched Since 2011
Jerry Nelson
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Mark had this to say after his “adventure” in the Red Zone:

As I enter the Red Zone, I feel a burning in my eyes. There’s a thick chemical smell throiughout the town. The local council said I needed a special permit to visit. It takes 3-4 weeks ― too much bureaucracy.

Just sneak in through the forest and avoid the cops on the streets. It was amazing. With just a GPS and Google Map, I was in.

Everything is precisely where it was after the earthquake. The residents began to evacuate the town when the tsunami warning and hours later the Fukushima plant exploded. Harmful radiation leaked; the level is still high in the Red Zone. Very few people have been in the city since.

With food, money, laptops and other valuables in the zone, it’s amzing that no one has looted the city.

A video rental store with a 2011 movie poster in front. Half of the store's shelfspace is selling Hentai video.
A video rental store with a 2011 movie poster in front. Half of the store's shelfspace is selling Hentai video.
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Many of the washers still have clothes in them; left behind when the customers fled in panic.
Many of the washers still have clothes in them; left behind when the customers fled in panic.
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A bookstore with shelves and shelves of brand new books.
A bookstore with shelves and shelves of brand new books.
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Even Japanese porn magazines were left on the shelf -- never bought.
Even Japanese porn magazines were left on the shelf -- never bought.
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Snacks, water and random objects still set in the baskets waiting for customers that never come.
Snacks, water and random objects still set in the baskets waiting for customers that never come.
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