13 years after the Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, announces “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024” to illuminate the future of the disaster-stricken area
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Press release: January 22, 2024
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13 years after the Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, announces “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024” to illuminate the future of the disaster-stricken area
*Creating a future hypothesis with Kazuhiko Tomiyama and other experts and townspeople, and inviting various people to discuss and take action*
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From 2019, the Hiraku Futaba Secretariat (Headquarters: Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Representative: Yohei Shimada) has been working with the Fukushima Prefecture Futaba Town Hall, residents, Kosuke Motani, Kazuhiko Tomiyama, etc. to plan town development with an eye toward 2050. We have held repeated discussions with experts from a wide variety of fields. We would like to announce the result of this effort, the “tentative vision.” The purpose of calling it “temporary” is to use this vision as a springboard to encourage discussion and action among people from a variety of positions, and to bring together colleagues to update together. *
* Hiraku Futaba website posting “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024”: * * https://www.hiraku-futaba.jp/*
Background of “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024”
Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident that occurred on March 11, 2011, evacuation orders were issued to all 7,000 residents, and the order was lifted in some areas 11 years later in August 2022. Currently, about 60 people live in the town. As reconstruction projects in Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture progress, interviews with experts regarding the future of Futaba Town were conducted as part of the “FY2020 Futaba Town Recovery and Town Development Plan Promotion Support Project” and “FY2023 Futaba Town Recovery and Town Development Plan Promotion Support Project”. The site was edited and created by the Hirakufutaba Secretariat with the cooperation of the Futaba Town Hall, based on opinions from a future review meeting attended by townspeople and businesses.
* Contents of “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024” *
1. *Think from the perspective of 2050*: Think about urban development from a long-term perspective, without being limited by current needs.
2. *A new form*: Rather than simply restoring the city, we aim for development based on new hopes and ideas without haste.
3. *Mental recovery*: Go beyond physical recovery and focus on psychological recovery.
4. *Recovery from festivals*: Emphasize not only infrastructure but also cultural revival.
5. *Withdrawal Creation*: Go beyond mere revitalization and population growth to achieve sustainable development that takes into account maintenance costs.
6. *Reconsidering the role of related residents*: Reconsidering the role of not only those returning but also the local community as a whole.
7. *Use the global meaning of nuclear power as a strength*: Don’t forget the history of nuclear power and turn it into a new strength. 8. * “Sparse space” as possibility and value*: Creating new possibilities from empty spaces.
9. *Work that can only be done here*: Go beyond reconstruction business and foster industries unique to the region (tourism, education, research and development, greenhouse horticulture, etc.). 10. * Investing with “ambition”*: Supporting projects with a clear vision, rather than investing in businesses without ownership. 11. * Collaboration principle *: Emphasizes wide-area perspective and cooperation, not just Futaba-cho principle. and more..
About the Hirakufutaba Project
From a disaster-stricken area to a new world of possibility. For several years, we have been working with the Fukushima Prefecture Futaba Town Office to provide support for the future of town development through the “FY2020 Futaba Town Recovery Town Development Plan Promotion Support Project” and “Futaba Town Recovery Town Development Plan Promotion Support Task for 2021”. We have had repeated discussions with townspeople and experts. -Hirakufutaba- is an initiative that aims to generate discussion and action among various people by making the direction that emerges public as a “tentative vision.” Starting with the announcement of this “Futaba Tentative Vision 2024,” we plan to implement and disseminate measures that will contribute to increasing the number of related residents. Name: Hirakufutaba Secretariat (within Lion Architectural Office Co., Ltd.) Address: 1-11-14 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0033
Representative: Yohei Shimada
E-mail: info@hiraku-futaba.jp
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