4 years on, living on the border of the no-go zone at Fukushima.

Kawauchi Village, Fukushima prefecture, March 2 2015 - Hiroshi Nishimaki lives in Kawauchi village, 24km away from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, in an area where the level of radioactivity is low (around 0.12microSv/hour). But 4 years have past since the accident and only half of the former residents returned home.
First rehearsal for the new kids of the "lion dance", a yearly festival with 3 kids perfroming 6 times from 10 to 16 year old.

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Kawauchi Village, Fukushima prefecture, March 2 2015 - Hiroshi Nishimaki lives in Kawauchi village, 24km away from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, in an area where the level of radioactivity is low (around 0.12microSv/hour). But 4 years have past since the accident and only half of the former residents returned home.<br />
First rehearsal for the new kids of the "lion dance", a yearly festival with 3 kids perfroming 6 times from 10 to 16 year old.