The Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent nuclear disaster happened on March 11, 2011. How did you spend the day and the days after the disaster? The accident has not yet settled, but memories of the accident have been fading away. We asked people to share their photos that express their thoughts and feelings about the days before/after 311.
Friends of the Earth Japan collected photos and messages about the memories around the nuclear accident. We have received 74 photos. Thank you for the memorable pictures and messages. We originally scheduled to display these photos at our symposium on March 11 in Tokyo and on March 14 and 15 in Fukushima, but unfortunately, we had to cancel it due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We, therefore, decided to share them on this website.
The road 
Beyond 
An esplanade 
Sunset 
Be strong 
No title 
The way home 
This road is… 
My choice, their choice, 
Houses destroyed by tsunamis 
Sunset that I saw at my place of refuge 
Mount Azuma, embracing Fukushima city 
Family home is… 
To be a child 
Life of children who cannot live their parents 
My town 
Visiting a home of a child evacuee 
Two alone in Soma port 
No one here 
The Sun 
Waste incineration demonstration, Samegawa Village 
Tomioka Temporary Incinerator 
Waste fill, Tomioka 
Life 
We will never give up 
Making placards, speeches and protests more reachable 
Strong in raging waves 
The sun rises again 
After decontamination – Karino,Namie 
Rubbles 
Service on the sea in the 8th year 
Service on the sea 
Casual days 
Sand play is an event 
Out loud 
Above 0 cm 
Nuclear dangerous zone 
NIMBY? 
Bellflowers 
To protect our children 
Enjoying nature 
Various opinions 1 
Various opinions 2 
Wearing masks during school activities 
Are we recovering? What we can see tomorrow? 
Steps for recovery 
Looking at that day 
Our house devastated, May 2011 
Ocean is gradually recovering 
Thankful for volunteers 
Hachiman River, 2009 to 2017 
Our house buried under the Memorial hill… 
Reaching for you 
Ukedo port, namie 
First sailing at Ukedo Port, Namie 
Ukedo port, tradition 
Abandoned school 
Strong in opposing winds 
Lost days 
More you know about radiation, less you are afraid 
City hall in the dark 
First sailing in 7 years 
Waiting for a bus 
To learn, to live 
A mountain of contaminated soil 
311, carving souls 
Days with harvests are gone 
Nuclear is scary 
Sunset 
This is the scene 
Fukko (recovery) Ramen 
A morning in Ishinomaki, 10 months after 311 