• Eye in the sky: An aerial photo taken this month shows part of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, which is within the 20-km no-go zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan now allows Internet users to download aerial images of the 20-km exclusion zone at www.gsi.go.jp/BOUSAI/h23_tohoku.html. | GAI / KYODO
    Eye in the sky: An aerial photo taken this month shows part of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, which is within the 20-km no-go zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan now allows Internet users to download aerial images of the 20-km exclusion zone at www.gsi.go.jp/BOUSAI/h23_tohoku.html. | GAI / KYODO

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TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Cherry blossoms in the town of Tomioka, which is in the no-go zone set up for the Fukushima disaster, were shown to media Thursday as they reached full bloom.

The town, which lies within the 20-km-radius exclusion zone from the plant, boasts a 2.5-km stretch of cherry trees in Yonomori Park that forms a canopy of blossoms this time of year. Residents have been unable to enjoy the sight because they were evacuated and the town’s administrative functions were transferred to Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.

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