Fukushima Minamisoma's temporary agricultural direct sales shop is closed 5 years after the nuclear accident August 30 19:10
After the accident at the nuclear power plant, a direct sales store for agricultural products, which had been selling for 5 years at a temporary store in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, closed on the 30th, while being missed by the locals.
Agricultural products direct sales office "Itotonbo" opened in 2004 in Minamisoma City, but it was temporarily closed immediately after the nuclear accident because it became an evacuation area, and 5 years ago it was a temporary store at the current location outside the evacuation area. Has been open for business.
However, due to the deadline for returning the temporary building and the decrease in customers due to the new coronavirus, the store will be closed.
On the 30th, the final day of the event, many locals visited the market, buying vegetables from the direct sales office and having a meal at the attached cafeteria, while sparing the closure.
A woman in her 60s living in Minamisoma City said unfortunately, "It was a place of relaxation for me. It's lonely to lose it."
Kyoko Tanaka, who runs "Ito Tonbo," said, "I've been working on this town, which suffered a great deal of damage from the earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident, with the feeling that I want to get a good reputation, and now, five years later, I feel that I have achieved it to some extent. I would like to open a shop around here because it can be small."