The first beach in Fukushima opened after the disaster

On July 16, in the jubilantly welcoming Sea Day - the national holiday of Japan, Iwaki city government, Fukushima Prefecture opened a beach to welcome the public.

Nakoso beach reopened

This is the first beach in Fukushima opened since the earthquake - the tsunami caused a nuclear disaster in March 2011.

Nakoso Beach, located about 65km south of a troubled nuclear plant, is now considered the first safe beach in the area of ​​last year's nuclear incident, which has opened its doors to visitors.

Iwaki city officials said the radiation levels in Nakoso in the country are less than 1 becquerel per liter and that radiation in the air is not harmful to health.

Local women came to the beach as tour guides to introduce the sea festival with swimming activities. The dancers and beach volleyball players were also present to attend the ceremony.