2-chome, Chuo, Tomioka Town, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture
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Cost per person
Free
The Tomioka Town Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Monument is located near the Tomioka River, adjacent to the Okauchi Higashi Children's Park and across Route 6 from the TEPCO Decommissioning Archive Museum (formerly the Energy Museum). This monument, along with Jizo statues, quietly commemorates the victims of the 2011 disaster. Nearby, the Tomioka Archive Museum displays artifacts, including a heavily damaged patrol car that once stood at the monument, highlighting the devastating impact of the tsunami. The museum also showcases the town's history and the effects of the nuclear disaster. Visitors can take the Joban Line to Tomioka Station and then a bus to the Tomioka Town Cultural Center to visit both the monument and the museum.