Reisen nach Fukushima bzw. ein Besuch des von 3/11 betroffenen Gebiets firmiert seit geraumer Zeit unter dem von der Fukushima Prefecture Tourism & Local Products Association verlautbarten Slogan „Hoffnungstourismus“ – vermutlich als Gegenpart zum weniger hoffnungsvollen, populären Konzept des „dark tourism“.

„Hope Tourism offers participants the opportunity to actually see the places where the effect of the earthquake and nuclear disaster still remain, as well as the places where revitalization efforts are taking places. What’s more, participants can hear directly from people dedicated to regional revitalization. Through these experiences, participants can be actively involved in the handing down of lessons learned from the earthquake and nuclear disaster, as well as having the opportunity to reflect upon a number of current societal problems. This is all part of a new type of tourism we call ‘Hope Tourism’.“

„Fukushima Prefecture is the only place in the world to have ever experienced an earthquake, tsunami, nuclear accident, and reputational damage all at once. While we continue to face complex and diverse issues, there are still a large number of people who continue to look to the future, marching on towards reconstruction without giving in to adversity, and holding onto hope as we forge ahead. This is what defines Fukushima and why there is so much new knowledge to learn here.

In Fukushima Prefecture, we are promoting "Hope Tourism," a journey that will make you grow as you witness Fukushima as it stands now and encounter the people who continue to work towards its reconstruction making you think about the lessons from the earthquake and nuclear accident, reconstruction, and overcoming adversity. In this site, we introduce the efforts of Hope Tourism from the perspective of three main themes.“  (Hopetourism)

Links: https://www.hopetourism.jp/en/
https://www.hopetourism.jp/en/concept.html
https://www.hopetourism.jp/news.html?id=70
https://fukushima.travel/

Regisseur James Cameron traf sich im Jahr 2010 mit dem zweifach anerkannten Atombombenopfer Yamaguchi Tsutomu 山口彊 in einem japanischen Krankenhaus, wenige Tage bevor Yamaguchi starb. Cameron plante einen Filmbeitrag, in dem über die Bomben auf Hiroshima und Nagasaki berichtet werden sollte.

Mit Yamaguchi als Zeitzeugen entstanden verschiedene Dokumentationen.
Chad Diehl widmete sich den Gedichten Yamaguchis.

"'The bottom line is, there shouldn't be nuclear in our world'. On his 91st birthday, Tsutomu Yamaguchi said when asked about current nuclear power. He is a survivor of not one, but two atomic blasts at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While he has no physical scars from the attacks, his emotional scars run deep, as he lost his sons and his wife from the after-effects. The picture of the human 'Jigoku' (Hell) burned in the memory, he realized his experience 'needs to reach out to the world.'

His quiet, but powerful words did just that, as the United Nations and Filmmaker James Cameron were moved by his message. The Documentary, 'Twice Bombed,' chronicles Yamaguchi's passionate plea for peace and serves as a reminder of the very human side of an issue facing the world at large."  (IMDb)

Links:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1931497  (IMDb)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
https://www.janm.org/press/release/twice-bombed-twice-survived-film-be-screen-january-21
https://engagement.virginia.edu/learn/2020/08/14/speak-memory-poetry-and-survival-after-the-atomic-bombings  (Chad Diehl, Lyrikübersetzung / Yamaguchis Tankas)
https://www.amazon.de/NijuÌ-hibaku-hiroshima-kinokogumo-yamaguchi/dp/4772610863
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/world/asia/07yamaguchi.html
https://www.amazon.de/Shadows-Nagasaki-Religion-Bombing-Dimension/dp/1531504965

Weiterführende Lektüre: Chad Diehl (2018): Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives, Cornell University Press.

"Bürgermeister Matsui, sagte mit Blick auf die Kriege im Nahen Osten und in der Ukraine, die globalen Tragödien vertieften das Misstrauen zwischen den Nationen. Sie verstärkten die Annahme, dass man zur Lösung von Problemen auf militärische Gewalt angewiesen sei. Dies sei aber der falsche Weg." (deutschlandfunk, 6.8.2024)

Links: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/buergermeister-von-hiroshima-ruft-bei-gedenken-zu-friedlicher-konfliktloesung-auf-104.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazumi_Matsui

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Auszug) des von einer Anti-Atom-Initiative gestalteten Magazins:          

"Sadako Sasaki           Friedensdenkmal der Kinder

"Little boy " -  "Image pour la paix" von Uwe Loesch

Nach der Bombe        Kulturhistorische Betrachtungen

Einschlagstelle Nagasaki     Fotografie vom September 1945 (...)"

Link: https://www.anti-atom-aktuell.de/

Hinweis: Zu FUKUSHIMA liegt das Heft 272 (2018) vor.