Fukushima's Comeback cnn.com

After discovering the hilltop viewpoint overlooking the Tadami River, he convinced local authorities to construct stairs for easier access; he's now lobbying for an elevator for the elderly.
Photographer Ken Hoshi launched the Mugenkyo no Watashi river tours to visit his village, destroyed in a 1964 landslide.
Japan believes so strongly in Fukushima's comeback, the prefecture was selected for the commencement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay, at J-Village, the nation's top soccer training facility.
It's an old post town that once served as a major stop along the Aizu Nishi Kaido connecting Aizu and Nikko.
West of Aizuwakamatsu is Yanaizu, a delightful onsen village on the Tadami River.