Reconstruction Agency: Invitation to Online Tour “TSUNAGARU TOHOKU Iwate & Miyagi, and Fukushima”

Reconstruction Agency: �Fiscal 2021 Information Dissemination Project for Reconstruction of Disaster-Affected Areas From the Great East Japan Earthquake”*

Application period: Dec. 27 (Monday) to Jan. 28 (Friday)

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Reconstruction Agency will hold two online tours: a tour of Iwate & Miyagi prefectures, as well as a tour of Fukushima Prefecture, to promote understanding of the current state of reconstruction in the three disaster-affected prefectures.

The main theme of the Iwate & Miyagi tour is recovery from damage caused by the tsunami to the fishing industry, while the main theme of the Fukushima tour is agricultural recovery from damage caused by the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station disaster. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with people living in the disaster-affected areas, as well as receive food and beverage samples.

We look forward to your participation.

^*Nippon Travel Agency Co. participates in and serves as the secretariat for the Reconstruction Agency “2021 FY Information Dissemination Project for Reconstruction of Disaster-Affected Areas from the Great East Japan Earthquake” as a business entrusted.

1. Date and time
   
   (1) Iwate & Miyagi tour “TSUNAGARU TOHOKU Iwate & Miyagi”:
   
   Feb. 15 (Tuesday) 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

   (2) Fukushima tour “TSUNAGARU TOHOKU Fukushima”:
   
   Feb. 15 (Tuesday) 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
   
   *Start and finish times subject to change.
   
   *Please feel free to participate in a single tour or both.
   

2. Invitees
   
   Embassies and overseas media officials in Japan
   
   *Maximum 50 sets of food and beverage samples will be available for participants who sign up for each tour. Please note that if there are many applicants, it is possible only one set will be sent to each embassy and media outlets.
   
3. Participation fee
   
   Free
   
4. Method of participation
   
   Zoom webinar format
   
   *The URL will be sent to applicants around Feb. 8 (Tuesday).
   
5. Application period
   
   Dec. 27 (Monday) to Jan. 28 (Friday)
   
   *The registration has been extended until Jan. 28 (Friday)
   
6. Application website
   
   Please apply via the URL below.
   
   https://va.apollon.nta.co.jp/TSUNAGARU_TOHOKU/

 

Contacts

Reconstruction Agency Information Dissemination Project Management Secretariat

(part of the Public Sector & Corporate Sales Department, Nippon Travel Agency Co.)

Weihai Chang

E-mail: tsunagaru_tohoku@nta.co.jp
TEL: +81-3-5402-6400

Office hours: 9:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Japan time

(Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese national holidays)