Chinese tourists are drawn to nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima despite radiation fears

However, tourists cannot resist the thrill of treading where few have gone before.

Last year, around 4,000 foreigners visited a memorial museum dedicated to the nuclear crisis, which opened in the Fukushima Prefecture town in 2020, Japan Today reported.

In one corner of the museum is a signboard where tourists can leave their mark by placing a sticker representing their home country. As of January, 43 nations were represented, with China accounting for roughly a third of some 180 stickers.

A message in Chinese, left by a visitor at the entrance, read: “May the wounds left by the disaster in Fukushima soon heal.”