Odaka, Fukushima
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Odaka (小高町, Odaka-machi) was a town located in Sōma District, Fukushima, Japan.
Population
[edit]As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,482 and a density of 146.62 persons per km2. The total area was 91.95 km2.[1]
Merge
[edit]On January 1, 2006, Odaka, along with the city of Haramachi, and the town of Kashima (also from Sōma District), was merged to create the city of Minamisōma.
2011 Tsunami
[edit]In 2011, Odaka, along with other towns in the area near Fukushima, underwent a nuclear meltdown. Three reactors melted in Fukushima after an undersea earthquake sent a very destructive tsunami crashing into the coastline. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Real Fukushima". Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ Fackler, Martin; Hayashi, Noriko (2025-01-29). "Citizen Scientists Reclaim Japan's Nuclear Disaster Zone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
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