Tōkai

Tucked along the Pacific coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, Tokai is a village whose character is shaped by the low-lying coastal plain and a long association with nuclear science and research. The mouth of the Kuji River lies just to the north, while fields and residential neighbourhoods extend inland from the shore. Tokai has played a central role in Japan’s atomic-energy programme since the 1950s: the Tokai Power Station, which began operating in 1966, was the country’s first commercial nuclear power plant and was later decommissioned. Today the village is also home to major research institutions, including the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, known as J-PARC. Find related webcams in Ibaraki Prefecture and along the Pacific coast to build a fuller picture of Tokai and northern Ibaraki.

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