Disaster-hit Fukushima shrines eye consolidation as key to survival

A plan has been forged to establish a new shrine in Fukushima Prefecture as a substitute for the many others that were damaged or made inaccessible by the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis, local authorities said Wednesday.The local branch of the Association of Shinto Shrines said they plan to build the new place of worship on the grounds of the tsunami-hit Hachiman Shrine by the end of March 2021.The shrine is located in the town of Futaba, one of the hosts of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, but it is in an area where radiation levels are relatively low.At least …READ FULL ARTICLE