being offered to some international visitors and it's hoped younger skiers and boarders will give fu kushimanslation: we're doing a special promotion for young people, because they're less worried about fu kushima's reputation. so we invite people aged between 19 and 2a to ski for free. and we're hoping they'll spread the word on social media that fukushima is safe. reassuring people about the region's safety is a big deal here, and the food and water supply is routinely tested. the disaster also prompted groups of volunteers to start monitoring the radiation for themselves. this crowdsourced data is constantly being updated, and anyone can access it, so if you're heading to the area you can take a look. joe, hi. it's good to meet you finally. i can't miss you in that red car. well, we do try to be a little obvious. so tell me about safecast — what does it do in terms of radiation here injapan? safecast is measuring the radiation ever since the tsunami incident back in 2011. 0n the car, this is a geiger counter, which includes a gps and a small computer, so what it does is when i drive aroun

this week i'm hitting the powder on the ski slopes of fu kushima. whoo! you guys are crazy!randy's trying out ice canoeing in quebec city. woohoo! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from japan, where it's just after six o'clock here in tokyo and we're about to hit the road. we're heading off before sunrise... let's do it. to make the four—hour journey to fukushima. most people associate fukushima with the impact of the major earthquake and tsunami that hit japan on march 11th six years ago. the tsunami wave disabled the generators at the fukushima power plant, triggering a nuclear meltdown. but before 2011, the region had been famous for it's ski resorts, and was popular with tourists. in the months following the nuclear disaster fears about radiation levels hit the tourism industry hard. and the number of foreign visitors staying here fell by 90%. now in many parts of the region background radiation has fallen to levels similar to those that are found in major cities around the world, and tourists are returning. we made it. look at all this snow.