Because of radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, farmers in nearby Minamisoma weren’t allowed to grow crops for two years.
![In this image from video, Yoshiko Ogura, 73, holds up a handkerchief dyed without using any chemical substances in front of her studio in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)]()
In this image from video, Yoshiko Ogura, 73, holds up a handkerchief dyed without using any chemical substances in front of her studio in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
![In this image from the video, several clothes dyed by members of indigo dye group Japan Blue are displayed at a community center where residents evacuated when the 2011 earthquake hit the area in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Yoshiko Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)]()
In this image from the video, several clothes dyed by members of indigo dye group Japan Blue are displayed at a community center where residents evacuated when the 2011 earthquake hit the area in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Yoshiko Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
![In this image from video, members of Japan Blue wash off dyed handkerchiefs at a community center which was used as an evacuation center when the massive earthquake hit the area in 2011, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 21, 2021. Because of radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, farmers in nearby Minamisoma weren't allowed to grow crops for two years. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. They planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. A group called Japan Blue holds workshops that have taught indigo dyeing to more than 100 people each year. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)]()
In this image from video, members of Japan Blue wash off dyed handkerchiefs at a community center which was used as an evacuation center when the massive earthquake hit the area in 2011, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 21, 2021. Because of radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, farmers in nearby Minamisoma weren't allowed to grow crops for two years. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. They planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. A group called Japan Blue holds workshops that have taught indigo dyeing to more than 100 people each year. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
![In this image from video, Yoshiko Ogura, 73, washes off an indigo-dyed handkerchief in front of her studio in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)]()
In this image from video, Yoshiko Ogura, 73, washes off an indigo-dyed handkerchief in front of her studio in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2021. After the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, nearby farmers weren't allowed to grow crops for two years because of radiation. After the restriction was lifted, two farmers in the town of Minamisoma found an unusual way to rebuild their lives and help their destroyed community. Kiyoko Mori and Ogura planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. (Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
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