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Image of Fukushima cherry tree in huge "chigiri-e"

KOBE, Japan - An image of "Miharu Takizakura," a famous cherry tree in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, is part of the world's biggest ''chigiri-e'' displayed on Feb. 2, 2014, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. "Chigiri-e" is a Japanese art form using torn colored paper to create images.

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Huge paper collage made to pray for Tohoku

KOBE, Japan - About 700 people take part in an event in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014, to complete a huge collage, 40.5 meters in length and 1.8 meters in height, using hand-ripped pieces of colored paper. The photographed part of the collage depicts (from L) the "chagu chagu umakko" horse festival in Iwate Prefecture, the famous "Miharu Takizakura" cherry tree in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and the Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture. The artwork was recognized as a world record by the Guinness World Records.

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Evacuee briefly returns in Katsurao, Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yukichi Otsuki finds moss phlox in his deserted garden in the Noyuki district in Katsurao Village, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 30, 2014. Otsuki has evacuated to Miharu Town in the prefecture following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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1st 5 major cherry trees summit in Japan

KITAMOTO, Japan - Representatives of five Japanese municipalities known for their ancient cherry trees - (from L) Fujinomiya City of Shizuoka Prefecture, Hokuto City of Yamanashi Prefecture, Kitamoto City of Saitama Prefecture, Motosu City of Gifu Prefecture, and the town of Miharu of Fukushima Prefecture - join hands to pose for photos during their first summit meeting to discuss preservation methods and tourism promotion plans on March 23, 2014, in Kitamoto. Designated as natural treasures in 1922, the venerable trees are known as the "five major cherry trees of Japan" and range from 800 to 2,000 years of age.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (L) and Kaito Tauchi (R), both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, hold seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. They delivered the seeds on their classmates' behalf to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Leaf compost in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A Fukushima Prefecture official measures the radiation level of leaf compost that has been kept outdoors in the town of Miharu in the prefecture on July 28, 2011. Radioactive cesium has been detected in leaf compost produced in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture.

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Cattle straw

MIHARU, Japan - Cattle are fed on straw declared safe by the Fukushima prefectural government at a farm in the town of Miharu on July 16, 2011. Cattle in the prefecture fed with straw contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped to other prefectures.

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Masaakira Maeda

TOKYO, Japan - Masaakira Maeda, the education chief in Miharu town, Fukushima Prefecture, who became the first education of a Japanese municipality selected from applicants from across Japan, observes a Japanese language class for first-year students at a junior high school..The photo was taken June 5, 2002. (Kyodo)

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Glider crashes into mountain in Fukushima Pref., pilot dead

An investigator searches near the site where a glider crashed, killing the pilot, in a mountainous area in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry tree lit up in Fukushima town

The "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom is lit up on the evening of April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, attracting many visitors. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry tree lit up in Fukushima town

The "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom is lit up on the evening of April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, attracting many visitors. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Visitors take photos in front of a drawing from the popular TV animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" exhibited on March 28, 2015, at one of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Guests cut the ribbon during an opening ceremony on March 28, 2015, for the "Spring Cultural Festival," a series of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Two visitors look at exhibits of animation character figures on March 28, 2015, at one of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Children release colorful balloons into the air during an opening ceremony on March 28, 2015, for the "Spring Cultural Festival," a series of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gainax to open anime studio in Fukushima Pref.

The building of former Sakura junior high school where Japanese anime company Gainax Co. will open its studio and museum in April 2015 is seen in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2015. The company announced the same day that it has established new subsidiary Fukushima Gainax. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Animation production studio to be set up in Fukushima town

Yoshinori Suzuki (2nd from L), mayor of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Yoshinori Asao (R), president of Gainax Co., join others in showing a letter of agreement on Jan. 19, 2015, to establish the animation production studio's outpost in the northeastern Japan town. Gainax, based in Tokyo, is known for popular TV animation works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leaf compost in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A Fukushima Prefecture official measures the radiation level of leaf compost that has been kept outdoors in the town of Miharu in the prefecture on July 28, 2011. Radioactive cesium has been detected in leaf compost produced in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Cattle straw

MIHARU, Japan - Cattle are fed on straw declared safe by the Fukushima prefectural government at a farm in the town of Miharu on July 16, 2011. Cattle in the prefecture fed with straw contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped to other prefectures. (Kyodo)