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		I started by going on the 3D google maps function and exploring the given location "by foot". I took pictures of what stroke my interest and just wandered around for a bit.
	

		These barriers resemble the letter A, so I tried to look for more typography inside the city.
	

		Then I looked at the map from above, to look for possible patterns. I noticed a lot of parking spots, all over the city. 
	

		I was attracted by natural spaces, parks, signs. These are not spaces that you can usually see on maps.
	

		The blue colored cars in this parking spot brought up a lot of questions for me. Why are they all blue? Why are they parked in the same place? I can almost see a pattern.
	

		Then I started to see blue all over the map.
	

		I also noticed these empty lots around schools, high schools and academies
	

		patterns that resemble bee hives
	

			As I could not actually see the nuclear reactor area, I walked around and tried to peek. There was not so much to be seen, but I noticed some vending machines on a nearby street. I thought that is interesting since there were no people around. Even the city is quite empty.
		

		nature around the accident area
	

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		Exposure to radioactive material released into the environment has caused mutations in butterflies found in Japan.Scientists found an increase in leg, antennae and wing shape mutations among butterflies collected following the 2011 Fukushima accident.
	

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		I also noticed that the advertising is quite different. I could see a lot of vending machines on the streets, and posters are composed of images and typography. The compositions are quite simple and straight- forward.
	

		graffiti and street art is not that common 
	

		VENDING MACHINES
	

		ADVERTISMENTS
	

		there are nearly four million vending machines in Japan
	