Residents oppose “hydrogen townˮ in Tokyo waterfront

September 3, 2017

TOKYO- Residents of a condominium in the Harumi waterfront district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward are raising opposition to the metropolitan government's project to construct a hydrogen station there, citing safety concerns and other reasons, Jiji Press has learned.

In the district, which is set to host the athletes' village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Tokyo government plans to create the Japanese capital's first large-scale "hydrogen town," where a hydrogen pipeline network will be laid, in the hope of making it a legacy of the quadrennial events.

Many residents complain that explanations from the Tokyo metropolitan government have been far from sufficient.

The hydrogen station is planned to be built on a 4,800-square-meter Tokyo government-owned land plot in the Harumi district. The condominium is about 50 meters from the site. Jiji Press