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Japan, growing comparisons and contrasts with the worst nuclear accident in history, chernobyl. that was 25 yearsago. heres nbcs michelle kaczynski with what this was like these days. >> reporter: if the signs dont turn you around, a long drive through a desolate forest, lonely villages, two checkpoints and one waiver. >> for possible further deterioration on my house. >> reporter: it will land you right at the broken heart of the surreal no-mans-land remains of chernobyl. what was the gleaming ...

What was the gleaming new company town, full of good jobs, new schools, modern apartments. today if something can be full of emptiness, this is it. radioactive moss flourishes while the buildings and soviet trappings slowly wither. a rarely seen testament to the accident that ultimately sent hundreds of thousands of people away. >> part of the shock really. >> reporter: through the woods, that amusement park that never had a chance to open. we saw for good reason. never will. >> how much is it? ...

Through a desolate first, lonely villages, two check points and one waiver -- >> should not be liable for further deterioration of my health. >> reporter: will bring you to the broken heart of no mans lands remains of chernobyl. what was the gleaming new company town, full of good jobs, new schools, modern apartments. today if something can be full emptiness, this is it. radioactive moss flourishes while the buildings and all their soviet trappings, very slowly weather. a rarely seen testament t...