Kodomonokuni means Children's Land in Japanese. KODOMONOKUNI was founded in commemoration of the Royal Marriage of Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko in 1959 (mounted Emperor and Empress since 1988). It was officially opened on May 5th, a national holiday of the Children's Day, in 1965. KODOMONOKUNI is a type of natural-park of which the main purpose is to contribute to children's sound mind and body. The land covers an area of 976,000 square meters (approx. 240 acres).
There are not only playground equipment but also Zoo, Boating, Pony Riding, Swimming Pools, Barbecue Garden and so on. We can meet lots of creatures too.
So I visited there to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I saw many people visiting there but I could not find any impact of the accident. People in Kanagawa prefecture have no worry about the accident, because it is far away from the site and there is no contamination by the accidents.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on May 7, 2013.
神奈川県のこどもの国には様々な動物たちがいる。馬やモルモット、ウサギなどに触れることもできる。今年生まれたモルモットや子羊、子牛なども見ることが出来た。こどもの国では今年もたくさんの動物たちが誕生していた。
We can see many animals here.
The peacock has a beautiful plumage.
Koinobori : May 5th is Children's Day in Japan. Koinobori means carp streamer. Japanese people celebrate Children's Day by putting up carp streamers.
About KODOMONOKUNI
Map
We can meet many creatures.
The flowers in the garden are beautiful.
The wistarias are in blossom.
What a big hula hoop it was!
About 10 lamps were born on this year.
They grow up safely.
This calf was born on February 1, 2013.
This calf was born on February 10, 2013.
This calf was born on September 4, 2012.
Ebiten Soba : Ebiten is prawn tempura. Tempura is a classic Japanese dish of deep fried lightly-battered vegetables or seafood. Soba is Japanese buckwheat noodles.
The white peacock showed us beautiful wings.
2 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, I have visited various places from south to north of Japan. Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident. So people in Kanagawa prefecture have already forgotten the nuclear power plant accident because Kanagawa prefecture is very far away from the site and radioactive materials cannot reach here. I think there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Kanagawa prefecture. So people in Kanagawa prefecture are living without any concern about the accident.
I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures and know how they are. It is important to see their health for our safety.
Public Health Network in Japan
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