2013年3月26日火曜日

Biological monitoring in Hokkaido (March 26,2013)

People-watching in Hokkaido

Hokkaido is an island in the northernmost of Japan and its aria is 83,456.58km2 consisting of the 22% of the total land area of Japan. As an island, Hokkaido is currently being the 21th largest islands in the world. There are many attractions of Hokkaido including four distinctive seasons, untouched majestic nature, and plenty of great food. Each season has its different characteristics, offering various scenery, activities and food, which have been drawing large number of visitors every year from both domestically and internationally.
So I visited Hokkaido to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Hokkaido is famous for ski and snowboard resort too. Because of luck of enough snow in Tokyo, they often visit there for skiing and snowboarding in the best powder snow.
People in Hokkaido are fine and I cannot find any impact of the accident there. People in Hokkaido 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 March 26, 2013.




福島第一原発事故による影響を見るため北海道を訪問した。事故後、南は九州から北は北海道まで訪問したが事故による影響は見られなかった。北海道の自然は美しく、農産物は安全であり、人々は元気である。




It takes about 6hours from Tokyo to Niseko.
Access
 
 
 
 
Hokkaido is a clean island.
Results of Radiation Monitoring in Hokkaido
About Hokkaido
 
 
 
 
Mt.Niseko An'nupuri
Altitude 1,308m
 
About Niseko village
 
Night Skiing
 
 
Mt. Yotei
Altitude 1,898m
 
The sun rises from Mt. Yotei.



 
Hokkaido grown foods are good and safe.
 
Sautéed scollop with butter
Sushi
Sweet Shrimp
Ramen Noodles
Served in Miso Broth topped with Snow Crab
Ikuradon : Salmon roe bowl
2 years have passed since Fukushima Dai-ichi 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 in Hokkaido. So people in Hokkaido have already forgotten the nuclear power plant accident because Hokkaido is very far away from the site and radioactive materials cannot reach there. So people in Hokkaido 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 many people and know how they are. It is important to see their health for our safety.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public Health Network in Japan




2013年3月18日月曜日

Biological monitoring in Kanagawa (March 18, 2013)

Biological monitoring at Nogeyama zoo

I visited Nogeyama zoo to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
Nogeyama zoo was established in 1951 at Nogeyama park which is located at Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture. The area of the zoo is 3.3 ha and park is 9.6 ha. There are about 90 species and 1500 individual of animals, which including Giraffe, Camel, Zebra, Lion, Bear, Tiger, Chimpanzee, Ostrich, Swan and so on. And many kinds of reptiles are kept in the reptile house.
Generally speaking, animals grow up more quickly than human beings, so they are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment than us. Fortunately, I saw them born here and grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. I think that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa prefecture.

Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on March 18, 2013.



福島第一原発事故による影響を見るため各地を訪問している。横浜市立野毛山動物園では原発事故の前後に生まれた動物の赤ちゃんが無事に成長していた。梅や椿など旬の花々も美しい。



A lesser panda is cute.







 Entrance of  Nogeyama zoo 
About 15 minutes walk from Sakuragi-cho station of JR Negishi line
 
 


We can see various kinds of animals.
 
 
Carp
 
 
In spite of the accident, I think that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa, Japan.
 
The chimpanzee was born just before the accident.
She was born here on January 20, 2011.
The giraffe was born here on February 7, 2012.
They grow up safely.
 
 
This is “Nakayoshi Hiroba", where you can touch several kinds of small animals. 


Flowers are beautiful and they have no impacts of the accident too.



Chukagai : Yokohama China Town
This is the biggest China Town of the world.
About Chinatown
 
 
I like Chinese food. It is good!
Fukahire Ramen : Soup Noodles with Whole Shark’s Fin
If you walk around here you will find nice food.
People in Kanagawa prefecture have no worry about the accidents because Kanagawa prefecture has no nuclear power plant and it is far away from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. They have no health problem caused by the accident and can find no impact against creatures by the accidents. They think radioactive materials from the site couldn’t reach here. So People in Kanagawa prefecture are living without any worry about the accident.
 
I continue to visit aquariums and zoos to see the effects of  the accident because we can see many kinds of creatures which are sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.


 
 
 
 
Public Health Network in Japan