2014年9月2日火曜日

Biological monitoring in Kanagawa (September 2, 2014)

Biological monitoring at Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum

 I visited Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.
 The museum features various exhibits, including a 40-meter-long aquarium that shows what the Sagami River is like both near the river source and near the river mouth and an exhibit showcasing the Tokyo bitterling, which has been declared a national treasure by the Japanese government and has been put on the national endangered wild plants and animals list.
 Generally speaking, water creature's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water. Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on September 2, 2014.




神奈川県の「相模川ふれあい科学館 アクアリウムさがみはら」では、相模川上流から河口までの生物を中心に約100種、4,000点以上の生物を展示している。特に淡水魚の展示が充実しており絶滅危惧種「タナゴ」のコレクションは秀逸だ。ニジマスのアルビノも見ることが出来た。




Rainbow trout (albino)
ニジマス (アルビノ)
Rainbow trout (albino)

Rainbow trout
ニジマス
Rainbow trout


 Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum
 Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum
Google map
 Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum



This museum exhibits many species of Japanese fresh water fish. 

Tanakia limbata
アブラボテ
Tanakia limbata

Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus
アカヒレタビラ
Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus

Acheilognathus tabira tabira
シロヒレタビラ
Acheilognathus tabira tabira

Tanakia lanceolata
ヤリタナゴ
Tanakia lanceolata

Acheilognathus melanogaster
タナゴ
Acheilognathus melanogaster

Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus
ニッポンバラタナゴ
Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus

Rhodeus smithii smithii
カゼトゲタナゴ
Rhodeus smithii smithii

Acheilognathus macropterus
オオタナゴ
Acheilognathus macropterus

Acheilognathus cyanostigma
イチモンジタナゴ
Acheilognathus cyanostigma

Acheilognathus typus
ゼニタナゴ
Acheilognathus typus

Masu trout
ヤマメ
Masu trout

Oikawa minnow
オイカワ
Oikawa minnow

Amur Minnow
アブラハヤ
Amur Minnow

Ayu
アユ
Ayu

Japanese crucian carp
ゲンゴロウブナ
Japanese crucian carp

Three-lips
ハス
Three-lips

White spotted char
イワナ
White spotted char

Japanese dace
ウグイ
Japanese dace

Biwa oily gudgeon
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus
ビワヒガイ
Biwa oily gudgeon

We can see marine creatures of Sagami Bay too.

Japanese shillago
シロギス
Japanese shillago

Rabbitfish
Siganus fuscescens
アイゴ
Rabbitfish

Japanese common toad
Bufo japonicus formosus
アズマヒキガエル
Japanese common toad

Water stick insect
Ranatra chinensis
ミズカマキリ
Water stick insect

Giant water bug
Lethocerus deyrollei
タガメ
Giant water bug

Silkworms
カイコ
Silkworms

Discus
ディスカス
Discus




Japanese foods are good and safe.
Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.





Misoshiru ; Miso soup with clam
Miso soup with clam

Ekiben ; box lunch sold on a train or at a station
Ekiben : box lunch sold on a train or at a station
Ekiben : box lunch sold on a train or at a station

Shumai ; steamed meat dumpling
Shumai

Suika ; Watermelon
Watermelon

Chocolate cake
Chocolate cake

Chocolate parfait
Chocolate parfait




 About 3 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.
 Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.
 Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."
 Kanagawa prefecture is very far away from Fukushima as same as Tokyo and people in Kanagawa have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Kanagawa prefecture have already forgotten the accident, because it is very far away from Fukushima and radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Kanagawa. So people in Kanagawa 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 which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.







Public Health Network in Japan
公衆衛生ネットワーク
Public Health Network in Japan


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