2014年11月25日火曜日

Biological monitoring in Chiba (November 25, 2014)

"People watching" at Tokyo DisneySea

 I visited Tokyo DisneySea which is located in Chiba prefecture 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.
 Tokyo DisneySea, located inside Tokyo Disney Resort®, opened on September 4, 2001, as a theme park where guests can experience Disney’s traditional family entertainment based on stories and legends of the sea. Located next door to Tokyo Disneyland and right by Tokyo Bay, Tokyo DisneySea is a new world rich in imagination, filled with adventure, romance, discovery, and fun. This new Disney theme park, which gets its inspiration from stories and legends of the sea, will open the doors to fantastic voyages that call to the spirit of adventure in all of us.
 Tokyo DisneySea is one of Japan's faces to the world. So I visited there to see effects of nuclear power plant accident.  Fortunately, I could not find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Chiba prefecture, Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on November 25, 2014.



東京ディズニーシーは美しい街並み、ショー、アトラクション、美味しい食べ物など魅力が一杯です。トイ ストーリー マニア!とFantasmic!はとても素晴らしい。2014年10月撮影。



Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea

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Access

Toy Story Mania!
Carnival games in the world of toys! Go in through Woody's wide open mouth and you'll find that you've shrunk to the size of a toy! A great time playing the carnival games set up under Andy's bed is waiting for you!
Toy Story Mania!
Toy Story Mania!

A Table is Waiting
Welcome to a world of tasty delights!
Mickey and his friends have just returned from a world cruise and they've brought back treats from many different countries. Mickey has invited Guests to the Dockside Stage, which is set up to look like a giant dining table, where that famous host, Lumiere is waiting.
A Table is Waiting
A Table is Waiting
A Table is Waiting
A Table is Waiting

Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea
Aquatopia
DisneySea Electric Railway
Triton's Kingdom

Mystic Rhythms

Deep in the jungles where spirits dwell Back when Lost River Delta was newly discovered, this theater was a hangar for seaplanes, and it was the first stop for the adventurers who gathered here. It has since been abandoned and reclaimed by the lush and serene jungle. If you listen carefully, and you might hear the voices of the spirits…
Mystic Rhythms
Mystic Rhythms
Mystic Rhythms

Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea

Fantasmic!

A grand story overflowing with imagination Taking place at night on the waters of Mediterranean Harbor, this spectacular entertainment features Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice who creates a fantastic world of Disney through his powers of imagination. Filled with special effects using gigantic water screens, lasers, lights, and fire, this dramatic show promises an evening of unforgettable fantasy and excitement for all.
Fantasmic!
Fantasmic!
Fantasmic!
Fantasmic!
Fantasmic!

Happiness on High
Happiness on High

Tokyo DisneySea



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

Happy Duffy
Happy Duffy

Disney Halloween Special Set
Disney Halloween Special Set

Breakfast
Breakfast

Omelette
omelette


 About 3 and a half 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. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now 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."
 As PM Abe said, Chiba is very far away from Fukushima, people in Chiba have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Chiba have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Chiba. So people in Chiba 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




2014年11月18日火曜日

Biological monitoring in Tochigi (November 18, 2014)


Biological monitoring at  Toshogu Shrine

 I visited Toshogu Shrine 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.
 Toshogu Shrine is located in Nikko city, Tochigi prefecture. It was built in 1617 as the mausoleum of the Tokugawa Ieyasu. The main shrine buildings were built by the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1636. Building of the Toshogu represented the climax of the Gongen-zukuri style which characterizes Japanese shrine architecture. Skills of the highest level available at the time were applied to the architectural decoration such as carvings and coloring. Eight buildings such as the honden (main hall), the Ishi-no-ma (stone hall), the haiden (worship hall), and the Yomei-mon (tower gateway) have been designated as National Treasures, whereas further thirty-four buildings as Important Cultural Properties.
 Nikko and the Okunikko area around Lake Chuzenji, in particular, are well known for their beautiful autumn colors (koyo). Thanks to the 2,000-meter difference between its highest and lowest elevations, Nikko's autumn color season lasts nearly two months. The earliest colors usually debut in the highest mountain peaks in Okunikko in early October and slowly roll down the slopes, reaching the lower areas around Toshogu Shrine by mid November. 
 Generally speaking, plant's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited Nikko city to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up in Japan.
 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 Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on (November 18, 2014) 





日光東照宮で有名な栃木県の日光は標高がありスロープ状の地形のため紅葉が美しく鑑賞期間も長いことで有名です。紅葉は高所から麓へ徐々に広がり、10月から11月までが見頃です。2014年10月撮影。




Guardian deity statues of Omotemon (Front Gate) at Toshogu Shrine
Guardian deity statues

Koyo ; Nikko area is well known for their beautiful autumn colors.
autumn foliage



It takes about 2 hours from Tokyo to Nikko.
Access

Shinkansen
Shinkansen

Shinkyou (Sacred Bridge)
神橋
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Shinkyou
Shinkyo, or the sacred bridge, is known to have existed already on the present site spanning the Daiya River in the Muromachi Period (according to remaining archival records) though the exact date of its construction is not clear. It was in 1636 that this bridge took on its present style as a vermilion-lacquered wooden bridge on massive stone piers piled down close to the riverbanks. Though demolished in a flash flood in 1902, it was reconstructed and restored to its 17th -century condition in 1904.

 THE WORLD HERITAGE SHRINES AND TEMPLES OF NIKKO

Nikko Perfect Guide

About Nikko Toshogu Shrine

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日光東照宮
The shrine complex was registered as a World Heritage site in December 1999.
Toshogu Shrine

Ishidorii (Stone Torii Gate)
石鳥居
Ishidorii
Omotemon (Front Gate)

Omotemon (Front Gate)
表門
Omotemon (Front Gate)
Omotemon (Front Gate) is also called Nio Gate because of the two guardian deity statues positioned on the left and right.
仁王像
guardian deity statues
guardian deity statues

Gojunoto (Five-Story Pagoda)
五重塔
Gojunoto (Five-Story Pagoda)

Shinkyusha (Sacred Stable) and Sanzaru (Three Wise Monkeys)
神厩舎・三猿
Shinkyusha (Sacred Stable)
 The “See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil” carving of three monkeys is particularly famous.
Sanzaru (Three Wise Monkeys)
Sanzaru (Three Wise Monkeys)

Sanjinko (Three Sacred Storehouses)
三神庫
Sanjinko (Three Sacred Storehouses)
Sanjinko (Three Sacred Storehouses)
Sanjinko (Three Sacred Storehouses)

Yomeimon Gate
陽明門
The shrine buildings are in constant need of maintenance.
Yomeimon Gate
Kairo (Corridor)Designated a National Treasure The exterior wall of the building extending to the left and right of Yomeimon Gate is decorated with flower and bird carvings that are considered among the best in Japan. All the carvings are single-panel openwork painted in vivid colors.
廻廊
Kairo (Corridor)
Kairo (Corridor)
Kairo (Corridor)
Kairo (Corridor)
Kairo (Corridor)

Karamon Gate
唐門
Karamon Gate

Korou (Drum Tower)
鼓楼
Korou (Drum Tower)

Shinyosha (Portable Shrine House)
神輿舎
Korou (Drum Tower)

Nemurineko (Sleeping Cat)
眠り猫
Nemurineko (Sleeping Cat)


Lake Chuzenji
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中禅寺湖
Lake Chuzenji
Lake Chuzenji

Koyo ; autumn foliage, Japanese Maple leaves turn red from green
Koyo

華厳の滝
Kegon Falls
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There are 48 waterfalls in Nikko, but Kegon waterfall is the most famous among these. The water falls from 97 meters high and you will enjoy natural beauty around the fall.
Kegon Falls
Koyo : Red or yellow leaves in autumn.

autumn foliage
autumn foliage
autumn foliage


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


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

Dango : skewered rice dumplings with a sweet soy glaze
Dango

Yuba ; tofu skin, dried beancurd, delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
Yuba

Ayu Shioyaki ; Grilled sweetfish with salt
Ayu Shioyaki

Suiton ; flour dumplings boiled in soup
Suiton


 About 3 and a half 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. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now 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."
 As PM Abe said, Tochigi prefecture is very far away from Fukushima, people in Tochigi have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tochigi have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Tochigi prefecture. So people in Tochigi 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