2015年7月28日火曜日

Biological monitoring at Miyajima Public Aquarium

Biological monitoring at Miyajima Public Aquarium, Hiroshima Japan

 I visited Miyajima Public Aquarium which are located in Hiroshima prefecture to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequence of the accident, I can find no effect against creatures in Japan.
 Standing at the far western end of Miyajima's town area, the Miyajima Public Aquarium was rebuilt, greatly improved and reopened in August 2011. The aquarium’s 50 tanks house some 350 species and more than 13,000 specimens.
 The aquarium introduces the sea life of the local salt and fresh waters around Miyajima, the Seto Inland Sea and seas and oceans around the globe. Among the more original displays is an example of an oyster farm, representing the large numbers of actual farms around the island of Miyajima.  Oysters are a local specialty of Hiroshima Prefecture. This is the only aquarium where you can see an oyster farm exhibition.
 So I visited there to see effects of the accident against marine 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 Hiroshima Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on July 28, 2015.




世界遺産の島、宮島に立地する宮島水族館は瀬戸内海を中心に350種13,000点以上の生き物を展示している。ここではカキいかだを使った牡蠣養殖の仕組みが学べる。




These pictures were taken on May 2015.


Miyajima Public Aquarium
宮島水族館
Miyajima Public Aquarium
About Miyajima Public Aquarium

Google map


Oyster
Crassostrea gigas
マガキ
Crassostrea gigas
This is the only aquarium where you can see an oyster farm exhibition.

Japanese horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus
カブトガニ
Tachypleus tridentatus

Japanese carp
Cyprinus carpio
ニシキゴイ
Cyprinus carpio

Dark Chub
Zacco temminckii
カワムツ
Zacco temminckii

Striped shiner
Pungtungia herzi
ムギツク
Pungtungia herzi

Upstream fat minnow
Rhynchocypris oxycephalus jouyi
タカハヤ
Rhynchocypris oxycephalus jouyi

Ayu
Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis
アユ
Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis

Red spotted masu trout
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae
サツキマス
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae

Red spotted masu trout
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae
アマゴ
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae

Japanese barbel
Hemibarbus barbus
ニゴイ
Hemibarbus barbus

Carp
Cyprinus carpio
マゴイ
Cyprinus carpio

Brown hakeling
Physiculus maximowiczi
エゾイソアイナメ
Physiculus maximowiczi

Ice goby
Leucopsarion petersii
シロウオ
Leucopsarion petersii

Black spotted boxfish
Ostracion immaculatus
ハコフグ

Ostracion immaculatus

Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
オヤビッチャ
Abudefduf vaigiensis

Sea Lion Show
Sea Lion Show
Sea Lion Show

Hypselodoris festiva
アオウミウシ
Hypselodoris festiva

Finless Porpoises
Neophocaena phocaenoides
スナメリ
Neophocaena phocaenoides

Slimy
Leiognathus nuchalis
ヒイラギ
Leiognathus nuchalis

Terapon jarbua
コトヒキ
Terapon jarbua

Fire goby
Nemateleotris magnifica
ハタタテハゼ
Nemateleotris magnifica

Crescent-tail bigeye
Priacanthus hamrur
ホウセキキントキ
Priacanthus hamrur

Pipe fish
Syngnathus schlegeli
ヨウジウオ
Syngnathus schlegeli

Fringed threadfin
Polynemus multifilis
スレッドフィンパラダイスフィッシュ
Polynemus multifilis

Red Rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisus
コームスケールレインボー
Glossolepis incisus

Boeseman's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
ハーフオレンジレインボー
Melanotaenia boesemani




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



Kakigori ; Shaved Ice
Kakigori ; Shaved Ice

Matcha ; powdered green tea
Momiji-manju ; maple leaf-shaped bean-jam bun
Matcha ; powdered green tea & Momiji-manju ; maple leaf-shaped bean-jam bun


 4 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, Hiroshima Prefecture is very far away from Fukushima, people in there have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in there have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for childbirth and child rearing in Hiroshima Prefecture. So people in there have no 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




2015年7月21日火曜日

Biological monitoring at Himeji City Aquarium, Hyogo Japan

Biological monitoring at Himeji City Aquarium, Hyogo Japan

 I visited Himeji City Aquarium which are located in Hyogo prefecture to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequence of the accident, I can find no effect against creatures in Japan.
 Himeji City Aquarium is one of the only a few aquarium located on top of the mountain in Japan. It is also known as "aquarium on the mountain". It has many creatures that live in the area and have many exhibits that "you can see, hear and touch". On the roof floor, there is Jabujab creek where you can get in and play and biotope is also recommended.
 This aquarium mainly show and introduce familiar creatures in Harima district, southwest part of Hyogo prefecture, Japan. These creatures are not curious and may not be beautiful. But if you observe them carefully, you can find out a lot of wonderful things in them.
 So I visited there 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 HImeji, Hyogo prefecture Japan.

 Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on July 21, 2015.



兵庫県姫路市の姫路市立水族館は手柄山の山頂にある水族館です。主に播磨地方の里地・里海で見られる身近な生き物を展示した水族館です。近年では身近な生き物でさえ見る機会が減っていますから、とても貴重な水族館です。


These pictures were taken on May 2015.

Kissing loach
Leptobotia curta
アユモドキ
Leptobotia curta

Phoxinus oxycephalus jouyi
Upstream fat minnow
タカハヤ
Upstream fat minnow

Ice goby
Leucopsarion petersii
シロウオ
Leucopsarion petersii

Himeji City Aquarium
姫路市立水族館
Himeji City Aquarium

Google map

See also
Himeji city's sightseeing spots

姫路市立水族館


Predaceous diving beetle
Cybister chinensis
ゲンゴロウ

Water scorpion
Laccotrephes japonensis
タイコウチ
Laccotrephes japonensis

Japanese rice fish
メダカ
Japanese rice fish

Common gold fishes
ヒブナ
Common gold fishes

Ryukin
琉金
Ryukin

Ranchu
ランチュウ
Ranchu

Rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus
タイリクバラタナゴ
Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus

Rhodeus atremius suigensis
スイゲンゼニタナゴ
スイゲンゼニタナゴ

Acheilognathus cyanostigma
イチモンジタナゴ
Acheilognathus cyanostigma

Aphyocypris chinensis
ヒナモロコ
ヒナモロコ

Hemigrammocypris rasborella
カワバタモロコ
カワバタモロコ

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

Acheilognathus rhombeus
カネヒラ
カネヒラ

Sarcocheilichthys variegatus variegatus
カワヒガイ
カワヒガイ

Niwaella delicata
アジメドジョウ
アジメドジョウ

Coreoperca kawamebari
オヤニラミ
オヤニラミ

Roughskin Sculpin
Trachidermus fasciatus
ヤマノカミ
Trachidermus fasciatus

Channa argus
カムルチー
カムルチー

Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
ニホンウナギ
Anguilla japonica

White Spotted Char
Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius
ニッコウイワナ
Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius

Red spotted masu trout, Satsukimasu salmon
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae
アマゴ(サツキマス)
Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae

Feather stars
Oxycomanthus japonicus
ニッポンウミシダ
Oxycomanthus japonicus

Ocellaris clownfish (Left), Blue tang (Right)
Amphiprion ocellaris (Left), Paracanthurus hepatus (Right)
カクレクマノミ(左)、ナンヨウハギ(右)
Amphiprion ocellaris (Left), Paracanthurus hepatus (Right)

Hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
タイマイ
Eretmochelys imbricata

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
アオウミガメ
Chelonia mydas

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
アカウミガメ
Caretta caretta

Lates japonicus
Japanese lates, Japanese barramundi
アカメ
Japanese lates, Japanese barramundi

Banded houndshark
Triakis scyllium
ドチザメ
Triakis scyllium
Please pay attention to the cultivation of oyster raft unique.


Japanese gray shark
Hemitriakis japanica
エイラクブカ
Hemitriakis japanica

Titan triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
ゴマモンガラ
Balistoides viridescens

Shinkansen
Shinkansen


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


Sashimi ; Sliced Raw Fish
Sashimi

Ebiten Soba ; Soba Noodle Soup with Shrimp Tempura
Ebiten Soba ; Soba Noodle Soup with Shrimp Tempura

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


 4 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, Hyogo Prefecture is very far away from Fukushima, people in there have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in there have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for childbirth and child rearing in Hyogo Prefecture. So people in there have no 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