2016年3月23日水曜日

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort


 Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort has its own bullet train station right at the base of the resort. Step off the train, pick up your pass and gear and you're ready to go! It couldn't be easier. You can wake up in Tokyo and be on the slopes by 8 am!
 It has a wide variety of slopes and facilities for kids, and there are so many ways you can enjoy the slopes. 


ガーラ湯沢の魅力は新幹線の駅とスキーセンターが直結しており交通の便が良く、広いゲレンデに沢山のコースがあることです。2.5kmのファルコンがあります。中央エリアは混雑しますが南北エリアは比較的空いています。


These pictures were taken on January, 2016.
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort
About Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

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Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

Shinkansen
The fastest Joetsu shinkansen will get you there in just 75 mins from Tokyo.
Shinkansen

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

Ice
Ice

Pork Cutlet Curry
カツカレー
Pork Cutlet Curry

Soba
へぎそば
Soba

Tempura
天ぷら
Tempura

Soba
そば
Soba

Sashimi
刺身
Sashimi

Ekiben ; Box lunch sold on a train or at a station
駅弁
Ekiben ; Box lunch sold on a train or at a station
 5 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 nuclear power plant 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."
 Though Niigata prefecture is next to Fukushima prefecture, surrounding high mountains and the direction of the wind prevent it from radioactive materials. So Niigata prefecture is safe as same as Tokyo and people in Niigata have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Niigata 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 childbirth and child rearing in Niigata. So people in Niigata 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.


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




2016年3月16日水曜日

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

 Niigata prefecture is famous for snow resort. Many people visit there to play ski or snowboard every winter.  There are many snow resorts in Niigata prefecture. This time, I visit Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort, because they are easily accessible from Tokyo by Shinkansen.
 I visit Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort every year because it is one of the nearest ski resorts from Tokyo. It has 2,200m long 'panorama' trail for beginners. Snow quality is good and we can enjoy powder-snow skiing. Furthermore it links Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort and Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski and Snowboard Resort.

These pictures were taken on January, 2016.

新潟県には魅力的なスノーリゾートが沢山ある。湯沢高原スキー場は新幹線越後湯沢駅から最も近いスキー場で、2000mの下山コースがあり、ゴンドラでガーラ湯沢に接続している。
Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort
About Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

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 Take in the panoramic view during the 7-minute trip up the world’s largest ropeway of 166-person capacity. Arrive at the powder snow slopes. On the mountain’s pristine world of white all levels of skiers from beginners to advanced can enjoy the wide variety of courses. 
Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

 It takes about 70 min from Tokyo to Echigo Yuzawa station by Shinkansen.
Shinkansen


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

Pizza Margherita
Pizza Margherita

Salad
Salad

Maguro Nigiri Sushi
Tuna
Tuna Nigiri Sushi

Uni Gunkan Maki
Sea Urchin
Uni Gunkan Maki

Namagaki
Oyster
Oyster

Zuwai Gani
Snow Crab
Snow Crab

Kazunoko Nigiri Zushi
Herring Roe
Herring Roe

Ama Ebi Nigiri Zushi
Sweet Shrimp
Ama Ebi Nigiri Zushi




 5 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."
 Though Niigata prefecture is next to Fukushima prefecture, surrounding high mountains and the direction of the wind prevent it from radioactive materials. So Niigata prefecture is safe as same as Tokyo and people in Niigata have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Niigata 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 childbirth and child rearing in Niigata. So people in Niigata 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.


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


2016年3月8日火曜日

Sendai Umino Mori Aquarium

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
仙台うみの杜水族館


 Let's go to the Umino-Mori Aquarium where life shines!
An aquarium has appeared here in Sendai where marine life shines, and marine organisms provide excitement and dreams; where they cause people who experience them to smile; and where both ocean life and visitors shine.
 The aquarium stands out for highlighting the coastal environment of Miyagi Prefecture. It lets visitors see below the sea’s surface and understand how oysters live, how they are farmed as well as the many local fish this region is famous for. Near the entrance is a main attraction, a massive tank featuring a rare blue shark and a circling school of sardines.(see also)


仙台うみの杜水族館は三陸の海と宮城県の水生生物を中心に展示しています。三陸名物マボヤの展示があり、イルカとアシカが共演するショーも見所です。宮城県


Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
仙台うみの杜水族館
Sendai Umino Mori Aquarium

About Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium


仙台うみの杜水族館

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Performances of dolphins and sea lions
Performances of dolphins and sea lions

Sea squirt
Halocynthia roretzi
マボヤ
Halocynthia roretzi

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

Ocellate spot skate
Raja kenojei
コモンカスベ
Raja kenojei
Raja kenojei

Fringed blenny
Chirolophis japonicus
フサギンポ
Chirolophis japonicus

Sunrise sculpin
Pseudoblennius cottoides
アサヒアナハゼ
Pseudoblennius cottoides

Bigfin reef squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
アオリイカ
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Silver salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
ギンザケ
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
マンボウ
Mola mola

Common japanese conger
Conger myriaster
マアナゴ
Conger myriaster

Flathead mullet
Mugil cephalus cephalus
ボラ
Mugil cephalus cephalus

Tidepool gunnel
Pholis nebulosa
ギンポ
Pholis nebulosa

Mantis shrimp
Oratosquilla oratoria
シャコ
Oratosquilla oratoria

Checked swallowtail
Odontanthias borbonius
マダラハナダイ
Odontanthias borbonius

Oryzias latipes
井土メダカ, ミナミメダカ
井土メダカ, ミナミメダカ

Lethocerus deyrollei
タガメ
タガメ

Hynobius lichenatus
トウホクサンショウウオ
トウホクサンショウウオ

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

Pseudorasbora pumila pumila
シナイモツゴ
シナイモツゴ

Dardanus arrosor
ケスジヤドカリ
ケスジヤドカリ

Little penguin
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
フェアリーペンギン
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae

Blackfinned clownfish
Amphiprion percula
クラウンアネモネフィッシュ
Amphiprion percula

Yellow-snout shrimp-goby
Stonogobiops xanthorhinica
ネジリンボウ
Stonogobiops xanthorhinica

Baikal seal
Pusa sibirica
バイカルアザラシ
Pusa sibirica

Russian sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
ロシアチョウザメ
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Siberian sturgeon
Acipenser baerii
シベリアチョウザメ
Acipenser baerii

Yellowhead jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
イエローヘッドジョーフィッシュ
Opistognathus aurifrons

Commerson's dolphin
Cephalorhynchus commersonii
イロワケイルカ
Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Spectacled caiman
Caiman crocodilus
メガネカイマン
Caiman crocodilus

American beaver
Castor canadensis
アメリカビーバー
Castor canadensis


Shinkansen
新幹線
新幹線


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

Sushi
寿司
寿司

Maguro ; tuna
マグロ
マグロ

Fukahire ; Shark Fin
フカヒレ
フカヒレ
 About 5 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 nuclear power plant 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, Miyagi prefecture is just next to Fukushima prefecture, people in Miyagi have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Miyagi 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 Miyagi. So people in Miyagi 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.




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