2016年5月31日火曜日

Bird watching in Tokyo, Japan


 Tokyo has good places for birdwatching. Machida is accessible by the Odakyu Line from Shinjuku, and the JR Yokohama Line between Yokohama and Hachioji.
 Machida is a good place for birdwatching too. Machida city is the western part of the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan.  The city was founded on February 1, 1958. The population of the at that time was 60,000. Now it grows in a city with colorful charm naturally, and the population also keeps developing beyond 420,000 people on today.

人口が多い東京にもバードウオッチングのポイントがいくつもあります。今回は町田駅の側を流れる境川で撮影しました。電車を降りて少し歩くとカワセミが飛んでいます。



These pictures were taken on April 2016.

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カワセミ
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo atthis

ダイサギ
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Ardea alba

コサギ
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta

アオサギ
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea

ジョウビタキ
Daurian Redstart(male)
Phoenicurus auroreus
Phoenicurus auroreus
Daurian Redstart (female)
Phoenicurus auroreus

ハクセキレイ
Japanese Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba lugens
Motacilla alba lugens

キセキレイ
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea

セグロセキレイ
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
Motacilla grandis

シジュウカラ
Japanese Tit
Parus minor
Parus minor

カワウ
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo

コガモ
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Anas crecca

カルガモ
Grey duck
Spotbill duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Anas poecilorhyncha

オナガガモ
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Anas acuta

ツグミ
Dusky thrush
Turdus eunomus
Turdus eunomus
Turdus eunomus

カワラヒワ
Oriental Greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
Carduelis sinica

スズメ
Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

アオジ
Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
Emberiza spodocephala

セグロカモメ
Herring gull
Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus

ムクドリ
White-cheeked Starling
Sturnus cineraceus
Sturnus cineraceus

シロハラ
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
Turdus pallidus

ロマンスカー
Romancecar
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Romancecar, Odakyu Line
Romancecar, Odakyu Line


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

Hakone Hachirigoe Cake
箱根八里越え饅頭
Hakone Hachirigoe Cake


 Chinese cuisine

 Chinese cuisine

 Chinese cuisine

 Chinese cuisine


 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 nuclear power plant 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, Tokyo is very far away from Fukushima, people in Tokyo have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tokyo 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 Tokyo. So people in Tokyo are living without any concern about the nuclear power plant 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


2016年5月26日木曜日

Great Barrier Reef, Cairns

 Cairns, considered the gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is selected as a World Heritage Site, is a city in tropical North Queensland. Once a sleepy sugar-milling town, it's now a destination for sailing, diving and snorkelling. The majestic coral structures that make up the Great Barrier Reef extend over 1,500 kilometres, and are home to the greatest variety of flora and fauna species found in any one location in the world. 
 The scope of the reef is magnificent, encompassing some 21,900 individual reefs and an area of 348,000 square kilometres larger than the combined total area of Ireland and the United Kingdom! 
 The Great Barrier Reef, now a national marine park, provides superb recreational activities such as snorkelling, diving, swimming, semi-submersibles, coral viewing and fishing, and offers a unique environment for scientific research.

グレートバリアリーフは、オーストラリア北東岸に広がる世界最大のサンゴ礁地帯でケアンズはその入り口です。スキューバやスノーケリングで海洋生物の観察が出来ます。泳げない方にはグラスボートがあります。


These pictures were taken on March, 2016.

Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef

Cairns
Cairns
Cairns
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I joined Sunlover Reef Cruises for Snorkelling and to see the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. Sunlover Reef Cruises operates a fast, air-conditioned catamaran to a large pontoon (floating platform) located at pristine Moore Reef on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 40km from Cairns.

Sunlover Reef Cruises
Sunlover Reef Cruises
Sunlover Reef Cruises

pontoon (floating platform)
pontoon (floating platform)
pontoon (floating platform)

Snorkelling
Snorkelling
Snorkelling

Coral
Coral
Coral
Coral

underwater observatory
underwater observatory
underwater observatory
underwater observatory
underwater observatory
underwater observatory

Sunlover Reef Cruises

Australia
Australia


Australian food is safe and good.

Lobster
Lobster

Crocodile, Kangaroo, Beef
Crocodile, Kangaroo, Beef

Fruits
Fruits

Breakfast
Breakfast



 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 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, Australia is very far away from Fukushima too, Aussie have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident in Japan. Aussie have already forgotten the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for childbirth and child rearing in Australia. So Aussie are living without any concern about the accident. I continue to visit various places in the world 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