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

ダイサギ

Great Egret

Ardea alba

コサギ

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

アオサギ

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

ジョウビタキ

Daurian Redstart(male)

Phoenicurus auroreus

Daurian Redstart (female)

ハクセキレイ

Japanese Pied Wagtail

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

キセキレイ

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

セグロセキレイ

Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis

シジュウカラ

Japanese Tit

Parus minor

カワウ

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

コガモ

Common Teal

Anas crecca

カルガモ

Grey duck

Spotbill duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

オナガガモ

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

ツグミ

Dusky thrush

Turdus eunomus

カワラヒワ

Oriental Greenfinch

Carduelis sinica

スズメ

Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

アオジ

Black-faced Bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

セグロカモメ

Herring gull

Larus argentatus

ムクドリ

White-cheeked Starling

Sturnus cineraceus

シロハラ

Pale Thrush

Turdus pallidus

ロマンスカー

Romancecar

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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

 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.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/phnet/

Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta

 The UNESCO World Heritage site of Ayers Rock – known also by its Aboriginal name of Uluru – is one of the most impressive landmarks in Australia. A huge chunk of sandstone and a ‘true’ monolith, it resides in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Ayers Rock is located down towards the southwest corner of the Northern Territory and close to the geographic centre of Australia.

 The rock is huge, jutting up about 350m from its barren surrounds. And more interestingly, Ayers Rock extends even further than this amount below ground. A World Heritage site, Ayers Rock also goes by the Aboriginal name of Uluru. Aboriginal tribes were living in the area 10,000 years ago. White men did not come onto the scene until the 1870s, when William Gosse named it for Henry Ayers, the then-South Australia Chief Secretary. Visitors can climb Uluru –  Ayers Rock as well as explore the base of it, which is around 10kms by footpath. The trip up takes a good couple of hours there and back. Although if you’re fit and hotfoot it, it can be done in 20 or 30 minutes (not recommended in the summer).  It’s best to observe the rock during sunrise and sunset, when its terracotta hue morphs into a violet/blue tinge. source

エアーズロック（Ayers Rock）という名称は、イギリスの探検家「ヘンリー・エアーズ」に由来し、空気（Air）とは関係なく、現地名は「ウルル」です。地下でカタジュタと繋がっています。ハエが沢山いるのでネット付帽子が必要です。日の出から日没まで様々に色を変え、夜になると天の川と南十字星が現れます。

These pictures were taken on March, 2016.

Uluru - Ayers Rock at sunrise

Ayers Rock changes its color and it's beautiful.

Sunrise at Uluru - Ayers Rock

Uluru - Ayers Rock from Air plane

Uluru - Ayers Rock at sunset

Ayers Rock Resort

Kata Tjuta

Tadpole

Kangaroo

Uluru - Ayers Rock at sunset

Mutitjulu Waterhole of Uluru

Uluru has many caves, some decorated with rock art.

the starting point of a trail up Uluru

moon

Australian creatures @ Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta

kangaroo

We can see many birds.

Australian food is safe and good.

hamburger

pizza

Steak burger

 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. 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 Australian people 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.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/phnet/