Sunshine Pools at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park

Sunshine Pools at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka
prefecture, Japan

 I visited Sunshine Pools which is located in Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka prefecture, this summer. 
 Sunshine Pools has a variety of unique swimming pools such as the Current Pool, Forest Lake Pool, Dinosaur Fountain Pool, Toddler's Wading Pool, and Water Jungle Pool, and a number of food stalls.
 Though these pools are available only in summer, visitors are welcome to swim all day! One of the most popular sliders is the Dragon Sliders, which comes in three types; the Fire Dragon, Tube Dragon and Little Dragon. 
 The Fire Dragon is for experts, while people slide down the Tube Dragon with an inflated plastic tube. The Little Dragon is for children and beginners.


福岡県の海の中道海浜公園は遊園地や水族館、動物園、花畑などがある広大な公園です。ここのサンシャインプールは西日本一の規模を誇るプールで、スライダーや流水プールもあり大人から子供まで楽しめます。夏季のみの営業です。

These pictures were taken on August 2015.

Dragon Sliders

Water Jungle Pool

About Uminonakamichi Seaside Park

http://www.uminaka.go.jp/park-guide-english.html

Sunshine Pools

http://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/en/event/?mode=detail&id=4000000000198&isSpot=1

Google map

https://goo.gl/maps/DSJkzFgnzF62

Current Pool

Water Jungle Pool

Water Jungle Pool

Water Jungle Pool

Dinosaur Fountain Pool

Water Jungle Pool

Current Pool

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Kakigori ; Shaved ice

Ice cream

Tonkotsu Ramen

とんこつラーメン

Makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

Inarizushi ; sushi wrapped in fried tofu

巻き寿司と稲荷寿司

Sushi

寿司

Unaginoseiromushi

steamed eel in a steaming basket

鰻のセイロ蒸し

Koikoku

Koikoku is the name of a dish of round sliced carp stewed in miso soup.

鯉こく

Chawan-mushi　; Japanese steamed egg custard 

茶わん蒸し 

 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, Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka 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.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

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

Biological monitoring at KODOMONOKUNI, Kanagawa Japan

Cherry blossom viewing  at KODOMONOKUNI, Kanagawa prefecture Japan

 I visited KODOMONOKUNI  which is natural-park located in Kanagawa 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.

 KODOMONOKUNI means Children's Land in Japanese. KODOMONOKUNI is well known for the magnificent cherry trees and famous for Ohanami too. "Ohanami" means cherry blossom viewing in Japanese. Cherry trees come into full bloom at the end of March or the beginning of April. It varies depending upon the type of cherry tree, weather conditions, and locality. Japanese people have been enjoying ohanami since the Heian  Era. It used to be a yearly ritual reserved only for nobleman and noblewoman. During the Edo Era, cherry blossom viewing had become popular event among the common people. As they are in full bloom for a very short period of time, it reminds us that our lives are also brief, and beauty is fleeting. People go to parks, gardens, or mountain settings to get a good view of cherry blossoms. Japanese enjoy eating and drinking with family, friends or coworkers under the fully bloomed cherry blossoms.

 So I visited there to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I saw many people visiting there but I could not find any impact of the accident.  People in Kanagawa prefecture have no worry about the accident, because it is far away from the site and there is no contamination by the accidents.

Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on June 2, 2015.

神奈川県のこどもの国は梅と桜の名所の一つです。4月になると広大な敷地に桜の花が咲き乱れ、こどもの国は桜色に染まります。2015年4月撮影

These pictures were taken on April, 2015

Sakura ; cherry blossoms

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on April.

こどもの国

About KODOMONOKUNI

http://www.kodomonokuni.org/english/

Google Map

http://goo.gl/maps/MalZj

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Sushi

Tiramisu

Sakuramochi ; rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf

Ice

 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, Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa 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.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

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

Biological monitoring in Tokyo (March 31, 2015)

Bird watching at Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, Tokyo

 I visited Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu-no-ike), Ueno Park 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.
 Ueno Park, also known as Ueno Kōen, is a beautiful public park located near the Ueno Station in central Tokyo.
 Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Ueno district has remained relatively unchanged for hundreds of years despite the modernization of the city around it. The park itself has been in existence since the Edo period where it was originally part of a temple that held close ties with the local feudal lords. The temple itself was destroyed by the Boshin War in the mid-19th century, but the park remained relatively untouched.
 In the middle of the park is a natural body of water known around the world as Shinobazu Pond. It is a rather large pond with a circumference of two kilometers. The pond is home to many wild birds, large carp, and turtles. Shinobazu Pond is at its most beautiful in the late summer, when it is covered in lotus flowers. The water plants provide a safe year round environment for birdlife, including up to 10,000 ducks and cormorants during the winter. The pond is a must see for any bird watcher. 
 So I visited Shinobazu Pond to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water. 

 Fortunately, I can see them grown up safely and I cannot find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Tokyo Japan.

Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on March 31, 2015.

広大な上野恩賜公園は花見で有名ですが、多くの野鳥が観察できるバードウォッチングのポイントでもあります。不忍池の周辺を散歩すると実に多くの野鳥が居ることに驚かされます。偶然、卵を盗んで飛び立ったハシボソガラスを目撃しました。

卵を盗むハシボソガラス
Carrion Crow is stealing an egg.

ハシボソガラス

Carrion Crow

ダイサギ

Great Egret

アオサギ

Grey Heron

不忍池とウミネコ

Shinobazu Pond and Black-tailed Gull

About Ueno Park

http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/kouen/kouenannai/park/english/ueno.pdf

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/Uep0N

ウミネコ

Black-tailed Gull

ユリカモメ（百合鴎）

Black-headed Gull

メジロ

Japanese white-eye

ヒヨドリ

Brown-eared Bulbul

シジュウカラ

Japanese Tit

シメ

Hawfinch

キセキレイ

Grey Wagtail

セキレイ

Japanese Pied Wagtail

White Wagtail

ムクドリ

White-cheeked Starling

ツグミ

Dusky thrush

キジバト

Eastern turtle dove

Oriental turtle dove

スズメ

Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

コサギ

Little egret

キンクロハジロ

Tufted duck

カワウ

Great Cormorant

オオバン

Black coot

Common coot

Coot

Eurasian coot

オナガガモ（尾長鴨）

Northern Pintail

ゴイサギ

Black-crowned night heron

Night heron

マガモ（真鴨）

Mallard

ハシビロガモ

Commons shoveler

Northern shoveler

Shoveler

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Apple pie

Cake

Coffee and bread

 About 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, 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 child birth and child rearing in Tokyo. So people in Tokyo 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

Public Health Network in Japan

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