I visited Hokone-en Aquarium 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.
Hakone-en Aquarium is located in Kanagawa prefecture. It is both a fresh water and salt water aquarium. The aquarium is 723 meters at sea level. It is said to be the highest salt water aquarium in Japan. This aquarium is home to 450 species of fish, about 32,000 fish in total, collected from the oceans and lakes of the world. The salt water section features a massive tank measuring 17 meters wide and 7 meters deep, which visitors can enjoy countless salt water fishes and some penguins. This section presents the feeding show where you can see the divers feed fish. Moreover, Baikal Seal Square presents the show of Baikal Seal that is especially beloved among children.
So I visited Hokone-en Aquarium to see effects of the accident against cratures 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 Kanagawa Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on August 27, 2014.
箱根園水族館は海抜723mの日本一標高が高い水族館だ。山間部にもかかわらず国内外の淡水生物と海水生物が450種類32000匹も展示されている。バイカルアザラシのショーが見れるのも日本ではここだけである。2014年7月撮影
ハナゴンドウ
Risso's Dolphin
Hokone-en Aquarium
箱根園水族館
Google map
バイカルアザラシ
Baikal seal
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
Lake Ashi
芦ノ湖
Blessed by its wonderful natural environment, superb scenery and an abundance of natural hot springs, Hakone is one of the leading tourist attractions in Japan.
About Hakone Area, Kanagawa
Travel tips
Enjoy your stroll in the sky by Hakone Ropeway.
Togendai St.
箱根ロープウェイ桃源台駅
The rising volcanic fumes of Owakudani.
大涌谷の火山ガス
Spectacular views from Hakone Komagatake Ropeway
Lake Ashi 芦ノ湖
Top of Mt. Komagatake
駒ヶ岳山頂
Google map
イトウ
Sakhaline taimen
ヤマメ
Yamame trout
イワナ
White spotted charr
ニジマス
Rainbow trout
ナマズ
Japanese common catfish
オヤニラミ
Spotear brook perch
モツゴ
Stone moroko
ピラニア・ナッテリィ
Natterers Piranha
クモハダオオセ
Spotted wobbegong
ネムリブカ
Blunthead shark
ヒメアイゴ
Blotched foxface
サンゴアイゴ
Ocellated orange spinefoot
テングハギ
Brown unicornfish
コロダイ
Painted sweetlips
オヤビッチャ
Indo-Pacific sergeant
ヒフキアイゴ
Foxface
アカマツカサ
Blacktipped soldierfish
シマイサキ
Fourstriped grunter
ムラサメモンガラ
Lagoon triggerfish
Picassofish
カゴカキダイ
Stripey
チンアナゴ
Spotted gardeneel
キングペンギン
King penguin
ケープペンギン
African Penguin
コーカサスオオカブト
Caucasus beetle
Japanese foods are good and safe.
Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.
Beef Curry Doughnut,Apple Pie,
Vienna Sausage Roll, Cheese Waffle
Sausages
Cake
Ekiben : box lunch sold on a train or at a station
About 3 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."
Kanagawa prefecture is very far away from Fukushima as same as Tokyo and people in Kanagawa have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Kanagawa 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 child birth and child rearing in Kanagawa. So people in Kanagawa 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
