I visited Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 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.
Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo is one of the most prominent zoos in Japan, covering an area of 13 hectares with approximately 700 animals from 180 species being reared here. While many enjoy the zoo simply as a tourist attraction, it also contribute to the education of schoolchildren by means of summer schools and children's animal classes. Having started in 1971, the third year after the opening of the zoo, children's animal classes have come to be widely established as classrooms for kindergarten and older nursery school-age children. This animal encounter will change your life.
Generally speaking, animal's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited there to see effects of the accident against animals 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 Shizuoka, Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on September 30, 2014.
静岡県の日本平動物園は約180種700点の飼育動物、面積約13ヘクタールを誇る国内有数の動物園です。国内最大級のフライングケージがあり貴重な鳥類を野生に近い姿で観察できます。
Inca Tern
インカアジサシ
Jaguar
ジャガー
Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo
About Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo
Google map
Asian elephant
アジアゾウ
Meerkat
ミーアキャット
Goose
ガチョウ
Prairie dog
プレーリードッグ
Great White Pelican
モモイロペリカン
South African Crowned Crane
ホオジロカンムリヅル
Bornean Orang-Utan
ボルネオオランウータン
Geoffroy's spider monkey
ジェフロイクモザル
Barbary Sheep
バーバリシープ
White Rhinoceros
シロサイ
Indian scops owl
オオコノハズク
Aardvark
ツチブタ
Japanese giant flying-squirrel
ムササビ
Greater galago
オオガラゴ
Common squirrel monkey
リスザル
Common marmoset
コモンマーモセット
Humboldt penguin
フンボルトペンギン
California king snake (albino)
カリフォルニアキングヘビ (アルビノ)
Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
リューシスティックテキサスラットスネーク (白蛇)
Spotted Seal
ゴマフアザラシ
Polar Bear
ホッキョクグマ
Amur Tiger
アムールトラ
Lion
ライオン
Jaguar
ジャガー
Puma
ピューマ
De Brazza's monkey
ブラッザグエノン
Shizuoka City has a wide variety of sightseeing opportunities.
In addition to being one of the important cities along the ancient Tokaido Road, Shizuoka City was also the headquarters of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the Edo Shogunate, which oversaw two-and-a-half centuries of peace and cultural development. Shizuoka City is rich in historical assets, such as its famous historical remains.
About Shizuoka City
Sumpu Castle
駿府城
Yoroi ; Japanese Armor
鎧
About Sumpu Castle
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Mt. Fuji
富士山
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
久能山東照宮
The shrine houses the grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The shrine, based on the style of Shinto shrine architecture, is nationally designated as an important cultural asset.
About Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
Japanese foods are good and safe.
Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.
Ice Cream
Abekawa-mochi ; a toasted rice cake dipped in hot water and then covered with sweetened yellow soy bean flour
Oden : Japanese pot-au-feu
About 3 and a half 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."
Shizuoka prefecture is very far away from Fukushima as same as Tokyo and people in Shizuoka have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Shizuoka 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 Shizuoka. So people in Shizuoka 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
