Biological monitoring in Tokyo Japan (February 24, 2015)

Biological monitoring at Inokashira Park Zoo.

 I visited Inokashira Park 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 consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.

 Inokashira Park Zoo is located in a quiet and distinctive suburb of Tokyo. It exhibits a variety of Japanese species and contributes to the conservation and breeding of Japanese squirrels, mandarin ducks and Tokyo bitterlings. The park also comprises a pond, a botanical garden and Seibo Kitamura (Japanese sculptor) Museum. The park’s lush verdure offers a relaxing atmosphere for any visitors.

 So I visited Inokashira Park Zoo 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 February 24, 2015.

東京都武蔵野市の井の頭恩賜公園内にある井の頭自然文化園は動物園と水生物園から成り、日本の固有種を中心に貴重な小動物や淡水生物を観察出来る。広大な公園は梅や桜の名所であり、バードウォッチングにも最適だ。吉祥寺駅から徒歩10分。2015年1月撮影

Crested Kingfisher

Ceryle lugubris

ヤマセミ

Rhesus Macaque

Macaca mulatta

アカゲザル

Scaly Thrush

Zoothera dauma

トラツグミ

Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

ホオジロ

Japanese Bush Warbler

Cettia diphone

ウグイス

Inokashira Park Zoo

井の頭自然文化園

The park consists of Zoo Area and Aquatic Life Park.

Zoo Area

(Main Park)

Aquatic Life Park

(Lakeside Park)

It is 10 minutes' walk from Kichijoji St.

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/GIky7

About Inokashira Park Zoo

http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/index.html

Zoo map

http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/pdf/map_ino_english.pdf

Cattle Egret

Egretta ibis

アマサギ

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

カリガネ

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

ツクシガモ

Black-faced Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

クロトキ

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

シジュウカラガン

Rhacophorus arboreus

モリアオガエル

Bufo japonicus formosus

アズマヒキガエル

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

コイ

White Spotted Char

Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius

ニッコウイワナ

Masu Salmon

Oncorhynchus masou masou

ヤマメ

Dace

Tribolodon hakonesis

ウグイ

Pungtungia herzi

Oriental Loach Minnow

ムギツク

Dark Chub

Candidia sieboldii

ヌマムツ

Stickleback

Pungitius sp

ムサシトミヨ

Ayu

Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis

アユ

Japanese Redear Bass

Coreoperca kawamebari

オヤニラミ

Bitterling

Tanakia lanceolata

ヤリタナゴ

Topmouth Gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

モツゴ

Tokyo Butterfly Bitterling

Tanakia tanago

ミヤコタナゴ

Minnow

Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus

タモロコ

Blue Gill

Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus

ブルーギル

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

オオクチバス

Japanese Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

アカハライモリ

Predaceous diving beetle

Cybister japonicus

ゲンゴロウ

Argyroneta aquatica japonica

ミズグモ

Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus

ニホンカモシカ

Eurasian Badger

Meles meles anakuma

アナグマ（ニホンアナグマ）

Raccoon dog

Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus

タヌキ（ホンドタヌキ）

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes japonica

アカギツネ（ホンドキツネ）

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon yakushimae

ニホンジカ（ヤクシカ）

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Yakitori ; grilled, skewered chicken pieces

焼き鳥

Oyakodon ; a bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs.

親子丼

Cake

 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/