Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

 Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort has its own bullet train station right at the base of the resort. Step off the train, pick up your pass and gear and you're ready to go! It couldn't be easier. You can wake up in Tokyo and be on the slopes by 8 am!
 It has a wide variety of slopes and facilities for kids, and there are so many ways you can enjoy the slopes. 


ガーラ湯沢の魅力は新幹線の駅とスキーセンターが直結しており交通の便が良く、広いゲレンデに沢山のコースがあることです。2.5kmのファルコンがあります。中央エリアは混雑しますが南北エリアは比較的空いています。

These pictures were taken on January, 2016.

About Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort

http://www.galaresort.jp/winter/english/

http://enjoyniigata.com/english/08/gala-yuzawa-ski-resort.html

Google map

https://goo.gl/maps/phxKyaecc8s

Shinkansen

The fastest Joetsu shinkansen will get you there in just 75 mins from Tokyo.

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Ice

Pork Cutlet Curry

カツカレー

Soba

へぎそば

Tempura

天ぷら

Soba

そば

Sashimi

刺身

Ekiben ; Box lunch sold on a train or at a station

駅弁

 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 nuclear power plant 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."

 Though Niigata prefecture is next to Fukushima prefecture, surrounding high mountains and the direction of the wind prevent it from radioactive materials. So Niigata prefecture is safe as same as Tokyo and people in Niigata have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Niigata 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 childbirth and child rearing in Niigata. So people in Niigata 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/

Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

 Niigata prefecture is famous for snow resort. Many people visit there to play ski or snowboard every winter.  There are many snow resorts in Niigata prefecture. This time, I visit Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort, because they are easily accessible from Tokyo by Shinkansen.
 I visit Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort every year because it is one of the nearest ski resorts from Tokyo. It has 2,200m long 'panorama' trail for beginners. Snow quality is good and we can enjoy powder-snow skiing. Furthermore it links Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort and Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski and Snowboard Resort.

These pictures were taken on January, 2016.

新潟県には魅力的なスノーリゾートが沢山ある。湯沢高原スキー場は新幹線越後湯沢駅から最も近いスキー場で、２０００ｍの下山コースがあり、ゴンドラでガーラ湯沢に接続している。

About Yuzawa Kogen Snow Resort

http://enjoyniigata.com/english/08/yuzawa-kogen-ski-resort.html

http://snow.gurunavi.com/guide/htm/r0301ens.htm

Google map

https://goo.gl/maps/qM7bNWiSqs82

 Take in the panoramic view during the 7-minute trip up the world’s largest ropeway of 166-person capacity. Arrive at the powder snow slopes. On the mountain’s pristine world of white all levels of skiers from beginners to advanced can enjoy the wide variety of courses. 

 It takes about 70 min from Tokyo to Echigo Yuzawa station by Shinkansen.

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Pizza Margherita

Salad

Maguro Nigiri Sushi

Tuna

Uni Gunkan Maki

Sea Urchin

Namagaki

Oyster

Zuwai Gani

Snow Crab

Kazunoko Nigiri Zushi

Herring Roe

Ama Ebi Nigiri Zushi

Sweet Shrimp

 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 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."

 Though Niigata prefecture is next to Fukushima prefecture, surrounding high mountains and the direction of the wind prevent it from radioactive materials. So Niigata prefecture is safe as same as Tokyo and people in Niigata have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Niigata 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 childbirth and child rearing in Niigata. So people in Niigata 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/

Sendai Umino Mori Aquarium

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

仙台うみの杜水族館

 Let's go to the Umino-Mori Aquarium where life shines!

An aquarium has appeared here in Sendai where marine life shines, and marine organisms provide excitement and dreams; where they cause people who experience them to smile; and where both ocean life and visitors shine.

 The aquarium stands out for highlighting the coastal environment of Miyagi Prefecture. It lets visitors see below the sea’s surface and understand how oysters live, how they are farmed as well as the many local fish this region is famous for. Near the entrance is a main attraction, a massive tank featuring a rare blue shark and a circling school of sardines.(see also)

仙台うみの杜水族館は三陸の海と宮城県の水生生物を中心に展示しています。三陸名物マボヤの展示があり、イルカとアシカが共演するショーも見所です。宮城県

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

仙台うみの杜水族館

About Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium

http://www.uminomori.jp/umino/

http://en.japantravel.com/news/new-aquarium-opens-in-sendai/21628

Google map

https://goo.gl/maps/fdKwqryc4fR2

Performances of dolphins and sea lions

Sea squirt

Halocynthia roretzi

マボヤ

Brown hakeling

Physiculus maximowiczi

エゾイソアイナメ

Ocellate spot skate

Raja kenojei

コモンカスベ

Fringed blenny

Chirolophis japonicus

フサギンポ

Sunrise sculpin

Pseudoblennius cottoides

アサヒアナハゼ

Bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

アオリイカ

Silver salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

ギンザケ

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

マンボウ

Common japanese conger

Conger myriaster

マアナゴ

Flathead mullet

Mugil cephalus cephalus

ボラ

Tidepool gunnel

Pholis nebulosa

ギンポ

Mantis shrimp

Oratosquilla oratoria

シャコ

Checked swallowtail

Odontanthias borbonius

マダラハナダイ

Oryzias latipes

井土メダカ, ミナミメダカ

Lethocerus deyrollei

タガメ

Hynobius lichenatus

トウホクサンショウウオ

Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus

アカヒレタビラ

Pseudorasbora pumila pumila

シナイモツゴ

Dardanus arrosor

ケスジヤドカリ

Little penguin

Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae

フェアリーペンギン

Blackfinned clownfish

Amphiprion percula

クラウンアネモネフィッシュ

Yellow-snout shrimp-goby

Stonogobiops xanthorhinica

ネジリンボウ

Baikal seal

Pusa sibirica

バイカルアザラシ

Russian sturgeon

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

ロシアチョウザメ

Siberian sturgeon

Acipenser baerii

シベリアチョウザメ

Yellowhead jawfish

Opistognathus aurifrons

イエローヘッドジョーフィッシュ

Commerson's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

イロワケイルカ

Spectacled caiman

Caiman crocodilus

メガネカイマン

American beaver

Castor canadensis

アメリカビーバー

Shinkansen

新幹線

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Sushi
寿司

Maguro ; tuna

マグロ

Fukahire ; Shark Fin

フカヒレ

 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 nuclear power plant 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, Miyagi prefecture is just next to Fukushima prefecture, people in Miyagi have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Miyagi 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 Miyagi. So people in Miyagi 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/