YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE

 I visited YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE 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.
 YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE is a leisure land surrounded by nature. It is located at the tip of Yokohama Bay, Kanagawa prefecture and it is a new generation style amusement park. There are over 500 different varieties of fish with more than 100,000 sea creatures at YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE. It is one of the largest Aquariums in Japan. There is an immense three-story aquarium filled with thousands of tropical and fresh water fish. You can even enjoy fishing horse mackerel or Red sea bream. Furthermore we can cook and eat them inside the facility.
 Generally speaking, sea creature's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us.
 So I visited YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE to see effects of the accident against creatures 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 April 7, 2016.


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Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

キイロハギ

Peach fairy basslet

Pseudanthias dispar

アカネハナゴイ

Tasmanian giant crab

Pseudocarcinus gigas

タスマニアオオガニ

YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE

YOKOHAMA HAKKEIJIMA SEA PARADISE

http://www.seaparadise.co.jp/english/

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/fWH0t

Grey seal

Halichoerus grypus

ハイイロアザラシ

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

ホッキョクグマ

Gentoo penguin

Pygoscelis papua

ジェンツーペンギン

Adelie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

アデリーペンギン

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

オウサマペンギン

（キングペンギン）

White Girdled goby

Pterogobius zonoleucus

チャガラ

Skilfish

Erilepis zonifer

アブラボウズ

Spotted jelly

Mastigias papua

タコクラゲ

Clouded angelshark

Squatina nebulosa

カスザメ

Perao

ペラ夫

Goldfish

Carassius auratus auratus

Jumbo Oranda shishigashira

ジャンボオランダシシガシラ

Scalloped hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

アカシュモクザメ

Skunk shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

アカシマシラヒゲエビ

Cherry bass　(male)

Sacura margaritacea

サクラダイ　（オス）

Marine Mammals Show

Sea train

 Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

UMI FARM ; Fishing Square

うみファーム

You can enjoy fishing. All gear is provided.

These fish can be cooked and eaten inside the facility.

Iseebi ; Japanese spiny lobster

伊勢海老

BBQ

Red sea bream

Pagrus major

マダイ

BBQ

Oysters

かき

Pastry

菓子パン

Gyoza(Lt) Ramen noodle(Rt)

キョーザ(左) ラーメン(右)

 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. 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 they 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/