Yesterday I came back from a trip to
Joetsu in
Niigata Prefecture on the eastern, or Japan Sea, side of Japan.
The purpose of this trip was to talk to Dr. Kazutaka Amano at Joetsu University, look at his collection of fossil buccinids, and see if I could sample some Japan Sea buccinids from the Joetsu fishmarket. Success!
Dr. Amano at the fishmarket.
Buccinids at the fishmarket.
Me by the Japan Sea. I could almost see Korea! (well no, but I was as close as I have ever been).
To get to Joetsu I took the Japanese railroad through the Japan Alps and cities including
Nagano, home of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The evidence of the very active
tectonics of Japan was all around.
Dr. Amano took Seji and I to some of the famous spots in the city including castles, shrines, and temples.
There were two distinct environments that dominated Joetsu. One was the rice paddies,
and the other was the lotus from the moat the surrounded Takada Castle and much of the city.
The life in these environments was spectacular! Here are some pictures:
The purpose of this trip was to talk to Dr. Kazutaka Amano at Joetsu University, look at his collection of fossil buccinids, and see if I could sample some Japan Sea buccinids from the Joetsu fishmarket. Success!
Dr. Amano at the fishmarket.
Buccinids at the fishmarket.
Me by the Japan Sea. I could almost see Korea! (well no, but I was as close as I have ever been).
To get to Joetsu I took the Japanese railroad through the Japan Alps and cities including Nagano, home of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The evidence of the very active tectonics of Japan was all around.
Dr. Amano took Seji and I to some of the famous spots in the city including castles, shrines, and temples.
There were two distinct environments that dominated Joetsu. One was the rice paddies,
and the other was the lotus from the moat the surrounded Takada Castle and much of the city.
The life in these environments was spectacular! Here are some pictures:
1 comment:
Jann - I love, love, love your homemade maps! Yeah! I'm learning so much. I'm really enjoying all of your observations and adventures. It's clear you're having an amazing time.
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