Eco-Products show @ Tokyo Big Sight: Dec. 13, 2014

Eco-Products show is one of the biggest environment-related exhibitions in Japan. I visited the show held in Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo Bay area today.

There were about 700 exhibitors (companies, local governments and NGOs etc.). Tens of thousands of visitors were there.

Various eco-friendly products as well as advanced technologies were displayed. They included:

wooden products, 

toilets with high efficient water consumption, 

results of research activities in the universities,

services and products by NPOs and NGOs

a place to play with aqua creatures.

Mascots of companies and local communities were moving through the site (the top photo). 

Local cities and communities held their exhibitions. One of the examples was presented by Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. They aim to develop a community where people and storks can live together. Storks cannot survive if the rice fields are polluted with agrichemicals (the 2nd photo from the top).

There were many children – this differentiates Eco-Products show from other events. The kids enjoyed looking the exhibitions, listening the explanations and playing with exhibition products.

It is reported that more than 160 thousands people attended the event in three days.