I
was in Shizuoka City, about 150 km west from Tokyo, to join a gathering and
visited several places during my stay there.
Fugetsu
is a garden which locates quite near from the JR Shizuoka station. (See also the top photo)
The
last shogun used to live here about
150 years ago. Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the 15th shogun of the Edo government. He returned the power to the royal
family (Meiji Emperor) in 1867, which ended the rule of the Tokugawa shogun
government which had lasted 260 years.
Yoshinobu
moved to Shizuoka after the Meiji Revolution and lived in Fugetsu about 20
years before he moved to another place in the city. Fugetsu is now uses as a
restaurant.
I
also visited an aquarium in Miho, Shimizu ward of the city. It is operated by Tokai
University.
Fish
and other marine creatures of the Suruga Bay, which lies in front of the city, are
displayed. (See also the 3rd photo from the top)
Anemone
fish attracted kids. (2nd photo from the top)
In
addition to living lives, specimens are also displayed.
The
experiments of tsunami were also
carried out. A move in the sea floor makes a wave; it grows as it approaches
the sea coast; then, the wave washes away the towns.
They also have a natural history museum in the area.
The
typhoon was approaching the area, so they suspended the operation of the water
buses.
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