Bullet train (or Shinkansen) rail system in Japan The Bullet Train or Shinkansen is the high-speed railway system that connects all corners of Japan. Well, almost all corners ! Some parts of Japan do not have Shinkansen lines connecting them to the other parts of the country. Itaya sensei, one of JOI's professional Japanese teachers, lives in Hokkaido, which is one area of Japan that does not ha...
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Bullet train (or Shinkansen) rail system in Japan The Bullet Train or Shinkansen is the high-speed railway system that connects all corners of Japan. Well, almost all corners ! Some parts of Japan do not have Shinkansen lines connecting them to the other parts of the country. Itaya sensei, one of JOI's professional Japanese teachers, lives in Hokkaido, which is one area of Japan that does not ha...
阿寒湖（あかんこ）とマリモ Lake Akan and the Marimo Moss Balls
By ITAYA Sayuri
今日は私が住んでいる北海道にある湖の一つ、「阿寒湖」と「マリモ」を皆さんに紹介します。阿寒湖は北海道の東部、釧路市（くしろし）にあり、北海道で５番目に大きい湖です。周囲には雌阿寒岳（めあかんだけ）、雄阿寒岳（おあかんだけ）、阿寒富士（あかんふじ）、という活火山があり、もちろん温泉もあります。冬には凍ってしまうこの阿寒湖ですが、４月２９日から遊覧船に乗ることができる観光シーズンが始まりました。
この阿寒湖で有名なのが天然記念物の「マリモ」です。マリモは緑色で、球状の「藻」の仲間。もともとは、細い糸のような形で湖底の岩や石についてくらしていますが、枝がちぎれてふわふわと水の中をただよいながら集まって毛の塊になり、さらに糸を...
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