

Algae on the mud snail shell マルタニシに生える藻類
Did you know that algae able to live on the snail shell? Is this possible? The answer is “yes” it`s possible. Algae, especially...


Too early spring is coming 早すぎる春の到来
Cherry blossom is blooming! Previously (9, Jan 2020), Sagae published “Abnormal winter” in the blog. This abnormal winter has already...


Yoyo san
Yoyo san, shown in pic above is a man who live in a mountain village Indonesia, ciptagelar. It took 9 hours from Bandung even if you have...


Beautiful nature 美しい自然
A few days ago I and other lab members left for the Yutagawa area in Tsuruoka. Along the way I felt like in Indonesia. The road turns and...


トビタテ留学ジャパン 【Bogor 滞在日記】
インドネシアでは山形の研究テーマと同様で、巻貝の分布調査を実施しています。ここでは、世界的に知られる外来種Apple snail(ジャンボタニシ)が至る所で見つかります。稲を加害し、生態系も破壊する凶悪な生物です。卵がピンク色なので車窓からでもすぐにわかります。時折、農家さ...


Corgito ergo sum 我思う、ゆえに我あり
Corgito ergo sum this word has influence me so much since I was in bachelor degree in my previous university UNPAD. One of my lectures,...


Sendai Pageant of Starlight 仙台での“Starlight 祭り”
Sendai Pageant of Starlight is a light festival in Tohoku region which is one of the largest winter illumination festivals in Japan with...


Abnormal winter
This winter is so strange. No snow. Falling rain despite January. It is the first experience for me. I remember just one year ago that...


Here is Shirai before Indonesia
Now he is in Indonesia as you know and will finish his stay there by the end of Jan 2020. Well. Indonesia is very good and attractive...


トビタテ留学Japan 【Kampung Naga滞在日記】
Kampung Naga(カンプンナガ)はインドネシアのタシクマラヤ西側に位置する小さな村です。そこには電気がなく、主に液体ガスや木材を利用して生活しています。住民の多くは農業を営み、朝から外で働きます。村に入るには代表者から承諾を得るか、もしくはガイドとともに散策するか、...


One Night in Sendai Mosque
In my hometown, mosques are easy to find. However, a mosque is very rarely found in Japan. The mosque is only found in the big cities in...