夢の島・熱帯植物館

12月14日（火）快晴

 

1日遅れで東京へ。今回の宿は新宿ではなく「ゴミの島」こと有明。お台場やＴＤＬもすぐ近く。夢の島・熱帯植物館はゴミを燃やした熱で小笠原諸島の植物を育てています。小笠原諸島は実は亜熱帯。日本は沖ノ鳥岩（沖ノ鳥島？）だけが熱帯。直径1ｍ足らずの岩が水没しないようにチタンの壁で守られています。

 

台場

 

Tropical Botanic Museum on Dream Island

Tue. December 14 : fine

 

I arrived in Tokyo one day behind the schedule. The accommodation this time is not in Shinjuku but in a “‘Rubbish Island”, Ariake. Odaiba and Tokyo Disney Land are very close from there. At Tropical Botanic Museum on Dream Island they cultivate plants from Ogasawara Islands using the heat that is generated by burning rubbish. Actually Ogasawara Islands are in the subtropical zone. Only Okino-torishima is in the tropical zone in Japan. A rock with a diameter of under 1m is protected from sinking with the titanium wall.

 

Odaiba

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