Eco-Tour

Multiple Choice

What year did I come to Chuto?

• 2021

• 2022

• 2023

• 2020

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What is my family name?

• Johnson

• Benalcazar

• Johncazar

• Benson

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What is her name?

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Where did I go for spring vacation?

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What is the name of these sites?

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites!

• UNESKO World Heritage Sites!

• ANESCO World Heritage Sites!

• UNESCU World Heritage Sites!

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How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Japan?

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How many UNESCO world heritage sites have I been to?

Multiple Choice

What did I eat in Miyajima?

• Oysters and momiji manju

• Clams and momiji manju

• Oysters and clams

• Fish and momiji manju

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What type of ceremony did I go to in Okinawa?

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When does shirakawa-go look nice?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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What does the Hiroshima Genbaku Dome give me?

• Strong Feelings

• Weak Feelings

• Strong Feekings

• Weak Feekings

Eco-Tour on Yakushima

Welcome to Yakushima!

Thank
You!

Thank you for joining our eco-tour!

You're
Welcome!

I am Suzuki Kenta, your tour guide.

Hello
Suzuki.

I am going to give you a short orientation before we start the tour.

Please tell us about the tour!

Orientation

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Where is this?

We will return to this office tomorrow evening.

Okay, see you tomorrow evening!

Do you know what an eco-tour is?

I don't know!

What is an Eco-tour?

On eco-tours, people need to be careful!

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Be
careful!

We should not damage the environment during the tour!

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Who is this?

Yakushima was registered as Japan's first Natural World Heritage Site in 1993.

Since then the number of tourists has increased!

1993

Since then the number of tourists has increased!

1994

Since then the number of tourists has increased!

1997

Since then the number of tourists has increased!

2024

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When was Yakushima made a Natural World Heritage site?

We are very happy to have so many tourists!

More tourists
=
Happy

We are
happy!

But this has caused some problems!

More tourists
=
More Problems

Oh my god!

Eco-tour?

No!

For example, some tourists step on plants!

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So bad!

Eco-tour?

No!

For this reason, I would like you to understand the meaning of eco-tours!

I want to understand!

You need to understand eco-tours!

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a problem caused by eco-tourism?

• Some tourist step on plants

• Some tourist eat the plants

• Some tourist burn the plants

• Some tourist drink the plants

Eco-tour?

No!

Let's look at the land features of Yakushima!

Yay!

Land features

Yakushima is a round island, about 500 km^2.

And covered with green forest.

If you compare Yakushima with Tokyo or Osaka...

You can understand its size!

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How big is Yakushima?

• 500 km^2

• 450 km^2

• 550 km^2

• 400 km^2

This island has over 40 mountains that are more than 1,000m high!

This island has over 40 mountains that are more than 1,000m high!

That's why Yakushima is called "the Alps of the Sea."

The climate of Yakushima is warm and humid all year.

The average temperature is 20°C in coastal areas and 15°C in the central areas.

​20°C

The average temperature is 20°C in coastal areas and 15°C in the central areas.

​20°C

15°C

However, in Winter, the temperature in the mountains goes below 0°C. And these areas are covered in snow!

0°C

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How many over 1,000m mountains are on the island?

Yakushima has a lot of rain!

They say that it rains 35 days a month!

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The annual rainfall is 4,500mm in the low-laying area!

And 8,000 - 10,000mm in the mountain area!

The humidity is high, about 73 - 75%.

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湿度

The climate has created a unique ecosystem on Yakushima.

生態系

個性的

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That's why Yakushima is called "-----------"

• the Alps of the Sea

• the Sea of the Apls

• the Fuji of the Sea

• the Sea of the Fuji

Now I will show you some pictures of the sites where we are going.

Yay!

Sites

The first one is Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine.

It has a dense forest!

With a thick carpet of moss.

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The humidity is high, about -----

• 73 - 75%

• 63 - 65%

• 53 - 55%

• 83 - 85%

Have you seen the animated movie, Princess Mononoke?

When the director, Miyazaki Hayao, was making the movie...

He was strongly inspired by this mysterious forest!

インスパイヤされた

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What site is this?

• Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

• Shirakawago

• Wilson's Stump

• Jomon Cedar

The next one is Wilson's Stump!

That's a big tree stump!

Sites

A great tree stump with a diameter of 4.39m.

Does anyone know the reason why it is named "Wilson's stump"?

I don't know!

Why Wilson?

The name came from Dr. Ernest Wilson

He was a famous botanist

植物学者

He was the first person to introduce the stump to the world!

look!

This is Wilson's
stump!

Oh my god!

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What site is this?

• Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

• Shirakawago

• Wilson's Stump

• Jomon Cedar

It is said that the tree was cut down in 1586

By order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

To build Hoko-ji Temple

The inside of the stump is empty

And you can go inside!

And water flows out of the ground here!

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Who is this?

• Dr. Ernest Wilson

• Dr. Ernest Vilson

• Dr. Irnest Wilson

• Dr. Irnest Vilson

The last picture is of Jomon Cedar.

That's a big
tree!

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杉

It is one of the oldest and largest cedars on Yakushima!

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According to research. it is about 2,000 to 7,200 years old!

I am 2,000 to 7,200 years old!

And it is 25.3m in height!

I am tall!

And it is 5.2m in diameter!

I am fat!

Multiple Choice

What movie is inspired by Yakushima?

• Princess Mononoke

• Spirited Away

• My Neighbor Totoro

• The Boy and the Heron

In the Edo period, people on Yakushima had little land to grow rice

We need more land!

Yakushima is too small!

They often had poor rice yeilds!

We need more rice!

This is bad!

So they began to cut down the cedars

To offer the boards as land tax, or nengu, instead

Lucky for us, some old cedars were not cut down

I will NOT cut this tree

Because they were not suitable for making boards

Because we cannot make boards

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Who is this?

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Fujimoto Tomoharu

• Toyo Hide

• Tomi Yoshi

Sadly, we must not get close to or touch the Jomon Cedar!

Because we might damage the roots!

We can only look at the tree from a distance.

距離

This is a chance to think about the purpose of eco-tours!

Let's think!

WHat is the purpose of eco-tours?

目的

That's all for the orientation!

Yay!

Finished!

Follow me and let's enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yakushima!

Yay!

Multiple Choice

Why must we not get close to or touch the Jomon Cedar?

• Because we might damage the roots

• Because we might step on plants

• Because we might damage the plants

• Because we might hit the tree