A learning facility where you can touch and experience the natural environment of the earth and Kawasaki

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2 A learning facility where you can touch and experience the natural environment of the earth and Kawasaki 1F Learning studio 2F Resting space 3F Office Exhibition room Training and conference rooms available For group tours Hall Guidance zone 5 Life in Kawasaki and its Enviroment : A Centennial Album Turn the page and look back on our history. Think about the future of Kawasaki's environment. 6 Earth in crisis 7 Go for green living! 8 Power of the earth What is happening to the earth? Caress the earth and make it clean. Ecological awareness at home. Look to see if there is any wasteful use at home. Renewable energy means making use of the energy of the earth. Let's take a closer look. 2F Entrance Guidance Zone 1 Aerial photo Renewable Energy Zone Global Warming Challenge Zone 2 Observation Camera Power-generating 3 Capacity Monitor 9 Map of Kawasaki's 4 environment Facilities Let's take a look at Kawaski from the sky. Let's look at the mega solar plant from the camera on the rooftop! You can check the amount of power generated by the mega solar plants on a real time basis. Environmental Potential 9 of the Coastal area There are many ecology-related facilities in Kawasaki City. Let's find them! Learn about the most advanced environmental technology gathered in the Kawasaki bay area. 10 Me, you and energy 6 5 Let's think about how we should use energy in the future. Resource Recycling Challenge Zone Recycling products The road to resource 12 recycling Resource recycling 13 activities for a green life If you separate trash properly, it can be recycled into usable resources. Try to get a feeling for how things can be recycled. Look and see how your trash becomes recycled into new products. There are many hints for reducing the amount of trash we use. Do whatever you can. 3 1F

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23 Alpine Zones Satoyama Seagrass Beds Geese and Ducks Forests

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43 13-Nov(FRi)Trip to Hakone Susuki Sougen of Sengokuhara-The Great Boiling Valley-Onshi Hakone Koen Park Located at the foot of magnificent Mount Fuji, Hakone has always been a favorite destination; in fact you'll be following in the footsteps of 400 years of Japanese and foreign visitors. Since the start of the Edo period in 1603, Hakone has flourished as a favorite spa destination, and still attracts many visitors from all over Japan and the world. Famous spot of Japanese pampas grass Susuki Sougen of Sengokuhara The Japanese pampas grass land of Sengokuhara is a typical pampas grass land of Hakone. The spot was chosen in the 50 selections of sceneries of Kanagawa and 100 famous flower viewing spot of Kanagawa, many tourists visit here every year. Countless pampas grass filled up the whole slop of the Mr. Daigatake. Visitors are stunned by the beauty and broadness of this magnificent grass land. The Great Boiling Valley (Ōwakudani) Owakudani ( 大涌谷, Ōwakudani) is the area around a crater created during the last eruption of Mount Hakone some 3000 years ago. Today, much of the area is an active volcanic zone where sulfurous fumes, hot springs and hot rivers can be experienced. Additionally, Owakudani has good views of Mount Fuji on clear days.

44 The Hakone Ropeway service operates at approximately one-minute intervals. The large windows of the Swiss-made cabins are designed to allow visitors to fully appreciate the sweeping panorama of Hakone's unspoiled natural settings, such as the beautiful calm waters of Lake Ashi, magnificent Mount Fuji, and the volcanic clouds from Owakudani. The Hakone Ropeway is even in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Busiest Gondola Lift in the World". The Hakone Sightseeing Cruise routes connect different ports, making it useful even as a means of public transportation for a variety of different customers. The scenery along the cruise routes changes with the seasons. Onshi Hakone Koen Park Wandering and strolling around the hills and lakeside is pleasant, especially on a warm sunny day. Onshi Hakone Koen Park used to be an Imperial villa. It was a place for the Emperor to rest and relax, and to entertain honored guests from various foreign countries. There were many luxurious buildings and other facilities to entertain noble people. But that gorgeous and elegant villa was destroyed not only once but twice; during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and during the Northern Izu Earthquake of And never again was it reconstructed. After WWII, the Imperial Household Agency bestowed the entire parcel of land to Kanagawa prefecture. Kanagawa then established a public park there.