PICTURE HAPPINESS ON EARTH

2015-16

JAPAN

Shizuoka Science Museum Rukuru

List of scenarios created at Shizuoka Science Museum Rukuru

“No Bees No Life”

This work brings to our attention the importance of bees in food production and the, often hidden, role they play in our everyday lives.

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Mochizuki Shun

The work brings introduces the importance of bees in food production, and the often hidden role they play in our everyday lives. Recently, the population of bees has been decreasing due to the change, caused mainly by humans, of the natural environment. The author, who is himself a beekeeper, talks of problems that would follow if bees disappeared, and shares his feeling of the importance of protecting the environment that he felt while working with bees.

Presentation movie

Motivation behind this scenario

Pollination mediated by bees is essential for food production, including vegetables and fruits. However, in Japan, the declining number of bees has raised concerns regarding agricultural production. The decline is thought to be caused by the change in environment resulting from cities development and other human activities. In the scenario, the author, who is a beekeeper, introduces the importance of bees by giving examples of their connection to our everyday life, and shares his belief that protecting bees and their natural environment would bring happiness to many people.

Movie | JAPAN

Thanks to honey bees' pollination, we humans can obtain a wide variety of agricultural products. However, due to recent human activity, the honey bee population is steadily decreasing. Based on the danger of the extinction of the honey bees, the main message here is that "Honey bees are important!". This is a work full of colors and its highlight is an animated honey bee. Pay attention to the bees, and listen carefully to what they have to say.

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Scitech

RUKURU is a science museum whose name is derived from the words “to see” (miru), “to hear” (kiku) and “to touch” (sawaru) and where visitors can directly experience the pleasure coming from their own discoveries and creating new things. Using one’s own body the visitor can interact with more than 50 different exhibits or join one of the many events that the museum organizes on weekends and holidays.

Shizuoka Science Museum Rukuru

Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki is in charge of the ‘We love math and natural sciences’ classroom. Mr. Yoshiaki strives to motivate students to explore and think independently about the world around them.

This scenario is created in Shizuoka Science Museum Rukuru

  • Connection among humans

    Takeuchi Nozomi

  • For everyone to become happy - what is happiness?

    Okawa Natsumi

  • Handy=Happy?

    Suzuki Daisuke

  • Living with friends

    Suzuki Sougo

  • My happiness plan

    Ohishi Kaori

  • No Bees No Life

    Mochizuki Shun

  • Sustainable relationship for children all over the world

    Nakamura Yousuke

  • Symbiosis for all living things and humans - Totoro’s world or Doraemon’s world

    Saitou Humi

  • To be happy with consideration for each other

    Morishita Shuuichirou

  • To hand over our rich environment to the future

    Satiou Shougo