Lecture and outdoor observation "Discover with your five senses! The journey and wisdom of fruits and seeds" (Senior Assistant Professor: Taeko Tada)

Plants cannot move, but they pack life information into small, sturdy capsules called seeds, which they then transport through space and time by being carried by the wind, attaching to animals or humans, or wrapping them in fruit flesh and swallowing them. Autumn is the season for travel. Let's take a look at how plants prepare for their journey.
In the second half of the tour, explore the gardens, focusing on the "Mother and Child Forest" area, and search for berries and seeds. Observe the flowers and leaves with all your senses. If you also pay attention to the insects, birds, and fungi that live in association with plants, your interest and understanding will expand even further. Why not enjoy the exciting autumn in this urban oasis?

Event outline

Date and time: Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:00-12:30 (doors open at 9:45)
Location: Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center, 2nd floor lecture room/inside the garden
　　　Shinjuku Gyoen User Guide (Ministry of the Environment website)
Target: 3rd grade and above
Capacity: 30 people
Co-organized by Tokyo University of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Technology and Shinjuku Gyoen Management Office, Ministry of the Environment

Notes for participation

After the lecture, we will walk around Shinjuku Gyoen for about two hours. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
Participation is free, but admission to Shinjuku Gyoen will be charged separately. Please see the following page for admission fees.
Facility Use and Admission Information (Ministry of the Environment website)
What to wear and bring: Long sleeves, long trousers, hat (avoid black clothes and hats to protect against hornets), rain gear, drink*1, magnifying glass or smartphone macro lens*2, binoculars if available
*1 Drinks that can be brought into the lecture room are limited to those in sealable containers such as water bottles or plastic bottles.
*2 Macro lenses can be purchased at 100 yen shops, etc. If you do not have one on the day, we will lend one to you.

Application

Lecture & Outdoor Observation "Discover with your five senses! The journey and wisdom of fruits and seeds" Registration (Google Form)

Applications are now closed as we have reached capacity (1:20 p.m. on September 3, 2024).
If there are any cancellations, we will accept additional applications on this page from 12:00 on Monday, September 30th.
Please note that if there are no cancellations, we will not accept additional applications. (Added September 6, 2024 at 4:40 PM)
Since there were no cancellations, we will not be accepting additional applications. (Updated September 30, 2024 at 9:10 AM)

Speakers

Taeko Tada
Plant ecologist and part-time Senior Assistant Professor Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Technology
Completed doctoral course at the University of Tokyo Graduate School, Doctor of Science.
He has appeared on NHK Radio's "Children's Science Telephone Consultation" and NHK Educational TV's "Hobby Doki - Michikusa Walks," etc. He is also actively involved in the outreach of botany, such as by holding plant observation events and researching plant reproductive strategies and the relationships between plants and insects and animals.
Recipient of the 2021 Matsushita Masaharu Award and the 2022 Special Award of the Botanical Society of Japan.

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His many works include "Beautiful Flower Encyclopedia of Small Weeds" (Yama-to-Keikoku-sha), "Ecological Encyclopedia of Flowers that Bloom in the Field: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter" and "Cunning Plants: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter" (both published by Chikuma Bunko), "Fruit and Seed Character Encyclopedia" (Seibundo Shinkosha), "Traveling Seed Encyclopedia" and "Handbook of Fruits and Seeds of Familiar Plants" (both published by Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan), "Encyclopedia NEO Flowers" (Shogakukan), "Amazing Pinecones" (Fukuinkan Shoten), "Roadside Wonderland" (NHK Publishing), and "Welcome! Leaf Science Museum" (Shounen Shashin Shimbunsha).

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