Friday, April 22, 2011

Revisiting the Meguro Parasitological Museum / 二回目の目黒寄生虫館

Okay, this post may not be for the squeamish.  Some of you may remember that I took my brother-in-law here when he was in town.  And we also checked out the pachinko museum as well.  I imagine you're all wondering why?  Why would I go to the Parasite Museum again.  This time, it was my friend's girlfriend who wanted to go so it became a double-date.  Of course we went out for lunch before checking out said parasites!

虫が駄目な人ならこのネタ読まないほうがい良い。以前にも紹介しましたが、また目黒にある寄生虫館に行きました。前は義理の弟を連れてあげた(自分が行きたかっただけなんですけどね)。あの時はパチンコの博物館も行きましたな。そしてみんなの疑問である、何故?何故また寄生虫館に行くの。それはね、友達の彼女が行ってみたいからです。興味のない私の妻も一緒に行きました。英語と言えばダブルデートえすね。もちろん寄生虫館行く前に昼飯を食べた。あとだったら無理でしょう。




 

Okay, you can still breathe easy as the above pictures are only of the sign and the building.  The museum covers only two floors and you can probably see the entire collection in about 30 minutes.  You may think that the place would be empty because of its subject but you would be mistaken.  This place is always quite crowded.  Families with children, couples out on a date (hey, that would include us, what d'ya know) and people who just like the bizarre and strange.  This is the only museum of its kind in Japan, in fact, it may be the only museum of its kind in the world.  And admission is free! Now, beware!

まだまだゆっくり息して良いよ。上記の写真はビルの外側ですから。寄生虫館はこのビルの1階と2階だけなので、30分あれば全て見れることが出来ます。人があんまり行かないと思うでしょう。それは違う。ここはいつも込んでます。子供連れの家族とか、デートしてるカップルとか(あっ、私たちもそのグループいなるね!)。そして不思議で変わった物好きな人も。日本で唯一、や~、もしかして世界で唯一ある寄生虫の博物館かも。入場料も無料!さて、これから先はご用心!



Not sure what kind of parasites those are but they were found on the skin of a whale, eeewwww!

どういう寄生虫か分かりませんが鯨の皮膚にあった、気持ちわる~!



Anasakis parasites found in a dolphin's stomach.

アニサキスの寄生したイルカの胃。


It's not just animals that must beware of parasites, as humans can be hosts too and can cause blindness or swollen legs (depending on the parasite of course)

人間にも寄生される可能性もあります。そして、早く見つかれなければ、大変な事になります。




寄生されて失明した人



You might find yourself with legs with skin like an elephant.


But by far, the star attraction of the creepy little museum would have to be this 8.8 meter tapeworm (that would be well over 20 feet) that came out of the body of a man who ate some bad sushi!

でもやっぱりこの寄生虫館の目玉はこの8.8メートルの日本海裂頭条虫。これが人の体から出たものです。寄生されたマス寿司を食べてこういうことになるとはね。新鮮な魚じゃないと怖いね。












And another tapeworm that came out of some poor soul's body.





Lovely critters aren't they?  NOT!!

気持ち悪いしか言えません!

1 comment:

Dom said...

That looks like a really interesting place. Japan is full of weird museums. The other day I saw a sign for the Bee Museum, and visited the Weighing Scale Museum in Matsumoto. Odd.