I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment! Hello, everyone! Can you confidently say which class of animal a turtle belongs to? And what about a seahorse? When we judge animals purely by their appearance or where they live, we often get it wrong. What we “think we know” from our daily […]

This is Ken Kuwako, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment! When you think of science experiments, what comes to mind? Beakers? Flasks? …And that big, heavy “power supply unit”? Lugging it to the lab is a pain, and your desk ends up cluttered with cords. I’ve just found an amazing new item that […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Did you know there’s a place in the middle of the city where you can witness a breathtaking view of the “real night sky”? While many planetariums now feature amazing visual technology, a venue that takes the time to carefully explain “the stars you can […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your science trainer. For me, every day is an experiment! During the damp, humid season, have you ever caught a whiff of that distinctive smell from a plant on the roadside or behind your house? That’s right, it’s Doku-dami (Houttuynia cordata). While most people shy away from it thinking, “Ugh, that […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Hello everyone! Have you ever been walking in nature and spotted a mysterious, coiled-up sprout emerging from the ground? That plant, which looks just like a fiddlehead (or “zenmai” in Japanese), is actually a fern, a type of plant that has been on Earth […]