1F: Food Fun Treasure Island Zone
Outline of Exhibition
Food Fun Treasure Island Zone
Visitors will learn about digestion, playing on Gon's Stomach Slide; view a video show on “Food and Health” at a theater; enjoy an exhibit on foods and nutrients, and learn about “Food and Human Wisdom” in an exhibit on fermented food and other processed food. In addition, state-of-the-art food technology is also exhibited. Visitors can gain extensive knowledge about food, while having fun.
Gon's Stomach Slide
Play with Gon! Gon's Stomach Slide -Learn about digestion-
Gon's Stomach Slide is the first attraction that awaits children in this pavilion.
Children enter Gon's body through his mouth and slide down, learning how food is taken in and digested.
Watch with Gon! Vitality Discovery Theater
Watch with Gon! Vitality Discovery Theater -A balanced diet is the source of health-
In this show projected on the multi-screen, Gon's family reminds visitors of the relationship between food and health, the importance of food, and the fact that food is the source of vitality.
Foods Plaza
Learn with Gon! Foods Plaza -What shall we eat?-
The five “Treasure Islands” exhibit the five main nutrients and dietary fiber.
Children will find interesting facts and trivia about foods hidden on the Treasure Islands, and deepen their interest in food.
In the “What will you have for lunch?” section, children will learn about calories and nutrition of meals in a light-hearted manner, and will become aware of the importance of balanced diet, to which they usually pay little attention.
Amazing Food Gallery
Learn with Gon! Amazing Food Gallery -Food processing and future food-
Processed Food World
To ensure safe and long-term food preservation, our ancestors developed various food processing methods. Preserved foods not only last longer, they also taste better and are more nutritious.
In this section, visitors learn about ideas, methods, technologies and effects of food processing, by doing quizzes.
This section also presents maps of Japanese traditional processed foods, such as pickles, fermented soybean paste and soybean sauce and other amazing fermented foods around the world.
State-of-the-art Farming World
To eliminate hunger on a global scale, humans have introduced state-of-the-art technology in agriculture. Visitors will see an extensive display of seeds of rice, wheat, corn and other grains, developed through the Green Revolution, that represent technological progress taking place for the “survival” of human beings.
To offer a glimpse of future foods, this section also spotlights factory production of agricultural products. Visitors see how vegetables are grown with their own eyes.
