- Please give a brief outline of Shibuya bees project.

On the roof of the building in cherry Street Sakuragaoka-cho, it established a four beehives, we are breeding about 120,000 bees. This has made the Tomitsu about eight times before, we have collected a total of about 120 kilograms of honey. I started this project, March 8, 2011 (the bees of the day). In fact, Shibuya of a symbol faithful dog Hachiko was called to heaven is a March 8, 1935, by chance while, I feel a thing deep edge.

Bees, roughly, there is a habit of flying radius 3,4 km, bees to breed here will have collected nectar from such Shrine Yoyogi Park and Meiji. Most a lot of honey that splendid, the cherry blossom season. Including the cherry street, then you there is a cherry tree around the Shibuya, it seems to have attracted the nectar from the cherry blossoms along the Meguro River. Because different flowers depending on the season, is also different taste of honey. The bottom line of taste I delicious surprisingly this .... Commercial mass production of honey has been included, such as syrup, but, honey mined in Shibuya is just 100% pure flower nectar. And distribute to the people of the neighborhood to the greeting instead, as "Shibuya Nante splendid is so delicious honey", everyone will be surprised.

- Honey caught in Shibuya do we have in circulation how.

After three days of the start of the project, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. I would like to give energy to the victims even a little, April 30, I was allowed to present the honey collected so far in Fukushima Prefecture Minami Soma City in the affected areas. The first time provided the honey to people of Shibuya, I am also of the August 7, was organized by the "Association of Shibuya Sakura IkuTatsuki" NPO corporation that is participating is "Sakuragaoka Festa". Exhibition with the cooperation of the long-established pastry shop Parisians, in addition to providing over a honey cream puff, the glassed-in showcase you put the bees and nest plate to provide the bread and confectionery. Complete the "honey stop experience" with their children on the spot, the garden-fresh honey by, for example, get tasting put on the bread, was a chance to get to know widely about the activities of Shibuya honeybee project. About even once a month the future, we would like to hold an event that uses honey. Further in conjunction with, such as Shibuya of pastry shops, it is a place that would like to also use actively, such as in the Suites, which is sold in Shibuya.

- How did the first place began to Shibuya honeybee project?

I 28 years, we are engaged in the real estate brokerage business in Shibuya. In recent years, the claim that a growing number of those referred to as "air conditioning is not very ineffective". By the so-called heat island phenomenon, until now in the air conditioning of the same output as you cooling has become ineffective enough. And raising the output of the air-conditioning to say or, more and more hot air is discharged to the outside, does not could cause led to a vicious cycle town becomes more and more hot. From that awareness of the problem, everyone considered necessary efforts will change the entire environment town, began working on the roof greening alone using the spare time. Now, to the roof, which put the hive, eggplant and cucumber, bitter gourd, blackberry, Japanese basil, lemon, grapes, kiwi ... like, just covered in green, it came back even insects such as dragonflies and butterflies. If we spread this kind of environment is in Shibuya, the city's environment believe that I little by little will change to certainty.

In addition was Omoita' the breeding of bees, was listening to Atsuo Tanaka's lecture of the "Ginza bees Project" opportunity. When asked to not lick the honey that was caught in the Ginza, delicious enough to be surprised, I thought that "by all means want to do in Shibuya." Even though, of course de amateur regarding beekeeping. Tanaka addition, under the guidance of many experts, we are promoting the project. For example, bees will not sting the people is something rare, if the queen bee is flew to Shibuya Station, will become a fuss Once there to make a nest. Or more to be bred in the city, we pay close attention.

- Or noticed for the first time the breeding of bees, it is that you have or surprised?

I bee behavior, it is really interesting. First, flew to three kilometers away, do not you think that it is strange that is come back to exactly your birdhouse? When the bees put a new hive, took off the nest, about 30 minutes, we got to input the position information by turning the sky of the nest box. So, during the day, while the bees are taking off, and the position of the hive move at 5 meters, it would no longer be come more back. Then, it is also pleasing sight of each other tell the location of the delicious honey in a so-called "figure-eight dance". Modern life is, anything you tend to think that human beings can control, but when the natural to the other party, you are reminded that it's a big misunderstanding. The first was a sense of "being kept" the bees, but for bees is in the "living here", has acted in conformity with their habit. It does not fly away if it rains, if caught in long rain in the previous that flew, not be coming back, will die. We human beings will be able to bees support to Semeru so, but they can not be completely controlled. The kind of thing we learned from past experience.