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To apply for the following field trips, please click "APPLY NOW" and go to the website (https://amarys-jtb.jp/IGU2013/) .

During and after the Conference, a wide selection of excursions will be offered by the Field Trips Committee. We provide four types of field excursions: 1) One-day field trips (OD), 2) Half-day field trips (HD), 3) Post-congress domestic field trips (PD), and 4) Post-congress international field trips (PI) to Korea/Taiwan/Russia. Among the Post-congress domestic field trips (PD), we have two courses (PD-6 and PD-7) to the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami of March 11, 2011. The selection buttons that allow you to apply for particular field trips are at the end of this page. However, please carefully read the descriptions of the 16 plans before making your selection.

On some trips, fees are set for twin room users. We strongly recommend that those who apply for a twin room organize themselves as pairs in advance. For more detailed information, including fees, contents, or cancelation policy of each trip, please contact the organizer.

Field trip participants should note some requirements. All of the participants must have personally purchased travel insurance in advance. Participants going on the post-congress international field trips must obtain their own visas in advance before the trips. Furthermore, because all of the participants in the PI trips must gather at appointed places in Korea/Taiwan/Russia, they need to make their own travel arrangements from Kyoto to the overseas meeting site. Moreover, e-mail to the organizers of each course must be written in English.

Attention!!
To apply for the other field trips planned by some IGU Commissions, please go to the website "Announcements from Commissions and Task Force."

1) One-day field trips during the program

OD-1 Kyoto Suburbs
Date: August 7 (Wed)
Meeting: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 8:30
Break-up: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 17:30 ca.
Topics: History and culture in Kyoto suburbs
Destinations: Uji City, tea garden, reclamation of Ogura Pond, Okazaki area in Kyoto City, The Kyoto University Museum
Number of participants: 20 – 35
Fee: 18,000 JPY
Organizer: Kazuhiro Uesugi (Kyoto Prefectural University)
E-mail:kuesugi [at] kpu.ac.jp

OD-2 Nara, Tenri and Asuka Historical Sites
Date: August 8 (Thu)
Meeting: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 8:20
Break-up: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 17:50 ca.
Topics: Time travel through art appreciation
Destinations: Nara Park, Tenri, Asuka
Number of participants: 50
Fee: 11,000 JPY
Organizer: Hisashi Komatsubara (Nara Prefectural University)
E-mail: hisashik [at] narapu.ac.jp

OD-3 Water Environments on the South Side of Lake Biwa
Date: August 8 (Thu)
Meeting: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 9:30
Break-up: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), 17:00 ca.
Topics: Aquatic environment of Lake Biwa's coastal areas
Destinations: Yabase-kihanto Island, Lake Biwa Museum, Hachiman-bori Canal, boating on the wetlands with Japanese traditional boats, the trace of Kusatsu River
Number of participants: 35-45
Fee: 8,600 JPY
Organizer: Takanori Matsuda (Shiga University)
E-mail: matsudat [at] edu.shiga-u.ac.jp

2) Half-day field trips during the program

HD-1 Northern Part of Kyoto City (Rakuhoku)
Date: August 6 (Tue) morning
Meeting: The Excursion Desk, Venue of IGC Kyoto 9:30
Break-up: Kamigamo Shrine 12:30 ca.
Topics: Eco-system in the northern part of Kyoto City and the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Destinations: Midorogaike Pond, Kamigamo Shrine, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Number of participants: 20 – 30
Fee: 3,000 JPY
Organizer: Haruo Noma (Kansai University)
E-mail: noma [at] kansai-u.ac.jp

HD-2 Eastern Part of Kyoto Basin
Date: August 7 (Wed) afternoon
Meeting: The Kyoto University Museum 13:00
Break-up: The Kyoto University Museum 17:00 ca.
Topics: Active faults and historical heritage in Kyoto Basin
Destinations: The Kyoto University Museum, Shisendo, Hanaore fault, Lake Biwa Canal, Mt. Yoshida, Kyoto University Yoshida Campus
Number of participants: up to 20
Fee: 3,500 JPY
Organizer: Hiroyuki Tsutsumi (Kyoto University)
E-mail: tsutsumh [at] kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp

HD-3 Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Date: August 9 (Fri) afternoon
Meeting: Main Gate of Uji Campus, Kyoto University 13:00
Break-up: Main Gate of Uji Campus, Kyoto University 16:30 ca.
Topics: An influential center in Japan for research and education of disaster prevention science
Destinations: Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University (orientation, landslide-simulating facility, earthquake monitoring system, and facility for earthquake-proof design)
Number of participants: about 20
Fee: 2,000 JPY
Organizer: Masahiro Chigira (Kyoto University)
E-mail: chigira [at] slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

3) Post-congress domestic field trips

PD-1 Kobe and Osaka
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 11 (Sun)
Meeting: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), August 10 (Sat.) 8:20
Break-up: JR Shin-Osaka St., August 11 (Sun.) 17:00 ca.
Topics: Several aspects of the Hanshin Urban Area
Destinations: Senri New Town, The Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, Nankin-machi, Osaka Castle, the southern part of Osaka City
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 35,000 JPY (Single room user); 34,000 JPY (Twin room user for one person)
Organizer: Kenji Tsutsumi (Osaka University)
E-mail: tsutsumi [at] let.osaka-u.ac.jp

PD-2 Kanto Plain and Tokyo
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 12 (Mon)
Meeting: JR Tokyo St. Marunouchi Central Gate (West), August 10 (Sat.) 9:00
Break-up: Tokyo International AP HANEDA, August 12 (Mon.) 18:00 to19:00 ca.
Topics: 1) The World City Tokyo and The Eco-city Yedo: water and the culture of living, 2) Water supply in Musashino Upland, 3) Urbanization in Tama Hills, 4) Volcanic soil of Kanto Plain and its source, 5) Active faults and earthquake hazards
Destinations: Tokyo CBD, Musashino and Tama suburban areas, Hakone volcano
Number of participants: 20 - 30
Fee: 49,000 JPY (Single room user); 46,000 JPY (Twin room user for one person)
Organizer: Sumiko Kubo (Waseda University)
E-mail: sumik [at] waseda.jp

PD-3 Kurashiki, Hiroshima and Fukuoka
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 13 (Tue)
Meeting: JR Okayama St., August 10 (Sat.) 10:30
Break-up: a hotel at Fukuoka city, August 13 (Tue.) after breakfast (8:30 ca.)
Topics: Visiting world-famous tourism resources in western Japan
Destinations: Mizushima Industrial Area, Kurashiki Aesthetic Area, Miyajima, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Akiyoshidai karst topography, Dazaifu, Kyushu National Museum
Number of participants: 25 - 40
Fee: 71,000 JPY (Single room user); 63,500 JPY (Twin room user for one person)
Organizer: Kazuo Tomozawa (Hiroshima University)
E-mail: tomozawa [at] hiroshima-u.ac.jp
★This course can be connected to PI-2 (Taiwan).

PD-4 Mount Koya
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 11 (Sun)
Meeting: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), August 10 (Sat.) 9:00
Break-up: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), August 11 (Sun.) 17:00 ca.
Topics: The World Heritage Site of Koyasan: 1200 years of a Buddhist temple complex
Destinations: Kongobuji Temple, Okunoin, Reihokan Museum, staying at shukubo (temple lodging)
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 38,000 JPY
★Please note that we will stay at a traditional temple lodging, where one room will be shared with plural persons.
Organizer: Toshiyuki Shimazu (Wakayama University)
E-mail: shimazu [at] center.wakayama-u.ac.jp

PD-5 Central Japan (★This course starts before the congress)
Date: August 2 (Fri) - August 4 (Sun)
Meeting: JR Nagoya St. Shinkansen Side (West), August 2 (Fri.) 12:00
Break-up: JR Kyoto St. Hachijo Side (South), August 4 (Sun.) 19:00 ca.
Topics: Central　Japan as a manufacturing stronghold
Destinations: (starts from Nagoya City) Toyota City (TOYOTA car plant etc.), Nagoya City, Shirakawa Village, Takayama City, Gero City (Hanabi and Spa.), Tajimi City or Seto City, Nagoya City (TOYOTA Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology), bound for Kyoto City
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 60,000 JPY
Organizer: Takatsugu Yamamoto (Chubu University)
E-mail: yamagen_korea [at] yahoo.co.jp

PD-6 Reconstruction of Devastated Area by the Great Earthquake 1
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 13 (Tue)
Meeting: Sendai Airport, August 10 (Sat.) 14:00
Break-up: JR Sendai St. and Sendai Airport, August 13 (Tue.) 14:00 ca.
Topics: The earthquake disaster and reconstruction: tsunami and large-scale landslides
Destinations: Sendai Bay, Matsushima Bay, Sanriku Coast, Aratozawa landslide
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 100,000 JPY
Organizer: Yoshiyuki Murayama (Yamagata University)
E-mail: murayama [at] e.yamagata-u.ac.jp

PD-7 Reconstruction of Devastated Area by the Great Earthquake 2
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 13 (Tue)
Meeting: JR Tokyo St. Marunouchi Central Gate (West), August 10 (Sat.) 12:30
Break-up: JR Tokyo St. Marunouchi Central Gate (West), August 13 (Tue) 17:00 ca.
Topics: The earthquake disaster and reconstruction: surface rupture, tourism and local brands
Destinations: Iwaki City, Iwaki-Yumoto area, Onahama area, Tono area
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 100,000 JPY
Organizer: Kiyotaka Sakaida (Tohoku University)
E-mail: sakaida [at] m.tohoku.ac.jp

4) Post-congress international field trips

PI-1 Korea
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 13 (Tue)
Meeting: The Hotel in Seoul, Korea (to be annouced by the mid July), August 10 (Sat.) 17:00
Break-up: The Seoul Railroad Station, Korea, August 13 (Tue) 19:00 ca.
Topics: Legacy of Cold War and uncontaminated nature in Korea
Destinations: Seoul, Imjin River, DMZ, and East Coast of Korea
(1st day) meeting at the hotel in Seoul and night tour of Seoul downtown [overnight in Seoul]
(2nd day) Estuary Riverbed, floodplain and Wetland of Han River, landscape of North Korea, Imjin River landforms and Horugoru Castle of Goguryeo Dynasty (1,500 years ago), Cherlwon Lava Plateau landforms, Yeoncheon Lava-dammed Palerlake, Daebo Granite landforms, Granite erosion landforms, Soyang River Dam and Lake in Chuncheon basin [overnight in Chuncheon City]
(3rd day) Haean Basin landforms (granite differential erosion), DMZ landscape, coastal landforms (beach, lagoon), coastal erosion in Hwajin port of the east coast [overnight in Yangyang City]
(4th day) Daegwangryeong Heights landforms and landscape, Breakup at the Seoul railroad station in the evening
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 83,000 JPY (Single room user), 64,000 JPY (Twin room user for one person)
Organizer: Professor Min-Boo Lee (Korea National University of Education)
E-mail: minblee [at] knue.ac.kr

PI-2 Taiwan
Date: August 13 (Tue) - August 16 (Fri)
Meeting: in Taiwan, TBA
Break-up: in Taiwan, TBA
Topics: Travelling around the eastern part of Taiwan: Indigenous people, marginal areas and dynamic geomorphic environments
Destinations: (1st Day) Arrive at Taiwan and a city tour in Taipei [overnight in Taipei City]
(2nd Day) Travel to Taroko National Park [overnight in Hualien City]
(3rd Day) Travel along Taiwan's eastern coast and visit to Longitudinal Valley of Eastern Taiwan [overnight in Taitung City]
(4th Day) Back to Taipei City
Number of participants: 20 - 40
Fee: 73,000 JPY (Single room user), 59,500 JPY (Twin room user for one person)
Organizer: Professor Jiun-Chuan Lin (National Taiwan University)
E-mail: jclin [at] ntu.edu.tw
★The course can be connected from PD-3 (Kurashiki, Hiroshima and Fukuoka).

PI-3 Russia
Date: August 10 (Sat) - August 13 (Tue)
Meeting: in Russia, TBA
Break-up: in Russia, TBA
Topics: Past and Present in Far Eastern Russia: between development and conservation
Destinations: (1st day) Russkii Island in the Peter the Great Bay ("Voroshilovskaya battery", Far Eastern Federal University, Aquarium) [overnight in Vladivostok]
(2nd day) "Kedrovaya Pad" - Kondratenovka Village [overnight in Tayozhnaya Polyana]
(3rd day) mountain taiga (FEB RAS) - Ussuriisk - Spassk-Dalnyi [overnight in Spassk-Dalnyi]
(4th day) Khankaiski Biosphere Reserve (Khanka Lake) - Center of Amur Tiger Study (Gaivoron Village) - Vladivostok
Number of participants: 7 - 25
Fee: 61,000 JPY
Organizer: Koichi Kimoto (Hiroshima Jogakuin University)
E-mail: koichik [at] gaines.hju.ac.jp

To apply for a particular field trip among the above plans, please go to the following website to the trip you would like to take:https://amarys-jtb.jp/IGU2013/.