Global Conference on the International Network of Disaster Studies in Iwate, Japan Iwate Conference

Excursion

To attend the Excursion Tours, please click the “Registration” button below and register online.

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Overview of Excursion Tours

Excursion A
Course for Learning History (Meiji, Showa and Heisei eras) Miyako to Sanriku Coast, Iwate

Depart from Morioka around 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, and stay in Miyako City
Arrive at Sendai Station after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 20

Tour Highlights
  • New community development in a “community of tsunami prevention” affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Taro area, Miyako City)
  • Community relocated to higher ground after the Showa Sanriku Tsunami (Toni area, Kamaishi City)
  • Community relocated to higher ground after the Meiji Sanriku Tsunami (Yoshihama area, Ofunato City)

Excursion B
Course for Learning Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake in Kamaishi

Depart around 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, and stay in Kamaishi City
Arrive at Sendai Station after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 20

Tour Highlights

  • Residents-led reconstruction and community development taking landscape into account (Nebama Beach, Kamaishi City)
  • Disaster prevention education pupils/students who survived the Great East Japan Earthquake experienced (Unosumai area, Kamaishi City)
  • Disaster management and reconstruction policies of Kamaishi City (Kamaishi City Hall)

Excursion C
Course for Learning the Future in Rikuzentakata

Depart around 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, and stay in Rikuzentakata City
Arrive at Sendai Station after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 20

Tour Highlights
  • The “miracle pine,” which survived the tsunami from the earthquake and became a symbol of reconstruction, and earthquake remains in the City (Kesen-cho, Rikuzentakata City, etc.)
  • Reconstruction in Rikuzentakata City, where “community development from scratch” has been taking place (Takata-cho, Rikuzentakata City)
  • Presentation on disaster management and reconstruction policies of Rikuzentakaka City (Rikuzentakata City Hall, etc.)

  • *For all three courses: Transportation (bus), two lunches, and a dinner will be arranged by the organizer. Participants are asked to pay for their own accommodation and breakfast.
  • *The time to start and end the tour is approximately the same for all courses.
  • *After arriving at Sendai Station, it is possible to travel to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, or Kobe within the same day by bullet train.

(Reference) Departure from Sendai Station 18:57→Hayabusa 34→Arrival at Tokyo Station 20:32
Departure from Tokyo Station 20:50→Nozomi 135→Arrival at Kyoto Station 23:08→Arrival at Shin-Osaka Station 23:23→Arrival at Shin-Kobe Station 23:38→Arrival at Himeji Station 23:55