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17th and 18th October 2013: FOLENS Seminar Field Trip to Fujisan
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On 17-18 October, we had a field trip together with IEAS. The purpose of this trip was to learn "Life, Resources, and environment around the world cultural heritage of Mt. Fuji".
On the first day, we visited Biodiversity Center of Japan, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Japan. This center is located in Fujiyoshida city, Ymanashi prefecture. A person who worked in this center introduced the purpose of this center to us. And we visited exhibition room that was established together with this center. The information about the natural environment and biodiversity that Biodiversity Center of Japan supplies is used in a variety of fields.
In the afternoon of first day, we visited "Mt.Fuji radar dome museum" and "Fujiyoshida museum of local history". This radar was established in 1964 at the top of Mt.Fuji, and had been working for 35 years, contributing to disaster prevention or weather observation. I learned that it was difficult to establish the radar at a high place and how they overcame the difficulties and obstacles. This radar is known as a symbol of weather observation in Japan. In Fujiyoshida museum of local history, we learned the unique culture that was formed and closely associated with Mt.Fuji that was registered as a cultural site of world heritage.
In the morning of second day, we visited "Forest adventure Mt.Fuji and learned environmental education and resources use by actually trying activities.
In the afternoon of second day, we visited "Saiko Iyashi no sato NENBA".
We learned environmental management and natural disaster mitigations around Mt. Fuji. Attracting the national attention to Mt.Fuji, it was a good opportunity to reconsider Mt.Fuji from a different viewpoint such as the environment surrounding Mt.Fuji or history. (YK)