9:00–13:30 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
in Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie Prefecture
The excursions featured field work in satoyama still remaining in Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie Prefecture to learn about (i) diversity of living creatures in different environments and (ii) harmony between Japanese people and nature.
“Sharing people’s efforts to live in harmony with Japan’s rich nature”
9:00–13:30 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (in Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie Prefecture)
The excursion provided participants in five groups (each comprising 20 individuals) with an opportunity to experience satoyama in Komono-cho.
Excursion 1: satoyama forests
(Chinquapin forests)
Excursion 2: satoyama forests
(man-made Japanese cypress forests)
Excursion 3: the waterside environment
(river)
Excursion 4: cultivated land
(rice paddies)
Excursion 5: waterside environment
(reservoir)
Excursion 6: lunch