Excursions

Objectives

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.

Concept

“Sharing people’s efforts to live in harmony with Japan’s rich nature”

Date and time

9:00–13:30 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (in Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie Prefecture)

Details

The excursion provided participants in five groups (each comprising 20 individuals) with an opportunity to experience satoyama in Komono-cho.

• 1. Lecture about satoyama and biodiversity
• 2 .Field work in Japan’s satoyama
  • Group 1: a field survey in satoyama forests (Chinquapin forests)
  • Group 2: a field survey in satoyama forests (man-made Japanese cypress forests)
  • Group 3: a field survey of the waterside environment (river)
  • Group 4: a field survey of cultivated land (rice paddies)
  • Group 5: a field survey of the waterside environment (reservoir)
• 3 .Lunch / group discussions

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  Excursion 1: satoyama forests
  (Chinquapin forests)

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  Excursion 2: satoyama forests
  (man-made Japanese cypress forests)

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  Excursion 3: the waterside environment
  (river)

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  Excursion 4: cultivated land
  (rice paddies)

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  Excursion 5: waterside environment
  (reservoir)

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  Excursion 6: lunch