Field Trips

Important notes

The Chichibu Nagatoro course, originally announced for May 31-June 1, has been changed to June 2-3.

List of JpGU 2024 Field trips

How to make applications

Please check the course details below and apply from the field trip application site.

Field Trip Application Site

*This will take you to the external page of Nippon Travel Agency.
*A cancellation fee will be charged from 20 days prior to the start of the trip. Please check the application site for details.
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Details

[FT-01] Cretaceous to Paleogene sedimentary facies and igneous rocks in the Paleo-Kuril Arc distributed in Eastern Hokkaido, northern Japan

CourseID	FT-01
Date	May 22-25
Price	45,000JPY + Rental car fee (11,000-20,000JPY)
Minimum number of participants	6
Maximum number of participants	15
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place: Tancho Kushiro Airport Place of excursion finish: Tancho Kushiro Airport *Travel expenses to the meeting place is not included.
Tour Details	Turbidites and MTDs comprising submarine fan deposits of the Cretaceous to Paleogene Nemuro Group, fluvial and estuarine sedimentary facies of the Paleogene Urahoro Group. Pillow lava, dikes and sills of the Nemuro Group.
Leaders	Hajime Naruse (Kyoto University), Naoto Hiranoi (Tohoku University)
note	Dinner on the 22nd is included in the registration fee. After 23rd, only breakfast is included in the registration fee, and dinner is not included.

[FT-02] Subduction zone: shallow to bit deep: Boso Peninsula, central Japan

CourseID	FT-02
Date	May 24 and 25
Price	32,000JPY
Minimum number of participants	20
Maximum number of participants	39
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place: Western exit of JR Tateyama Station 8:30AM Place of excursion finish: JR Awa-Kamogawa Station　4:30PM *Travel expenses to the meeting place is not included.
Tour Details	Participants are going to trace the variation of deformation characteristics in extremely shallow (<1 km) and bit deeper (2-4 km) buried accretionary complex and trench-slope sediments. Also, we will visit liquefaction-induced chaotic sediments in a trench-slope basin.
Leader	Yuzuru Yamamoto (Kobe University)
Note	Accommodation:Hotel Nankai-sou (Minami-Boso). A dinner (1st day) and a breakfast (2nd day) are included Staying near the Tateyama Station on May 23 (recommended) or take a highway bus from JR Soga Station (leaving at 6:40AM). After the field trip, 4:39PM express train would be available (arriving the Kaihin-Makuhari at 6:12PM).

[FT-03] Stone viewing in the heart of Tokyo!

CourseID	FT-03
Date	May 27
Price	1,000JPY
Minimum number of participants	5
Maximum number of participants	20
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place: Tokyo Torch Park (3 min walk from JR Tokyo Station)　9:30AM Place of excursion finish: Nihonbashi　12:00
Tour Details	Taking walks with viewing stones used in the historical buildings in Nihonbashi area. Several of these building stones visited include well-known domestic products or overseas stone materials with large fossils or rare minerals.
Leaders	Shoji Nishimoto (Aichi University) Chiaki Oguchi (Saitama University)
Note	Optional tours will be available in the afternoon. Details will be announced at a later date.

[FT-04] Visit to the JAXA Sagamihara Campus

CourseID	FT-05
Date	June 1 (day trip)
Price	8,800JPY
Minimum number of participants	15
Maximum number of participants	40
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place: Around Kaihin Makuhari Station 11:00AM Place of excursion finish: Tokyo Station 5:00PM
Tour Details	the Communication Hall of Space Science and Exploration building
Note	A chartered bus will take you from the meeting place to the tour site. Bring your own lunch (on the bus).

[FT-05] Hakone and Fuji:
Geological and volcanological background of Japan's largest tourist destinations

CourseID	FT-06
Date	June 1 and 2
Price	45,000JPY
Minimum number of participants	22
Maximum number of participants	38
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place：Odawara Station　8:40AM Place of excursion finish：Mishima Station　5:50PM
Tour Details	Hot Springs Research Institute Taikanzan (observatory) Owakudani Nagao Pass Trailhead for Fuji at Subashiri Subashiri Sengen Shrine Tarobo Mizugatsuka Fujisan Jukuunomori Museum Komakado-kazaana We will visit Japan’s iconic hot spring resort, Hakone, and the symbolic Mount Fuji. In Hakone, we will explore the center of the 2015 eruption and discuss its eruptive process, as well as the mitigation measures implemented during the crisis. At Mount Fuji, we will visit a lava tube and geological outcrops located on its flank, where we will discuss its eruptive history and preparations for future eruptions.
Leaders	Kazutaka Mannen (Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture) Hidemi Ishibashi (Shizuoka University)
Note	Accommodation: Gotemba Kogen Hotel Meals:1st day: Lunch Dinner / 2nd day:Breakfast

[FT-06] The Geology of Nagatoro, Chichibu: the birthplace of Geology in Japan

CourseID	FT-04
Date	June 2-3
Price	37,900JPY
Minimum number of participants	10
Maximum number of participants	20
Place of excursion start/Place of excursion finish	Meeting place: JRKumagaya Station 10:15AM Place of excursion finish: Seibu Ilkebukuro Station 3:00PM
Tour Details	We will examine Jurassic to Cretaceous accretionary complexes and related metamorphic rocks in the Chichibu-Nagatoro region, which is commonly referred to as the birthplace of Japanese geology. The sites will include Sanbagawa metamorphic rocks, large limestone quarry, Mt Hodo and the related shrine.
Leaders	Simon Wallis (University of Tokyo) Takayoshi Nagaya (Tokyo Gakugei University)
Mote	Accommodation: Route Inn Grand Chichibu Meals:Attendees should bring their own lunch for the first day. We will eat this outside close to the outcrop. The guides will be happy to advise on suitable places to eat in Chichibu for the evening of 2nd June. This evening meal is not included in the cost of the excursion. * Train tickets to Ikebukuro from Chichibu after the end of the excursion are included.