A joint fieldwork for GRM program courses: Group Work Practice I and IV was conducted in Kumamoto and Fukuoka.

Under the theme of "Disaster Prevention”, the participants visited the remains of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and listened to the stories of the victims. They also took lectures by the specialists on the situations and disaster response at that time as well as the concept of disaster prevention. Each evening, the participants worked on groupworks with members from different research fields and nationalities, and they gave presentations in English on the final day.


【Date】
September 5-8, 2022
【Place】
Minami-Aso machi / Mashiki-machi / Kumamoto city, Kumamoto prefecture
Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture
【Theme】
Disaster Prevention
【Assignment of Group Work】
Select one city that is likely to experience a major earthquake in the near future, and consider the damage that could be expected and the measures that you, as a citizen, could contribute to the situation.
【Guest Speaker】
Takahiro OHKURA, Professor of Volcanological Laboratory, Kyoto University
Anna MATSUKAWA, Research Fellow of National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)

【Schedule】
Sep.5 (Mon)
AM) Itami airport → Oita airport
The site of collapsed Aso Bridge & View point of the New Aso Bridge（Lecture by Prof. Hayashida）
PM) Volcanological Laboratory, Kyoto University（Lecture by Prof. Ohkura）
The former Aso Campus of Tokai University
Evening) Groupwork

Sep.6 (Tue)
＊Visit to Mashiki-machi was cancelled due to an approaching typhoon.
AM) Lecture by Dr. Matsukawa “Kumamoto Earthquake: Disaster Response by Local Governments”
Fudagawa fault, Mashiki-machi
PM) Kumamoto Castle - Disaster Prevention Program
Evening) Groupwork

Sep.7 (Wed)
AM) Move from Kumamoto city to Fukuoka city
Fukuoka City Disaster Prevention Center -Experience of Disasters
PM) Lecture by Dr. Matsukawa “Disaster Prevention that Leaves No One Behind”
Lecture by Prof. Wada “Summarizing a groupwork”
Evening) Groupwork

Sep.8 (Thu)
AM) Preparation & Groupwork Presentation
PM) Hakata Station → Kyoto Station