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✨Welcome! This page is for inquiry of "JpGU2025 Field Trips".✨
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JpGU 2025 is excited to offer field trips as an integral part of our annual meeting activities.
We invite participants to enhance their understanding and foster discussions by taking part in geological field excursions and exploring cutting-edge research facilities.

🚩Excuesion Course 1- Nihonbashi, Tokyo



[Date]
　May 26th (Mon.), 2025

[Course]
　Stone viewing in the heart of Tokyo!

[Tour Details]
Many valuable and interesting stones are used in buildings in Tokyo'scity center.
On this tour, you will walk while looking at the stonesused in historical buildings around Nihonbashi, with explanations byDr. Shoji Nishimoto, author of “Tokyo ‘Street Corner’ Geology. “

　

Excursion Course 2　



[Date]
　May 29th (Thu.), 2025

[Course]
　Visit to JAXA/ISAS

[Tour Details]
　 This is a tour of the JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, the center of Japan's space science development. Visit the advanced facility for space science and technology at JAXA Sagamihara Campus to experience the latest space science results.

　

Excursion Course 3　



[Date]
　May 29th (Thu.), 2025

[Course]
　The metamorphic rocks and the Neogene strata of the birthplace of Japanese geology

[Tour Details]
　The Chichibu area is said to be the birthplace of Japanese geology, and we can see many kinds of rocks and strata in this area. We will observe the metamorphic rocks in the Nagatoro area and the Neogene strata and fossils in the Chichibu basin.

　

Excursion Course 4



[Date]
　May 31st (Sat.) - Jun 1st (Sun), 2025

[Course]
　Subduction zone: shallow to bit deep: Boso Peinsula, central Japan

[Tour Details]
　Geologic characteristics of the Boso Peninsula, central Japan is the area we can see the world-youngest subduction zone geology. Here, we will trace the style of deformations in shallowly (<1 km) and bit deeply (3-4 km) buried accretionary complexes. Additionary, we will see nice outcrops representing submarine mass-transport deposits.

　

Excursion Course 5　



[Date]
　May 31st (Sat.) - Jun 1st (Sun), 2025

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

[Tour Details]
　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.


　

Excursion Course 6　



[Date]
　May 31st (Sat.) - Jun 2nd (Mon), 2025

[Course]
　Sedimentary facies and igneous rocks in the Paleo-Kuril Arc: The Upper Cretaceous to Paleogene distributed in Eastern Hokkaido, northern Japan

[Tour Details]
While enjoying the views of the beautiful marsh, coastal terraces, and sea cliffs of eastern Hokkaido,
you can see the diverse sedimentary and igneous rocks deposited from the Cretaceous to the Paleogene.
In detail, you can observe various sedimentary structures, pillow lavas, and dikes at the large-scale outcrop.


　
　

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Caution

・The deadline for applying for this tour is May 15, 2025 (Thursday).
・Your reservation will be confirmed upon payment of the tour fee. If payment is not received by the deadline, your reservation will be cancelled.
・The cancellation fee varies depending on the tour. Please be sure to check the tour application page for details.
・Payment is accepted only via credit card. Please contact us if you have any payment concerns.
・After deliberation between our team and the Secretariat, room allocations will be determined. We kindly request your awareness of this process in advance.
・The itinerary may be subject to significant changes due to weather conditions, natural disasters, transportation issues, etc., on the day of the tour.

Cancellation Policy

Included Overnight stay...

・20-8 days prior to travel date ⇒20% of tour fee

・7-2 days prior to travel date ⇒30% of tour fee

・1 day prior to the date of the tour ⇒40% of tour fee

・On the service date ⇒50% of tour fee

・No show⇒100% of tour fee


One-day Trip...

・10-8 days prior to travel date ⇒20% of tour fee

・7-2 days prior to travel date ⇒30% of tour fee

・1 day prior to the date of the tour ⇒40% of tour fee

・On the service date ⇒50% of tour fee

・No show⇒100% of tour fee

For more information...

Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd
Taiei Twin BLDG. N-Tower 5F 2-129 Miya-cho Omiya-Ku Saitama-city, Saitama 330-0802
office hour：09:00-17:30 (Japan time = UTC+09:00)
Contact us :jpgu_fieldtrip@nta.co.jp
*NOT Available on Weekends and Japanese National Holidays.


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