Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

Presentation information

Poster

Symbol O (Public) » Public

[O-06_30PO1] Geoparks in Japan

Wed. Apr 30, 2014 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Poster (3F)

Convener:*Watanabe Mahito(Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Tatsuya Sumita(The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

[O06-P30] Exhibition of "Geohistory of Hachirogata" Established in Polder Museum of Ogata Village

*Tomoya SHINDO1, Akira WATANABE1, Noriyuki USUI1 (1.Polder Museum of Ogata Village)

Keywords:ジオパーク, 男鹿半島・大潟ジオパーク, 大潟村, 八郎潟, 干拓博物館, 貝化石

Polder museum of Ogata village was opened in 2000. Main theme of the exhibition was Hachirogata reclamation project and history of Ogata village, such as the reclamation works, start of Ogata Village, settlement project as colonists and the lives of the settled people. In the preparation of the museum, Natural History in Ogata also was nominated for the exhibition theme, exhibition on "Geography of Hachirogata" were also included in it. However, it was decided that the exhibition plan is excluded completely in the process of planning reduced for various reasons.In 2011, Oga Peninsula-Ogata Geopark was certified by the Japan Geopark Committee for the first