Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015

Presentation information

Poster

Symbol O (Public) » Public

[O-01] Geoparks in Japan

Sun. May 24, 2015 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Convention Hall (2F)

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

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

[O01-P21] The Exhibition of the Geo-harvest in Toya-Usu Global Geopark

Masato TAKEKAWA1, Takashi TANI1, *Nire KAGAYA1, Yoshiaki HATA1, Asami NAKAYA1 (1.Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark Council)

Keywords:JGN, Geo-harvest, residents, Geo-Stories

Toya-Usu global geopark is a volcanic geopark located in Hokkaido in northern Japan. "The Exhibition of the Geo-harvest" is holding in Toyako tourist information center from Dec 2014.
The most popular corner in the exhibition is "The Various of Local Products from JGN Members". This exhibition provides you an actual feeling of possibility which geopark movement can make a new charm and add an extra value for the regional products and affect stainable regional development.