Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016

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Poster

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[O-04] Geoparks in Japan

Sun. May 22, 2016 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall HALL6)

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

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

[O04-P05] Cooperation with through Local resident toward the Relization of Tokachidake(Biei-Kamifurano Area)Geopark

*Takeaki Saito1, Hasegawa Takahiro1, Ishikawa Masanori1 (1.Tokachidake foot of a mountain Geopark Promotion Council)

Keywords:Geopark, Tokachidake, Biei, Kamifurano, Bottom-up activity

Tokachidake (Biei-Kamifurano area) Geopark plan, the history of which is an active volcano Tokachidake has brought the region, vast undulating hills, to preserve the region's heritage, such as a variety of alpine plants, foster regional Love, regional activity the for the purpose, as the efforts for the local residents by the local residents of the local residents, launched a Tokachidake foot of a moutain Geopark Promotion Council consisting of 2towns of Hokkaido Biei-kamifurano from April 2015, It began its activities.
Configure the Tokachidake foo of a moutain Geopark Promotion Council five subcommittees, each of which expand the activities that take advantage of the features in a professional point of view. As the effect of advancing the well-known activities such as talks and lectures in the Subcommittee, it was reflected in the survey results that the interest in the Geopark of residents is growing little by little. Activities in each of the Group has shown a deepening, it can also be expected spread of future activities.
As a result obtained in the bottom-up activities of the past in this announcement, to introduce local residents to the Group of the key person. I want to place a Geopark making local residents is the protagonist from the Geopark.