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-P06] Dairy in Yakumo - The tentative plan for "Yurappu Geopark -

*Shigeyuki Oya1, Takayuki Katoh2, Shizuka Takahashi1 (1.The Association of Geopark Plan, in Yurappu, 2.Earth Science Co.Ltd)

Keywords:The tentative plan for Yurappu Geopark, Dairy, the Oshima peninsula, HOKKAIDO

Yakumo-cho is a town that has the chief industries of the dairy farming and the fishery which owns the two seas of the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan, being in the narrowest part in Oshima Peninsula.
Since 2012, it is doing an activity while the geopark conception preparatory meeting of the private base gets the support from Yakumo town, too.
The tentative plan for Yurappu Geopark is in the process of being selected geo-site Yakumo in the entire as its range. In the past, introduced the “Locality exploration of archaeological relics and a theme of geopark - an example of the Yakumo geopark plan”,” A geological history of the Oshima peninsula, southern Hokkaido, Japan - The tentative plan for "Yurappu Geopark"” as one of the main theme. This time, is one of the main industries of Yakumo a "dairy" in theme, to introduce geo-site candidate.
1.Meiji-Taisho
Using bovine as Koushi, time that has been sold by processing the starch from the potatoes.
2.Taisho-Syowa
Shepherd a cow or more in each farmer, they were going to field crops while restoring the soil fertility in the compost
3.Syowa- Nowadays
Shepherd a lot of cattle to grow the grass, doing a dairy with a focus on milking. Some dairy farmers to make cheese and ice cream.