[O-05] Understanding of formation process of Japanese archipelago from Japanese Geoparks

Sun. Jul 12, 2020 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM Ch.2

convener:Noritaka Matsubara(Graduate School of Regional Resource Management, University of Hyogo), Yayoi ICHIHASHI(Sado Island Geopark Promotion Office), HIROKO IMAI(Com Support Office /Wakayama University Center for Tourism Research), Hokuto Obara(Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark Promotion Council), Chairperson:Suzuka Koriyama(Sanin Kaigan Geopark Promotion Council)

As of October 2019, there are 9 UNESCO Global Geoparks and 35 Japanese National Geoparks in Japan. Each geopark records the formation process of the Japanese archipelago, and we can know the formation of the Japanese archipelago by connecting all the geoparks. In this session, we discuss about formation process of Japanese archipelago and relationship between Geology and people's lives through the Japanese Geoparks.

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2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

[O05-01] A possible JGN tour to experience 500 million years history of the Japanese Island

★Invited Papers

*Hideo Takagi¹ (1.Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University)

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

[O05-02] Fossils in the Japanese archipelago and Japanese Geoparks

★Invited Papers

*Daisuke Aiba^1,2 (1.Mikasa City Museum, 2.Mikasa Geopark)

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

[O05-03] A way of life on the accretionary prism at Geoparks and Geoparks project areas in Shikoku island.

★Invited Papers

*Azusa Tonotani¹, Satoru Imai², Takumi Sakakiyama³, Tsubasa Ogasawara⁴ (1.Tourism strategy division in Miyoshi city offce, 2.Tosashimizu Geopark Plan Promotion Committee, 3.Seiyo city Geopark Promotion Office, 4.Muroto Geopark Promotion Committee)