Kochi Core Center (KCC) is jointly operated by the Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University, and Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, JAMSTEC. Here, we will introduce the latest topics of the Center's activities.
Details are in our webpages below:
KCC
Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University
Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, JAMSTEC
   ↑KCC introduction movie (in Japanese)
  <Joint-Use Program and Joint Research Activities>
Accompanying the state of the COVID-19 restrictions, Kochi University has adopted policies regarding the education, research, and office work to prevent infection. Accordingly, we will accept visitors who get permission from our director. For details, please contact your collaborator in KCC before your visit. 

<IODP and JAMSTEC samples request>
IODP sample requests are being accepted as usual. For sampling on visit, the above policy will apply. Please contact IODP curator or JAMSTEC curator for details.
  The sediment core storage facility at our center has three functions: a core repository for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), a core repository for seafloor cores acquired by JAMSTEC vessels, and an academic core repository for marine, lake, and terrestrial cores collected by various other vessels and projects. The IODP core repository occupies three of the five core storage reefers, and it is expected to be used for about 90% of the total number of storage units in FY2023 when the current IODP will be terminated.
A workshop was held online on Friday, October 9, 2020, to share information on the future prospects of the core repository, including its expansion, the latest trends related to the IODP, and research strategies beyond 2024, as well as to discuss new developments in drilling science research, education, and outreach activities centered on the core repository. The workshop was attended by a total of 120 researchers and students from research and educational institutions in Japan, and a lively exchange of opinions took place.
　
  <Kochi University>
Core school
Promotional activity (facility tour, KCC lecture, etc.)

<JAMSTEC>
LIVING WITH OCEAN FOR SOCIETY - The Planet Explorers - JAMSTEC
Press Releases
  <Kochi University>
Joint-Use Program
Kochi Core Center Open facility system
Kochi University Academic-Based Core Repository (KU-ABCR)
Learning at the KCC (Kochi University)
　

<JAMSTEC>
JAMSTEC Official Web Site
Job Opportunities
Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research