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Study Tours of Civil Engineering Facilities for International StudentsHEADLINE


We have been running a new project from 2013, “The Study Tours of Civil Engineering Facilities for International Students under the Asian Human Resources Fund Program”.
This “Study Tour” aims to broaden our students’ view and draw on their experiences by visiting various important facilities and infrastructures in Japan.
Furthermore, sometimes we try to invite students from other projects in the tours. We believe that would help our international students to establish meaningful connections between them, both for their study and life in Japan.

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2nd Tour; The Field Trip to Hyogo Prefecture - Tracing the Great Hanshin Earthquake

Date : February 25-26
Location: Hyogo prefecture
  1. Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center (1501-21, Nishikameya, Mitsuda, Shijimi-cho Miki-shi)
  2. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Exhibition Center (4-114, Higashi-maiko-cho, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi)
  3. Maiko Marine Promenade (2051, Higashi-maiko-cho, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi)
  4. Hokudancho Earthquake Memorial Park & Nojima Fault Preservation Museum (177, Ogura, Awaji-shi)
  5. Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (1-5-2 Kaigan-dori, Wakinohama, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi)
Since 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the most expensive natural disaster at that time occurred, the aseismic performance evaluation methods for constructions has been re-examined and people re-realized the importance to expand capability on disaster management initiatives in Japan. In Hyogo prefecture, the seismic center of this earthquake, there are so many places and facilities that would hand down its experience and lessons to younger generations.
On our 2nd field trip, we visited those related to earthquake disaster prevention in Hyogo and studied necessary strategies for dealing with an earthquake of a major magnitude may occur in the near future.
And we also visited Akashi channel and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, one of the most important infrastructures in Japan, to extend our knowledge on the cross-linking technology which is the highest level in the world.