Sanriku Fieldwork 2014
We are now calling for participants in Sanriku Fieldwork scheduled in August, 2014
About the Fieldwork
The fieldwork is an excellent opportunity for students to capture with their own eyes what happened during Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011and its aftermath until today in 7 port cities in Sanriku area- the hardest hit area. Before the fieldwork, the students will be prepared with preliminary understanding not only of the disaster situation but also of what decisions the local people had to make, what preparation schools may have made and what evacuation they followed on that day. During the fieldwork, the students will have a chance to meet with the local people and listen to their own stories. These witness accounts should help the students either to reinforce or correct their initial impressions about the disaster situation. One may start thinking about what he or she can do to prevent a similar disaster to happen in the face of overwhelming energy of the nature. At the end of the fieldwork, the students will have a small workshop in Ozuchi with local teachers about education on disaster prevention and join local children’s activities in finding the task for the future and the key to a disaster free future.
Location: Seven cities in Sanriku including Kuji, Tanohata, Sanrikuengan, Tarou, Miyako, Ozuchi and Kamaishi
Time: August 6- 15, 2014
Language Requirement: English
Target and Capacity: The fieldwork is for both undergraduate and graduate students from EBA partner universities and from Keio University, in which the expected total number of recruited students from EBA partner universities is 6 students.
Selection process: How the selection process is decided depends on each EBA partner university. Please contact EBA local representative (see list here) for more details on this.
*Please note that we do not accept application from individual students without the acknowledgement of their school.
Proposed Schedule (subject to changes)
| August 6th (Wed) | Arrive in Japan and stay at Hiyoshi Kyoseikan, Keio Univeristy |
| August 7th (Thu) | Take Japanese Class at Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University |
| August 8th (Fri) | Workshop at Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University |
| August 9th (Sat) | Workshop at Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University |
| August 10th (Sun) | Move from Tokyo station to Hachinoe station (by bullet train)Hachinoe to Kuji (Chartered Bus)Kuji to Tanohata (by Disaster Learning Training)
Observe the town Tanohata (By Chartered Bus) Check in at Rakaso Hotel Dinner and Study session |
| August 11th (Mon) | Hachinota to Tarou (By chartered Bus)Tarou to KamaishiHotel check-in
Dinner Groupwork |
| August 12th (Tue) | Hotel check-outWorkshop in OzuchiReturn to Tokyo
Stay at Hiyoshi Kyoseikan, Keio Univeristy |
| August 13th(Wed) | Workshop at Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University |
| August 14th (Thu) | Workshop at Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University |
| August 15th (Fri) | Leave Japan |
Costs and Supports: Cost The EBA consortium will bear the cost of International airfare, domestic transportation within Japan and accommodation during the stay in Japan. Please note that travel insurance and food expenses are not included.
Contact: For further information about this, please contact your local EBA representative (see list here) or email us at info[at]eba-consortium.asia .
