September 25, 2009
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The deep-sea drilling vessel CHIKYU, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC: Yasuhiro Kato, President), has been engaged in drilling operations of the IODP (*) Expedition 322 for the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTro SEIZE) Stage 2 in the Kumano Basin, off the Kii Peninsula. The CHIKYU is expected to complete the operations around October 10th and will call at the Port of Shingu.
To mark its port call, we are pleased to invite the public to take a tour of the CHIKYU. This open house event also commemorates the 30th anniversary of the opening of Shingu Port.
<Open House Details>
1. Date and time: | October 17th (Sat)~18th(Sun) 2009, 9:30~16:00 (Last admission 15:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
2. Venue: | Sano Wharf No.3, Shingu Port Sano, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture |
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3. Admission: | Free (no pre-registration required) | ||||||||||||||||||
4. Hosts: | JAMSTEC, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||
5. Sponsor: | Shingu Port Association | ||||||||||||||||||
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* The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an international marine research drilling program dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of Earth by monitoring, sampling, and instrumenting subseafloor environments. Through multiple platforms, preeminent scientists explore IODP principal themes: the deep biosphere, environmental change, and solid Earth cycles. IODP has operated since October 2003, funded jointly by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Additional support is provided by the 17-member European Consortium of Ocean Research Drilling, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India, and New Zealand.