Symposium Schedule (Tentative)
August 25
Morning: Registration, Opening, Oral Presentations
Lunch: Suzune (near Tsuruoka Campus)
Afternoon: Oral Presentations
Evening: Poster Presentations, Welcome Party
August 26
Morning: Oral Presentations
Lunch: Organic Farmer Restaurant Naa
Afternoon: Field Tours to Sakata and Shonai Area,
visit long-term afforestation of black pine forest site with trees aged older than 250 years
Evening: Cultural Exchange Party at Yunohama Hot Spring,
on clear days, enjoy a beautiful sunset over Japanese sea
August 27
Morning: Visit University Farm and organic rice farming field,
climb Mt. Hagurosan and view the cedar-lined avenue with trees aged between 350 and 500 years
Lunch: Shojin Ryori(Vegetarian Cuisine at Mt.Haguro)
Afternoon: Visit to an 83-Year and 43-year Long-Term Experiment Site
Evening: Stay at Zao Hot Spring
August 28
Morning: Okama Crater, Zao forest site, and Sendai City (魯迅記念館)
Afternoon: Visit to a Fertilizer Factory and Matsushima
Evening: Stay at Naruko Hot Spring
August 29
Morning: Naruko gorge, Sakaida watershed, Shinjo and Soba Street
Afternoon: Tozawa and Mogami River Boat Tour
Evening: Farewell Party in Tsuruoka