A Symposium Promoting
The Forested Coastal Embankments
Rallying the Japanese wisdom―the nation’s tradition of living at one with nature comes back to life
Part of Public Forum
The 3rd UN World Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR)
Admission Free
March 17 (Tue) 14:00 p.m.
Venue: AER 5F
Multi-Purpose Hall
Sendai City Information & Industrial Plaza
1 Chome 3-1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City
Reducing Disaster Risks with the Power of the Forest
Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Among the lessons we have learned at great cost is the knowledge that there is a limit to what uniform man-made structures can do to prevent a natural disaster. This symposium is an attempt to address the challenges of disaster prevention and mitigation with world authorities from diverse fields—vegetation ecology, history, philosophy, brain science, studies on connectivity of hills, humans and oceans (CoHHO), religion, and even sushi business—shedding light on the subject while respecting the ways the Japanese have coexisted with nature since time immemorial. It is our belief that disaster prevention stems from our hope for tomorrow and that it is therefore a matter concerning how we live today.
Doryu Hioki
President of Tohoku Life-Saving Green Embankment Promotion Council
Program
14:00 Doors Open
14:30 Message from the Host Doryu Hioki
14:40 Short Movie Presentation: “Legend of the Forest―Akira Miyawaki, 87, Plants Trees with Children” Toshinori Tanabe, President of Shobi University
Part I Keynote Talks
・ Creating the Forest That Nurtures the Brains of Children
by Hideaki Koizumi, Hitachi Fellow, Vice President of The Engineering Academy of Japan
・ “I am the one to live”—That’s the Nature of Living Organisms
by Tatsuo Motokawa, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology
Part II Creating the Life-Saving Forested Coastal Embankments
・ Restoring Coastal Forests and Rebuilding of Hometowns in Tohoku
by Kunio Suzuki, President of Yokohama National University
・ Coastal Protection: Concrete vs. Forested Embankments
by Yoshinori Yasuda, Director of Research Center for Pan-Pacific Civilizations at Ritsumeikan University
・ Society in Partnership with the Sea, the Cradle of Life: A Challenge for Studies on Connectivity of Hills, Humans and Oceans (CoHHO)
by Masaru Tanaka, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
・ Protecting Against the Nankai Megathrust Earthquake in Central Japan—Sango Company’s Forested Embankment
by Kaoru Takano, Safety and Environment Division of Sango Co., Ltd.
・ Short Movie “Legend of the Forest―Akira Miyawaki, 87, Plants Trees with Children” (Rerun)
by Jun Asakawa, Professor of Shobi University
Part III Millennium Hope Hills of Iwanuma City—A Challenge
・ The Millennium Hope Hills Project
by Hiroo Kikuchi, Mayor of Iwanuma City
・ Millennium Hope Hills from the Perspective of Studies on Earthquake Disaster
by Shunzo Sasaki, Vice President of Tohoku Gakuin University
・ The Reason Why a Sushi Monger Plants Trees
by Satoshi Ueno, President of Sushi-Kan, a Revolving Sushi Bar Chain
17:30
Closing Message Kiyoshi Aoki, Director of the Institute of Seizon and Life Sciences (ISLS)
Inquiries
Tohoku Life-Saving Green Embankment Promotion Council
C/O Rinnoji Temple
981-0931 1 Chome 14-1 Kitayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai City
E-mail: rinnoji_jimusho@yahoo.co.jp URL: http://morinobouchoutei.com/
Phone: 022-234-5327
This symposium is hosted by Tohoku Life-Saving Green Embankment Promotion Council
Co-host: The Institute of Seizon and Life Sciences (ISLS)
Sponsors: Amino Corporation Shobi University Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Sango Co., Ltd. Tohoku Air Service, Inc. Seigetsuki Co., Ltd
Endorsement: Iwanuma City Sendai FM BROADCASTING, INC.
Supporters: Nakaido, Inc. Shibata Norin High School Panasonic Shoaikai Sendai Chapter
Tohoku Life-Saving Green Embankment Promotion Council hosts A Symposium Promoting
