Mayu SUZUkI, Yuto YAMAMOTO, Soya YAMAMOTO, Norie ISHIDA, Tomohide FUKAWA

Learning of Nishi-Izu Area via Geopark Activities

2015/02/15Izu NewspaperShizuoka

Newspaper

about Geosites

Learning about Culture If you are hungry, …

ISHIKI

I am Makuyo,

a mascot character of

Ishiki Pillow Lava

(Pillow Lava is called

makura-jo yogan in

Japanese).

Makuyo was created by Science Club

students. He is 20 million years old, sameage with Pillow Lava in Ishiki. The colorof one face becomes greenish blue dueto the hydrothermal alteration.

Learning

Concept： Easy to Understandfor children!

Japanese and English versions available.

Science Club students clean

up pillow lava with local

residents. Removal of weeds

and moss is important.

(1) Introduction of Geosites and Geopoints

(2) Introduction of Local Economic Activities

(3) Introduction of Local Culture in Nishiizu

2014/02/05 Idea Contest for Regional Development 2013

Publication of Pillow Lava Pamphlet (Japanese ver.)

2015/02/03 Idea Contest for Regional Development 2014

Pillow Lava Pamphlet (English ver.) and Geo Carta Games

To learn about Geosites,

Geo Food

Novel snacks are designed by students.

Overlapping ofdifferent tastes

of cookies

Overlapping ofdifferent color

of jelly

Baking of rice cracker with soy

sauce flavor

Heart-shaped hollows designed

on biscuits.

Conservation

Guide ActivityExplanation of the

formation of Izu

Peninsula: moving of

small volcanic islands

and collision to Honshu

island (Japan).

Nishiizu Town

and is effective.combination of

4th Prize

First Prize

Matsuzaki High School, Izu Peninsula Geopark, JAPAN

2015/01/25

Carta is Japanese traditional card

game: one person reads out

sentences and other players race to

get the corresponding card.

I want to see Sengan-mon

with paying Sen-Gan.

(Sen-Gan means old Japanese currency.)

Izu Stone becomes

– castles and houses-

You can find something new

during Nishiizu kayak tour.building materials.

You can prepare gelidium jelly

by boiling of agar-agar.

(Gelidium jelly is the one of the most

Salted cherry leaves

produced in Matsuzaki

make up 70% share

Kamo wind-bells are

famous in Kamo area.

popular food in Nishiizu.) of the market.

The wall of warehouses tells

us the history of Matsuzaki.

(Namako-kabe wall is traditional

Salted bonito with rice is

popular food among fishermen.

During Dogashima festival

sinking of pirates ships.

culture of Matsuzaki Town.)

(Salted bonito is called Shio-katsuo,

it’s a traditional food in Nishiizu.)

we commemorate the

in Matsuzaki High School