October 12, 2018 | Join Japan

Shin-Meishin Expressway

Posted: October 12, 2018 Under: Visit Report Kyoto By Simone ten Have No Comments

The third and last excursion of today, 11th of October, was a visit to a construction site of the Shin Meishin Expressway. The construction company in charge is called NEXCO, and two employees and our interpreter delivered a nice presentation which included showing us some sketches for construction. NEXCO is a Japanese company established in … Continue reading "Shin-Meishin Expressway"

Setagawa weir

Posted: October 12, 2018 Under: Visit Report Kyoto By Heleen Jeurink No Comments

For the second part of the excursion at the Kyoto municipality, we went to the Setagawa dam in the Seta river, about 20 km south-east of Kyoto. First, we were shown two videos about the water system in the area of the dam. Then we could visit the dam itself, followed by a short visit … Continue reading "Setagawa weir"

Kyoto Prefectural Office

Posted: October 12, 2018 Under: Visit Report Kyoto By Bas Lubbers No Comments

Our first excursion today was to the Kyoto Prefectural Office. This visit consisted of mainly two parts. First, a presentation was given followed by a short discussion. Second, a weir was visited. This visit report is about the first part. There were two presentations given by the Prefectural Government. Both recognized a huge problem Japan is … Continue reading "Kyoto Prefectural Office"