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JICA Study TourⅠ (SDGs)

Fukushima from the perspective of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of global goals that cover a variety of social and economic development issues seen around the world These goals were set by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, and by adopting these goals, member states are committed to achieving a peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society in which no one is left behind.

While the concept of “global goals” may seem distant and unrelated to our daily lives, the targets adopted by these SDGs have significant meaning when it comes to thinking about problems and challenges that have been emphasized by the situation in Fukushima, such as alternative energy sources, and resilient community building.

On this tour, participants learned about complex and diverse issues still faced in Fukushima today from people involved with revitalization efforts in the area. Through their stories of adversity and hope, participants developed a strong insight into the what the positives and challenges were in Fukushima today from the perspective of SDGs.

DAY 1

- 10:00
  Leave Sendai Station
- 11:20 - 12:05
  
  Seafood Restaurant (Soma City)
  
  Lunch Time
  Goal: Life Bellow Water
- 12:15 - 13:30
  
  Strawberry Picking Experience (Soma City)
  
  Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 13:45
  
  Solar Park (Soma City）
  
  Tour the vast solar park built in Soma City that stretches so far it is like an ocean.
  Goal: Affordable and Clean Energy
- 14:15 - 15:15
  
  Civil Engineering Surveying Company (Tomioka Town)
  
  Hear about their hometown and the efforts being made to regenerate industry.
  Guest Speaker : The president of the civil engineering surveying company
  Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
  Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 15:40 - 17:10
  
  Electric Power Company（Tomioka Town）
  
  Listen to a talk about creating new kinds of societies that coexist with the natural environment.
  Guest Speaker : President of the electric power company
  Goal: Affordable and Clean Energy,
  Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
  Responsible Production and Consumption
- 17:20
  
  Hotel (Tomioka Town)
  
  Stay in a hotel built by people who met each other in the place they were evacuated to.
  Goal: Sustainable Cities and Communities

DAY 2

- 8:30
  Leave The Hotel
- 8:45 - 9:00
  
  Yonomori District (Tomioka Town) Visit
  
  Tour a community where a district under evacuation orders and a district where the evacuation order was lifted are located adjacent to one another.
  Goal: Reduced Inequalities,Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9:15 - 10:15
  
  TEPCO Decommissioning Archive Center　(Tomioka Town)
  
  Learning about the progress of the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
  Guest Speaker: Tokyo Electric Power Company Staff
  Goal: Affordable and Clean Energy,
  Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Pass Through Route 6 (partial difficult-to-return zone)
- 10:50 - 11:50
  
  Guest House (Namie Town)
  
  Goal: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  Guest Speaker: The manager of a guest house opened after the evacuation order was lifted
- 12:10 - 12:45
  
  Ukedo District (Namie Town) Guided Visit
  
  Tour the Ukedo District which was the victim of major tsunami damage.
- 13:00
  
  Ryokan Futabaya (Minamisoma City)
  
  Lunch Time
  Listen to the innkeeper's thoughts on reopening the inn after the evacuation order was lifted.
  Goal: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  Guest Speaker: Tomoko Kobayashi from Ryokan Futabaya
  
  Odaka District (Minamisoma City) Guided Visit
  
  Listen to people's thoughts on creating places where people can gather and developing new local specialty products.
  Guest Speaker: A woman who lives in Minamisoma City
  Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
  Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 17:00 - 20:00
  
  Restaurant
  
  Dinner
- 20:05
  Hotel (Minamisoma City)

DAY 3

- 9:00
  Leave The Hotel
- 10:00 - 10:15
  
  Madei Roadside Station (Iitate Village)
  
  Take a break at a roadside station that uses flowers, the industry the village is attempting to make its core industry, as its theme.
  Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
  Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 10:30 - 13:00
  
  Iitate Village
  
  Listen to a talk about efforts to combat rumor damage and the village's own efforts in agricultural production.
  Guest Speaker: A woman who lived in Iitate Village.
  Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
  Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 13:00 - 14:30
  Workshop (Iitate Village)
- 17:00
  Arrive at Sendai Station