Ishigaki Island Science Tour

Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, 1,700 km from Osaka. The island has unique nature such as coral reefs and mangrove forests, as well as wisdom and culture rooted in the nature. We will introduce an educational tour program that reveals these from a scientific perspective.

Other Programs

• An exhibition for teachers will also be held!
• In the oral presentation section of the Science Castle, middle and high school students who participated in the tour this summer will present the results of their research on water quality and vegetation surveys in mangrove forests, and brown sugar and tofu production.

Special exhibition of award-winning works from the Microscopic Photography Contest

Based on the idea that "micrographs create a union of science and art," we hold a micrograph contest every year.　The award-winning works selected from over 60 countries and regions around the world will be exhibited. Please come and experience the beauty of the microscopic world and the techniques of microscopy.

Eye point and hairs of rotifers (rotifers)

Sporangia of the fern Uraboshi

Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology

New fields created by the fusion of science, agriculture, engineering, and medicine

glowing mouse

The exhibition introduces Dr. Kishigami's research, which is also featured in the Winter issue of "someone" (p. 24), and displays glowing mouse "poop" and mammoth "teeth". Other unique research projects conducted by the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, such as the "Mammoth Resurrection Project" using samples excavated from permafrost and the "Imo Energy Project" to save Japan, will also be introduced!

Other Programs

• An exhibition for teachers will also be held!

Michinoku Future Education Support Project

We introduce "Michinoku Mirai Fund", a scholarship program for children in Tohoku to study hard and achieve their dreams without hesitation, as well as the experimental class "Challenge to cultivate human cell culture experiment at Ishinomaki High School" held this year! @ Ishinomaki High School" held this year.