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I was struck by the beautiful nature of Shimoda when I made a stop here on my trip around Japan with the motor bike, nearly 20 years ago. Now, every year, I teach more than 1,000 of local children, children of tourist groups, or those on educational tours, what the Geopark is, as the chief of Izu Geo School. The activity varies from experiments, lectures, exploring seashore and snorkeling, to make kids get familiar with the ocean and mountains. As the Geo Guide of Izu Peninsular, I recommend Geo tours to Cape Tsumeki, Ebisu Island and Ryugu Cave. Born in Fukuoka, 1970.

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Izu Peninsular is a famed Geo Park participating the UNESCO Global Geopark. However, when you look at where clean waves lap against the white beach, there are so many tiny discarded matters. It is said plastic, the typical marine debris, takes 400～600 years to dissolve. At this very moment, we should decide not to throw waste into the sea, to show the same beautiful ocean to the children of the future. I started Izu Geo School to inspire many children to think about protecting the beautiful nature, allowing opportunities to get in touch with plentiful attractions of sea and mountains, and to reflect upon how Izu Peninsular was formed. The slogan is＂Let's give the children of 1,000 years to come a beautiful earth."

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This instructor is guiding this program.

• Learn how Izu Peninsular was made, in the extension of earth history