Wakayama Sabo Research and Education Institute(IWSRE)
Wakayama Sabo Research and Education Institute(IWSRE)
Wakayama prefecture has high potential risk of sediment disasters due to geomorphological and geological factor and climate condition. The Wakayama prefectural government has been implementing various countermeasures in order to achieve zero death tolls by sediment disasters.
However, many human losses were caused by typhoon TALAS in 2011 and large-scale sediment disasters occurred in the southern part of the prefecture.
Taking this catastrophe, the prefectural government established the Wakayama Sabo Research and Education Institute (IWSRE), in the Nachikatsu-ura town where was severely damaged by debris flow disaster events in 2011.
The duties of the IWSRE are to do research on the Sabo technology, to share information on the results of the research and to hand down disaster remembrance to posterity.
On the first floor, there are an exhibition area, training rooms, an office and warehouses. Awareness-raising activities using materials such as information panels, experimental models, audio-visual contents, etc. are carried out.
The second floor is used as a laboratory and construction office. The Sediment Disaster Prevention Technology Center (SDPTC) and the Sediment Disaster Prevention Research Organization (SDPRO) implement research and development activities about sediment disasters.
Genaral Infomation
Opening hours: 9:00～12:00, 13:00～17:00
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays
Admission fee: Free
Location: 3027-6, Ichinono, Nachikatsu-ura Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 〒649-5302
Group Training:
The IWSRE provides FREE group training on sediment disasters for various groups such as neighborhood associations, voluntary disaster prevention organizations, firefighters, elementary schools, junior high schools. (
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Duration: 30 - 80 minutes (based on requirements)
Language: Japanese
Training content:
・Damages and causes of the Kii Peninsula flood
・Sediment-related disaster mechanisms and countermeasures
・Local voluntary disaster prevention organizations that make use of lessons learned from the disaster etc.
We customize the training content based on the conversation during the interview with the applicant.
If you would like to apply for our group training, please contact us via email or fax at least one month in advance of the desired training date.
Near tourist area ( Daimon-zaka Kumano Kodo ):
Please look at this walking access map to Daimon-zaka.
Contact Details:
Email:e0806041@pref.wakayama.lg.jp
Fax: 0735-29-7534
(Application form for training)
※Reservations are only available in Japanese.
The Sediment Disaster Prevention Research Organization(SDPRO)
The Sediment Disaster Prevention Research Organization (SDPRO) organized by central and local governments, national universities and national/public institutes was established in 2014.
The SDPRO aims to develop various technologies about countermeasures against large-scale sediment disasters, observation of sediment discharge and promotion of disaster prevention education, etc. through the study about sediment disasters in the Kii Mountain Area.
The Sediment Disaster Prevention Technology Center(SDPTC)
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) established the Sediment Disaster Prevention Technology Center (SDPTC) in 2014 in order to promote the research and development of construction technology on large-scale sediment disasters in the Kii Peninsula.
The SDPTC implements research and development activities about advanced Sabo technology in cooperation with the SDPRO in the IWSRE.
Go to the SDPTC Website for more information. (External link) *Japanese version only
Topics
Novemver 7, 2019 Participation in 9th International Workshop on Multimodal Sediment Disasters in Tsu
News
January 5, 2022 The Kii-Peninsula great flooding picture-story show video with subtitles
Thanks to Ms. Eiko Kubo's cooperation, we have made the picture-story show video.
Please watch this video from the following web page link.
https://youtu.be/hxolysVPKg8 (IWSRE YouTube channel)
August 6, 2021 Kii-Peninsula great flooding picture-story show
Ms.Eiko Kubo has held the self made picture-story show ( Kamishibai ) about her own disaster experiencesince of the Kii-Peninsula great flooding since 2014. By the kindness of Ms.Eiko Kubo, we have published the picture-story show translated in English on this web page.
Kii-Peninsula great flooding picture-story show PDF
September 1, 2020 The 360-degree video of sediment disaster (special) hazard areas
IWSRE released 360-degree videos of sediment disaster (special) hazard areas which covers entire Wakayama Prefecture on our YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/channel/UC6ukXluW_ylhO5uzL9B8njw/ (IWSRE YouTube channel)
Contact Us
For more information about IWSRE, please contact by email: e0806041@pref.wakayama.lg.jp
Wakayama Sabo Research and Education Institute
3027-6, Ichinono, Nachikatsu-ura Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture
Phone：0735-29-7532 Fax：0735-29-7534
