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Marine Site

Marine Site of KURCIS is located at Iwaya in north Awaji Island. Research building of Marine Site is provided with facility as dormitory (for 30 persons). The facilities can be used for the lectures, seminars, and workshops. We provide field sampling equipment (for approximately 30 persons) including various size of waders, wetsuits, snorkeling gear, and safety equipment such as life jackets and safety helmets. Water quality monitor, secchi disc, plankton net, dredge, Van Dom water sampler are available for marine observation. Laboratory equip for experiment such as microscopes (for 30 persons), fluorescence microscope, transmission electron microscope, thermal cycler for PCR, electrophoresis systems, and laser diffraction particle size analyzer. Two kinds of cars are available for sampling, drop offs and pick ups. The Marine Site's research vessel "Onokoro" (30-person capacity) is available for marine observations and sampling. The training and research vessel "Fukae-maru" (64-person capacity) of Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University is also available in some programs.

Marine Site

Access to Marine Site


Facilities

Practice room

You can sort marine organisms collected in the field, observe organisms using an upright microscope or stereoscopic microscope, separate photosynthetic pigments by thin-layer chromatography, and practice basic molecular biology such as PCR.

●Practice・Seminar room(28-person)

Projector(HDMI)and screen、upright microscope 30,stereo microscope 31

実験室 顕微鏡
                             

●Joint use parctice room (16-person)

共同利用実験室


Accomodation

The bathroom (large/small) is equipped with a hair dryer and a washing machine/dryer. In addition, eduroam is available for wireless LAN (you need to obtain an account at your institution). If you need a Kobe University visitor account, please contact us at least two weeks in advance.

●Cultural exchange room(30-person)

Projector(HDMI)and screen

食堂
 

●Kitchen

We mainly provide home-delivered bento boxes during practical training. Self-catering is also possible for individual use.

厨房
 

●Toilet

There is also a disabled toilet on the first floor.

多目的トイレ

●Bed room(30-person) 4 rooms(8-person), 2 rooms(4-person)

宿泊室(洋室) 宿泊室(洋室)


Others

●Share labo

fluorescence microscope,spectrophotometer,Centrifuge、Ultrapure water production equipment、Pure water production equipment、incubator etc.

共同ラボ

●Sampling tools

About 30 pairs of snorkeling equipment, waders (40 pairs of torso boots, various sizes from SS to XL), boots (20 pairs, various sizes from 24.5 to 30 cm). The number of marine boots, torso boots, and boots is limited depending on the size, so please contact us in advance if there are many people.

ウェットスーツ スノーケリング用品 ウェーダー

●Instruments for sampling and ecological research

Square frame for coverage survey、portable water quality meter、trolley net、hand net、Life jacket、safety helmet etc.

●Marine measuring instruments

Multi-item water quality meter、water sampler、mud sampler、dredge、plankton net、transparency plate etc.

●Cars

1 wagon car(9-person)、1 minivan car(7-person)

レジアスエース シエンタ

●Research training ship("Onokoro" 30-person、9.7t)

marine measurement equipments are available.

調査実習船「おのころ」

●Document

Encyclopedia of Marine Life、Seaweed specimens collection of Seto inland sea(6 volumes)