(Mar. 24-26, 2013)
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| The day after the graduation ceremony, we traveled to Hokkaido with Chihara-san and the members of Prof. Takahashi's group. The snow had not been removed for about 5km before the research site, so we traveled on snowshoes. | |
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| Onneto means "old swamp" in the Ainu language, but it was completely frozen over. After about an hour and a half, we finally arrived at the research site. | |
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| This is Yunotaki Falls. Manganese deposits have formed in the waterway. Because Yunotaki Falls is a natural monument, permission was obtained before the survey could be carried out. Prof. Bau, who worked to have it designated as a natural monument, also accompanied us on the survey, and we were able to hear many interesting stories from him. | |
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| We returned to the lodging near the research site and had a meal. Afterwards, we immediately carried out microelectrode measurements. The measurements continued until late at night, which was tiring, but we were satisfied with the interesting results we obtained. | |
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