Industrial Tour

Optional Industrial Tours on Nov. 13th

Two optional industrial tours will be offered on Friday Nov. 13th.
You need to register through the ASPEN2009 REGISTRATION website by Oct. 20th to participate in this tour. There will be no on-site registration.

Course A: Visits to Eco-Recycling Factories

Course B: Visits to Manufacturing Factories

Notes:
  • Registration: Through the ASPEN2009 REGISTRATION website (Oct. 05th - 20th)
  • Participation Fee: 1500-JPYen per person including bus fare and lunch
    (Note: This fee is not included in the registration fee of ASPEN2009.)
  • Payment Method: To be announced through the web site of ASPEN2009.
  • Capacity: 40 people for each course. First Come, First Served.
  • Tour Attendant (tentative):
    Course A: Prof. Teruyuki ASAO, Kitakyushu National College of Technology
    Course B: Prof. Hisanobu TERAI, Kitakyushu National College of Technology

Itinerary

Course A

10:00 Meet at the northern bus parking lot of Japan-Railway Kokura station
10:15 Leave for Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
10:45 Arrive at Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
  Introduction of history of environmental pollution control in Kitakyushu City.
See display of history of Kitakyushu City and technical innovation.
  (Lunch: Sandwich and soft drink)
12:30 Leave for Kitakyushu Municipal Eco-Town Centre
13:30 Arrive at Kitakyushu Municipal Eco-Town Centre
  Introduction of Kitakyushu Eco-Town
14:30 Factyory visit of 3 kinds of recycling manufactures
  (eg. Fluorescent light tubes, Office Automation equipments, Auto mobile car)
16:00 Leave for JR Kokura station
17:00 Arrive at JR Kokura station. End of tour.

Course B

08:15 Meet at the northern bus parking lot of Japan-Railway Kokura station
08:30 Leave for TOTO HighLiving Corp.
09:20 Arrive at TOTO HighLiving Corp.
09:30 Factory visit (Kitchen equipment and Dressing/Lavatory unit)
10:50 Leave for Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
11:45 Arrive at Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
  Introduction of history of environmental pollution control in Kitakyushu City.
See display of history Kitakyushu City and technical innovation.
  (Lunch: Sandwich and soft drink)
13:10 Leave for Nippon Steel Corp. Yawata Works.
13:20 Arrive at Nippon Steel Corp. Yawata Works.
13:30 Factyory visit of manufacturing lines.
  Blast furnace and spiegeleisen factory, and hot metal rolling factory.
15:40 Leave for JR Kokura station
16:00 Arrive at JR Kokura station. End of tour.

(Last updated: Oct 01, 2009)