Kobe City: Notice of Holding Free Research Support Group

Overview

“Higashinada Sewage Treatment Plant Free Research Support Group” will be held at the East Water Environment Center. Families, including elementary school students, can enjoy learning about sewage systems. Please use it as a reference for your free research during the summer vacation.

Date & Time

August 2, 2023 (Wednesday) 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
About 15 groups of 30 people each (rain or shine)

Venue

Higashisui Environment

Center, Kobe City Construction Bureau
2-1-23 Uozaki Minami-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe City
* Please come by public transportation. No parking space is available.
Bicycle parking is available.

Target (capacity

) About 15 pairs of elementary school students and their families (about 30 people) (first-come-first-served basis for application)

Fee

Free

Event Contents

(1) Exploration of treatment plant

(2) Water contamination survey
(3) Microorganism observation
(4) Study session on proper use of sewerage
(5) Introduction of sewer video

Application

Kobe City Event Application Site
Friday, July 14, 2023, 9:00 – Event open to public. The event will be open for registration from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Applications can be changed or cancelled until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Q1

. What is the event about? The event is planned for elementary school students and their parents/guardians to tour the sewage treatment plant and learn how the sewage system works and how to use it properly.

Q2: How many people can apply?

A family can apply for as many people as they wish (*at least one person must be an elementary school student).
Please indicate the number of participants on the application form. (Please enter the name of the representative parent or guardian, the name of the representative elementary school student, the number of adults participating, and the number of children participating on the application form.)

Q3. Is there parking available?

There is no parking for the event, so please come by public transportation.

Is there a bicycle parking lot?

Bicycle parking spaces will be provided, so please follow the directions of the staff on the day of the event.

Q5: I would like to come by public transportation.

City buses are convenient. Please check the timetable in advance.

• From JR Konan Yamate Station or Settsuhonyama Station, take city bus No. 34 bound for Uozaki Shako-mae/Uozaki Hamacho. Get off at “Uozaki-junaka-gakko-mae” bus stop and walk south for 5 minutes.
• From JR Sumiyoshi Station, take the No. 35 city bus bound for Uozakishako-mae/Uozakihamacho. Get off at “Uozaki Minami-cho 2-chome” and walk 5 minutes to the south.
• From Hanshin Mikage Minami-guchi Station, take city bus No. 45 bound for Uozakishako-mae. Get off at “Uozaki Minami-cho 2-chome” and walk 5 minutes to the south.

City bus timetable

Q6. Will the event be cancelled in case of rain

? The tour will be held rain or shine, but will be cancelled in the event of a typhoon or other stormy weather.