Final Circular 20151016
MARCO Satellite International Workshop 2015
—Adoption and adaptation of SWAT for Asian crop production systems and water resource issues—
International SWAT-Asia Conference IV (SWAT-Asia IV)
Date:

October 20–23, 2015

Venue:

Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH) (http://sto.affrc.go.jp/en)
Kannondai 2-1-9, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan

Organized by:

Monsoon Asia Agro-Environmental Research Consortium (MARCO)
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

Supported by:

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries (MAFF-AFFRC)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
Ibaraki Prefecture
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC)
Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
The Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering
Japan Society on Water Environment
Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
Japanese Society of Soil Physics

Sponsored by:NIAES
JIRCAS

Website:http://swat.tamu.edu/conferences/2015-japan/

Rationale:

Food and water security arisen from the rapidly growing population has become themost urgent issue in Asia and it would be much more serious in near future. Higher
agricultural production to match the regional and global requirements for food shouldbe achieved, however, with conserving irreplaceable soil and water resources fromshort- to long-term perspectives. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) has beendeveloped for the watershed managers and various stakeholders to solve suchcomplicated agricultural and environmental problems by USDA-ARS and Texas A&M
University, also with some modifications by other researchers worldwide, during overthe last three decades. Currently, SWAT is the most popular and versatile watershedscale model in the world that can be used for determining optimal soil and water
resources management scenarios with realizing sustainable agricultural production
under different soil, crop, land use, and climate conditions. Nevertheless, the model
was recently found to be unsuitable for modeling the most typical agricultural system in
Asia, that is, rice paddy system. Moreover, there is still a lack of knowledge or databaseon the actual processes under the Asian soil, crop, and land use conditions that should
be incorporated into SWAT. Furthermore, the applicability of SWAT would be extended2

to more emerging issues such as radionuclides dynamics, groundwater nitrate pollution,etc., that have not yet been covered by this model.
This Conference will explore and exchange current information andknowledge on the adoption and adaptation of SWAT for Asian crop production systems
and water resource issues. The specific focus of the Conference will be on themodification and applications of SWAT in rice paddy watersheds for rational
management of soil and water resources: this point is the key for applying SWAT to
Asian countries. The Conference will provide a forum to discuss the future research
direction for monitoring, modeling (non-SWAT as well) & database development
studies to solve the agricultural and environmental problems in Asia and the world.
This Conference will be held as one of the MARCO Satellite International
Workshop within the entire activity of MARCO Symposium 2015 “Next Challenges ofAgro-Environmental Research in Monsoon Asia”. The MARCO was organized by theagreement of the participants from 15 countries at the International Symposium entitled“Evaluation and Effective Use of Environmental Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
in Monsoon Asia: Toward International Research Collaboration”, which was held on
12–14 December 2006 in Tsukuba, Japan. Since that, MARCO has promoted
international collaboration for advancing research activities on the issues of agriculture
and the environment in monsoon Asia, by hosting a couple of international symposia orworkshops every year, setting up a website as a venue for exchanging consortium
information, and helping train the people who will carry on activities under the
consortium. For more information, visit http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/marco/index.html.
This Conference “International SWAT-Asia Conference IV (SWAT-Asia IV)”
continues the series of international SWAT conferences that have been held every two
years in the Southeast and East Asian countries; i.e., SWAT SEEA III in Bogor,
Indonesia (2013); SWAT SEA II in Hochiminh, Vietnam (2011); and SWAT SEA I in
Chiang Mai, Thailand (2009), and first expands the scale of the Conference to whole
Asian region.
This Conference will also contribute to the world wide activities of theUnited Nations (UN) International Year of Soils 2015 ‘Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life’and the UN International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005–2015.
Registration:

Free for attending the Conference and Excursion. Please fill the registration form (MSExcel file) for each participant and send the file to the Secretariat (swatasia4@ml.affrc.go.jp) by the end of August. However, for the participant who needs a
visa to enter Japan, please submit the registration form as soon as possible. The
Secretariat will send the Invitation Letter for visa application after receiving theregistration form.

Call for Papers:

All kinds of the field to watershed-scale studies on monitoring, modeling (non-SWAT
as well as SWAT) & database development for various processes of soil, water,
suspended solids, nutrient, pesticides, heavy metals, radionuclides, etc., are invited tosubmit an abstract with 250 to 350 words in English for oral or poster presentation. In
particular, studies in Asian region and/or in rice paddy systems are welcome. Please
make the abstract subject to the abstract format (MS Word file) and send the file to theSecretariat (swat-asia4@ml.affrc.go.jp) by the end of August.

Program:

19 Mon Arrival of participants, Registration, Icebreak
20 Tue Opening address
Keynote Lecture: Dr. Philip W Gassman (Iowa State Univ., USA)3

Oral & Poster Session
SWAT Training Workshop in the night
21 Wed Keynote Lecture: Dr. Jaehak Jeong (Texas A&M Univ., USA)
Oral & Poster Session
Conference Dinner
22 Thu Keynote Lecture: Dr. Ryusuke Hatano (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Oral & Poster session
Wrap-up session
Closing remarks
SWAT Workshop (SWAT training course) in the night
23 Fri
Scientific Field Excursion in Kasumigaura Basin
Special session on “Modification and applications of SWAT in rice paddy watersheds
for rational management of soil and water resources” will be held on 21 Wed.
Workshops:

SWAT Training Course Workshops for beginner and advanced users will be held on
the second (20 Tue) and fourth (22 Thu) days of the conference in the evening after
dinner. All the participants can attend these Workshops for free of charge. The trainees
should bring their own laptop PC. The trainers will be:
Jaehak Jeong, Texas A&M Univ., USA
Balaji Narasimhan, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Kim Loi Nguyen, Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam
Younggu Her, Texas A&M Univ., USA
Julien Boulange, TUAT, Japan

Travel:Traveling to Tsukuba and TBH
The Conference will be held at the Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH) in
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Tsukuba city is located about 60 km northeast apartfrom Tokyo. Please refer to the website map below. TBH is only one minute
walk from the bus stop “Norin Danchi Chuou”.
http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/outline/leaflet_8.pdf
For other information on Tsukuba, see the website below.
http://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/city-guide-tsukuba
Accommodations
Tsukuba International House
About 20 rooms available
Concise room with bed, shower, and toilet
Free internet connection
One minute walk from TBH
Very low price: 3,400 yen for 5 nights and 6 days
For room reservation, please contact: swat-asia4@ml.affrc.go.jp
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Tsukuba
http://www.daiwaroynet.jp/english/tsukuba/
Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba
http://www.okura-tsukuba.co.jp/eng/
Hotel Bestland (Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi)
http://www.hotel-bestland.co.jp/
Toyoko-Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00228/index.html

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etc.
Visa Information
Visitors from some countries will need a visa to enter Japan. Please apply
early as processing time may take a few months. Information is provided by
the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/
Contact:

For more information, please contact: swat-asia4@ml.affrc.go.jp

Committees:

Organizing Committee
Sadao Eguchi, NIAES, Japan
Seiko Yoshikawa, NIAES, Japan
Kazunori Kohyama, NIAES, Japan
Toshiaki Ohkura, NIAES, Japan
Sunao Itahashi, NIAES, Japan
Shin-Ichiro Mishima, NIAES, Japan
Yasuhiro Nakajima, NIAES, JapanKen Nakamura, NIAES, JapanKei Asada, NIAES, Japan
Saeko Yada, NIAES, Japan
Nanae Hirano, NIAES, Japan
Kaoru Abe, NIAES, Japan
Takeshi Horio, NIAES, Japan
Kazuyuki Yagi, NIAES, Japan
Yoshiko Iizumi, JIRCAS, Japan
Kenta Ikazaki, JIRCAS, Japan
Kenji Matsumori, NARO, Japan
Motoko Shimura, NARO, Japan
Yuta Shimizu, NARO, Japan
Hirozumi Watanabe, TUAT, Japan
Tasuku Kato, TUAT, Japan
Julien Boulange, TUAT, Japan
Hisao Kuroda, Ibaraki University, Japan
Hiroaki Somura, Shimane University, Japan
Tatsumi Kitamura, Environmental Measures Division, Ibaraki Prefecture,Japan
Kazutoshi Sugaya, Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center,
Japan
Scientific Committee
Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
Julien Boulange, TUAT, Japan
Sadao Eguchi, NIAES, Japan
Philip Gassman, Iowa State University, USA
Ryusuke Hatano, Hokkaido University, Japan
Yoshiko Iizumi, JIRCAS, Japan
Kenta Ikazaki, JIRCAS, Japan
Jaehak Jeong, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Tasuku Kato, TUAT, Japan

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Kazunori Kohyama, NIAES, Japan
Muhamad Radzali Mispan, Malaysian Agricultural Research andDevelopment Institute, Malaysia
Balaji Narasimhan, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Kim Loi Nguyen, Nong Lam University, Vietnam
Wei Ouyang, Beijing Normal University, China
Hui Shao, University of Guelph, Canada
Hiroaki Somura, Shimane University, Japan
Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
Hirozumi Watanabe, TUAT, Japan
Xianhong Xie, Beijing Normal University, China
Seiko Yoshikawa, NIAES, Japan6

Conference Overview
Time

19 Mon8:00 AM
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM

20 Tue21 Wed22 Thu23 Fri(8:00) Pick-up Microbus (A) from Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (Okura Frontier Hotel
Tsukuba, Main Building) via a few hotels to TBH
Pick-up Microbus (B) from Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakuen-eki Station (Hotel Toyoko
Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakuen-eki Kita-guchi) via a few hotels to TBH
Session 3: Modification andOpening Address
Session 4: Non-SWAT & newapplications of SWAT in rice paddy
SWAT: Further needs and challenges
Session 1: Global SWAT applications
watersheds for rationalof watershed scale models
and Asian perspective
management of soil and water(S4-1, S4-2)(S1-1, S1-2, S1-3, S1-4)
resources (S3-1, S3-2)

10:00 AM

Coffee BreakCoffee BreakSession 3 Continued(S3-3, S3-4)

Session 4 Continued(S4-3, S4-4)

Lunch Break & Poster Session(P1-P26)

Lunch Break & Poster Session(P1-P26)(12:50-13:00, Scientific Committee
Meeting)

Coffee Break & Group Photo
11:00 AM
Session 1 Continued(S1-3, S1-4)
12:00 PM
Lunch Break & Poster Session(P1-P26)(12:50-13:00, Scientific Committee
Meeting)

1:00 PM

Session 2: Impacts of land use andclimate changes on watershed
processes (S2-1, S2-2, S2-3)

2:00 PM

Session 3 Continued(S3-5, S3-6, S3-7)

Session 5: Soil resources andfunctions in Asian watersheds
Wrap-up Session

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Coffee BreakCoffee BreakClosing Session

Session 2 Continued(S2-4, S2-5, S2-6)

Session 3 Continued(S3-8, S3-9, S3-10)

Excursion to Soil Museum

Closing & Dinner BreakClosingDinner BreakRegistration

Ice break(6:00) Pick-up Microbus from
TBH to the Conference Dinner

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Beginner & Advanced SWAT
Training Course(7:30) Pick-up
Microbus from
TBH via a few
hotels to (A)Tsukuba Center
Bus Terminal or(B) Tsukuba (9:00) Pick-up Microbus from TBH
Express
via a few hotels to (A) Tsukuba
KenkyugakuenCenter Bus Terminal or (B)eki Station
Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakueneki Station

Beginner & Advanced SWAT
Training Course(9:00) Pick-up Microbus from
TBH via a few hotels to (A)Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal or(B) Tsukuba Express
Kenkyugakuen-eki Station
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Scientific Field
Excursion

MARCO Satellite International Workshop 2015
– Adoption and adaptation of SWAT for Asian crop production
systems and water resource issues –International SWAT-Asia Conference IV (SWAT-Asia IV)

PROGRAM
Overview of the Schedule from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October 2015

Venue:
Oral & Poster Session

SWAT Training Workshop

Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH)
Loc.
Kannondai 2-1-9, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8601, JapanTel.
+81-29-838-7201
H.P.
http://sto.affrc.go.jp/en
Large Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of the National Institute for AgroEnvironmental Sciences (NIAES)
Loc.
Kannondai 3-1-3, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, JapanTel.
+81-29-838-8326
H.P.
http://sto.affrc.go.jp/en

Monday, October 19

Arrival of participants
Registration
16:00

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) to TBH are waiting for the participants at the Parking
Lot besides the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal from15:45 to 16:00

16:30

Registration at TBH (registration is also available during daytime of the Conference)

17:30

Icebreak at the Cafeteria, 1st Floor of TBH

19:00

Closing

19:30

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) are leaving from TBH via a few hotels for (A)Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

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Tuesday, October 20

Conference 1st day
08:00

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) via a few hotels to TBH are waiting for theparticipants at the following places from 7:45 to 8:00: (A) Tsukuba Center Bus
Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi(near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

Opening Session
09:00
Opening address
Kiyotaka Miyashita
President of NIAES, Japan
Introduction of SWAT-Asia IV
Kaoru Abe
Director of Carbon & Nutrient Cycles Division, NIAES, Japan

Session 1: Global SWAT applications and Asian perspective
Moderator:
Kaoru Abe, NIAES, Japan
Hirozumi Watanabe, TUAT, Japan
09:15
S1–1 【Keynote】The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) ecohydrologicalmodel circa 2015: Global application trends, insights and issues
Philip W Gassman
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State Univ., USA
10:00
S1–2 【Invited】Improving hydrological simulations with SWAT for paddy
watersheds: Model development and data assimilation
Xianhong Xie
Beijing Normal Univ., China
10:30

Coffee Break & Group Photo

11:00

S1–3 SWAT application for water and mass balance analysis in lowland paddy fields
Tasuku Kato
TUAT, Japan
S1–4 Application of SWAT hydrologic model in Malaysia: Recent status
Muhamad Radzali Mispan
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Malaysia

11:30

12:00

Lunch Break & Poster Session(12:50~13:00, Scientific Committee Meeting)Session 2: Impacts of land use and climate changes on watershed processes
Moderator:
Hui Shao, Univ. Guelph., Canada
Ryusuke Hatano, Hokkaido Univ., Japan

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13:30

14:00

14:30

S2–1 【Invited】Assessing impacts of land use change and climate change on soil andwater resources in the Srepok Watershed, Central Highland of Vietnam
Kim Loi Nguyen
Research Center for Climate Change (RCCC) – Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam
S2–2 Application of Markov Chain and Cellular Automata models to predict land usechange in Vu Gia Thu Bon Watershed, Vietnam
Hoang Tu Le
RCCC – Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam
S2–3 Modeling the impact of climate change on sediment transport; A case study using
an integrated approach
Nor Faiza Abd Rahman
Univ. Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30

16:30

S2–4 The influence of soil and vegetation parametrisation on water balance modellingin two micro-catchments with contrasting land use in the Brazilian tropical monsoon
climateGabriele Lamparter
Univ. Göttingen
S2–5 Investigating precipitation, surface runoff, and sediment runoff relations used in
SWAT through rainfall simulator experiments in Japan
Farag Malhat
TUAT, Japan
S2–6 Canceled

17:00

Closing & Dinner Break

16:00

SWAT Training Workshop (Day 1)
18:00
Beginner & Advanced SWAT Training Course※ Large Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of NIAES (~15 minute walk from TBH)
Instructor:
Jaehak Jeong, Texas A&M University, USA
Balaji Narasimhan, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Kim Loi Nguyen, Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam
Younggu Her, Texas A&M University, USA
Julien Boulange, TUAT, Japan
21:00

Closing
Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) are leaving from NIAES via a few hotels for (A)Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

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Wednesday, October 21

Conference 2nd day
08:00

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) via a few hotels to TBH are waiting at the following
places from 7:45 to 8:00: (A) Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (close to the Okura
Frontier Hotel Tsukuba, Main Building), and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express
Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

Session 3: Modification and applications of SWAT in rice paddy watersheds for rational
management of soil and water resources
Moderator:
Yoshiko Iizumi, JIRCAS, Japan
Xianhong Xie, Beijing Normal Univ., China
09:00
S3–1 【Keynote】Application of APEX and SWAT for hydrologic simulation of ricepaddiesJaehak JeongBlackland Research Center, Texas A&M Univ., USA
09:45
S3–2 【Invited】A process-based algorithm for simulating terraces in SWAT
Hui ShaoUniv. Guelph, Canada
10:15

Coffee Break

10:45

S3–3 SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) application in Japan
Hiroaki Somura
Shimane Univ., Japan
S3–4 Sub-hourly hydrology simulation using the new modular SWAT code
Younggu Her
Blackland Research Center, Texas A&M Univ., USA

11:15

11:45

Lunch Break & Poster Session
Moderator:

13:30

14:00

14:30

15:00

Kim Loi Nguyen, Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam
Tasuku Kato, TUAT, Japan
S3–5 【Invited】Development and testing of irrigation modules for rice paddy using
SWAT
Balaji Narasimhan
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras, India
S3–6 Simulating pesticide fate and transport in rice paddy fields using detailed
management data
Julien Boulange
TUAT, Japan
S3–7 Pesticide loss simulation in a typical agricultural watershed of Sanjiang Plain
Guanqing Cai
Beijing Normal Univ., China
Coffee Break11

15:30

16:00

16:30

S3–8 Estimation of sediment and nutrient discharges from suburban agricultural
catchment in western Japan, using SWAT
Yuta Shimizu
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) Western
Region Agricultural Research Center, JapanS3–9 SWAT model, remote sensing and GIS for quantitative risk assessment of rice
yield reduction due to soil loss
Jeark A Principe
Univ. Philippines Dilliman, Philippines
S3–10 The relationship between nitrogen dynamics and denitrification activity
Xiaolan Lin
The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, TUAT, Japan

17:00

Closing

18:00

Pick-up Bus from TBH to the Conference Dinner
Hotel Grand Shinonome
Loc.
Onozaki 488-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0034, JapanTel.
+81-29-856-2111
H.P.
http://www.hg-shinonome.co.jp/

Thursday, October 22

Conference 3rd day
08:00

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) via a few hotels to TBH are waiting at the following
places from 7:45 to 8:00: (A) Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (close to the Okura
Frontier Hotel Tsukuba, Main Building), and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express
Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

Session 4: Non-SWAT & new-SWAT: Further needs and challenges of watershed scale models
Moderator:
Seiko Yoshikawa, NIAES, Japan
Philip W Gassman, Iowa State Univ., USA
09:00
S4–1 【Keynote】Some aspects in development and application of radiocesium
simulation model using SWAT
Ryusuke Hatano
Hokkaido Univ., Japan
09:45
S4–2 Soil carbon flux under intensive tillage practice and response of crop yield underclimate change
Wei Ouyang
Beijing Normal Univ., China
10:15

Coffee Break12

10:45

11:15

S4–3 Factors of emergence of legacy nitrogen in Andosol-dominated watersheds
Sunao Itahashi
NIAES, Japan
S4–4 Evaluating irrigation strategies for rice using WEAP-MABIA model: A case study
in Region-I of Sardar Sarovar Command Area, India
Gopal H Bhatti
The Maharaja Sayajirao Univ. Baroda, India

11:45

Lunch Break & Poster Session(12:50~13:00, Scientific Committee Meeting)Session 5: Soil resources and functions in Asian watersheds
Moderator:
Kenta Ikazaki, JIRCAS, Japan
Kazunori Kohyama, NIAES, Japan
13:30
S5–1 Soil carbon stock in sub-optimal land due to climate change on development
Cymbopogon nardus L. Simawang Village, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Juniarti Yuni
Andalas Univ., Indonesia
14:00
S5–2 Malaysian soil data in SWAT hydrological model
Khairi Khalid
Univ. Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Wrap-up Session
14:30
Summary of the Conference (Oral & Poster Sessions)
General discussion
Future research direction for SWAT applications in Asia and the world

Closing Session
15:00
Closing remarks
Osamu Koyama
Vice President of JIRCAS, Japan

Excursion to Soil Museum (continued from the Soil Session 5)
15:30
Visiting Soil Museum in the Natural Resources Inventory Museum of NIAES
17:00

Dinner BreakSWAT Training Workshop (Day 2)
18:00
Beginner & Advanced SWAT Training Course※ Large Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of NIAES (~15 minute walk from TBH)
Instructor:
Jaehak Jeong, Texas A&M University, USA
Balaji Narasimhan, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Kim Loi Nguyen, Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam

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Younggu Her, Texas A&M University, USA
Julien Boulange, TUAT, Japan
21:00

Closing
Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) are leaving from NIAES via a few hotels for (A)Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyugakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)

Friday, October 23

Conference 4th day
Scientific Field Excursion
Understanding the irrigated rice paddy & intensive agricultural systems in Kasumigaura Basin
08:00

Leaving Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
Rice paddy watershed at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba / Large-scale irrigation system
Lotus cultivation area along the Coast of the Lake Kasumigaura
Lunch Break at Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center
Lecture in Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center
Kasumigaura Fureai Land
Hokota River Watershed

18:00

Return to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

Saturday, October 24

Departure of Participants
Note:

Shuttle Buses from Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal to Narita/Haneda Airport should be reserved by
the day before the departure. Please ask your hotel front desk for the reservation of your Bus.
Moreover, you should buy the bus ticket by yourself at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal.

Have a nice trip!

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Tuesday, October 20 ~ Thursday, October 22

Poster Session
Note:

The Organizing Committee of SWAT-Asia IV (SWAT-Asia IV Secretariat) is planning to give theBest Poster Award to one (or more) poster presenters in this session. The Organizing Committee
will decide the Best Poster Award according to the suggestions from the Scientific Committee
who will report one (or more) Best Poster Award candidates based on the fair and strict
discussion in reference to the voting results from all the participants.
Please vote for the best poster presentation!

P–1

Impacts of hydro climatic variables trends on water resources of Yihe River Basin during the past
50 years
Muhammad Saifullah
Hohai Univ., China

P–2

Climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation of agriculture in a mountain region
Akbar Singh ThagunnaCampaign for Development Nepal (CDN-Nepal), Nepal

P–3

Simulation of the rainfall–runoff process of Weyb River Basin, Bale Mountainous Area, Ethiopia
Alemayehu A Shawul
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, India

P–4

The role of endogenous phenolics, free proline and exogenous fertilizers, growth regulators in
cadmium phytoextraction by Veronica Anagallis Aquatica and Epilobium Laxum plants grownhydroponicallyAyaz Ahmad
Univ. Malakand, Pakistan

P–5

Effect of sodium salt (NaCl) on phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil by selected
plant species
Ayaz Ahmad
Univ. Malakand, Pakistan

P–6

Quantifying the hydrological responses to forest cover scenarios in the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River
Basin, Vietnam
Duy Liem Nguyen
Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam

P–7

Problems in agricultural development, health care
Chandra Bahadur Rai
Shree Birat Kamdhenu Women Agriculture Cooperative Organization Ltd, Nepal

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P–8

Development of ArcSWAT input datasets for national scale hydropower resource assessment
scheme – The case of the Philippines
Greyland C Agno
Univ. Philippines Diliman, Philippines

P–9

Simulation of soil moisture balance with conjunctive use of groundwater and canal water
irrigation: A case study for castor crop in Region-I of Sardar Sarovar Command Area
Hareshkumar M Patel
The Maharaja Sayajirao Univ. Baroda, India

P–10

Land capability and soil-crop suitability for agriculture use in Kedah using GIS
Hasliana Kamaruddin
Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia

P–11

Activity of non productive coal powder and it’s humic matter extracted with fertilizer to improvesoil chemistry properties of Ultisol
Herviyanti Evi
Andalas Univ., Indonesia

P–12

Applying SWAT model to estimate water, sediment, and nutrient movements in a rice paddy
watershed, Ibaraki, Japan
Seiko Yoshikawa
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Japan

P–13

Forests for food security and livelihood sustainability: policy problems and opportunities forsmall farmers in Nepal
Mahesh Upreti
Shree Birat Kamdhenu Women Agriculture Cooperative Organization Ltd, Nepal

P–14

Impacts of climate change on hydrological components of the Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia
MouLeong Tan
Univ. Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

P–15

Assessment of ASTER and SRTM derived digital elevation model for highland areas ofPeninsular Malaysia Region
Muhammad Zamir Abdul Rasid
Univ. Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

P–16

Simulating green water response in southern watershed of Malaysia
Noradila Rusli
Univ. Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

P–17

Soil moisture in Taman Tropika Kenyir: The critical component for climate smart irrigation
management
Norlida Mohamed Hamim
MARDI, Malaysia

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P–18

Food security, livelihood, and Nepalese agriculture challenges
Rajendra Phuyal
CDN-Nepal, Nepal

P–19

Application of SWAT and geospatial techniques in hydropower resource assessment – A case of
Liangan River, Mindanao, Philippines
Rowane May A Fesalbon
Univ. Philippines, Philippines

P–20

SWAT model improvement for discharge process in rice paddies
Ryota Tsuchiya
Tokyo Univ. Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan

P–21

Concentrations of heavy metal along watershed Gradient in Cameron Highlands Using ArcGIS
Siti Humaira Haron
Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

P–22

Estimation of sediment yield and surface runoff using SWAT model in Joumine River Catchment
in Tunisia
Slim Mtibaa
Univ. Tsukuba, Japan

P–23

Agricultural intensification and the impacts on soil fertility in the Middle Mountains of Nepal
Tek Bahadur
Shree Birat Kamdhenu Women Agriculture Cooperative Organization Ltd, Nepal

P–24

Adapting climate change in agriculture: The sustainable way in Nepalese context
Thakur Prasad Panday
CDN-Nepal, Nepal

P–25

Simulating surface flow and base flow in Po Ko Catchment, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam
Vo Ngoc Quynh Tram
Nong Lam Univ., Vietnam

P–26

Organic farming for sustainable agriculture
Yam Lal Sapkota
CDN-Nepal, Nepal

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Tuesday, October 20 & Thursday, October 22

SWAT Training Workshop
SWAT Training Workshop for Advanced Users
Instructor:
Drs. Jaehak Jeong and Younggu Her
Blackland Research Center, Texas A&M University, USA
Course Description
Workshop participants will learn to use tools for calibrating SWAT parameters related to streamflow,
sediment yield, and nutrient transport in watershed modeling. The workshop will be carried out withhands-on exercises of SWAT Editor, SWAT Check, and SWAT-CUP using an example watersheddataset. Participants will learn techniques for conducting manual calibration as well as automatic
calibration.

Schedule
October 20 (Day 1):- 18:00-18:20 Welcome and Introduction- 18:20-19:00 SWAT Calibration Basics (Jeong)- 19:10-20:30 Manual Calibration Hands-on Exercise (Her) SWAT Editor
 SWAT Check- 20:30-21:00 Discussion and Wrap-up
October 22 (Day 2):- 18:00-18:30 SWAT-Cup Basics (Jeong)- 18:30-20:30 SWAT-Cup Hand-on Exercise (Her)- 20:30-21:00 Discussion and Wrap-up
Note



Participants must bring their own laptop computers to the classroom for hands-on exercise
Participants are required to install the following software programs on their laptop computers
before the workshop:oooSWAT-CUP V.5.1.6.2 (http://swat.tamu.edu/software/swat-cup/)
SWAT Editor (http://swat.tamu.edu/software/arcswat/swateditor/)
SWAT CHECK 1.2 (http://swat.tamu.edu/software/swat-check/)

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SWAT Training Workshop for Beginners
Instructor:
Dr. Balaji Narasimhan
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA

Course Description
The participants will gain knowledge of working with open source GIS (Quantum GIS - QGIS) andthe QGIS interface for the watershed model SWAT (QSWAT) through hands-on sessions following
theoretical overview.

Schedule
October 20 (Day 1):- 18:00-18:20 Welcome and Introduction- 18:20-19:00 SWAT model overview and applications (Lecture)- 19:10-20:30 Hands-on session with QSWAT
 Watershed delineation
 Landuse and soil overlay
 HRU delineation- 20:30-21:00 Discussion and Wrap-up
October 22 (Day 2):- 18:00-19:00 Weather and remaining inputs to develop SWAT model Review of summary outputs- 19:10-20:10 Finish SWAT simulation using QSWAT interface
 Visualization and interpretation of SWAT outputs through QSWAT- 20:10-20:30 Calibration and validation techniques (theory) Review model calibration through the model interface- 20:30-21:00 Discussion and Wrap-up
Note







Participants must bring their own laptop computers to the classroom for hands-on exercise
Follow the instruction for QGIS and QSWAT installation in the following page(http://swat.tamu.edu/software/qswat/). A summary of this is given below.
Install QGIS (http://qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.6.1-1-Setup-x86.exe)
o Use the default folder C:¥Program Files¥QGIS Brighton as the installation folder
Install QSWAT (http://swat.tamu.edu/media/114697/qswatinstall11exe.zip)
Install SWAT Editor 2012 in its standard place (C:\SWAT\SWATEditor)(http://swat.tamu.edu/media/114875/swateditor_install_201210_218.zip)
QSWAT Requirementso Microsoft Windows XP to 10
o Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5
o Microsoft Access, as the interface uses an Access Databaseo Text editor and a tool to unzip archived files
o SWAT Editor - requirements include
o Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7 or higher

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Practical Information related to:
MARCO Satellite International Workshop 2015
“Adoption and adaptation of SWAT for Asian crop production systems and water
resource issues”
International SWAT-Asia Conference IV (SWAT-Asia IV)”
October 20-23
Venue: Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH), Tsukuba, Japan

 MARCO Satellite International Workshop 2015
The Workshop (SWAT-Asia IV) website is:
http://swat.tamu.edu/conferences/2015-japan/

Check for update of program.

 Workshop venue
The Workshop (SWAT-Asia IV) is held at Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH),
http://sto.affrc.go.jp/en
Location:
Kannondai 2-1-9, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan
Phone: +81-29-838-7201, Fax: +81-29-838-7204

 Transportation
Note that airplanes bound for Tokyo will arrive at either Narita (NRT) or Haneda (HND)
Airport. You should check which airport your airplane will arrive.
See Page 21 to 23 for the transportation between Narita/Haneda Airport and Tsukuba city
(Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal). See Page 24 to 26 for the transportation between Tsukuba
Center Bus Terminal to TBH.
Please use Tsukuba Express Line between Tsukuba Terminal Station and Kenkyu-gakueneki Station (see the map around the Station on Page 28)
Pick-up Microbus is also available for overseas participants (see Page 27 to 28).

 Cash in Japanese Yen
Please prepare sufficient cash in Japanese yen in Narita or Haneda Airport. It is very
difficult for the participants to exchange foreign money to Japanese yen in Tsukuba.
International ATM Service is available at limited places (see Page 31).

 Prayer Room
Prayer Room is available at the International Congress Room, 3rd Floor of TBH during theConference.

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(1a) From Narita Airport (NRT) to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
 For invited participants financially supported by NIAES: A staff from a travel agent,
Science Tour Co. Ltd., is waiting you at the Arrival Lobby of the Narita airport with showing
a signboard of your name (only the invitees supported by NIAES). The staff will instruct you
how you can get the bus to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal.
 Buses from the airport to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal leave from the Arrival Level on
the first floor. You should obtain your ticket at the ticket counter before proceeding to the bus
stops.
 The one-way ticket from the Narita Airport to Tsukuba Center costs 2,600 yen and the bus
stop is No.8 at the Airport Terminal No.1 and No.3, or bus stop is No.10 at the Airport
Terminal No.2.
 Please confirm the place of the ticket counter or the ticket vendor in an information center.
 There are also transportation routes by train from the Narita airport to Tsukuba. However, we
do not recommend using them because of complication.

Time Table (From Narita Airport to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal)
Narita→Tsukuba
Narita Airport

Narita Airport

Narita Airport

Terminal 3

Terminal 2

Terminal 1

7:35
9:00
10:30
12:45
14:25
16:10
17:15
18:40
20:05

7:40
9:05
10:35
12:50
14:30
16:15
17:20
18:45
20:10

7:45
9:10
10:40
12:55
14:35
16:20
17:25
18:50
20:15

Locations of bus stops

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Tsukuba Ctr.

9:20
10:45
12:15
14:30
16:10
17:55
19:00
20:25
21:50

(1b) From Haneda (HND) Airport to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal Buses from the airport to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal leave from the arrival level on
the first floor. You should obtain your ticket at the ticket counter before proceeding to the bus
stops.
 The one-way ticket from the Haneda Airport to Tsukuba Center costs 1,850 yen and the bus
stop is No.6.
 Please confirm the place of the ticket counter or the ticket vendor in an information center.
 There are transportation routes by monorail and train from the Haneda airport to Tsukuba.
However, we do not recommend using them because of complication.
Time Table (From Haneda Airport to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal)
Haneda→Tsukuba
Haneda Airport
International
Terminal

9:15
11:15
14:45
16:05
17:45
19:20
20:45
22:05

TsukubaCenter

11:15
13:15
16:45
18:05
19:45
21:00
22:15
23:35

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(2) From Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal to Narita/ Haneda Airport
 You can ask the hotel front desk for the reservation of the bus by the day before thedeparture.
 You should buy a ticket at the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal by yourself.
 The one-way ticket to the Narita Airport costs 2,600 yen, and that to the Haneda Airport
costs 1,850 yen.
 The bus to the Narita/Haneda Airport arrives at the bus stop No. 8 in the Airport Terminal.
Time Table (From the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal to the Narita Airport)
Tsukuba→Narita
Tsukuba Ctr.

5:50
7:00
8:50
10:40
12:20
13:35
14:35
15:50
17:35

Narita Airport

Narita Airport

Narita Airport

Terminal 2

Terminal 1

Terminal 3

7:30
8:40
10:25
12:15
13:55
15:10
16:10
17:25
19:10

7:35
8:45
10:30
12:20
14:00
15:15
16:15
17:30
19:15

7:40
8:50
10:35
12:25
14:05
15:20
16:20
17:35
19:20

Time Table (From the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal to the Haneda Airport)
Tsukuba→Haneda
TsukubaCenter

4:40
6:00
8:00
9:30
12:30
14:30
17:30
18:35

Haneda Airport
International
Terminal

6:29
7:59
10:09
11:39
14:19
16:19
19:19
20:14

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(3) Transportation (Shuttle Bus) between Tsukuba Center Bus
Terminal and Tsukuba Bioscience Hall (TBH) From Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal to TBH, please take the Tsukubus “Nanbu Shuttle” atthe No.2 bus stop in the Terminal.

Please get on the bus whichhas “NB” sign.

 Please get off the bus at “Norin Danchi Chuou”, the 3rd bus stop from the Terminal (about
15–25 min). Please pay the bus fare (200 yen) when get off the bus.

 From TBH to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, please take the Tsukubus “Nanbu Shuttle” atthe bus stop “Norin Danchi Chuou”.

Please get on the bus whichhas “NA” sign.

 Please get off the bus at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (about 15–25 min). Please pay thebus fare (200 yen) when get off the bus.

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Time Table (Tsukubus ”Nanbu Shuttle”)(From the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
to the bus stop “Norin Danchi Chuou”.)

TsukubaCenter
6:55
7:30
7:55
8:30
8:55
9:20
10:00
10:25
10:55
11:25
11:55
12:25
12:55
13:25
13:55
14:25
14:55
15:25
15:55
16:25
16:55
17:25
17:55
18:25
18:55
19:25
19:55
20:25
20:55
21:25
21:55
22:20

(From the bus stop “Norin Danchi Chuou”
to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal.)

Norin Danchi
Chuou
7:11
7:46
8:11
8:46
9:11
9:36
10:16
10:41
11:11
11:41
12:11
12:41
13:11
13:41
14:11
14:41
15:11
15:41
16:11
16:41
17:11
17:41
18:11
18:41
19:11
19:41
20:11
20:41
21:11
21:41
22:11
22:36

Norin Danchi
Chuou
6:26
6:56
7:21
7:51
8:16
8:51
9:26
9:51
10:21
10:51
11:23
11:51
12:21
12:51
13:21
13:51
14:21
14:51
15:21
15:51
16:16
16:41
17:16
17:46
18:21
18:51
19:21
19:51
20:16
20:41
21:11
21:41

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TsukubaCenter
6:45
7:15
7:40
8:10
8:35
9:10
9:45
10:10
10:40
11:10
11:42
12:10
12:40
13:10
13:40
14:10
14:40
15:10
15:40
16:10
16:35
17:00
17:35
18:05
18:40
19:10
19:40
20:10
20:35
21:00
21:30
22:00

The Map of the bus stops “Norin Danchi Chuou” , TBH, TIH, and NIAES
Only one minute walk from the bus stop “Norin Danchi Chuou” to TBH. Tsukuba International
House (TIH) is very close to TBH. It takes about 15 minutes by walking from TBH to NIAES.

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Pick-up Microbus
Note:

We would like to ask the participants who are living in Japan and are used to takepublic transport in Japan to use the Shuttle Bus “Tsukubus” to go to TBH

Monday, October 19
16:00 Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B, ~25 passengers/each) to TBH are waiting forthe participants at the Parking Lot besides the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
from15:45 to 16:00
19:30

Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) are leaving from TBH via a few hotels for(A) Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express
Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki
Station)

Tuesday, October 20
08:00 Two Pick-up Microbuses (A & B) via a few hotels to TBH are waiting for theparticipants at the following places from 7:45 to 8:00: (A) Tsukuba Center Bus
Terminal, and (B) Hotel Toyoko Inn Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki
Kita-guchi (near the Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station)
21:15

The same as those on Monday, October 19.

Wednesday, October 21
08:00 The same as those on Tuesday, October 20.
18:00

A Pick-up Bus (~40 passengers) from TBH to the Conference Dinner
Hotel Grand Shinonome
Loc.
Onozaki 488-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0034, JapanTel.
+81-29-856-2111
H.P.
http://www.hg-shinonome.co.jp/
After the Conference Dinner, the Pick-up Bus (~40 passengers) will go to TBH
via a few hotels.

Thursday, October 22
08:00 The same as those on Tuesday, October 20.
21:15

The same as those on Tuesday, October 20.

Friday, October 23
Note : There is no Pick-up Microbus. Please use the public transportation.

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Schematic map of the waiting place and time for the Pick-up Microbus

Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

N
Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
Waiting place of Pick-up Microbus to TBH
Monday 19th, 15:45~16:00
Tuesday 20th to Thusday 22nd, 7:45~8:00

PoliceBox
Parking Lot
Civil Servise
Housing
Shopping
Mole

Hotel Daiwa
RoynetTsukubaOkura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba

Department Store(SEIBU, AEON)

Tsukuba Express Kenkyu-gakuen-eki Station

Super Market
TORISEN

Waiting place of Pick-up Microbus to TBH
Tuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd, 7:45~8:00

Toyoko INN
Hotel Bestland

Hotel Mark-1
Bus Terminal

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(4) Weather and Climate Information in Tsukuba
As a scientific expert, please refer to the long-term average meteorological data below when
deciding what kind of clothes you should bring to Tsukuba.
Monthly Meteorological Data in Tsukuba (Tateno Meteorological Station)
Air Pressure

Precipitation

Air Temperature

(hPa)

(mm)

(ºC)

On Site Sea Level
Average Average

Total

Average

Daily
Daily
Maximum Minimum

Vapor
Relative
Pressure Humidity
(hPa)
(%)

Wind
Speed
(m/s)

Avarege

Average

Average

January1012.11016.0

43.8

2.7

9.0

-3.2

4.8

64

2.3

February

1011.91015.8

51.6

March

1011.81015.6

99.5

3.7

9.7

-2.2

5.1

64

2.5

7.1

12.8

1.2

6.8

67

April

1010.71014.5

105.6

2.6

12.5

18.3

6.6

10.3

71

2.8

May

1008.51012.2

120.3

16.9

22.0

11.8

14.5

76

2.6

June

1006.01009.6

133.1

20.2

24.6

16.3

19.3

82

2.4

July

1005.41009.0

127.1

23.9

28.3

20.4

24.7

83

2.4

August1006.81010.4

130.6

25.5

30.2

21.8

26.4

81

2.4

September

1009.61013.2

183.2

21.9

26.2

18.1

21.7

82

2.3

October

1012.91016.7

165.9

16.0

20.9

11.3

14.9

81

2.0

November

1014.4

1018.2

78.8

10.0

15.9

4.6

9.8

77

1.9

December

1013.21017.1

43.6

5.0

11.4

-0.9

6.2

70

2.1

Average/Total

1010.31014.01282.9

13.8

19.1

8.8

13.7

75

2.4

Most
FrequentWind
Direction

Sunshine
Solar
Duration Radiation(hr)(MJ/m 2)
Total
194.1

Total
9.6

Cloud
Cover

Snow Depth
(cm)
Daily
Maximum

Total
6

5

Maximum
Snow
Average
Depth
4

4.1

Atmospheric Phenomena

Snow
Days
1.7

Fog DaysThunder
Days

0.5

0.1

January

WNW

February

WNW

174.2

11.8

5

4

5

4.9

1.7

0.4

0.0

March

NE

171.0

13.5

2

2

2

6.2

1.1

0.5

0.2

April

NE

173.3

16.3

0

0

0

6.6

0.1

0.2

1.0

May

E

172.7

17.5

---

---

---

7.5

0.0

0.1

0.8

June

E

121.2

15.6

---

---

---

8.5

0.0

0.1

0.3

July

E

139.5

16.2

---

---

---

8.1

0.0

0.3

1.0

August

E

178.6

17.0

---

---

---

7.4

0.0

0.0

1.1

September

NE

123.9

12.6

---

---

---

7.6

0.0

0.1

0.6

October

NE

136.5

10.5

---

---

---

6.8

0.0

0.4

0.3

November

NE

146.5

8.7

---

---

---

5.6

0.0

1.0

0.1

December

ENE

181.3

8.3

1

1

1

4.3

0.4

0.6

0.1

Average/Total

NE

1912.8

13.1

14

7

8

6.5

4.9

3.5

5.7

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(5) Meal Information during the Conference & Training Workshop
 Icebreak
Monday 19th, 17:30~19:00
Cafeteria, 1st Floor of TBH
Light meals & drinks, Free of charge
 Breakfast
Monday 19th to Friday 23rd, 7:30~9:00
Cafeteria, 1st Floor of TBH
Japanese breakfast with rice, miso soup, etc.
Reservation needed during the lunch time on the previous day Coffee BreakTuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd, approx. 10:00~10:30 and 15:00~15:30
Entrance Space of the Conference Hall, 2nd Floor of TBH
Coffee, green tea, black tea, sweets, etc., Free of charge Lunch BreakTuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd, approx. 12:00~13:00
Cafeteria, 1st Floor of TBH
Several types of set menu & noodles (no Halal & vegetarian menu)
For the participants who prefer Halal or vegetarian menu, we recommend
to reserve Halal or vegetarian curry lunch box (1,000 yen/each) on theregistration
 Dinner Break (for the SWAT Training Workshop)
Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd, 17:00~18:00
Large Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of NIAESFor the participants who prefer Halal or vegetarian menu, we recommend
to reserve Halal or vegetarian curry dinner box (1,000 yen/each) on theregistration
The other participants can also reserve dinner box (1,000 yen/each) on theregistration or reserve the dinner in the Cafeteria, 1st Floor of TBH (reservationneeded during the lunch time on the same day) Conference Dinner
Wednesday 21st, 18:30~20:30
Hotel Grand Shinonome
Reservation needed (8,000 yen/each) on the registration
Halal, vegetarian & other dishes, Beer, sake (rice wine), soft drinks, etc.
 Lunch Break during the Scientific Field Excursion
Friday 23rd, approx. 12:00~13:00
Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center
We recommend all the participants to the Scientific Field Excursion reserve thelunch box of Halal, vegetarian, or others (1,000 yen/each) on the registration

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Other Options for Meals/Daily Necessities within and around TBH

 Kiosk
Monday to Friday, 7:30~18:00
1st Floor of TBH
Lunch box, Sandwiches, Drinks, Snacks, etc.
International ATM Service: outside of Kiosk
 Convenience Store (7 Eleven)
Every day, 0:00~24:00
Approx. 0.5 km north from TBH (see the map on the next page)
Lunch box, Sandwiches, Drinks, Snacks, etc.
International ATM Service: inside of 7 Eleven Super Market (York Benimaru)
Every day, 9:00~22:00
Approx. 1 km north from TBH (see the map on the next page)
Vegetables, Fruits, Meat, Fish, Bread, Drinks, Sweets, Snacks, etc.
International ATM Service: inside of York Benimaru
 Drug Store (Kawachi)
Every day, 9:00~21:00
Approx. 1 km north from TBH (see the map on the next page)
Commercially available (non-prescription) drugs, Daily necessities, etc.

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Kenkyu-gakuen Station

Tsukuba Station
Conference
DinnerA
TBH, TIH
NIAES

A

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B

B

34

Bus Terminal

Tsukuba Center