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National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Management 2010

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◆ The NILIM

The National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM), an organ

of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) established

in April 2001, surveys, tests, researches, and develops technologies related to

the provision of housing and public infrastructures.

The NILIM cooperates as required with concerned organizations to help the

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plan and propose its

policies and to execute its projects.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism

Technology research division (NILIM)Un

iversities,overseas research

institu

tes etc.

Administrative division (MLIT Headquarters)

Local publicauthorities

LinksInformation

exchange andjoint

research

Integrated functions until March 2001

Citizens

Providing social services

Privatecompanies

Comprehensive survey research closely related to the planning and proposal of policies

Planning and proposing policies and enacting technology standards

Incorporated Administrative AgencyBasic survey research to meet the needs of practical work in the field

Support, control andguidance

Project implementation division (Regional development bureaus)

Executing and managing individual projects

Providing scientific and technological grounds and backing for the planning and proposal of policiesPreparing drafts of technical standard based on laws and other government ordnances, preparing guidelines and manuals, etc.

Research and development concerning analysis and design methods etc. for housing and public infrastructure provisionResearch and development to contribute to improving the technology of medium and small private companies

Research initiatives to contribute to the planning and proposal of policies

Research initiatives on the establishment of technical standards based on laws and other government ordinances

Technology support required for the execution and management of projects

Implemented based on research goals presented by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Support ofPolicies

Examples) Research on the utilization and promotion of ITS and construction of international physical distribution networks

Examples) Research to establish technology standards and construction standards for sabo works on rivers

Examples) Technological guidance in the field during disasters (including TEC-FORCE), preparing environmental assessment manuals

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●Establishment of NILIM

○Research budget

国土交通

April 2001～

国土交通

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism

Public Works Research InstituteBuilding Research Institute

Port and Harbor Research Institute

Structure of research budget (2009)

Structure of employees (2010)

Administration11732% Research

25268%

Changing research budget (past 5 years)

Changing employees (past 5 years)

～March 2001

○Employees

National Institute for Landand Infrastructure

Management

Comprehensive surveying and research and development closely related to planning and proposal of national land and technology policies under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Surveying and research and development which must be reliably implemented from the perspective of public service and which the national government need not implement directly, but which might fail to be implemented if left up to the private sector.

Independently requesting budgets(priority research) 405 million yen3.9%

Competitive investment(other ministry andagency budgets)51 million yen0.5%

Independently requesting budgetsBudgets from MLIT HeadquartersPercentage of independently requesting budgets

(millions of yen)

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14,000

12,000

10,000

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8.0%

6.0%

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12,82311,761 11,793

10,4059,479

1,023 922 876 826 802

7.27%6.91%

7.35%7.14%

2005 2006 2007

Fiscal Year

Research Administration

2008 2009

2006 2007 2008

Fiscal Year

2009 2010

Independently requesting budgets (basic research)397 million yen3.9%Airport improvement account

343 million yen 3.3%

Port account1,806 million yen17.6%

Flood control account2,414 million yen23.5% Road improvement account

3,871 million yen37.6%

General TechnologyDevelopment Projects etc.995 million yen9.7%

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Public Works Research InstituteBuilding Research Institute

Port and Airport Research Institute

Incorporated AdministrativeAgency

The independently requested budgets are those which the NILIM covers by independently requesting budgets.

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◆ Organization (10 Research Departments, 3 Research Centers, 3 Administrative Departments)Director-General●Deputy Director-General●Deputy Director-General●Executive Directors for Research Affairs

●Deputy Director of General Affairs Department●Senior Officer for Welfare●Senior Officer for Contract and National Property

General Affairs Department

●Research Coordinator for Evaluation●Research Coordinator for Codes and Standars●Coordinator for Research Planning

Planning and Research Administration Department

●Research Coordinator for Road Affairs

Road Department

●Research Coordinator for Advanced Building Technology●Research Coordinator for Quality Control of Building

Building Department

●Research Coordinator for Housing Warranty

Housing Department

●Research Coordinator for Environment Affairs

Environment Department

●Research Coordinator for Water Quality Control

Water Quality Control Department

●Research Coordinator for Watershed Management

River Department

Urban Planning Department

●Research Coordinator for National Land Management●Research Coordinator for Construction Management

Research Center for Land and Construction Management

●Research Coordinator for Advanced Information Technology●Research Coordinator for Housing Information System

Research Center for Advanced Information Technology

●Research Coordinator for Sediment-related Disaster Prevention●Research Coordinator for Earthquake Disaster Prevention●Research Coordinator for Disaster Mitigation of Buildings

Research Center for Disaster Risk Management

●Research Coordinator for the Coastal and Marine Affairs

Coastal and Marine Department

●Research Coordinator for Advanced Port Technology

Port and Harbor Department

●Research Coordinator for Advanced Airport Technology

Airport Department

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Administrative Coordination Department

・Personnel and Welfare Division　・General Affairs Division・Accounting Division　・Head Officer for General Affairs * Tachihara Office

・Planning Division　　・Research Administration and Evaluation Division・Research Facilities Division　　・International Research and Promotion Division

・Administrative Division　　・Planning and Coordination Division・Technological Information Division　　・Cost Estimation System Division・International Coordination Division

In order to create a sustainable national land and society in accord with nature the Environment Department is involved in research that has to do with the idea of river environment restoration, improvement of the road environment, afforestation and park planning, mitigation (alternative to habitats) and technology in environment assessment.■River Environment DivisionThe River Environment Division is involved in research initiatives concerning conservation and restoration techniques of aquatic environment such as rivers, lakes and estuaries, considering the human impacts and natural fluctuations, and aquatic environment management at watershed level including public involvement.■Road Environment DivisionThe Road Environment Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the improvement of the environment of the atmosphere, reduction of noise, measures to counter global warming, and strategic environment assessment in order to improve the environment of roads.■Landscape and Ecology DivisionThe Landscape and Ecology Division is involved in research initiatives regarding CO2 fixation by trees, coexistence with nature, ensuring biodiversity, greening of parks and road space and the formation of high quality landscape.

Water Quality Control Department is in charge of the researches on the protection of safe and healthy urban lives and clean water environment, in particular focusing on the sewerage facilities for preventing urban inundation as well as on the designing/managing standards of sewerage facilities.■Wastewater System DivisionWastewater System Division conducts the researches on the managing methods of the huge amount of asset of sewer networks for their efficient rehabilitation and renewal. The control of urban inundation is also the main topic of the division.■Wastewater and Sludge Management DivisionThe Wastewater and Sludge Management Division conducts research on the practical application of new sewage treatment technologies, advanced treatment systems, and the recycling of treated water and biosolids produced by sewerage treatment processes.

The River Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with technologies for protecting river basins and coastal areas from flooding and high tides, using river water required for human life in harmony with the total river basin environment and the integrated management of water basins and coastal areas.■River DivisionThe River Division is involved in research activities which have to do with the development of methods and accumulation of knowledge concerning river improvements to ensure and maintain higher quality of safety against floods and river environments and with the systemizing and standardizing of technologies which contribute to the proposal and implementation of policies based on these. ■Coast DivisionThe Coast Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with preservation of the coast in order to protect the coastal areas from high tides, tsunami and erosion with consideration given to the environment and use.■Water Management and Dam DivisionThe Water Management and Dam Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with measures to improve safety of water use through the efficient and effective utilization of water resources that respond to climate change, comprehensive water resource management technologies related to river basin flood control and water use, dam technology standards and so on.

Roads provide a wide variety of functions and services including transporting people and goods, diverse spatial functions such as accommodation, environmental and disaster protection space etc. and as spaces for townspeople to gather. The Road Department conducts research on technologies to clarify, assess and improve these functions, including their qualitative aspects. ■Traffic Engineering DivisionThe Traffic Engineering Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the enhancement of road traffic surveying, evaluation of diverse effectiveness of roads, the design of roads in response to local needs, and development and practical application of new methods related to the surveying, planning, design, and evaluation of roads. ■Bridge and Structures DivisionThe Bridge and Structures Division is involved in research initiatives necessary for the rationalization and enhancement of road structure planning, construction and maintenance, and the enactment of technological standards by setting functions which road structures must provide and standards to evaluate their provision of these functions. ■Advanced Road Design and Safety DivisionThe Advanced Road Design and Safety Division is involved in research initiates to enhance the safety, comfort and convenience of roads through safety measures based on traffic accident analysis, design of bicycle traveling space considering safety, and technologies to support the free movement of handicapped persons etc.

The Building Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with ensuring that structures that are the forum for life and economic activities may be used in a safe and comfortable manner through study of such systems that accredit the standards for such factors as the structure, fire prevention, environment and facilities.■Standards and Accreditation System DivisionThe Standards and Accreditation System Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the construction standards system oriented to performance and trends in international construction standards.■Structural Standards DivisionThe Structural Standards Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the safety of construction structures and foundation and in particular, methods of evaluation of structural performance that are capable of grasping and forecasting the status of construction structures in the event of an earthquake and the utilization of quake absorbing and quake controlling technology.■Fire Standards DivisionThe Fire Standards Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with evaluating the safety performance of evacuation from a construction structure in the event of a fire, limiting the spread of fire and ensuring structural fire resistant performance.■Environment and Equipment Standards DivisionThe Environment and Equipment Standards Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with appropriate management of technology or equipment and facilities that enhance the safety and comfort of the environment of a room and energy savings and the rationalization of the disposal of waste materials.

The Housing Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the methods of production, supply, distribution and management for obtaining a high quality housing stock, forming living environments, providing a housing market environment, and ensuring stable housing, ensuring quality, improving living environments, providing a market, and prolonging the lifetime of housing. ■Housing Planning DivisionThe Housing Planning Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with such methods as evaluation and development that are of held to framing housing planning and housing policy for the national government and municipal governments through trend analyses of housing life and housing construction.■Housing Stock DivisionThe Housing Stock Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the rationalization and improvement of the management and circulation of housing that are useful in the formation of a high quality housing stock.■Residential Environment Planning DivisionThe Residential Environment Planning Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with indoor and global environment which are related in the residential activities. The improvements of the indoor environment, like as thermal environment and the lighted & visual environment, have been investigated. Moreover, the solutions for issues, which are reduction of construction & demolition waste and recycling of such waste towards mitigating the load on the global environment, have been studied.■Housing Production DivisionThe Housing Production Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the improvement of the reliability and transparency of the total production process upon housing production from design to construction, administration and demolition.

The Urban Planning Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with urban planning technologies, urban disaster countermeasures, and urban environmental countermeasures in order to build sustainable cities to respond to changes of social conditions including the falling birthrate and aging of society and expanding globalenvironmental problems. ■Urban Planning DivisionThe Urban Planning Division is involved in research initiatives on advanced administration standards of urban land use planning such as performance zoning codes for quality of environment, to promote such land use patterns that compatible with functional activities and sound residential environment.■Urban Facilities DivisionThe Urban Facilities Division is involved in research initiatives on urban traffic system and relating issues by systematic approach from basic survey to planning, development and management, and making proposals of evaluation measures on community programs and active utilization of urban traffic facilities.■Urban Disaster Mitigation DivisionThe Urban Disaster Mitigation Division is involved in research initiatives on disaster prevention measures in built-up areas by developing advanced technologies such as proactive mitigation methods of spreading fire, planning of disaster prevention programs in urban areas, and evaluation measures of greenery and open space planning in terms of disaster prevention performance.■Urban Development DivisionThe Urban Development Division is involved in research initiatives on urban renovation measures to ensure functional activities and sound environment such as improvement or redevelopment of densely built-up areas, and mitigation of heat island phenomena in inner areas.

The Coastal and Marine Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with developing measures for monitoring the environment and the evaluation of damage and measures to mitigate damage by tsunami and storm surges, and so on, plus methods of using coastal areas that are in harmony with human activities in order to achieve sustainable use with integrated management of coastal and marine environments and to enhance disaster prevention. ■Marine Environment DivisionThe Marine Environment Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the implementation and development of environment assessment, database archiving, ecosystem restoration techniques in coastal and marine environments with field observations, analytical modeling and numerical calculations. ■Coastal Disaster Prevention DivisionThe Coastal Disaster Prevention Division is involved in research of the evaluation of damage and measures of mitigating damage by tsunami and storm surges, in research to achieve safe evacuation for inhabitant from coastal disasters, and in research on facilities of waste disposal sites. ■Coastal Zone Systems DivisionThe Coastal Zone Systems Division is involved in research initiatives which have to do with mitigation of the problem of floating debris on coastlines, and research on the activation of regions by taking advantage of the regional resources of coastline areas.

The Port and Harbor Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the use of the port as a whole, planning of port construction, the method of use of facilities and a more efficient method of construction given the increase in container transport particularly in Asia and the need for ports with enhanced structure, performance and international competitiveness in view of the increasing size of vessels.■Port Planning DivisionThe Port Planning Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with planning standards/guidelines for ports based on the latest trends in ship sizes/types and ship movements. ■Port Systems DivisionThe Port Systems Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the development of models to estimate, by shipping route, the quantity of international marine unit loads handled based on analysis of flow of cargoes in ports, international ferries, containers, and so on. ■Port Facilities DivisionThe Port Design Standard Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the technical standards for port structures such as breakwaters and quay walls.■Port Construction Systems DivisionThe Port Construction Systems Division researches to develop standards for rational and efficient port construction, and for procuring materials and construction services in port projects associated with less environmental loads.

The Airport Department is involved in research initiatives that have to do with support for policies to strengthen Japan’s international competitiveness and to stimulate regions, standards for risk management and for ensuring safety and with efficient asset management methods etc. in the midst of the deregulation of airlines accompanied by what is called the age when relative importance of operation and maintenance increases. ■Airport Planning DivisionThe Airport Planning Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with air passengers and cargo demand forecasting methods and policy simulations, risk management of airline networks, the potential for advance to a Low Cost Carriers, and methods of calculating economic effects.

■Airport Terminal DivisionThe Airport Terminal Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with airport terminal facilities in response to regional stimulation and usage methods which take advantage of the characteristics of airports, considering the improvement of characteristics of their use by and satisfaction of passengers.■Airport Facilities DivisionThe Airport Design Standard Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with contributing to the enactment of airport facilities design and maintenance manual with considerations for life cycle costs for good quality airport operation which can ensure safe and on-time air transport. ■Airport Construction Systems DivisionThe Airport Construction Systems Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with construction management, such as the study of estimation and construction standards to rationalize and improve the construction concerning provision and maintenance of airports, and the development of facility inspection and maintenance support systems, and so on.

The Research Center for Land and Construction Management is involved in comprehensive research initiatives that have to do with technologies common to projects and policies in order to be able provide better social infrastructure and services as it looks ahead to the national land and society of the future. ■Construction System DivisionThe Construction System Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the enhancement of design, costing, monitoring, inspection and the evaluation and reduction of construction costs.■Construction Economics DivisionThe Construction Economics Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the use, development and preservation of the national land given changes in the social circumstances and the future state of the development of housing and social infrastructure.■Evaluation System DivisionThe Evaluation System Division is involved in survey and research initiatives that have to do with technologies for evaluating the performance of buildings etc., assessing research, and evaluating policies for building projects. ■Construction Management DivisionThe Construction Management Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the system of public procurement such as the tender contract system that focuses on technical capabilities in order to ensure the quality of construction, investigation and design of public works.

The Research Center for Advanced Information Technology is involved in research initiatives that have to do with technological development utilizing ICT (information communication technology) as a technology to efficiently collect, processes, and provide a diversity of information regarding the national land and transportation, in order that the people can receive safer and more convenient services. ■Information Technology DivisionThe Information Technology Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the development of systems to produce information for shared use throughout the life cycle of a public project from the planning to the execution and maintenance stages and the construction of an integrated information infrastructure using GIS. ■Intelligent Transport Systems DivisionThe Intelligent Transport Systems Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the realization of Smartway which integrates ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) technologies which are constructed as systems using information communication technologies to integrate people, vehicles, and roads.

The Research Center for Disaster Risk Management is involved in research initiatives that have to do with disaster forecasting and prevention planning to prevent disaster as a result of water or gravel, prevention of such natural disasters as earthquakes and mitigation of damage to the extent possible and the timely response, conveyance of information and excavation in the event of a disaster.■Erosion and Sediment Control DivisionThe Erosion and Sediment Control Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with the integrated sediment management, landslip prevention countermeasures, and sediment disaster risk management etc. in order to mitigate sediment disasters and resolve problems accompanying the movement of sediment. ■Flood Disaster Prevention DivisionThe Flood Disaster Prevention Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with flood risk evaluation technologies, methods of reflecting these in disaster prevention planning, structural countermeasures, the use of hazard maps and information boards, etc., and flood mitigation countermeasures which integrate hard and soft measures based on self help and mutual cooperation. ■Earthquake Disaster Prevention DivisionThe Earthquake Disaster Prevention Division is involved in research initiatives that have to do with structural damage caused by earthquakes and earthquake disaster prevention planning and post earthquake measures aimed at mitigating the impact of structural damage, design earthquake motion in the seismic design of structures, and the observation, management, and use etc. of earthquake motion records.

Asahi Office Yokosuka Office

Tachihara Office

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Specification of origins

Predicting washingashore

Predicting washingashore

Numerical modeling

Offshore dumpingRunoff from land

Offshore dumpingRunoff from land

Orbcomm

Floatingbuoy

Garbage washedashore

Garbage washedashore

Ocean surveying

Short-wave marine radar

Aircraft

◆ The Policy Support Role of the NILIM

1 Research contributing to the planning and proposal of policies

Determining priority based on risk analysisDetermining priority based on risk analysis

Red > yellow > green

Refuge Ships during Typhoon No. 18 of 2009

Toyohashi

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Irogo Suido Traffic Route

12:00 noon, Oct. 6, to 4:00 a.m. October 8, 2009

Ship movements

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Order of technology scores and evaluation scores of successful bidders

Conceptual Diagram of the Research

In recent years, the quantities of garbage drifting near and washing ashore on the coastlines of the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan have soared, causing problems such as the deterioration of the marine environment and the seacoast environment. The NILIM has, in cooperation with other research organizations, responded by developing technologies which recover drifting garbage to specify its actual source and to predict where it will drift and where it will wash ashore. Through this work, the NILIM can study the specification of marine areas where garbage concentrates and efficient garbage recovery methods in order to develop methods applicable to planning and proposing new policies to resolve drifting garbage problems.

In the future, the number of deteriorated sewerage pipes will soar, so it is now necessary to introduce stock management methods such as measures to prevent road subsidence and other accidents and measures to minimize life cycle cost (LCC), and to systematically undertake countermeasure works. To do so, the NILIM is developing methods applicable to planning and proposing policies intended to switch over to a stock-management society: methods of deciding priority of detailed inspections based on risk assessments and of deciding inspection frequency using soundness estimation equations.

In April 2009, the Operating Guidelines for the Proposal Method and the Comprehensive Evaluation Bidding Method for the Construction Consultant Business was enacted. And beginning in 2009, the Comprehensive Evaluation Bidding Method was introduced for consultant work throughout Japan. The NILIM has followed up on these steps by analyzing the bidding results and studying the impact of the evaluation methods on the bidding results and quality of the products, in order to improve the operation of the comprehensive evaluation method in the consulting business.

Since 2008, ships of a specified size or larger have been required to install AIS (Automatic Identification System). The NILIM monitors ships’ movements in real time by land-based AIS stations along major sea areas. The NILIM then uses AIS data (1) to clarify the passage route of container vessel around Japan, (2) to analyze bulk carrier movement calling at multiple ports, (3) to analyze the movement of refuge ships during typhoons, etc. These results of analysis are used for the base data of planning of port policies.

— Analyzing ship movements by using AIS Data —

— Improving the Operation of the Comprehensive Evaluation Bidding Method for Surveying and Design Work —

— State of Stock Management of Sewerage Pipes —

— Development of Drifting Garbage Prediction in the East China Sea —

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Example of simulation results

Conceptual Diagram of Spot Communication

Example of Intersection Design(Case where (a) Bicycle Track is Linked to (a) Sidewalk)

Maintenance Work Support System(Tag Reader)

Present Emission Factors and Measured Values

Bicycle traffic is guided by varying surface paving, between asphalt paving and interlocking block paving for example.

Area of guided bicycle travelBicycle track

2 Research to Enact Technology Standards Based on Laws and other Government Ordnances

Avoiding places where pedestrians stop, smooth lines of motion for bicycles are set and bicycle traffic is guided.

Voice announcement type

Research and development of fire-resistance performance evaluation methods of built-up area had been, so far, reflected in guidelines for district plan to mitigate earthquake hazards, such as of density standards for arrangement of specified disaster-prevention facilities. In addition, development of an advanced urban fire simulation system based on fire-resistance performance of detailed building specifications has been worked out recently, enabling fire-safety evaluation studies in applying specific provision of Building Standard Law and other improvement methods.

The NILIM has responded to “ITS Enter the Second Stage” proposed by the Smartway Project Advisory Committee in August 2004, by conducting joint research with 23 private companies from February 2005 until March 2006 to achieve the smart mobility society and has conducted researches on Spot Communication, an approach capable of high speed, high capacity, two-way communication. In light of the results of past technological studies, the NILIM has enacted specifications for equipment needed to provide services. Deployment of Full-scale services based on these specifications will begin from FY2010.

Safety standards for elevators must be revised in light of elevator accidents etc. Comprehensive study of design and maintenance technologies for elevator braking systems and other safety equipment have been performed accompanied by the development of technologies intended to permit more objective checking by third parties of technology to ensure safety. The successful results of proving testing of brake redundancy technologies etc. have been reflected in the revision of the Enforcement Order of the Building Standards Law.

While bicycle use is flourishing, problems such as soaring numbers of bicycle – pedestrian accidents causing injuries and fatalities have appeared. So to support the creation of bicycle traveling space separated from pedestrians, the NILIM classifies design concepts by type as bicycle tracks and exclusive lanes for bicycles and has summarized the results as Points in the Design of Bicycle Traveling Space. This document is already used to perform experiments and improvements in model districts nationwide.

Vehicle Emission Factors used to predict air quality impacted by automobile travel were revised in 2005, but the spread of automobiles under new exhaust gas regulations requires further revision. Exhaust gas tests done to plan such a revision have revealed discrepancies between measured PM (particulate matters from diesel vehicles) and vehicle emission factors, so considering future trends in exhaust gas regulations, vehicle emission factors were revised to values conforming with actual conditions and reflected in “Technical Methods of Evaluating the Impact of Road Environments”.

— To Renew Vehicle Emission Factors —

— Points in the Design of Bicycle Traveling Space —

— Development of Technology for Safer Elevators —

— Development of Disaster Prevention City Planning to Mitigate Urban Fires —

— Enactment of Specifications to Deploy Spot Communication Services —

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◆ Roles of the NILIM in Policy Support

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Change in a Time Series of Asphalt Pavement Temperature

Deposition of sediment (around senior citizens’ home)

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In the midst of the diversification of the people’s daily life needs, it is vital to develop housing policies based on an accurate understanding of regional conditions and challenges. Therefore, the NILIM analyzes regional housing plans which local public organizations prepare to develop tools to support housing policy proposals using regional housing subsidies (now: Comprehensive Subsidy for Social Capital Improvement). And comprehensive policy effectiveness evaluation methods for diverse housing policies are developed to support the development of housing policies taking advantage of the autonomy and the originality and ingenuity of regions.

— Support for Use of Regional Housing Subsidies —

The NILIM has developed a water and material circulation analysis software common platform (Common MP) as software which can be used to share groups of hydraulics and hydrological analysis software which have modeled a variety of circulation processes related to water and material cycles such as rainfall runoff, flood discharge, and inundation flow in river basins and at the same time can be operated with simple operations by selecting and combining these software groups according to individual purposes. The Common MP will be used to manage rivers and to monitor and predict flood damage to support the improvement of river technologies.

— Construction of Common MP —

Rehabilitation works for airport asphalt pavement such as runways and taxiways are commonly conducted at night. In order to prevent initial rutting due to the high temperature of the asphalt concrete soon after rehabilitation works, it is necessary to decrease the temperature of the asphalt concrete by morning when aircrafts begin to land and take off. NILIM has developed software based on theoretical heat transfer analyses to predict the time-series temperature of multi layer asphalt pavement during and after construction. This software can be used to predict pavement temperature and prepare appropriate construction schemes depending on weather conditions.

— Aiming for Safely Opening Airport Pavement to Traffic —

Heavy rainfall on July 21, 2009 triggered numerous slope failures and debris flows in Hofu City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, causing severe damage and 14 fatalities. The NILIM clarified the state of damage from the sky and at ground level beginning the day after the disaster, gave technical guidance to help with restoration, and also offered technical guidance concerning the installation of debris flow perception sensors to prevent secondary disasters. And the NILIM also offered technical advice to help Yamaguchi Prefecture prepare disaster prevention measures after the disaster.

— On Site Technology Guidance Etc. to Deal with Severe Sediment-related Disasters —

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◆ Categories of Research by the NILIM

Achieving a Safe Society Free from Fear

Establishment of Social Capital Management for a Mature Society

Strengthening Growth Capacity and International Competitiveness

Creating a Society in Harmony with the Environment

Achieving More Efficient Administration and Advanced Technology Standards

Responding to Global Scale Climate Change

The NILIM has established research challenges which should, in the view of the NILIM, be

resolved preferentially and rapidly (target is 3 to 5 years) as technology policy challenges, in

order to support the planning, proposal, and implementation of policies of the Ministry of Land,

Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Technology policy challenges can be broken down into six

categories, and research is undertaken intended to resolve the challenges shown below in each

of the categories.

Japan is continually subjected to numerous human and material disasters almost every year as a result of a variety of dangerous phenomena. The goal is, therefore, to achieve a safer society free from fear based on current changes of the natural and social environments including the appearance of new and the intensification of existing dangerous phenomena, and aging and other changes in the characteristics of regional communities.

The goal is to strengthen Japan’s growth capacity and international competitiveness by constructing efficient transportation and cargo distribution systems to support economic activities linking cities and outlying regions, thereby ensuring lively exchanges of people and goods, and at the same time, promoting the effective use of industrial and social infrastructures which form the backbone, or core of outlying regions, and promoting the export of superior technologies.

The goals are to achieve a society which preserves its natural beauty and ecosystems and to conserve the national land bordering rivers and along the sea coasts by resolving various challenges such as the impact of human activities on the environment to create societies in harmony with the environment.

The goal is more efficient administration by ensuring higher quality and greater competitiveness and transparency of public works procurement and the effective introduction of information and communication technologies (IT). Another goal is the enhancement of technology standards by, for example, providing performance regulation type technical standards and performance verification methods for structures of all kinds.

The goal is to help maintain safe and beautiful national land in this time of restrictions on investment in the improvement of social capital by establishing management which systematically utilizes, maintains, repairs, and renews the existing housing and social capital stock. The other goal is to clarify future national land management implemented to deal with changing social and economic conditions including aging of society and population decline.

Increasing frequency of record-breaking heavy rain and scale of typhoons caused by global scale climate change are triggering many flood disasters and storm surge disasters. Measures are being taken to adapt to such severe impacts of global warming and initiatives introduced to reduce emissions of green-house gasses which is one cause of global warming.

◆ Project Research

The NILIM, designates research which is performed with priority in the view of the NILIM as

project research by, for example, uniting research which can share goals, centered on research

whose research and development goals based on technology policy challenges are clearly

presented. Project research enables studies to resolve technological policy challenges to be

conducted more effectively, as researchers in fields required for target achievement are gathered

under a project leader.

And among project research, research for which there is a particularly great social need is

designated as strategic project research, the NILIM reinforces its research implementation system at

the same time as it positions it in the center of information dissemination which the NILIM performs.

The following table shows project research which is now in progress. For details see the NILIM

web site.

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Project LeaderResearch PeriodName of the Project Research

2005 – 2010

Director of the Coastal and Marine Department

Strategic Planning and Management System for Coastal Zone Environment

2007 – 2010

Director of the Research Center for Disaster Risk Management

Research on the method for general sediment management for national land conservation

2008 – 2010

Director of the Environment Department

Development of environmental Life Cycle Assessment Technology on Infrastructure

2008 – 2010

Water Quality Control DepartmentDirector of the Wastewater System Division

Climate Change Adaptation Research GroupResearch Coordinator for Watershed Management

Road DepartmentDirector of the Advanced Road Design and Safety Division

Port and Harbor DepartmentResearch Coordinator for Advanced Port TechnologyResearch Center for Land and Construction ManagementResearch Coordinator for Construction Management

Research Initiative on Northwest Pacific Sea Marine Environment Protection

2008 – 2010

Director of the Building DepartmentResearch on the methods for generally assessing and designing the energy-saving performances of commercial buildings

2008 – 2010

Housing DepartmentDirector of the Housing Planning Division

Development of Planning and Management Technologies for the ultra-long-life Houses

2009 – 2011

Director of the Environment DepartmentResearch on Conservation and Restoration of Estuary Environments

2009 – 2011

Director of the Water Quality Control Department

Research into Collaboration between Consumers and Suppliers of Energy in the City, and Emissions Trading of Greenhouse Gases

2009 – 2012

Director of the Building Department

Developing Urban Systems Technology Aimed at Creating a Society That Low-Carbon and Hydrogen Energy Systems

2009 – 2011

Director of the Research Center for Disaster Risk Management

Research Concerning Means for Improving Local Disaster Prevention That Respond to the Peculiarities of Social Capital

2010 – 2013

Development of Basic Technologies to Support the Setting and Selection of Countermeasure Groups to Deal With Large-Scale Flooding Caused by Climate Change

2010 – 2011

Research on Traffic Safety Measures for Community Roads Based on Scientific Analysis

2010 – 2012

Director of the Building Department

Development of Seismic Performance Evaluation Technology for Buildings in Response to Improvement of Earthquake Motion Information

2010 – 2013

Research on Smoothing Measures of International Ferry Transport in Response to the Expansion of Network in Asia

2010 – 2012

Development of Inspection and Monitoring Technology for Preventive Maintenance of Infrastructure

2010 – 2012

Director of the Research Center for Advanced Information Technology

Research on Improvement of Design, Execution and Maintenance Using Three-dimensional Data

2010 – 2012

Director of the Research Center for Advanced Information TechnologyResearch and Development of Green ITS

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◆ Strategic Project Research

Climate Change Adaptation Research Group web site: http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/kikou-site/index.html

■Background to the Research

■Major Research Challenges

■Research goals and achievements

The increase in extreme phenomena such as downpours caused by climate change is being demonstrated quantitatively by the advance of climate change prediction, and the rise and intensification of flood disaster risk is becoming tinged with a flavor of reality. In Japan in particular where, as the utilization of the national land advances, safety from flood disasters is lower than it is in other industrialized countries and river improvement is incomplete, we must seriously tackle this challenge, and adaptive measures in response to global warming are now as important as mitigation measures.

The NILIM, having recognized that clarifying the flood disaster threat to human society posed by global warming, presenting a variety of technological policies permitting adaptation to climate change and developing and spreading the application of technologies to support this adaptation are urgent challenges, established the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group in April 2009. Establishing this group has further integrated research on impact evaluations and adaptive measures formerly conducted by other research departments to create a system able to promote inter-disciplinary research to achieve overall goals by taking advantage of the special strengths of the three research departments and one research center which are participating in the Group’s activities.

(1) Establishing downpour and flood risk evaluation methods under climate change and developing basic technologies to support the setting and selection of groups of measures to adapt to these risks.

(2) Early detection of localized downpours to strengthen preemptive downpour measures (3) Advancing flood control operations of dams using rainfall prediction technologies(4) Research on methods of using treated wastewater in response to an increase in drought risk under the impact of

climate change.(5) Survey of the evaluation of impacts of climate change on river environments.

The NILIM is working to provide essential knowledge to support the proposal and implementation of technology policies in order to refine knowledge nurtured through many years of implementing technology policies to prevent and mitigate flooding to deal with the new circumstances, climate change, to see challenges which we are newly facing in a form which we can view from a long-term perspective, and to construct a society which can respond resolutely to climate change.

■Research Implementation System

Impact of Fear of Climate Change

Rate of increase of annual maximum daily rainfall (Future/present)(Calculated based on (GCM20A1B scenario))→ Fear of frequent heavy rainfall Degree of flood control safety (exceedance probability year)- Even a rainfall increase of 10 to 20% will greatly reduce

flood control safety

Increase of rainfall after 100 years will impact flood control safety on the Arakawa River

The flood control improvement level is generally lower than the advance in the use of the national land.

Increase of flood disaster risk under climate change

Doubly danger

Planning

Approx. 1/30Improved

Approx. 1/20

Climate Change Adaptation Research Group

Environment Department

NILIM

Water Quality Control Department

River Department

Research Center for Disaster Risk Management

Research on Measures to Adapt to Climate Change Accompanying Global Warming

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◆ Releasing Research Data

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Web siteThe site actively provides information including an overview

of the NILIM, its research policies, research challenges,

research achievements, event information and so on.

Publications

“NILIM Report” explains

research trends and cases

in which its research results

are reflected in measures

and policy, and makes a

recommendation on technical

policy issues.

Lecture and SymposiumNILIM holds a “NILIM Lecture Meeting” once a year and

introduce its activities, announce research results and make

recommendations for technical policy issues. Also, NILIM

holds various symposiums that are in line with the needs of

the age. Information of such lecture meetings and

symposium can be seen at our website.

NILIM Report

The News Letter is published

four times a year to inform

concerned institutions and

researchers both inside and

outside Japan of the latest

activities at the NILIM.

NILIM News Letter

“Comprehensive Research

Report of NILIM” is a report

of a research result which

has academic value, superior

policy recommendation or

significant social meaning.

Comprehensive Research Report of NILIM

http://www.nilim.go.jp/

“Project Research Report”

reports about a result of

project research.

Project Research Report of NILIM

“Research Materials of

Comprehensive Research

Report” is a record of

research activities or result

of research, investigation,

tests and observations

that is considered to be of

value in published.

Research Materials of the Comprehensive Research Report of NILIM

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◆ CommunicationInternational Cooperation

We are making international contributions by presenting research results at international conferences, participating in the international standardization of technologies, and providing emergency support for natural disasters and others, as well as international technological cooperation through JICA and bilateral science and technology cooperation by the Government of Japan. At the same time, we are playing a major role in fields in which Japan has demonstrated technological leadership, such as global environmental problems, water management issues, and earthquake disaster prevention technology.

Open House and Lectures on DemandFrom time to time, the NILIM opens its facilities to the public, or gives lectures on demand at schools and elsewhere. Please see the web site for information about lectures, symposia, and open house.

Evaluation of the ResearchNILIM establishes an autonomous management cycle in which it undertakes external evaluation and internal evaluation on its research policy, research activities and research results from the viewpoint of its mission. With this, NILIM intends to promote and enhance its research activities and raise the motivation of its researchers.

NILIM undertakes fair and transparent evaluation on a periodic basis by external experts with respect to the policy of the research, research activities and their results. Moreover with respect to project researches with NILIM promote intensively, prior evaluation, interim evaluation and posteriori evaluation are being undertaken.

(Events Held in 2009)

Research Evaluation Committee June 18, 2009

Research Evaluation Committee Sub-committees · 1st Sub-committee meetings July 15, 2009 · 2nd Sub-committee meetings July 24, 2009 · 3rd Sub-committee meetings July 22, 2009

Japan – Indonesia Joint Workshop

OverseasIn Japan

Bridge contest exhibit

Collaboration between ITST of Vietnam and NILIM

Links with Research Institutes and Universities in Japan and Overseas

High-speed drive on the test track

■ Agreements on Cooperation with Related Graduate Schools

Tsukuba University

■ Implementation of Joint Research Universities and research institutes etc.

■ Agreements on Research Cooperation with Research Institutes National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, India Research and Development Center for Road and Bridge (RDCRB), Agency for Research and

Development, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia Institute of Transport Science and Technology (ITST), Ministry of Transport, Vietnam

■ Conferences held for Research Institutes Conference on Public Works Research and Development in Asia etc

May, 18 - 23, 2009 Tsukuba41st Joint Meeting of the U.S. - Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

Sept. 23 - 26, 2009 Inchon13th REAAA (Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia) Road Conference

Oct. 19 - 21, 2009 Tokyo25th U.S.-Japan Bridge Workshop and 13th FHWA – NILIM Meeting

Oct. 27, 2009 TsukubaJapan-Italy SymposiumRisk Management and Governance to Cope With Natural Disasters

Nov. 10 - 17, 2009 TsukubaShikoku

18th Conference on Public Works Research and Development in Asia, Signing of Memorandum with Indonesia IRE (RDCRB)

Dec. 15 - 18, 2009 CopenhagenJTRC (OECD/ITF Joint Transportation Research Committee) International Symposium on Global Warming Countermeasures in the Transportation Field

Jan. 13 - 15, 2010 TsukubaJapan – India Landslide Disaster Prevention WorkshopSigning of Agreement with the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) of India

March 1 - 3, 2010 BandungJapan – Indonesia Joint Workshop in Bandung Under the Memorandum of Nov. 11, 2009

March 8 - 12, 2010 Bangkok

Tsukuba

Preparatory Meeting for the World Radiocommunication Conference – Asian Region

May 21, 2010 Signing of MoC with ITST Vietnam

Feb. 22 - 26, 2010 Tokyo etc.6th U.S. – Japan Meeting on Flood Control and Water Resources Management

Feb. 8 - 11, 2010 Quebec City13th PIARC (World Road Association) International Conference on Winter Roads

Nov. 17 - 19, 2009 Seoul, Inchon2009 WATER – Korea

Nov. 16 - 19, 2009 SurabayaEastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2009 Banff27th Meeting of the Inter-jurisdictional. Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC)

Sept. 21 - 25, 2009 Stockholm16th ITS World Congress

Sept. 21 - 23, 2009 Berkeley 2nd International Conference on Countermeasures for Urban Heat Islands

At this facility, in order to forecast and prevent disaster from gravel as a result of landslide, research that is designed to elucidate the action soil collapse and mechanism of sedimentation and research on the effectiveness of buffers with respect to the shock of soil collapse are being undertaken.

◆ Introduction of FacilitiesAsahi Office Tachihara OfficeAsahi Office and Tachihara Office are in Tsukuba city and numerous experimental facilities are deployed in the enormous compounds.

Tachihara Office

Landslide model experimental facility

Collision experiment facility Asahi Office

Shared hydraulic experimental laboratory

Sanitary engineering and hydrology laboratory

Marine coastal experiment facility

Noise experiment facility

Biotope

Tachihara Office

Asahi Office

This is an experimental facility that develops, improves and confirms the performance of protective fences, buffer facilities and other traffic safety facilities.

Research on experiments on forecasting road traffic noise and peculiarity of sound propagation and experiments on measuring the acoustic characteristics of various acoustic material and noise barriers are carried out in this facility.

Water conduits with various accessory facilities are installed and are used in designing river structures, research on the fluctuation of the river bed, experiments on hydraulic models in order to conduct fundamental experiments required to make improvements.

Experimental facilities for development and improving the water treatment process, experimental laboratories for testing bacteria and protozoa in waste water, various chemical analysis equipment for analyzing hazardous materials and hazardous elements in waste water are installed in this laboratory.

The term biotope refers to "space in which a variety of plants and animals are able to make their habitat". Here, experiments to investigate the impact of the existence or otherwise of water plants (aquatic plants) on habitation of dragonflies are being undertaken.

In order to protect the livelihood of people from the dangers of high tide, high waves, tsunami and coast erosion, marine model experiments on the preservation of the marine coast are being conducted.

Structure On the premises Bus Stop

Kyoinkensyu center(National Centerfor Teachers’ Development)

Doboku Kenkyujo (Public Works Research Institute)

Kennchiku Kennkyujo(Building ResearchInstitute)

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Rain and fog environment experiment facility

River hydraulics experimental facility

River model experiment facility

Waste water sewage systemhydraulic experimental facility

Porous Elastic Road Surface (PERS)

Main Management Research Building Aircraft load simulator

Active soft edge noise barrier

Intersection experiment facility

Test track

South curve section

Signpost outdoor experiment facility

Full-scale tunnel experiment facility

Lighting experiment facility

The 5 model rivers with width of 50 meters and length of 200 meters on the premises and the 4 experimental water conduits that are installed are used for experiments on a variety of phenomena regarding rivers.

This is an enormous facility with area of 15 ha that is outdoors. In the site, it is possible to install a maximum of 15 models of rivers.

The main building that was completed in April 2004, is installed with a patio with a vaulted ceiling to allow natural ventilation and natural lighting to enter the research laboratory and other features that give consideration to protection of the earth' environment such as solar energy generation and greening of the rooftop. Other experimental facilities at the Yokosuka Office are:

Aircraft load simulator which has one set of 4-wheeled landing gear as same size as that of B747-400 aircraft is an apparatus for evaluation of bearing capacity and durability of airport pavements such as runway, taxiway and apron.

Using an acrylic conduit pipe model, investigation is conducted on the way the character of the conduit, depth of embedding of the conduit, volume of water entering the conduit and other such factors change the volume of ejection of air from the conduit.

PERS is pavement that is made by rubber chips that are shredded waste tires bound with urethane resin and work is progressing towards practical use through research and development on travel safety, durability, ease of construction, lowering cost and other such factors.

Full-scale tunnel experiment 700 meters in length and with a sectional area of 45.5 m2, which is an unprecedented scale in the world, is used to perform a variety of experiments.

With respect to a variety of sensors that detect vehicles and impediments, experiments in evaluating the detection performance in such environments as rain and fog are being conducted.

The device is deployed on top of noise barrier set beside the test track, that mitigates the noise from the running automobiles through active noise control and absorption.

A variety of sensors for detecting vehicles, impediments, and pedestrians and communica-tion beacons that conveys the road traffic information and the road surface situation to vehicles are installed and various experiments on AHS are being conducted.

This 6,152m track is used to conduct field experiments on the relationship between road structures and vehicle operating characteristics. Experiments on ITS and road facilities shown in ⑮, ⑰ and ⑱ are also carried out on and along this track.

This section of the track features its sharp curve design with a high superelevation rate， which enables a vehicle to travel at the design speed of 120km/h （100km/h at the north curve section） with no steering action，wherethe centrifugal force is balanced by the weight component of the vehicle． The curve radiuses are 222.5m and 147.5m at the south curve section and the north curve section，respectively.

This is a facility for performing experiments on the location and visibility of signposts that allows the setting of a variety of conditions of the signpost such as the height, angle and location.

This is a facility for performing experiments on the deployment and visibility of road lighting and by changing the lighting fixtures, height, angle and position, it is possible to create a variety of road lighting conditions.

Planer water tank wing

Water tank for experiments in prevention of disaster from typhoons

Water quality chemical experiment laboratory

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Yokosuka Office

YokohamaSta.

YokohamaSta.

MisatoJ. C. T.

http://www.nilim.go.jp/

National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (Tsukuba)

National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (Yokosuka)

●Asahi Office 1 Asahi, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture,Japan 305-0804Tel: +81-29-864-2211

●Tachihara Office 1 Tachihara, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture,Japan 305-0802Tel: +81-29-864-3742

●Yokosuka Office 3-1-1, Nagase, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa PrefectureJapan 239-0826Tel: +81-46-844-5006

Keihin Kyuko Line

JRYokosuka Line

To Nobi Beach

To Chiyogasaki or toUraga via Chiyogasaki

5 minuteswalk

One minutewalk

25 minutes walk

NILIMYokosuka Office

Transportation guide to NILIM (Tsukuba)Tsukuba Express

JR Joban Line To Tsukuba Center To (Kennchiku Kenkyujo)Building Department or

Shimotsuma Sta.

AkihabaraSta.

ShinagawaSta.

TokyoSta.

KeikyuKurihama

Sta.

KurihamaSta.

UenoSta.

Hitachino-Ushiku Sta.

About 45 minutes

About 70 minutes

TsukubaSta.

Tsukub

a Cen

ter (Gate 5)

Kennchiku K

ennkyujo (B

uilding Research Institute) or

Kyoinkensyu center

(National C

enter for Teachers’ D

evelopment)

(Doboku K

enkyujo)C

ivil Engineering

Research D

epartment

TachiharaOffice

NILIM (Tsukuba)

AsahiOffice

About 60minutes

About 30minutes

About 20minutes

TaxiAbout 15minutes

To Tsukuba Center or to Tsukuba University

Shuttle bus

About 35 minutes

Joban Expressway

About 30 minutes

General road

Timetable for the Tsukuba Express:Timetable for the Kanto Railway:

Yatabe IC orTsukuba Chuo IC orSakura-Tsuchiura IC

Express bus to South Yaesu Exit

of Tokyo Sta.

Ibaraki AirportHaneda AirportNarita Airport

Tokyo MetropolitanExpressway

Transportation guide to NILIM (Yokosuka)

Kita-Kurihama Sta.

Sahara

Sahara IC

Yokohama/YokosukaRoad

JR Yokosuka Line

Iwado-Danchi Iriguchi

Urag

a IC

Yokosuka Hayama Road

Shonanbashi

Funeguracho

JR Kurihama Sta.

Keihin-Kyukou Line

Kurihama

Uraga Port

Kurihama Port

Ground Self-Defence Force,Second Transmission Sta.

Defense TechnologyResearch Institute

Kaikokubashi

Ground Self-DefenceForce, Kurihama Base

Kurihama 4

Keihin-KyukoKurihama Sta.

Training Center

Kurihama Hana-no-kuniTo

Misa

ki

To Yokohama

Timetable for the Keihin Electric Express Railway

June 2010

BusTerminal at

KeikyuKurihama

Sta.

Kaikokubashi

Sotobatake

YokosukaOffice

High Energy AcceleratorResearch Organization

Tachihara Office

Asahi OfficeNational Research Institutefor Disaster Prevention

Tsukuba Junior college

Sakura RiverKita Tsuchiura IC

Tsuchiura Sta.

Sakura-Tsuchiura IC

JR Arakawaoki Sta.

Tsukuba-Ushiku IC

Tsukuba jct. Gakuen HigashiOdori Entrance

Sasage

JR J

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Lin

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Ken-odo

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To M

ITO

To M

ITOUniversity of Tsukuba

Geographical Survey Institute

Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden

Tsukuba University Hospital

Kenkyu-gakuen Sta.

Tsukuba-chuo IC

Expo O

dori

Science O

dori

Yatabe IC

National Center forEnvironmental Research

Kawamine Park

National Industrial Research InstituteTsukuba Space Center

Material Research Organization

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