• 3D Geology
  • Nishinoshima
  • Gravity-coring survey in Suruga Bay
  • Fault measure in Iwaki,Fukushima
  • Methane producing archaea from deep subsurface
  • Exploration for REE

International Training Course for CCOP Member Countries

  1. GSJ International Training Course on Practical Geological Survey Techniques

    [updated on March 31, 2022]

News

  1. Fluorescence micrographs of variety of methanogenic microorganisms living in the marine sediments of the eastern Nankai Trough

    Characterization of Methanogenic Microorganisms Living in Deep Subseafloor Sediments of the Nankai Trough
    -A Clue to Better Understand the Process of Methane Hydrate (MH) Formation-

    [posted on March 4, 2022]

  2. The flourishing automobile industry in the Toyota area is geologically reasonable -Publication of a 1:50,000 geological map of the Toyota District-

    The flourishing automobile industry in the Toyota area is geologically reasonable
    -Publication of a 1:50,000 geological map of the Toyota District-

    [posted on February 18, 2022]

  3. Publication of the distribution maps of large

    Volcano information
    ASTER satellite images captured the eruption of the Hunga Volcano, Tonga, January 15, 2022

    [posted on February 4, 2022]

  4. Publication of the distribution maps of large

    Publication of the distribution maps of large-volume ignimbrites in Japan – geological data show the impact of large-scale eruptions

    [posted on February 3, 2022]

  5. Volcano information
    Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba submarine volcano information (2021) [Updates]

    [posted on January 4, 2022]

  6. Decreased economic and leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic interpreted from anthropogenic seismic noise levels

    [posted on December 16, 2021]

  7. 3D Geological Map of Central Tokyo: Visualizing the detailed subsurface geology beneath the Tokyo Metropolis

    [posted on November 10, 2021]

  8. 1:50,000 Quadrangle Geological Map of “IKEDA”
    -The geology of the area where a world-class fault system runs through -

    [posted on April 26, 2021]

  9. Visualizing health risk of harmful heavy metals in soil in Shikoku Region
    -“Geochemical and risk assessment map of subsurface soils of Shikoku region” has been published online-

    [posted on April 16, 2021]

  10. Membrane-bounded nucleoid discovered in a bacterium
    -Characterization of a bacterium of a novel phylum isolated from a deep subsurface environment-

    [posted on February 8, 2021]

Archives

Recent publication

  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. KIRYU and ASHIKAGA
  • Atlas of the post-LGM incised-valley fills beneath the Tama River Lowland
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. WAKE
  • Geological Map of Volcanoes 21 ESAN VOLCANO
  • Marine Geology Map No.91 Geological Map of the Vicinity of Tanegashima
  • Distribution Map of Ito Ignimbrite and associated deposits, Aira Caldera, Japan
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. TOYOTA
  • Seamless Geoinformation of Coastal Zone "Coastal Zone of Sagami Bay"

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