JICA ROAD MAINTENANCE (C) COURSE SCHEDULE & TEXT (研修用)
JICA Road Maintenance (C) Course Schedule & Text (研修用)

Date
&
Day
timeTitleLecturerEnglish
text
Japanese
text
work sheet
10/23
(Thu)
9:30~11:30Briefing part 1Midori
1:30~2:00Briefing part 2Naemura
2:00~2:30General Orientation on Japan & Okinawa
3:00~5:00Japanese Language Class 
10/24
(Fri)
9:45~12:00
11:10~1:00Visit to Hokubu Agricultural Senior High SchoolMidori
10/25
(Sat)
8:455:00 JICA bus tour to Churaumi Aquarium(optional)TBD    
10/26
(Sun)
 holiday    
10/27
(Mon)
9:30~10:30Opening Ceremonyall officials concerned 
10:3011:30Program OrientationShinzato
Takumi
1:304:00Basic Concept on InfrastructuresProf. Yabuki
Tetsuya
PDFlink
10/28
(Tue)
9:30~12:00Basic Road Maintenance in JapanOkamoto
Masayuki
PDFPDFlink
1:304:00Natural Disaster Prevention SystemTakara
Yuken
PDFPDFlink
10/29
(Wed)
9:30~12:00Operating / Maintaining National HighwaysKomesu
Toshihiko
PDFPDFlink
1:304:00Bidding and Contract System in JapanProf. Horita
Masahide
PDF1
PDF2
link
10/30
(Thu)
9:30~12:00History of Road Maintenance in Okinawa /Future Road PlanKikuzato
Kazuya
PDFPDFlink
1:30~4:00Road Administration and Maintenance in OkinawaMaemori
Seiko
PDFPDFlink
10/31
(Fri)
9:00~12:00Inception report presentation (30min/person) joined by overseas audiences onlineShinzato
others
Antigua and Barbuda

FUJI ISLAND

Maldives

Samoa

Tonga
アンティグア・バーブーダ

フィジー

モルディヴ

サモア

トンガ
1:30~4:00National highway maintenance siteKinjo
Yoshitomo
PDF1
PDF2

PDF3
PDF4
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
link
11/1
(Sat)
 holiday    
11/2
(Sun)
 holiday    
11/3
(Mon)
 Culture Day holiday    
11/4
(Tue)
9:30~12:00Asphalt Pavement Maintenance Technologies including colored pavementMorita
Kazumasa
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
link
1:30~4:00
11/5
(Wed)
9:30~12:00Pavement Design and Damages in JICA ProjectsFuruki
Moriyasu
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
link
1:30~16:00Roadside Landscape in OkinawaKohagura
Ken
PDF1
PDF2
link
11/6
(Thu)
9:30~12:00Environment Conservation Technology for Road MaintenanceOguchi
Fukashi
PDFPDFlink
2:20Naha –> 3:20Miyako (JTA563)― ―  ―link
3:30~4:30Visit to Utility tunnel of electric cablesYugetaPDFPDF
11/7
(Fri)
9:30~4:00Site Visit to Irabu Bridge, Ikema Bridge,
disaster recovery project site, others
Onaga Takamasa・Ohmi KenjiPDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
PDF5
PDF6
PDF7
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
PDF5
PDF6
PDF7
4:00Miyako –> 4:50Naha (JTA562) ―― ― 
11/8
(Sat)
 holiday    
11/9
(Sun)
9:30~12:00V: Visit to Okinawa Construction Trade Fair
https://kensetsufesta.com/
Shinzato―   ―  
11/10
(Mon)
AMday off    
1:30~4:00Community-based road maintenance programDr.Kimura
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
PDF4
link
11/11
(Tue)
9:30~12:00Bridge Management Ueno
Yoshihiko 
PDFPDFlink
1:30~4:00Bridge Maintenance Engineering – Application to Steel Bridges in Subtropics –Prof. YabukiPDFlink
11/12
(Wed)
9:30~12:00Soil Science in Road MaintenanceHorita
Takashi
PDF1
PDF2
PDFlink
1:30~4:00Slope ProtectionPDFPDFlink
11/13
(Thu)
9:30~10:00Construction Techniques Unique to OkianwaShirado
Takahiro
PDFPDFlink
10:00~12:00Orientation on the sites to visitMiyagi Toshiaki, Oyadomari Hiroshi
PDF1
PDF2
PDF1
PDF2
1:30~16:00【Infrastructure Tour Program】 day1
①Kouchi Interchange
 PDFPDF
11/14
(Fri)
9:00~4:40【Infrastructure Tour Program】 day2
①South East Road
②Oroku Road
 Uezu Takashi
Miyagi Tomoaki
PDFPDF
5:00~6:00Exchange meeting with tour participants 
11/15
(Sat)
     
11/16
(Sun)
 Okinawa Global Festa 2025    
11/17
(Mon)
Day off
11/18
(Tue)
9:30~12:00Road Facility Regular InspectionIha
Toshihiko
PDFPDFlink
1:30~4:00Maintenance EngineeringProf. Shimozato
Tetsuhiro
PDF1
PDF2
PDF3
link
11/19
(Wed)
9:30~12:00Concrete Maintenance EngineeringProf. Tomiyama
Jun
PDFPDFlink
1:30~4:00Measurement Techniques with UAV and Flight ExerciseFukuchi
Kazuma
PDFPDFlink
11/20
(Thu)
9:30~12:00Daily Road Maintenance,
hands on practice of pothole repair
Kamizato
Motoki
PDFPDFlink
1:30~4:00R&D of recycled materials & pavement materialsTamaki Akira, Nakama
suguru
PDF1
PDF2
PDF1
PDF2
link
11/21
(Fri)
9:30~12:00AP & SR preparationShinzato
1:30~4:00
11/22
(Sat)
     
11/23
(Sun)
Labor Thanksgiving Day
11/24
(Mon)
 Day off    
11/25
(Tue)
9:00~12:00V: Visit to Asphalt Plant, hands-on practice in paving techniqueKishimoto
Shuu
PDF1
PDF2
link
1:304:00V: Visit to the Industrial Waste Treatement Facility and the Recycling FacilityTamaki
Atsushi,
Narita
Kenichi
link
11/26
(Wed)
9:30~12:00Visit to the Industrial Waste Treatement Facility and the Recycling FacilityIsa
Kouichi



link
1:30~4:00AP & SR preparationShinzato
11/27
(Thu)
9:30~12:00Action Plan & Summary Report Presentation
(50 min/person)
with overseas audiences joined online
Prof. Yabuki,
Okamoto,Maentou,Kohagura
Antigua and Barbuda

Fiji

Maldives

Samoa

Tonga
アンティグア・バーブーダ

フィジー

モルディヴ

サモア

トンガ
1:30~4:00
11/28
(Fri)
9:30~10:30Evaluation MeetingShinzato,Tokumura
11:30~12:00Closing Ceremony
11/29
(Sat)
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