D101 Environmental Science Building
14-15 September
Guest lecturer: Prof. Keihiko Igarashi (University of Tokyo)
17-18 September
Guest lecturer: Prof. Hiroki Tobimatsu (Kyoto University)
Date：2 June (Tue.) – 5 June (Fri.), 2026
Venue & Time：Nakagawa Experimental Forest & Teshio Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere
Accommodation: Nakagawa Experimental Forest (NEF, Nakagawa Town)
Meet at NEF at 16:30 on 2 June, break up there at 14:00 on 5 June (scheduled)
（Nearest Sta.: Teshio-Nakagawa sta. in JR Soya line Web page https://www.hokudaiforest.jp/）
Faculty staff：Kentaro TAKAGI, Tatsuro NAKAJI, Mutsumi NOMURA, Karibu FUKUZAWA, Mitsuru OHIRA, Rieko URAKAWA
Contents (plan)
Soil formation process and sampling in northern forests, carbon budget in forests, nitrogen cycling in forest, forest structure and estimation of resources, stream water chemistry, hydrological observation in forested rivers, forest and river ecosystems
Cost：￥8,950 including accommodation fee, meal during the stay* (tentative)
*From dinner on 2 June to lunch on 5 June
Participants need to pay their own travel expenses to the venue. Use the public transport system.
Registration
Inform the following items to the contact address by 28 April (Tue.) 2026:
Name (Given/Middle/Family), Sex, Course name, Grade, Student number, E-mail address, Phone number for emergency *Note that course registration and this registration are required.
Other announcement
Contact：Karibu FUKUZAWA (Teshio Experimental Forest, Tel.: 01632-6-5211, E-mail: caribu@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp）
■Time & Date : Apr.20 Mon.10:00～
Venue : C204-2
Applicant : 原田 実 Harada Minori
Title : Functional analysis of the two heterogeneous flagella of the brown algal gametes using CRISPR-Cas9
Chief Examiner: Prof. Nagasato Chikako
Co-Examiners: Prof. Hoshino Yoichiro, Associate Prof. Ichihara Kensuke, Prof. Kogame Kazuhiro (Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University), Prof. Fujita Tomomichi (Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University), Emeritus Prof. Motomura Taizo (Hokkaido University)
“Special Courses in Field Science I & II” will be held at the facilities of the Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere. The following courses are scheduled this year.
To be held in Akkeshi Marine Station and Muroran Marine Station. 4 courses in total: 2 courses in Muroran from June 12 to 15 and June 15 to 18, and 2 courses in Akkeshi from July 11 to 15 and July 15 to 19. The courses will be given in English.
To be held in Usujiri Fisheries Station, Nanae Freshwater Station and Oshoro Marine Station. See https://www.fsc.hokudai.ac.jp/suisan-kyoten/wordpress/ for the details.
To be held in Research Forest Stations. See https://hokudai-moritore.webnode.jp/ for the details.
To be held in Research Forest Stations. This course will not be held in 2026.
To be held in Agro-Ecosystem Research Station. This course will not be held in 2026.
To be held on Training Vessel Ushio-Maru. The vessel leaves from and arrives at Hakodate Port. This course will not be held in 2026.
If you wish to participate in these courses, please contact first the responsible faculty members to confirm the schedule and course registration procedures. In some courses, the schedule will be announced via the mailing list of the Biosphere Course. Registration procedures are to be made through the registration form (change form) at the time when the participation is decided.
Notes
1. For practical training held outside of Sapporo, travel and accommodation expenses to the site are to be borne by the trainee.
2. Most courses will be held during the regular semester. If you wish to participate without attending other lectures, please obtain approval from the lecturers in advance.
Contact information
Prof Nakaoka: nakaoka@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof Nagasato: nagasato@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof Yotsukura: yotsukur@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof Nakaji: nakaji@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Assoc Prof Kobayashi: makoto@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof Hoshino: hoshino@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Assoc Prof Yoshimura: yoshimura-t@fish.hokudai.ac.jp
Pre-registration for the course:
Anyone who want to take this course, firstly apply by 10 April using the google form below BEFORE the formal course registration on the web system. Selection result of participants will be informed by email later.
No. participants: 10.
Priority is given to M1 students affiliated with the Forest Field Science Course.
If there are too many applicants, a selection will be made.
Course registration:
Only selected students can register for the course on the web system. Registration by unselected students will be invalid.
Place: Uryu Experimental Forest (Horokanai Town)
Period: From June to August (currently planned for early June)
One 3-night, 4-day field training session (Uryu Research Forest), with the possibility of additional online training sessions. Detailed schedule will be announced in moodle in ELMS.
For inquiries: Dr. Minoru Kasada, kasada@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
■耕地圏科学特論Ⅰ Advanced Course in Agro-Ecosystem Science I
4月10日（金）1講目 April 10 (Fri) 1st
FSC庁舎106 Additional information will be announced in ELMS.
Contact: 星野 hoshino[at]fsc.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
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■Advanced Couese in Environmental Molecular Biology I
April 13 (Mon) 1st
Room 215, Institute of Low Temperature Science
Contact: 鷲尾 washi[at]ees.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
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■Fundamental Course in Marine Biological Processes
April 14 (Tue) 2nd
Ｄ101 ※Online for students outside of Sapporo（contact the instructor）
Contact: 高木 tutakagi[at]fish.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
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■Fundamental Course in Molecular Biology
April 15 (Wed) 1st
Room 215, Institute of Low Temperature Science
Contact: 伊藤 ito98[at]lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
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■Advanced Couese in Animal Ecology I
April 13 (Mon) 2nd
Ｄ101 ※Online for students outside of Sapporo（contact the instructor）
Contact: 小泉 itsuro[at]ees.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
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■Advanced Course in Plant Ecology /Biodiversity Science I
June 15 (Mon) 3rd-4th
D102
Contact: 相場：aiba[at]ees.hokudai.ac.jp ※[at]→＠
■Time & Date : Feb.2 Mon. 13:30～
Venue : D-201
Applicant : 田中 優斗 Tanaka Yuto
Title : マナマコの行動ダイナミクス：状態推定に基づく行動解析と環境要因の評価
(Behavioural dynamics of the Japanese sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus : behavioural analysis based on state estimation and evaluation of environmental drivers)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Takagi Tsutomu
Co-Examiners: Prof. Ijiri Shigeho, Associate Prof. Yoshimura Takeshi, Associate Prof. Koizumi Itsuro, Assistant Prof. Gomi Shintaro（Graduate School and Faculty of Fisheries）, Section Chief. Sakai Yuichi（Hokkaido Research Organization）
■Time & Date : Feb.4 Thu. 13:00～
Venue : D-201
Applicant : 古澤 惇平 Furusawa Jyunpei
Title : Body size shrinkage of a ground-dwelling beetle under global warming
（温暖化進行下の徘徊性甲虫の体サイズ縮小に関する研究）
Chief Examiner: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke
Co-Examiners: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Assistant Prof. Sato Yasuhiro, Prof. Ikeda Hiroshi（Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo）
Feb. 13th（Fri.）9：20～18：50
■ Molecular Biology ■ Ecological Genetics ■ Animal Ecology
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Feb. 16th（Mon.）8：40～18：40
■ Marine Biogeochemistry and Biology ■ Plant Ecology and Biodiversity Science ■ Agro-Ecosystem Science ■ Forest Field Science ■ Aquatic Bioligy（Akkeshi）
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Feb. 17th（Tue.）8：40～12：00
■Aquatic Bioligy（Hakodate・Nanae）
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Venue : Graduate School of Environmental Science D201
■Time & Date : 14:00- Jan.26 Mon
Venue : D-101
Applicant : 仲谷 朗 Nakaya Akira
Title : Potential of silvicultural practices focusing on wood properties of hardwood species in Hokkaido
Chief Examiner: Prof. Yoshida Toshiya
Co-Examiners: Prof. Takagi Kentaro, Associate Prof. Suzuki Satoshi, Prof. Sasaki Takanobu (Research Faculty of Agriculture)
■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : ILTS-Room215
Applicant : 大塚 玲桜 Otsuka Reo
Title : α-トコフェロール動態を中心とした冬眠生理適応メカニズムの定量的解析
( Quantitative analysis of physiological adaptation mechanisms in hibernation focusing on α-Tocopherol dynamics )
Chief Examiner: Prof. Yamaguchi Yoshifumi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Tanaka Ryouichi, Prof. Okamatsu Yuko（Faculty of Veterinary Medicine）
■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : C-202
Applicant : 関 恭佑 Seki Kyosuke
Title : バイオロギング手法を用いた太平洋ニシンの集団産卵に関する研究
(A study on group spawning behavior of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii using bio-logging methods)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Associate Prof. Hagihara Seishi, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）
■Time & Date : 15:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : C-202
Applicant : 名畑 公晴 Nahata Kimiharu
Title : 漁業の担い手確保に資する価値観分析の試み― 価値観の多様性・共感・経済的効用の統合的検討 ―
(An integrative analysis of value orientations for securing human resources in fisheries: examining diversity, empathy, and economic utility)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Prof. Fukuda Satoru (Regional Fisheries Co-Creation Center）, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）