Typhoon No. 15 damages the training forest. It also affects students' practical training at 17:14 on October 3.

Located in the mountains between Kamogawa City and Kimitsu City in Chiba Prefecture, the “Chiba Exercise Forest” at the University of Tokyo, which is the stage of research on forests and organisms, was greatly damaged by Typhoon No. 15, and students received practical training. It is a hindrance.

The Chiba Seminar Forest at the University of Tokyo was founded in 1882 as the first national forest established by the university, and has played a major role in research on forests and organisms.

However, on the 9th of last month, Typhoon No. 15 landed in Chiba Prefecture, where many fallen trees and landslides occurred and the roads were blocked, making it impossible for students to perform practical training.

There are cases in which it was not possible to reach the fixed point camera installed to check the growth status of trees and the deer's ecology, and data could not be collected or observation records could not be continued. is.

The university wants to consider using data collected in places other than the Chiba Forest, as this situation could hinder students from creating graduation theses.

Yoko Hisamoto, Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, said, “Students can't do the surveys and research that they had planned. I want to continue the recovery work so that I can get back to education and research.”