We recently hosted a group of 45 students from Sapporo Kaisei Secondary School and Sapporo Asahigaoka High School to participate in a geology field trip to Mt. Apoi.

The theme for the two-day trip was "Peridotite and Movements of the Earth."

On the first day, we visited Peridotite Plaza, the former plate boundary, Horoman River, and GeoLabo, the Mt. Apoi Geology Research Lab. On the second day, we went to Mt. Apoi. We discussed the relationship between geology and plants, observed rocks, including peridotite, and explained the geological formations surrounding Mt. Apoi. The students asked more questions than we anticipated! We strived to show the students as many aspects as possible, including plants and insects.

The yellow flowers really stood out on this day. We explored the differences between Kinrobai (pictured) and Samani-otogiri flowers.

The first flowers we spotted were the Ibukijakoso.

It was foggy around Uma-no-se, but we could still see the ocean. The weather was quite humid, but at least it was not scorching hot.