UT Civil Mail News No.12 July 31, 2015 We have started to send monthly mail news to alumni members who have registered for our on-line network and would like to provide useful and interesting topics for members. If you have any requests, feel free to send an E-mail to: dosokai-news@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Topics in the July issue include: 1 The Modern Heritage in Tokyo Tour, arranged by the Landscape Lab. 2 Personnel changes in the Civil Engineering Department in 2015 (July 31) 3 Annual Japanese speech contest, held on 1st July. 4. Iftar Party by TUICS (July 6, Gotenshita) Pic1: Job Forum for foreign students, arranged by the Dept. of Civil Engineering June 27, Hongo
1. The Modern Heritage in Tokyo Tour, arranged by the Landscape Lab. The Modern Heritage in Tokyo Tour, an annual event for our Landscape and Civic Design Lab., took place on the 13th of June this year. The tour s purpose is to see the modern heritage of infrastructure and architecture in Tokyo. It is an optional event for the class Landscape and Civic Design, and is mainly open for undergraduate students. The tour begins in the bridgehead square of Nihon-bashi bridge. We walk through Tokyo Station, the Marunouchi district, and the Imperial Palace Plaza to Hibiya Park in the morning. In the afternoon we go around to see the regenerated elementary school and temporary pedestrian precinct in Ginza, the replica of the first railway station ex-shimbashi station and the Hama-rikyu Palace. Finally we take a boat trip to see the historical bridges along Sumida river from the water and head for Asakusa, the final destination to celebrate with a cold glass of beer and Denki Bran, which is a unique cocktail born in the modern era of Japan. Actually this tour was born at the time Prof. Nakai was a student of our lab and has a 20-year-long history. The route has not changed much since the beginning of this annual event, and the pamphlet of the tour is edited by successive students every year. Year by year they are adding and editing information like the sauce in long-established Yakitori Bars, which is never exchanged entirely, but rather refilled before it is finished. Ultimately, the pamphlet for this year exceeded 80 pages and became increasingly dense by referring to the thesis about the location planning of government office buildings in the Meiji era, written by Prof. E. Shimizu. (by Assistant Prof. Ozaki). Pic2:Nihon-bashi Bridge Pc2: Miyuki street connecting with Imperial Palace and Tokyo Sta.
Pic3: Marunouchi-naka Street Pic4: Ex-Shimbashi Station 2. Personnel changes Civil Engineering Department in 2015 (July 31) Department of Civil Engineering Name New position Day of Previous position arrival Mr. SHIMA Norihisa Associate Professor Apr. 1, 2014 Project Lecturer (Toyo University) (GCOE) Mr. MATOUS Petr Project Associate Professor Apr. 1, 2014 Project Lecturer Mr. NAGAYAMA Tomonori Associate Professor Apr. 1, 2014 Lecturer Mr. KOMATSUZAKI Shunsaku Lecturer Apr. 1, 2014 Research Associate Mr. NAKANISHI Wataru Research Associate Apr. 1, 2014 Mr. MORIKAWA So Research Associate Apr. 1, 2014 Mr. KAWASAKI Akiyuki Project Associate Professor Jun. 1, 2014 Mr. KOUDELOVA Petra Project Research Associate Jun. 1, 2014 Mr. MOHAMMAD Asad Hussain Project Research Associate Jun. 1, 2014 Mr. YU Maemura Research Associate Jul. 1, 2014 Mr. KOSEKI Junichi Professor Sep. 16, 2014 Professor (IIS) Mr. TOWHATA Ikuo Retirement (The Japanese Geotechnical Society) Mar. 31, 2015 Professor Mr. MATOUS Petr The University of Sydney Mar. 31, 2015 Project Research Associate Senior Lecturer Ms. KIKUCHI Yuka Research Associate Apr. 1, 2015 Institute of Industrial Science Name New position Day of arrival Previous position Mr. WADA Kentarou Research Associate Apr. 1, 2014 Tohoku University
Mr. NUMADA Muneyoshi Lecturer Aug. 16, 2014 Research Associate Mr. KOSEKI Junichi Professor (Department of Sep. 16, 2014 Professor Civil Engineering) Mr. TANAKA Yasushi Project Associate Professor Jan. 16, 2015 Nagaoka University of Technology Mr. MATSUMOTO Koji Project Lecturer Jan. 16, 2015 Tokyo Institute of Technology Mr. GOKON Hideomi Research Associate Apr. 1, 2015 Mr. KUWAHARA Masao Emeritus Professor Jun. 23, 2015 Earthquake Research Institute N/A Graduate school of Frontier Science N/A 3. Annual Japanese speech contest, held on 1st July. 35 students from the Japanese class in the Department of Civil Engineering participated in the contest this year. Thanks to eight Japanese audience members from the Host Family Program, all speakers could successfully show the benefits of their daily language practice. (Suzuki) Pic5: Ex-Japanese teacher, Ms. Nishino (Right-side) attended.
4. Iftar Party by TUICS (July 6, Gotenshita) This year s Ramadan (the Islamic month of fasting) took place from 18th June to 17th July. During Ramadan Islamic people gather and eat meals together after sunset, which is called Iftar. The Tokyo University Islamic Cultural Society (TUICS) holds an Iftar party every year with the purpose of cultural exchange with Islamic students. They invite all those who are interested in Islamic culture and treat the participants to traditional Islamic dishes. We could have a wonderful moment in an international atmosphere. (Suzuki) Pic6:Ms. Ohi, Japanese teacher and Ms. Suzuki and her daughter, Komachi. Pic7: Lots of students came together. We are looking forward to your feedback and suggestions! The editorial team of the Alumni Association of the Civil Engineering at the university of Tokyo Chief editor: Ayuko AKAIKE (1995 alumna) Associate editor: Kiichiro HATOYAMA (2001 master) Editors: Aya ABE (2001 alumna), Akiko SUZUKI (2009 alumna) Hiroki IKEZAWA (2015 alumnus), Keiji HADANO (2015 alumnus) Hideki YAGINUMA (Special member) Adviser: Manabu ITO (1953 Alumnus) Proofreader: Alexander GILMORE (Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering)