Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Among the lessons we have learned at great cost is the knowledge that there is a limit to what uniform man-made structures can do to prevent a natural disaster. This symposium is an attempt to address the challenges of disaster prevention and mitigation with world authorities from diverse fields?vegetation ecology, history, philosophy, brain science, studies on connectivity of hills, humans and oceans (CoHHO), religion, and even sushi business?shedding light on the subject while respecting the way the Japanese have coexisted with nature since time immemorial. It is our belief that disaster prevention stems from our hope for tomorrow and that it is therefore a matter concerning how we live today.

【Invited Speakers】
Hideaki Koisumi ,Shunzo Sasaki ,Kunio Suzuki ,Masaru Tanaka ,Tatsuo Motokawa,Yoshinori Yasuda