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This is Science Home Soka store. Today, we will introduce "Events in Soka City."

 

 

 

 

 

Today, we will introduce an event called "Faucet Exploration - A Journey Around the Water Sources of Soka," which is part of a project to support independent research in the summer vacation.

 

 

Where does the safe and secure tap water of Soka come from?

 

 

As part of your summer vacation homework, a project planned by Osono, staff from the Waterworks Department of Soka City will be taking you on a city bus to tour each of the facilities, from the water tap to the water source.

 

 

This project aims to learn how the tap water that citizens of Soka consume in their daily lives is delivered to each household!

 

 

Date and time: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

*This event will be held even if it rains

 

 

Time: 7:30 a.m.

*Disband around 7pm

 

Meeting place: Waterworks Building

 

 

Target: Elementary school students (3rd grade and above) and their guardians living in Soka City

* 1st and 2nd graders are also allowed if they participate with older siblings who are 3rd grade or above.

 

 

Capacity: Approximately 25 people

 

 

Trip details

 

 

1⃣ Yoshimachi Water Purification Plant (Soka City)

・Explanation of the role of the Soka City Water Purification Plant

・Facility tour

 

 

2⃣ Shinmisato Water Purification Plant (1 Minamihasunuma, Misato City, Saitama Prefecture)

・Explanation of the role of the prefectural water purification plant

・Watch videos

・Explanation of advanced water purification process, facility tour, etc.

 

 

3⃣ Tone Oseki (4369 Funagawa, Suka, Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture)

・Explanation of the role of the Tone Dam
・Observation of water intake and channel division
・Receive your dam card

 

 

4⃣ Roadside Station "Okabe" (688-1 Oka, Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture)

・Lunch break

 

 

5⃣ Shimokubo Dam (1356-3, Yano, Kamikawa-cho, Kodama-gun, Saitama Prefecture)
・Explanation of the role of the dam
・Tour inside the dam
・Receive your dam card

 

 

*Destinations may change depending on weather and traffic conditions.

 

 

Participation fee: Free

* (Please bring your own lunch or use a roadside station)

 

 

The contents of the trip are as follows:

 

 

[For application procedures and further details, please see the Soka City website]

 

 

 

If you're interested, why not give it a try?

 

 

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[Soka Exhibition Hall]

1-1-10 Sakaemachi, Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, 340-0011

Business hours: 10:00-17:00

Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays          

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[Contact Information]           

Susumu Wada

　　TEL : 048-950-8715

Mobile ： 070-5587-0933

E-mail : green-wada2011@guitar.ocn.ne.jp

 

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