【For High School Students】Biwako Museum to Host "Summer Diatom Camp" for the First Time
The Biwako Museum will host its first "Summer Diatom Camp" for high school students from July 25-27, 2026. This free three-day program offers intensive learning on diatom research, led by experts including the president of the Japanese Diatom Society. Applications close on May 20th for 8 participants.
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## Outline
The Biwako Museum will host the "Explore Familiar Diatoms - Summer Diatom Camp in Biwako Museum," a residential diatom research program for high school students, for the first time, over three days from Saturday, July 25 to Monday, July 27, 2026.
This summer, why not investigate familiar diatoms using microscopes at the Biwako Museum? This 2-night, 3-day camp offers comprehensive learning on everything from diatom collection and sample processing to observation, identification, and report writing.
Complete this camp, and you too can become a diatom expert!
Image: Diatoms
## Details
**Date and Time:** Saturday, July 25, 2026, 13:00 to Monday, July 27, 2026, 17:00
**Location:** Biwako Museum Seminar Room (Day 1), Practical Training Room 1 (Days 2, 3)
* Participants will stay at the accommodation facility in the Biwako Museum Annex (accommodation free of charge).
**Target:** High school students eager to master diatomology
**Capacity:** 8 participants (If there are many applications, a lottery will be held)
**Instructors:**
* Taisuke Otsuka (Chief Curator, Biwako Museum; President, Japanese Diatom Society)
* Shigeki Mayama (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Gakugei University; Former President, Japanese Diatom Society)
* Kenichiro Ishii (CEO, SeedBank Co., Ltd.)
* Ken Negoro (Special Researcher, Biwako Museum)
**What to bring:** Diatom samples collected in advance (collection tools will be sent to successful applicants), writing implements, laptop (tablet acceptable), lab coat, changes of clothes for two days (comfortable attire), toiletries.
* For those who wish, laptops and lab coats will be lent.
**Participation Fee:** Free. Dinner on Day 1 and Day 2, and breakfast and lunch on Day 2 and Day 3 will be provided.
* All meals are free.
* If you have allergies or foods you cannot eat, please inform us when you are selected.
**Application:** Please apply by Wednesday, May 20th, via the "Shiga Net Reception Service" linked below.
* For details, please visit the Biwako Museum website:
https://www.biwahaku.jp/event/2026/07/_in_1.html
This program is supported by a grant from "Hirameki☆Tokimeki Science ~ Welcome to University Research Labs ~ KAKENHI" and is sponsored by the Japanese Diatom Society.
The Biwako Museum will host the "Explore Familiar Diatoms - Summer Diatom Camp in Biwako Museum," a residential diatom research program for high school students, for the first time, over three days from Saturday, July 25 to Monday, July 27, 2026.
This summer, why not investigate familiar diatoms using microscopes at the Biwako Museum? This 2-night, 3-day camp offers comprehensive learning on everything from diatom collection and sample processing to observation, identification, and report writing.
Complete this camp, and you too can become a diatom expert!
Image: Diatoms
## Details
**Date and Time:** Saturday, July 25, 2026, 13:00 to Monday, July 27, 2026, 17:00
**Location:** Biwako Museum Seminar Room (Day 1), Practical Training Room 1 (Days 2, 3)
* Participants will stay at the accommodation facility in the Biwako Museum Annex (accommodation free of charge).
**Target:** High school students eager to master diatomology
**Capacity:** 8 participants (If there are many applications, a lottery will be held)
**Instructors:**
* Taisuke Otsuka (Chief Curator, Biwako Museum; President, Japanese Diatom Society)
* Shigeki Mayama (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Gakugei University; Former President, Japanese Diatom Society)
* Kenichiro Ishii (CEO, SeedBank Co., Ltd.)
* Ken Negoro (Special Researcher, Biwako Museum)
**What to bring:** Diatom samples collected in advance (collection tools will be sent to successful applicants), writing implements, laptop (tablet acceptable), lab coat, changes of clothes for two days (comfortable attire), toiletries.
* For those who wish, laptops and lab coats will be lent.
**Participation Fee:** Free. Dinner on Day 1 and Day 2, and breakfast and lunch on Day 2 and Day 3 will be provided.
* All meals are free.
* If you have allergies or foods you cannot eat, please inform us when you are selected.
**Application:** Please apply by Wednesday, May 20th, via the "Shiga Net Reception Service" linked below.
* For details, please visit the Biwako Museum website:
https://www.biwahaku.jp/event/2026/07/_in_1.html
This program is supported by a grant from "Hirameki☆Tokimeki Science ~ Welcome to University Research Labs ~ KAKENHI" and is sponsored by the Japanese Diatom Society.