Kochi Core Center is a research facility jointly managed with common goals by the Kochi University and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University and Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research are conducting a variety of analyses and research activities.

We are also engaged in a variety of educational and outreach activities to let you know the results of our leading-edge research and development.

With the regular staff performing IODP curation services, the Center is functioning as one of the three IODP core sample storage facilities in the world.

Core samples can be requested for your own research by applying to the IODP that manages the curation and the right of use of each sample.