People

Research Topics

Sociology of Tourism; Sociology of Contemporary Culture; Sociological theory; Research methods in sociology

Areas of Expertise

sociology; tourism studies

Keywords

touristic society, cultural turn, critique of modernity, popular cultures

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Fleshpots in Kyoto; Conceptualization of periphery of the city

Areas of Expertise

theories of cities, Okinawa studies

Keywords

city, fleshpot, nightlife district, Kyoto, Okinawa, fieldwork

Research Topics

historical geography, environmental history,urban history

Areas of Expertise

historical geography

Keywords

modern Kyoto, digital archive of memories, historical GIS, historical disaster

Research Topics

Immigrant fishermen in Canada, Taiwan, and Korea; Life and people in Kyoto in the early-modern era

Areas of Expertise

historical geography, history of Japanese immigrants

Keywords

early-modern era, colonialism, Canada, immigrants, fishery

Research Topics

Geographical imaginations and production of tourism space

Areas of Expertise

cultural geography, tourism studies

Keywords

tourism, culture, space, mobilities

Research Topics

Geographical approach in urban structure

Areas of Expertise

human geography, urban geography

Keywords

city, urban structure, site location of offices, central administration function

Research Topics

Understanding Human Behavior and Societies by Using GIS and Big Data

Areas of Expertise

Geographic Information Science, Human Geography, Disaster Science

Keywords

Geographic Information System, Big Data, Population Analysis, Disaster Recovery

Research Topics

Geographical studies on disaster subculture and disaster mitigation education for sustainable society; Investigation of survey methods in geographical studies; Spatial Economic Evaluation for the Benefit of Environmental Resource Management by using geographic information systems and spatial analysis

Areas of Expertise

human geography, environmental studies, geographic information science

Keywords

sustainability, disaster and environment, GIS, social survey

Research Topics

the study of cultural and social phenomenon on the modern landscape

Areas of Expertise

cultural geography, landscape studies, modern urban studies

Keywords

cultural heritage, urban renewal, modern industrial landscape

Research Topics

Exploration of historic city, Kyoto, using GIS

Areas of Expertise

human geography, geography information science

Keywords

digital humanities, geographic information system (GIS)

Research Topics

Areas of Expertise

cultural anthropology, tourism anthropology, Southeast Asian studies, migration studies

Keywords

international retirement migration, lifestyle migration, long-stay tourism, transnatonalization of care

Research Topics

geography

Areas of Expertise

rural geography, social geography

Keywords

rural, social capital, sustainability

Research Topics

The history of desertification in China, especially in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin

Areas of Expertise

physical geography, geomorphology

Keywords

desertification processes, disaster, remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS), China