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Professors

IKUTA Masato

Research Topics

International comparison of megacity development in Japan and Southeast Asia―a geographical approach; Tourism development of Southeast Asia

Areas of Expertise

human geography, economic geography

Keywords

metropolitan area, industry, regional economy, tourism, Japan, and Southeast Asia

ENDO Hideki

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

KATO Masahiro

Research Topics

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

KAWASHIMA Kazuhito

Research Topics

Historical geography of craftsmen communities

Areas of Expertise

historical geography, geography of folklore

Keywords

craftsman, smithy, caster, Ireland, farm tools

KAWAHARA Norifumi

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

KANDA Koji

Research Topics

Geographical imaginations and production of tourism space

Areas of Expertise

cultural geography, tourism studies

Keywords

tourism, culture, space, mobilities

KOGA Shinji

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

TAKAHASHI Manabu

Research Topics

History of environmental changes; History of land development; Hazard risk management

Areas of Expertise

environmental archaeology, urban planning in consideration of land history

Keywords

environmental archaeology, land development, disaster, earthquake, flooding, tsunami

YAMAMOTO Rika

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

YANO Keiji

Research Topics

Exploration of historic city, Kyoto, using GIS

Areas of Expertise

human geography, geography information science

Keywords

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

Associate Professors

KAWASUMI Naomi

Research Topics

historical geography, environmental history,urban history

Areas of Expertise

historical geography

Keywords

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

HANAOKA Kazumasa

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

MATSUNAGA Kohei

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

MURANAKA Akio

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

TERATOKO Yukio

Research Topics

geography

Areas of Expertise

rural geography, social geography

Keywords

rural, social capital, sustainability

Master's Students