Annual Report 2010
Geography

Department of Geography
Graduate School and Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences
Tokyo Metropolitan University

Contents
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Laboratory of Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

11) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

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Laboratory of Climatology

111) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

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Laboratory of Environmental Geography

221) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

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Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences

281) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

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Laboratory of Urban and Human Geography
1) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY201035

1. Laboratory of Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

1) Staff
Haruo YAMAZAKI

Professor / D.Sc.

Geomorphology, Quaternary Science, Seismotectonics

Takehiko SUZUKI

Professor / D.Sc.

Geomorphology, Quaternary Science, Volcanology

Masaaki SHIRAIAssociate Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology, Marine Geology2) Overview of Research Activities
We focus on various earth scientific phenomena and processes on the solid earth surface in orderto prospect the futuristic view of environmental changes through the understanding the history andprocess of surface geology/landform development during the Quaternary period. The followings aresome examples of our studies.

1)

Plate tectonics: The Quaternary tectonics including the historical process of seismic andvolcanic activity are our special interest along the plate collision zone.

2)

Tephra study: Tephra means a generic term on the volcanic ejecta excluding lava-flow andrelated explosive deposits. We are trying to identify the source volcano, age of the eruption andthe distribution of widespread tephras that have covered the Japanese Islands through the
Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene.

3)

Paleo-environment and natural hazards: On the basis of geomorphological and sedimentologicalstudies, paleo-environmental change and natural hazards history are reconstructed.

4)

Chronological studies: We are improving chronological efficiency of tephro-stratigraphy,
radio-isotope activity, historical records, and so on through studies on these objectives.

5)

Modeling: For understanding correlation between intra-surface processes (volcanism, faultingetc.) and land formation, studies on computer simulation are carried out.

3) List of Research Activities in FY2010
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Peer-reviewed Articles
Kakiuchi, Y., Tsutsumi, H. Takemura, K., Suzuki, T. and Murata, M. 2010. Uplift of fluvial terracesby activity of the Kamidera fault in the northern part of the Biwako-seigan fault zone. The
Quaternary Research 49: 219-231. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tamura, I., Takagi H. and Yamazaki, H. 2010. The Tanzawa-garnet pumice: Widely distributed 2.5
Ma tephra in the southern Kanto area, Japan. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 116:
360-373. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Oikawa, T., Furukawa, R., Geshi, N., Shoda, K., Tamura, I., Oishi, M. and Hoshizumi, H. 2010.
Distribution and amount of ash fall from Asama Volcano on February 2nd, 2009 by questionnaire
survey. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan 61: 233-243. (in Japanese with English
abstract)Ueki, T. and Endo, K. 2010. Aims of special issue “Environmental change and tectonics around thebase of newly defined Quaternary”. The Quaternary Research 49: 271-274. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. and Kondo R. 2010. K-Ar age and paleomagnetic direction of a lava in the Minatomachi
Formation, Rishiri Island, off north Hokkaido, Japan. The Journal of the Geological Society ofJapan 116: 437-440. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ueki, T. and Kondo R. 2010. K-Ar ages of Middle and Late Pleistocene lavas from the Rishiri
Volcano, off northern Hokkaido, Japan. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 116:
686-689. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Murata, M. and Suzuki, T. 2011. Re-examination of the stratigraphy of Shirakawa pyroclastic flow
deposits using correlation of an early Pleistocene tephra in the Obama Formation of the Inubo
Group, Choshi area, central Japan. The Quaternary Research 50: 49-60. (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Collaborative Reserch Group for Geology of the Western Hills of the Kanto Plain (Kutsuma, F.,
Kubota. I., Kurakawa. H., Kobayashi. K., Kobayashi. T., Komai. K., Shoda. K., Sekine. E., Taura.
I., Takegoshi. S., Toyooka. A., Nakagawa. S., Nirei. T., Hashiya. I., Hirakoso. S. and Muto, H.)
2010. Facies and paleoenvironment of the lower part of the Bushi Formation from Kaji Hill, on
the western Kanto Plain. Earth Science (Chikyu Kagaku) 64: 159-174. (in Japanese with English
abstract)

Other Articles
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Ishiyama, T., Kato, N., Sato, H., Suzuki, T., Toda, S. and Imaizumi, T. 2010. Tectonic
geomorphology and shallow subsurface structure of the Kakuda-Yahiko fault, central Japan.
Monthly Chikyu 32: 411-416. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I. 2011. The report of the Science Partnership Project: “Understanding of the volcano －Learnt from the Fuji volcano in Japan”. Tokyo Metropolitan Hino High School Research Bulletin
43: 22-26. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I. 2011. Production of “The guide book of the earth science in the Hino area” by the earthscience club of Hino High School supported from SCAAP/JST. Tokyo Metropolitan Hino HighSchool Research Bulletin 43: 27-29. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I., Yamazaki, H. and Nakamura, Y. 2010. The wide-spread tephra in the Hokuriku Groupand the Quaternary tectonics of the Toyama Basin, Japan, Excursion Guidebook. The 117th
Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan, 2010 Toyama. The Journal of the GeologicalSociety of Japan 116 (Supplement): 1-20. (in Japanese)
Takagi H., Tamura, I. and Yamazaki, H. 2010. 2.5 Ma garnet-bearing tephras found in Kanto Plain.
The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 116 (Pictorial): IX-X. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. 2010. Plant fossil bearing Upper Pleistocene in north Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. In
Subalpine and alpine paleoenvironmental change −Recent progress and perspective－, ed. S.
Okitsu and M. Yasuda, 12-21. Tokyo: Research Group for Subalpine and Alpine Floral andPaleoenvironmenral Change in Japan, Association of Japanese Geographers. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. 2011. General report of the science partnership project in Mito First High School withspecial reference to geomagnetism and paleomagnetism. Chishitsu News No.678: 6-8. (inJapanese)
Momohara, A, Morita, M. Kondo, R. and Ueki, T. 2011. Last Glacial plant fossil assemblage fromsediment under Nozuka Lava Flow in the Rishiri Island, off north Hokkaido, Japan. Rishiri
Studies 30: 83-88. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Murata, M. and Suzuki, T. 2011. Estimation of volcanic activity deduced from early Pleistocene
tephra in the Obama Formation, Inubo Group, central Japan. Geographical Reports of Tokyo
Metropolitan University 46: 1-11.
Sawada, Y., Funakoshi, Y., Matsumoto, H., Demura, S., Koga, T., Matsuda, T., Endo, K. andOkazawa, Y. 2010. Education program of the "Earth studies" in Shikaoi Elementary School and an
experiment of air circulation in talus slopes using a pet bottle. Geographical Studies 85: 51-56. (inJapanese)3BooksNone

Reports
Yamazaki, H., Tamura, I. and Oishi, M. 2011. Upgrade studies on the analysis of volcanic materials
for the safety of nuclear power facilities. Report of the 2009-2010 Funded Research of Japan
Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES). Hachioji: Tokyo Metropolitan University. (inJapanese)Book Reviews
Suzuki, T. 2010. Book review of Manuals of reading topographical maps for engineers by Matsuda, I.
The Quaternary Research 49: 331-332. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Book review of Geomorphology of the Japanese Islands by Ota, Y., Koike, K.,
Chinzei, K., Nogami, M., Machida, H. and Matsuda, T. The Quaternary Research 49: 332. (inJapanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Suzuki, T. 2010. Reports on workshop of INTAV-J (Japanese Branch of International Focus Groupon Tephrochronology and Volcanology): Workshop of Tephra Studies in Japan for Active Tephra2010 in Kyushu. QR Newsletter 17(3): 13. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2011. Two landforms where Denenchofu and Tama-denentoshi stand: Denenchofu Upland
and Tama Hills. The Map Center No.462: 12-15. (in Japanese)
Aoki, K., Suzuki, T., Nagaoka, S., Imura, R., Moriwaki, H. and Fukuoka, T. 2010. International Field
Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology, Volcanism and Human Activity: “Active Tephra
in Kyushu, 2010, Kirishima City, Kyushu, Japan. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 119:934-937. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M. 2010. Volcanic topography around the Yatsugatake Volcano. The Map Center No.454:
16-19. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Kuri, M. and Tsunematsu, K. 2011. Study of volcano using accessible materials: Kitchen
volcanic experiment. RikaTan (Rika no Tanken) February 2011: 58-62. (in Japanese)
Kasahara, A. 2011. Participation report of “New Year School 9: NYS9”. Geological Society of Japan
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News 14(3): 25-27. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Yamazaki, H. 2010. Natural environment and hazard for Kanagawa Prefecture. Lecture of the Super
Science High-school project at Seisho High-school, Kanagawa Prefecture, July, Odawara. (inJapanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2010. Natural hazards for Tokyo. Lecture at the Tokyo disaster prevention exhibition,
August, Shinjuku. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2010. Present states and prospects on active fault study in Japan. The workshop on the
research and assessment of active fault, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan(NUMO), September, Mita. (keynote, in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Tephrochronological study on the Quaternary crustal movement in Kanto Tectonic
Basin, central Japan. International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology,
Volcanism and Human Activity, Active Tephra in Kyushu, 2010, Abstracts: 85, May, Kagoshima.
Suzuki, T. 2010. Trace the nature of Okutama Mountains: History of the mountains and its change.
Asahi Culture Center Tachikawa, June, Tachikawa. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Disaster in Tokyo: Eruption of Mt. Fuji and earthquake under Tokyo. Kogakuin
University and Asahi Culture Center, June, Shinjuku. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Geological observation and field excursion on nature in Tama area. Eco Forum:
Field Lecture for Environment, June, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Observation of Kd-38, Byobugaura, Chiba Prefecture. Mita Senior High School
SPP (Science Partner Project): Trace of widespread volcanic ash –super volcano in central Japan－, August, Choshi. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Study on reconstruction of eruptive history and paleogeography by tephra
correlation in Chubu to Tohoku regions, Japan. Japan Association for Quaternary Research 2010,
Lecture of Academic Award of 2010, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Lecture of geomorphological and geological study for citizen. Japan Association for
Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 153. August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Microscopic observation and measurement of refractive index of tephra. Honjo
Senior High School SPP (Science Partner Project): Knowing dynamic earth: Akagi and Haruna
volcanoes. November, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Underground tephras of the Kazusa Group below Tokyo city and development
5history of Kanto Plain, central Japan. Proceedings of the "Kanto Branch, Geological Society ofJapan" and "Japan Association for Quaternary Research" Joint Symposium Subsurface Structureand Evolution of the Kanto Basin, November, Setagaya. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2010. Tokyo parks as resources for sustainable urban environment: Spaces forunderstandings of ideal urban geoenvironment. Proceedings of the International Symposium on
Sustainable Urban Environment 2010 (ISSUE2010): 51-52, TMU Symposium Series No.5,
December, Hachioji.
Suzuki, T. 2011. Introduction of the symposium: Tephra study in Japan. Research Meeting in
Kashiwa Campus Preparation and Design of Tephra Database in and around Japan, January,
Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2011. Introduction of the symposium: Aiming for tephra database. Research Meeting in
Kashiwa Campus Preparation and Design of Tephra Database in and around Japan, January,
Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2011. Geological observation: Landform and geology around Naganuma Park. Training
Lecture for Leader of Hachioji City Enivironmental Learning, February, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2011. Map Reading: How to read topographical map, and fundamental of landform andgeology. Lecture for Green Volunteer Leader by Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan
Government, February, Shinjuku. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T., Geshi, N., Ueki, T. and Shirai, M. 2010. Field excursion: Akagi, Haruna and Mito. Honjo
Senior High School SPP (Science Partner Project): Knowing dynamic earth: Akagi and Haruna
volcanoes, August, from Honjo to Mito. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T., Koarai, M. and Nakayama, D. 2010. Construction of Japanese tephra database using GIS.
International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology, Volcanism and Human
Activity, Active Tephra in Kyushu, 2010, Abstracts: 84, May, Kagoshima.
Suzuki, T., Noguchi, T., Kanazawa, N., Hosoya, T., Endo, K., Osato, S. and Tanaka, M. 2010. Lower
Pleistocene Eb-Fukuda and Ho-Kd39 tephras under the Tokyo International Airport at Haneda,
central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HQR010-P16 (CD-ROM),
May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Suzuki, T., Ueki, T., Aoki, H., Aono, M. and Students for 2007 SPP (Earth science) in Mito 1st
Senior High School 2010. Recognition of Hakone-TAu11 tephra and sea level change from MIS 6
to 5 around Mito city, Northeast Kanto, central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting 2010: HQR010-P15 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
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Asagoe, M., Toyoda, S., Suzuki, T., Utida, A., Falgueres, C., Voinche, P.a and Tissoux, H. 2010. ESR
dating of quartz with Multiple Aliquot Regenerative Additive Dose method. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: SGL045-P05 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Hirouchi, D., Ishiyama, T., Suzuki, T., Imaizumi, T., Abe, K. and Kamataki, T. 2010. Late
Pleistocene uplift rate across the western margin fault zone of the Takada-heiya based on borehole
drillings. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: SCG088-P10 (CD-ROM), May,
Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Koarai, M., Suzuki, T. and Nakayama, D. 2010. Volcanic hazard estimation using tephra GIS andgeo-spatial information. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HSC015-P04(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Moriwaki, H., Suzuki, T., Murata, M., Ikehara, M., Machida, H., Oba, T. and Lowe, D. J. 2010.
Sakurajima-Satsuma (Sz-S) and Noike-Yumugi (N-Ym) tephras: Key tephrochronological marker
beds. International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology, Volcanism and Human
Activity, Active Tephra in Kyushu, 2010, Abstracts: 63, May, Kagoshima.
Shirai, M. 2010. Report of excursion of the Sakuma Dam deposits: Aims of the session “Damsediments”. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HSC019-01 (CD-ROM), May,
Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Shirai, M. 2010. Geology of the Kanto Plain and volcanoes. Lecture of Honjo Senior High School
SPP (Science Partner Project): Knowing dynamic earth, June, Honjo. (in Japanese)
Shirai, M. 2010. Evaluation of transport process of sand grain using OSL technique. Abstracts for the
5th Symposium of Dating and Culture of Japan: 19-24, September, Shirakawa. (in Japanese)
Abe, T., Shirai, M. and Muragishi, J. 2010. Traces of tsunamis/storms in coastal lowland, the Pacificcoast of Atsumi Peninsula, central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010:
MIS002-P02 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Oishi, M. 2010. Topography and geology of the Yatsugatake Volcano and its volcanic history.
Excursion and Symposium about Landslide Dam by Sector Collapse of the Yatsugatake Volcano
in the Heian Era, July, Saku. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M. 2010. Study of volcanology: An example of Fuji Volcano, the most typical volcano in
Japan. Lectures of the Science Partnership Project of the Hino High-school, September andOctober, Hino. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M. 2011. Identification of volcanic products using refractive indices of plagioclase7

phenocrysts: Products of Haruna and Asama volcanoes. Research Meeting in Kashiwa Campus
Preparation and Design of Tephra Database in and around Japan, January, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Machida, T. and Takeda, T. 2010. Preliminary report of Holocene activities in Yatsugatake
Volcano, central Japan, inferred from small-scale deposits. Japan Association for Quaternary
Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 22-23, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I. 2010. Significance of the volcanic ashes at Byobugaura, Choshi area. Meeting of the
Choshi Geopark Project, November, Choshi. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I. 2010. Production of “The guide book of the earth science in the Hino area” by the earthscience club of Hino High School. Symposium of SCAAP/JST, December, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I. and Yamazaki, H. 2010. Tephrochronological study on Plio-Pleistocene boundary in theSouth Kanto area. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: IMS011-11 (CD-ROM),
May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tamura, I., Yamazaki, H. and Mizuno, K. 2010. The huge pyroclastic flow deposits in the Takayama
Basin at the Hida area and widespread tephra: The Ohbora AFD and Ohgaya VA. Abstracts ofGeological Society of Japan 2010 Meeting: 78, September, Toyama. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. 2010. Outline of methods in study of natural history. Japan Association for Quaternary
Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 112-115, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. 2010. Plant fossil bearing Upper Pleistocene in north Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
Public Symposium on Subalpine and Alpine Floral and Paleoenvironmenral Change in Japan,
December, Matsumoto. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. and Public Relations Committee of the Japan Society of Earth Science Education 2010.
School delivery service of peel specimen of sediments. Japan Association for Quaternary
Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 145, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)Ueki, T., Furukawa, R., Aono, M., Kondo, R., Miyairi, Y. and Matsuzaki, H. 2010. 14C age of the
Kyowa Gravel and sub-surface geology beneath the Sakura River lowland, Ibaraki Prefecture,
central Japan. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 48-49,
August, Koganei. (in Japanese)Ueki, T, Momohara, A. and Saito, T. 2010. Newly found the Reunion Subchronozone from the
Plio-Pleistocene Uonuma Group in the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: SEM032-11 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Ueki, T, Momohara, A. and Saito, T. 2010. Newly found the Reunion Subchronozone from the8Plio-Pleistocene Uonuma Group in the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HQR010-14 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Aoki, H., Ueki, T., Toshimitsu, S., Saito, M., Yanagisawa, K., Tanaka, A., Makino, Y., Ito, T., Suzuki,T., Kondo, R. and Aono, M. 2010. SPP in Mito First High School of Ibaraki Prefecture, the themeof "Fossil chocolates" and "Drilling". Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010:
GSU011-01 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Muragishi, J. 2010. The social influence following the 1707 Hoei earthquake in the Atsumi
Peninsula, central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: SSS017-02(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Murata, M. and Suzuki, T. 2010. Re-examination on stratigraphy of Shirakawa Pyroclastic Flow
Deposit Group using correlation of Pleistocene tephras. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting 2010: HQR010-P17 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Murata, M., Suzuki, T., Kawashima, S. and Kawai, M. 2010. Lower Pleistocene Miyata tephra fromboring core at Wadabori Park of Suginami Ward and geological structure in the southeast part ofMusashino upland, central Japan. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and
Abstracts 40: 54-55, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Hayashizaki, R. and Shirai, M. 2010. Coastal transportation process of sands estimated frombleaching percentage of feldspar using OSL intensity in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HQR010-P13 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Hayashizaki, R. and Shirai, M. 2010. Coastal transportation process of sands estimated frombleaching percentage of feldspar using OSL intensity in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 157,
October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Hayashizaki, R., Shirai, M., Liu, H. and Sato, S. 2010. Coastal transportation process of sands
estimated from bleaching percentage of feldspar using OSL intensity in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 8-9, August, Koganei.
(in Japanese)
Aoki, T., Suzuki, T., Murata, M., Kawashima, S. and Kawai, M. 2010. Early Pleistocene
tephrochronological study on the underground geology at the Inokashira Park in Mitaka City,
Tokyo. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HQR010-13 (CD-ROM), May,
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Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Kasahara, A. 2010. Down cutting period and depositional period shown by fluvial terraces andburied valleys in the upper reaches of the river, central Japan. 7th Seminar of ICS-GEO, June,
Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Kasahara, A. 2010. Geomorphic development of low-relief surfaces in the Abukuma Mountains andthe Koriyama Basin estimated by ignimbrite deposits, conception of the master thesis. 12th
Seminar of ICS-GEO, December, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Kasahara, A. and Suzuki, T. 2010. Two independent buried valleys recognized along the Sagami
River, tributary of the upper reach of the Sagami River in the mountainous area, central Japan.
Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 40: 46-47, August,
Koganei. (in Japanese)
Kasahara, A., Suzuki, T. and Aoki, K. 2010. Two independent buried valleys and correlatives ofTozurahara Formation recognized along the Sawai River, central Japan. Proceedings of theGeneral Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 515. October,
Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Matsuda, T. 2010. Geomorphic change of Mizunashi River valley according to the eruption during
1990-1995 in Mt. Unzen Fugen-dake, Kyushu, Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers Fall Meeting 78: 512, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)Endo, K., Matsuda, T., Nakao, T., Suzuki, T., Okazawa, Y. and Wakayama, H. 2010. Activity purpose
and current state of “ICS-GEO”. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and
Abstracts 40: 156, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Imamura, A. 2011. Change in depositional environment of the early Pleistocene Inagi Formation at
Tama Hills, central Japan. The 59th Meeting of Geographical Graduation Thesis 2011, March,
Koganei. (in Japanese)
Taura, I., Igarashi, S., Ueda, T., Matsuda, R., Imamura, A., Kawai, T. and Shimizu, K. 2010. Facies
of Numasawako pyroclastic flow deposits in Nishikata, Aizu area. Abstracts and Excursion Guide:The 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Geological Collaboration in Japan: 63,
August, Fukushima. (in Japanese)102. Laboratory of Climatology

1) Staff
Jun MATSUMOTO

Professor / D. Sc

Monsoon Climatology, Environmental Climatology

Hideo TAKAHASHI

Professor / D.Sc.

Urban Climatology, Climatic Change, Rainfall Climatology

Hiroshi TAKAHASHI

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Asian Monsoon, Cloud-Precipitation Climatology, Regional Climate Modelling2) Overview of Research Activities
Our laboratory investigates climate system on the earth in various temporal-spatial scales. In
particular, we focus on climate changes due both to natural and anthropogenic causes, for example,
processes of heat island and heavy rainfall events over and around urban regions, and influences ofland-use changes and deforestation on regional climates. We also investigate diurnal, intra-seasonal,
and inter-annual variabilities and long-term changes of climate, in particular, rainfall activities in the
Asian monsoon region, and influences of global warming on regional climates (future projection).
We apply three major methods, observation (monitoring), data-analysis of various global andregional datasets, and numerical modeling for investigating above-mentioned topics.

1)

Climate changes and climate variability over Japan and around the world

2)

Variability and seasonal changes of regional climate over Asian monsoon region

3)

Observational study on formation processes of urban heat island, detailed structure of urban
boundary layer, and elucidation of urban effects on short duration intense rainfall

4)

Impacts of land-surface conditions and changes on cloud and precipitation activities, inparticular, in the tropics

5)

Reconstruction of past climate during the historical period in Japan and in East Asia

3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

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Peer-reviewed Articles
Fudeyasu, H., Ichiyanagi, K., Yoshimura, K., Mori, S., Sakurai, N., Hamada, J.-I., Yamanaka, M.D.,
Matsumoto, J. and Syamsudin, F. 2011. Effects of large-scale moisture transport and mesoscale
processes on precipitation isotope ratios observed at Sumatera, Indonesia. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 89A:49-59.
Fujinami, H., Hatsuzuka, D., Yasunari, T., Hayashi, T., Terao, T., Murata, F., Kiguchi, M., Yamane,Y., Matsumoto, J., Islam, M. N. and Habib, A. 2010. Characteristic intraseasonal variability ofrainfall and its effect on interannual variability over Bangladesh during boreal summer.
International Journal of Climatology 30, DOI:10.1002/joc.2146.
Hattori, M., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. The cross-equatorial northerly surge over the
Maritime Continent and its relationship to precipitation patterns. Journal of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 89A: 27-47.
Htway, O. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Climatological onset dates of summer monsoon over Myanmar.
International Journal of Climatology 30: 382-393, DOI:10.1002/joc. 2076.
Mori, S., Hamada J.-I., Sakurai, N., Fudeyasu, H., Kawashima, M., Hashiguchi, H., Syamsudin, F.,
Arbain, A. A., Sulistyowati, R., Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M. D. 2011. Convective systems
developed along the coastline of Sumatera Island, Indonesia, observed with an X-band Doppler
radar during the HARIMAU2006 campaign. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan 89A:
61-81.
Wu, P.-M., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. An observational study of the extremely heavy
rain event in northern Vietnam during 30 October － 1 November 2008. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 89A:331-344.
Yamashima, R., Takata, K., Matsumoto, J. and Yasunari, T. 2011. Numerical study of the impacts ofland use/cover changes between 1700 and 1850 on the seasonal hydroclimate in monsoon Asia.
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan 89A:291-298.
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2011. A study on the installation interval of rain gauge
for railroad. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 55 (CD-ROM): Presentation Number 46.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, H. G., Fujinami, H., Yasunari, T. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Diurnal rainfall patternobserved by TRMM-PR around the Indochina Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research 115D,
doi:10.1029/2009JD012155.
Takahashi, H. G., Yoshikane, T., Hara, M., Takata, K. and Yasunari, T. 2010. High-resolution
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modelling of the potential impact of land-surface conditions on regional climate over Indochina
associated with the diurnal precipitation cycle. International Journal of Climatology 30:
2004-2020, doi:10.1002/joc.2119.
Takahashi, H. G., Fukutomi,Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. The impact of long-lasting northerly surgesof the East Asian winter monsoon on tropical cyclogenesis and its seasonal march. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 89A:181-199.
Hirano, J. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Secular and seasonal variations of winter monsoon weather
patterns in Japan since the early 20th century. International Journal of Climatology 30,
doi:10.1002/joc.2241.
Murata, F., Terao, T., Kiguchi, M., Fukushima, A., Takahashi, K., Hayashi, T., A. Habib, Md. S.H.
Bhuiyan and S.A. Choudhry 2011. Daytime thermodynamic and airflow structures over northeast
Bangladesh during the pre-monsoon season: A case study on 25 April 2010. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 89A: 167-179.
Takahashi, K., Takahashi, H., Mikami, T., Yokoyama, H., Ando, H. and Akasaka, I. 2011. Detectionof the atmospheric pressure depression in the center of Tokyo using the data corrected assuminghydrostatic equilibrium. Tenki 58: 131-141. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Hoque, R., Nakayama, D., Matsuyama, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Monitoring the 2004 flood in the
Meghna River Basin in Bangladesh using ground data, Radarsat imagery and GIS. Advances inGeosciences, Hydrological Science 17: 217-236.
Hoque, R., Nakayama, D., Matsuyama, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Flood monitoring, mapping andassessing capabilities using RADARSAT remote sensing, GIS and ground data for Bangladesh.
Natural Hazards, doi:10.1007/s11069-010-9638-y.
Kamite, M., Yamada, K., Saito-Kato, M., Okuno, M. and Yasuda, Y. 2010. Microscopic observationsof varve sediments from Lake Ni-no-Megata and Lake San-no-Megata, Oga Peninsula, NE Japan,
with reference to the fallout age of the B-Tm Tephra. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
116: 349-359. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Yamada, K., Kamite, M., Saito-Kato, M., Okuno, M., Shinozuka, Y. and Yasuda, Y. 2010. Late
Holocene monsoonal-climate change inferred from Lakes Ni-no-Megata and San-no-Megata,northeastern Japan. Quaternary International 220: 122-132.

Other Articles
Matsumoto, J. and Yokoi, S. 2010. Mua lon o Mien Trung Viet Nam (Heavy rainfall in Central
13Vietnam). Tap Chi Khi Tuong Thuy Van (Scientific and Technical Hydro-Meteorological Journal)
600: 23-33. (in Vietnamese)
Kamimera, H., Ngo-Du, T., Masuda, K., Le, V. X., Nguyen, T. T. T. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. Xay
dung bo so lieu mua luoi ket hop giua ra da va cac tram do cho dot mua lon thang 11 nam 2007
tren khu vuc Trung Bo (Building a radar-raingauge combined gridded rainfall data set overCentral Vietnam for the heavy rainfall event in November 2007). Tap Chi Khi Tuong Thuy Van(Scientific and Technical Hydro-Meteorological Journal) 601: 43-47. (in Vietnamese)
Mokudai, K., Watanabe, M., Hori, N., Nakai, T., Kohmoto, D., Ogata, T., Iwata, S. and Matsumoto, J.
2010. Geo Parks and selected 100 Earth Heritages. E-journal GEO 5: 56-62. (in Japanese)
Nguyen, T. T. T., Dinh, D. T., Ngo-Duc, T., Hoang, M. T., Nguyen, V. V., Hoang, T. L., Le, V. X.,
Kamimera, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Ket qua hop tac trong khuon kho cua MAHASRI/AMY(giai doan 2006-2010) (Results of cooperation with MAHASRI/AMY in the period of 2006 to2010). Tap Chi Khi Tuong Thuy Van (Scientific and Technical Hydro-Meteorological Journal)
600: 6-14. (in Vietnamese)
Takahashi, H. 2010. Temperature. In Cyclopedia of body and temperature, supervised by K. Kanosue,
ed. K. Nagashima, O. Shido, Y. Inaba, T. Tamura, S. Ohta, T. Horikoshi, S. Sawada, H. Tanaka
and Y. Fukuoka, 552-554. Tokyo: Asakura-Shoten. (in Japanese)
Mikami, T., Sugawara, H., Shimizu, S., Narita, K. and Hagiwara, S. 2011. Field temperatureobservations in the Institute for Natural Study and its surrounding built-up area. Miscellaneous
Reports of the Institute for Nature Study 42: 25-29. (in Japanese)
Yamato, H. 2011. Analysis of temperature and wind distribution using high-resolution data in Kanto
Plain on August 16, 2007. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 46: 43-52.
Takahashi, K., Takahashi, H. and Mikami, T. 2011. Detection of the atmospheric pressure depression
in the center of Tokyo using data corrected by assuming hydrostatic equilibrium: A case study
when a typical urban heat island existed in the center of Tokyo at nighttime summer.
Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 46: 13-30.
Hoque R., Matsumoto, J. and Hirano, J. 2011. Climatological characteristics of monsoon seasonaltransitions over Bangladesh. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 45:31-41.
Shimizu, S., Sugawara, H., Narita, K., Mikami, T. and Hagiwara, S. 2011. Cold air-seeping
phenomena in the Institute for Nature Study. Miscellaneous Reports of the Institute for Nature
Study 42: 39-47. (in Japanese)
Sugawara, H., Shimizu, S., Narita, K., Mikami, T. and Hagiwara, S. 2011. Seasonal variation of heat,14

vapor and CO2 flux in the Institute for Nature Study. Miscellaneous Reports of the Institute for
Nature Study 42: 31-38. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, R., Takahashi, H. G. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. Observational study on regional climate of Izu
Oshima Island, Tokyo. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 46: 53-62.

Books
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Reports
Matsumoto, J., Wang, B., Li, J. and Wu, G. 2010. The implementation plan for Asian Monsoon Year(2007-2012): A cross-cutting WCRP initiative. Beijing: China Meteorological Press.
Wang, B., Matsumoto, J., Wu, G. and Li, J. 2010. The science plan for Asian Monsoon Year(2007-2012): A cross-cutting WCRP initiative. Beijing: China Meteorological Press.

Book Reviews
Zaiki, M. 2010. Book review (Fukuma, Y. 2010: Hirosaki-hancho Nikki Hiroiyomi Vol.1 1661-1740,
Hoppo-Shinsya). Tenki 57: 865-866. (in Japanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Takahashi, H. 2011. Approaches for elucidation of localized torrential rain in the Tokyo metropolitan
area: Observational study to understand occurrence mechanism and to develop new nowcast
system. NEWS of Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection 8: 6-7. (inJapanese)
Zaiki, M. 2011. New glossary (Data rescue). Tenki 58: 81-83. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsumoto, J. 2010. Current status of AMY. AMY Data Workshop, June, Tokyo.
Matsumoto, J. 2010. AMY observations, re-analysis and modeling. The 7th AMY Workshop, July,
Hyderabad, India.
Matsumoto, J. 2010. Asian monsoon years (AMY) 2007-2012. Indo-Japanese Colloquium on
Weather & Climate over Asia, July, Visakhapatnam, India.
Matsumoto, J. 2010. Climate and food in monsoon Asia. The Second Research Meeting on
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Atmospheric Methane and Agriculture in Monsoon Asia, September, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J. 2010. Research plan for the Ganges-Brahmaputra River Basin. The Third Research
Meeting on Atmospheric Methane and Agriculture in Monsoon Asia, November, Kyoto. (inJapanese)
Matsumoto, J. 2011. Monsoon Asian Hydro-Atmoshere Scientific Research and prediction Initiative(MAHASRI) and climatic change in Southeast Asia. JSPS International Forum Climatic Changes
in Monsoon Asia (CCMA), January, Bangkok, Thailand.
Matsumoto, J. and Asada, H. 2010. Rainfall, flood and rice cultivation in South Asia. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HGG002-05 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanesewith English abstract).
Matsumoto, J. and Asada, H. 2010. Rainfall, floods and rice production in Bangladesh. International
Workshop of Contemporary Changes in Environment and Development, December, Mymensingh,
Bangladesh.
Matsumoto, J. and Kobayashi, S. 2010. Approaches to modern geographical data in Asia for the
study of environmental changes. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 59, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J., Akasaka, I., Kubota, H., Endo, N., Takahashi, H.G., Hirano, J. and Zaiki, M. 2010.
Climatic data rescue in Asia and long-term monsoon variability. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 63, October, Nagoya.
(in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J., Endo, N. and Takahashi, H. G. 2010. Problems of Asian monsoon climate andweather. The First Research Forum on IMPAC-T, August, Bangkok, Thailand. (keynote)
Matsumoto, J., Hoque, R. and Hirano, J. 2011. Seasonal transitions of monsoon in Bangladesh. The
6th Natural Environment and Human Activity in South Asia, Natural Disaster and Human
Activity in Assam, Meghalaya and Bangladesh of the Northeastern Indian Subcontinent, February,
Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J., Satomura, T., Yamanaka, M. D., Mori, S., Ogino, S.-Y., Wu, P., Endo, N., Hattori, M.,
Kubota, H., Hamada, J.-I., Kamahori, H., Nguyen V.T., Nguyen T. T. T, Syamsudin, F., Ailikun,
Wang, B. and Li, J. 2011. Monsoon Asian Hydro-Atmoshere Scientific Research and prediction
Initiative (MAHASRI), MAIRS (Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study), AMY (Asian
Monsoon Years 2007-2012) projects for the sustainable monsoon Asia. The Second International
Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia (ICSS-ASIA), March, Hanoi, Vietnam. (keynote)16Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H., Nakamura, Y. and Suzuki, H. 2010. Urban heavy rainfall in Tokyo.
International Workshop on Impact of Asian Megacity Development on Local to Global Climate
Change, October, Beijing, China.
Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H.G., Wu, P.-M. and Endo, N. 2010. Precipitation climatology in Vietnam.
The 2nd GPM Asia Workshop on Precipitation Data Application Technique, September, Tokyo.
Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H. G., Ngo-Duc, T., Nguyen Vinh Thu and Nguyen Van Tue 2010.
Precipitation climatology in Vietnam by utilizing satellite and ground based observations. Joint PI
WorkShop of Global Environmental Observation Mission, December, Tokyo.
Matsumoto, J., Uchiyama, S., Takahashi, H., Yamane, Y., Takahashi, H. G. and Kanamori, H. 2010.
Regional and seasonal variations of climatological lightning frequency over Asian-Australianmonsoon region observed by TRMM-LIS. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual
Meeting: AS21-A009 (CD-ROM), July, Hyderabad, India.
Matsumoto, J., Watanabe, J. and Takahashi, H. G. 2010. Seasonal transitions of precipitation during
winter monsoon season in central Vietnam. The Fifth APHW Conference on Hydrological Regime
and Water Resources Management in the Context of Climate Change (HWCC 2010), November,
Hanoi, Vietnam.
Matsumoto, J., Zaiki, M., Kubota, H., Hamada, J.-I. and Hirano, J. 2010. Meteorological data rescue
in Asian monsoon region. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: MGI016-01(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (invited, in Japanese with English abstract).
Endo, N. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Climatological study on the diurnal cycles in cloud, precipitationand thunderstorm in the Indochina Peninsula. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual
Meeting: AS18-A015 (CD-ROM), July, Hyderabad, India.
Endo, N. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Trends in precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia. Workshop
on Metrics and Methodologies of Estimation of Extreme Climate Events, September, Paris,
France.
Endo, N. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Trends in precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia. American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2010, December, San Fransico, USA.
Hattori, M., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. The cross-equatorial northerly surge and intraseasonal
precipitation variations over the maritime continent. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 245, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Hattori, M., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Cross-equatorial northerly surge and intraseasonal
oscillation of precipitation in the Maritime Continent. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th17Annual Meeting: AS19-A003 (CD-ROM), July, Hyderabad, India.
Hattori, M., Mori. S. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Diurnal variations of precipitation activity around
Java Island associated with the cross-equatorial northerly surge. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2010 Autumn Meeting 98: 480, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Hayashi, T., Terao, T., Murata, F., Kiguchi, M., Yamane, Y., Bhagabati, A. K., Bhattacharya, P.,
Singh, S., Syemlihe, H., Cajee, L., Habib, A. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Rainfall observation withhighly temporal and spatial density in the northeastern region of Indian subcontinent. Asia
Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual Meeting, AS18-A001 (CD-ROM), July, Hyderabad,
India.
Kamimera, H., Ngo-Duc, T., Masuda, K., Le, V. X., Nguyen, T. T. T. and Matsumoto, J. 2010.
Building and evaluating a radar-raingauge combined gridded data set of rainfall over central
Vietnam. The Fifth APHW Conference on Hydrological Regime and Water Resources
Management in the Context of Climate Change (HWCC 2010), November, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Kubota, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. The recovery of historical typhoon track data over the Western
North Pacific during the early 20th century. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010:
MGI016-P06 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English sbstract).
Kubota, H., Matsumoto, J. and Ginn, E. W. L. 2010. The recovery of historical typhoon track data
through the 20th century over the Western North Pacific. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 64, October, Nagoya. (inJapanese)Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Katsumata, M., Wu, P., Endo, N., Tabata, M., Mega, T.,
Hashiguchi, H., Syamsudin, F., Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M. D. 2010. Environment of heavy
rainfall in the Jakartha metropolitan area, Indonesia －Quick report on HARIMAU2010 intensive
observations. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2010 Autumn Meeting 98: 231,
October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Nguyen, T. T. T., Dinh, D.-T., Ngo-Duc, T., Hoang, M. T, Nguyen, Q. V., Le, V. X, Kamimera, H.
and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Summary of the MAHASRI activities in Vietnam during the 2006-2010
period: A view-point from the Vietnamese side. The Fifth APHW Conference on Hydrological
Regime and Water Resources Management in the Context of Climate Change (HWCC 2010),
November, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ogino, S.-Y., Nodzu, M., Tachibana, Y., Matsumoto, J., Yamanaka, M. D. and Watanabe, A. 2010.
Temperature inversion layers in the inland Indochina Peninsula during dry season using GAME-T
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rawin-sonde intensive observation data. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2010
Spring Meeting 97: 270, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Ogino, S.-Y., Matsumoto, J., Wu, P.-M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Kamimera, H., Hattori, M.,
Espinueva, S. R., Nilo, P. D., Tran, Q. C., Ngo-Duc, T., Nguyen, T. T. T. and Tran, V. S. 2010.
JAMSTEC Observation in 2010, AMY Data Workshop, June, Tokyo.
Ogino, S.-Y. Matsumoto, J., Wu, P.-M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Kamimera, H., Hattori, M., Espinueva,
S. R., Nilo, P. D., Tran, Q. C., Ngo-Duc, T., Nguyen, T. T. T. and Tran, V. S. 2010. Heavy rainfall
in the central Vietnam due to cold surges and westward propagating waves: An observation planin 2010. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual Meeting: AS18-A003 (CD-ROM), July,
Hyderabad, India.
Wu, P.-M., Fukutomi, Y., Kamimera, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. The role of tropical disturbancesand Asian winter monsoon on the rainfall in Central Vietnam. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2010 Autumn Meeting 98: 116, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)Wu, P.-M., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. The role of Asian winter monsoon, tropicaldisturbance and upper tropospheric anticyclone in the extremely heavy rain in northern Vietnam
during 30 October to 1 November 2008. The Fifth APHW Conference on Hydrological Regime
and Water Resources Management in the Context of Climate Change (HWCC 2010), November,
Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wu, P.-M., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. The impact of tropical disturbances and the Asian
winter monsoon on precipitation over central Vietnam. The 3rd International Symposium on the
Indian Ocean and South China Sea, November, Guangzhou, China.
Wu, P.-M., Mori, S., Hamada J.-I., Hattori, M., Endo, N., Katsumata, M., Syamsudin, F., Hashiguchi,
H., Ogino, S.-Y., Matsumoto J. and Yamanaka, M. D. 2010. Observational research of extremely
heavy rain and the diurnal cycle of convection in the Maritime Continent of Indonesia. The 1st
AMY Data Workshop, June, Tokyo.
Wu, P.-M., Yamanaka, M. D., Matsumoto, J., Syamsudin, F., Mori, S., Manik, T., Hamada, J.-I.,
Katsumata, M., Endo, N., Hattori, M., Sulistyowati, R. and Arbain, A.A. 2010. The role of local
circulations and upper tropospheric disturbances in the heavy rain over western Java Island during
the 2010 rainy season. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual Meeting: AS18-A014(CD-ROM), July, Hyderabad, India.
Takahashi, H. 2011. Approaches for elucidation of localized torrential rain in the Tokyo metropolitan
area: Observational study to understand occurrence mechanism and to develop new nowcast
19system. Special Lecture at Open Symposium of Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute forEnvironmental Protection, January, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H., Yamato, H., Shimizu, S., Okubo, S., Takahashi, K. and Suzuki, H. 2010. Shortduration intense rainfall occurred in Tokyo wards area on August 5, 2008: (2) Cold outflow andtemperature distribution. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 126, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H., Yamato, H., Konno, S., Idenaga, T., Seto, Y. and Shimizu, S. 2011. Vertical structureof sea breeze at the leeward side of central Tokyo observed by a Doppler sodar on fine summerdays. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011
Spring Meeting 79: 184, March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2010. A study concerning installation interval of rain
gauges. 65th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Civil Engineers: II-267 (CD-ROM), September,
Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2011. A study on the installation interval of rain gauges
for railroad. 55th Annual Meeting of Hydraulic Engineering. #46 (CD-ROM), March, Tokyo. (inJapanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, H. G., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. The impact of long-lasting northerly surgesof the East Asian winter monsoon on tropical cyclogenesis and its seasonal march. JSPS
International Forum Climatic Changes in Monsoon Asia (CCMA), January, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mikami, T., Zaiki, M. and Hirano, J. 2011. Climatic changes in Japan since the 18th century.
Environment and Society in the Japanese islands: From prehistory to the present, March,
Honolulu, USA.
Hirano, J. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Long-term variations in seasonal march of precipitation in China.
Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2010 Fall Meeting 98: 475, October, Kyoto. (inJapanese)
Zaiki, M. 2010. Document-based reconstruction of paleoclimate in Japan. PAGES Regional
Workshop 2010, June, Nagoya.
Zaiki, M. 2010. Global atmosphere and ocean circulation. Kita-ku Environment College, July, Tokyo.
(in Japanese)
Zaiki, M. 2010. Data rescue of 19th century instrumental meteorological records in Japan. JMA
Forum of Climate Prediction Division, October, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Zaiki, M., Akasaka, I. and Mikami, T. 2010. Data rescue of 19th century instrumental meteorological20

records in Southeast and East Asia. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 141, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Grossman, M. and Zaiki, M. 2010. Typhoons affecting Japan from 1860 to 1879. The Association ofAmerican Geographers 2010 Annual Meeting, April, Washington, D. C., USA.
Fukushima, A., Takahashi, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2011. Regional characteristics and inter-annual
variations of precipitation in Nepal. The 6th Natural Environment and Human Activity in SouthAsia, Natural Disaster and Human Activity in Assam, Meghalaya and Bangladesh of theNortheastern Indian Subcontinent, February, Kyoto, Japan. (in Japanese)．
Takahashi, K. and Takahashi, H. 2010. Relationship between wind system and urban heat island
phenomenon in Tokyo ward area in summer (Part 4) － Relationship between nocturnal
atmospheric pressure distribution corrected by assuming hydrostatic equilibrium and wind system－. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 154, May, Tokyo.
(in Japanese)
Konno, S. and Takahashi, H. 2010. Characteristics of the wintertime nocturnal temperature inversion
over hill districts, western Kanto Plain. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2010
Fall Meeting 98: 346, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Seto, Y. and Takahashi, H. 2010. Diurnal variation of local wind systems in summer sea-breeze days
over the Kanto plain considered from the divergence field. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2010 Fall Meeting 98: 345, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Shimizu, S. and Takahashi, H. 2010. Seasonal variation in cool island effect of two urban green
spaces. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment 2010
(ISSUE2010): 49-50, TMU Symposium Series No.5, December, Hachioji.

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3. Laboratory of Environmental Geography

1) Staff
Makiko WATANABE

Professor/ PhD

Soil Science

Shuichi OYAMA

Associate Professor / PhD (D. Human and Environment)(until 30th September)
Area Studies (Africa, South America), Biogeography, Ecological Anthropology2) Overview of Research Activities
Our laboratory focuses on the relations between human and natural environment. For
understanding processes enacted upon environment in local and regional scales and their dynamics,
we try to integrate subdivisions of both physical and human geography together withinterdisciplinary aspects of environmental sciences, such as botanical science, forest ecology,
zoology, soil science, landscape design, political ecology, folklore, anthropology and so on. Researchmethods are in primary based on fieldworks, including topography, soil, vegetation and interview
surveys in participative on laboratory analyses of soil-water analyses and interpretations of aerial
photo and satellite imagery as well. Overseas field studies are carried out in Asia, Africa, Europe andSouth America. We are engaged in long-term fieldwork on (1) environmental changes and human
responses in Africa, (2) cultural ecology of slash-and-burn cultivators in Africa, (3) domestication
process of livestock and crops, and (4) vegetation and climatic landscape in north and South America
and Siberia.
Recent research subjects are as follows;1)

Characterization of sclerotium grains as soil organic component in subalpine forests in Japanand Central Europe

2)

Dynamics of water environment surrounding ancient temples in Kharga Oasis, Western Desert,
Egypt

3)

Land recovery scenario in the upper Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines

4)

Evaluation of urban soils on basis of soil genesis

5)

Geoecological research on landscape, vegetation and soil
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6)Interrelation between environmental change and human response in savanna area of Africa

7)

Cultural geography of slash-and-burn cultivators and development of cultivation system inmiombo woodland zone of Africa

8)

Applied ecological study to combat desertification in Sahel zone, Africa.

9)

Domestication of Camelidae animals and Solanum crops in Andes, South America

3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

Peer-reviewed Articles
Oyama, S. 2011. Are self-sufficient agrarian villages in Africa really poor? E-journal GEO 5: 87-124.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Oyama, S., Kondo, F. Awaji, K. and Kawanishi, Y. 2010. Arid cultivation and ecological knowledgeof the cultivators for desertification in southern Niger. Noukou-no-Gijutsu-to-Bunka (Technology
and Culture of Agriculture) 27: 66-85. (in Japanese)

Other Articles
Oyama, S. The progress of market economy and land degradation problem in Sahel region of West
Africa. Ningen-Kankyo-Ronshu (The Housei Journal of Humanity and Environment) 10(2): 13-34.
(in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2011. New Land Act and distress condition of Bemba shifting cultivators. In African area
study and rural development in agricultural villages, ed. M. Kakeya and J. Itani, 246-280. Kyoto:
Kyoto University Press. (in Japanese)
Sakagami, N. 2011. Distributional optimum of sclerotia, resting bodies of Cenococcum geophilum inforest soils. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 46: 63-72.
Shikata, K. 2010. The processes of creating diversity of non-cocoa tree species in cocoa agroforestsof southeastern Cameroon. Ökumene Research 1: 67-90. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, N. 2010. Social relation of the tenants, nursing staff and regional community in the old-age
home of “Group Home”, Japan. Ökumene Research 1: 91-106. (in Japanese)Hara, M. 2010. Difference of distribution between the exotic and the indigenous plant in Rishiri
Island, Japan. Ökumene Research 1: 55-66. (in Japanese)

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Reports
None

Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
Oyama, S. 2010. The 1142nd “What can we see on the roof of the world?” The travel of the
Andean mountains. Sekai-Fushigi-Hakken (Discovering the world). 21:00-22:00, May 1st,
providing the quiz materials and photos for the TV program of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.
(in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2010. Preface for the initial number issue of Ökumene Research. Ökumene Research 1:
1-2. (in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2010. Andean Mountain ! Scarce Animal Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). DVD-book ofanimal documentary “Darwin-ga-kita!” (NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation) 2-9. Tokyo:
Asahi Simbun Publication Inc. (in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2011. NHK-BS Special: Save African Moms, Reports of Ms. Ai Tominaga from Zambia,
Africa. Cooperation for translating into Japanese from Cibemba, local language of Zambia.
December 25th. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Channel BS-1. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Watanabe, M. 2010. Where is black and round sclerotia? －Feel the wonder of forest－. Special
Events for Tokyo Science & Technology Week 2010, Cooperation by Experience-based
Exhibition, April, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, M. 2010. Where is “sclerotia”? Special Class for Science at Yamawaki Junior High &High School, August, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, M. and Kamei, H. 2010．Water environmental map around El Zayaan Temple, Egypt. The
1300 Anniversary of Nara Capital Relocation, Winter Exhibitions “Heijokyo and Cultural
Heritage －Measure, Recognize and Inform－”，Nara National Research Institute for Cultural
Properties, Nov.2010－Jan. 2011, Nara. (in Japanese)24

Watanabe, M. and Sakagami, N. 2011. Status of sclerotia of Cenococcum geophilum as structured
SOC from studies in Harz mts., central Germany. Workshop on Co-evolution of Soil and Organic
Substances, March, Landau, Germany.
Watanabe, M., Kato, S. and Sakagami, N. 2010. Distribution and status of sclerotia as microbial
oriented SOC along transitional soil sequence in Mt. Chokai, northern Japan. Abstracts of theInternational Symposium on Organic Matter Stabilization and Ecosystem Functions: 96,
September, Presqu’île de Giens, France.
Watanabe, M., Ohno, M., Sakagami, N. and Murata, T. 2011. Soil carbon storage in Shinjuku Gyoen
Park estimated by land use history and soil compactness profiles. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79: 190, March, Tokyo.
(in Japanese)
Oyntsetseg, B., Inoue, Y. and Watanabe, M. 2010. Trace element distribution in soils and plants
around Erdenet mining area, Mongolia. Proceedings of 4th International Conference GREENCHEMISTRY & ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: 50-54, October, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Nonoyama, Y., Narisawa, K., Ohta, H. and Watanabe, M. 2010. Efficiency of DSE fungal sclerotia as
microbial cell carrier in forest soils. Abstracts of the International Symposium on Organic Matter
Stabilization and Ecosystem Functions: 99, September, Presqu’île de Giens, France.
Sugiura, Y., Watanabe, M., Sakagami, N., Nonoyama, Y. and Murayama, S. 2010. Properties ofneutral sugars in sclerotial grain from comparison between soil horizons and grain size. Annual
Meeting for Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, September, Sapporo. (inJapanese)
Wakamatsu, S., Watanabe, M. and Isoi, T. 2010．Distribution and molecular biological analysis ofsclerotium grains. Annual Meeting for Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,
September, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Wakamatsu, S., Watanabe, M. Murano, H. and Isoi, T. 2011. Distribution and molecular biologicalanalysis of black sclerotium grains. Research Presentation of MEXT Program for Formation of aStrategic Research Infrastructure, Meijo University“Construction of Environmental Sounded
Circulation of Substances by Agriomix”，March, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2010. Introduction of market-based land system in communal land and distress conditionof agrarian villages in Zambia. Workshop of African Agriculture in Kyoto University, April,
Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Oyama, S. 2010. Ecological knowledge and daily practices of Hausa cultivators for combating
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desertification in Sahel, West Africa. 12th Congress of International Society of Ethnobiology, May,
Tofino, Canada.
Oyama, S. 2010. Africa: Not far, not endlessly vast. Comment for Session 3: Economic growth andenvironmental changes. Japan Association for African Studies Symposium “Reflecting on 50
Years of African Independence: Past, Present, and Future”. December, Tokyo.
Oyama, S. 2010. Trail toward the solution of desertification problems and improving the relationshipbetween the cultivators and pastoral people in West Africa. 175th Seminar of African Area Studies,
December, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Oyama, S. and Kirikoshi, H. 2011. Examining the effects and safeties of urban trash input for
combating desertification in Sahel, West Africa: The local trials against desertification for REDD.
TheInternational

Workshopon“Incentive

of

Local

Community

for

REDD

and

Semi-domestication of Non-timber Forest Products”, March, Kyoto.
Sakagami, N. 2010. Physicochemical characteristics of sclerotia of Cenococcum species found fromsoils of three cool-alpine mountain areas. Abstracts of the International Symposium on Organic
Matter Stabilization and Ecosystem Functions: 113, September, Presqu’île de Giens, France.
Sakagami, N., Watanabe, M. and Nonoyama, Y. 2010. A report of the program on nature observationand scientific education using sclerotia of Cenococcum species from forest soils. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Autumn Meeting 78: 170,
October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Sakagami, N., Yamazaki, K., Sato, Y., Ohta, H., Watanabe, M. and Ishikawa, T. 2011. Distribution of
inorganic components of fine sediment of Tone river estuary and their microbial diversity.
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring
Meeting 79: 224,March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Shikata, K. 2010. Diversity of tree species in cocoa agroforests of Southeastern Cameroon. The 47th
annual meeting of Japan Association for African Studies, May, Nara. (in Japanese)Uoi, N., Watanabe, M. and Murata, T. 2011. Usefulness of vertical distribution of soil hardness as acriterion of urban soil classification. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79:189, March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Morisima, W., Ichisawa, H., Uoi, N. and Watanabe, M. 2011. Effect of soil structure difference on
soil temperature －A study on urban park soils－. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79: 287, March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Kato, S., Sakagami, N. and Watanabe, M. 2011. The relationship between forest location and soil
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properties in western slope of Mt. Chokai, northern Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79: 278, March, Tokyo. (inJapanese)
Suzuki, C. 2011. Examination on vegetation study by GIS of the herbarium specimens information.
The 31st Seminar of Master’s Thesis Related to Japanese Society of Ecology in Kanto Region.
February, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, K., Sakagami, N., Watanabe, M. and Ishikawa, T. 2010. Temporal and spatial
distributions of organic components in the sediment of Tone river estuary. Program of the Annual
Meeting of the Society of Environmental Science, Japan 2010: 97, September, Tokyo. (inJapanese)27

4. Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences

1) Staff
Hiroshi MATSUYAMA

Associate Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Hydrometeorology, Geographical Information Sciences

Takeki IZUMIAssistant Professor / PhD (D.Eng.)

Urban Climatology, Geographical Information Sciences, Numerical Meteorological Modelling

Daichi NAKAYAMA

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Geographical Information Sciences, Remote Sensing, Computational Geomorphology2) Overview of Research Activities
This laboratory is going to study the natural environment as a whole which is composed ofgeomorphology, climate, hydrology, vegetation, and so on. Concretely, deductive approach andinductive approach are combined for conducting studies. The former approach is going to explain
results from causes by physical lows such as mass balance, energy balance, equation of motion, andso on. The latter approach is going to explain facts demonstratively based on field surveys and in situ
observations. Therefore, collection of quantitative data, digital mapping, statistical analyses,
numerical modeling, and GIS (Geographical Information Systems) are main methods used in thislaboratory.
The main study themes in this laboratory are listed as follows.

1)

Energy and water cycle in the atmosphere and hydrosphere2)

Capturing snow distribution and snow water resources, along with snowmelt-runoff based onremote sensing techniques and field surveys

3)

Quantitative evaluation of spectral reflectance characteristics of coniferous forests and their leaf
area indices

4)

Water environment around Mt. Aso and Tokyo metropolis

5)

Numerical simulation of urban climate and local wind

6)

Capturing surface conditions of cities using GIS

7)

Monitoring and modeling natural environment and natural hazards
283) List of Research Activities in FY2010

Peer-reviewed Articles
Hoque, R., Nakayama, D., Matsuyama, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Monitoring the 2004 flood in the
Meghna River Basin in Bangladesh using ground data, Radarsat imagery and GIS. Advances inGeosciences, Hydrological Science 17: 217-236.
Hoque, R., Nakayama, D., Matsuyama, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2010. Flood monitoring, mapping andassessing capabilities using RADARSAT remote sensing, GIS and ground data for Bangladesh.
Natural Hazards, doi:10.1007/s11069-010-9638-y.
Aoyama, M. 2011. Mountain permafrost distribution in the Yari-Hotaka mountains, northern
Japanese Alps: Air and ground temperature monitoring using miniature temperature data loggers.
Geographical Review of Japan 84: 44-60. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2011. Diagnostic study of effects of a large city on heavy
rainfall as revealed by ensemble simulation －A case study of central Tokyo, Japan－. Journal ofApplied Meteorology and Climatology 49: 713-728, doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2553.1.

Other Articles
None

Books
None

Reports
Matsuyama, H. 2010. No.280. Estimation of groundwater circulation based on springwatertemperature and concentration of silica along with the change of springwater and its
surroundings －A case study of Hino city, Tokyo metropolis－. Tamagawa No.126: 10. (inJapanese)
Hasegawa, K., Omi, H., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2011. Detection of forest structure from highspatial resolution remote sensing data for assessing distribution of Leaf Area Index. Proceedingsof the 12th CEReS Symposium on Environmental Remote Sensing: 18-20. (in Japanese)29Book Reviews
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Book review (Kato, M., ed: Remote Sensing of Forests, Second Edition).
Chiri 55(10): 116. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Book review (Wilks, S. D.: Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences,
2nd Edition). Tenki 57: 907. (in Japanese)
Saito, H. 2010. Book review (Sugiura Y. ed.: Series Human Geography 3: Geospatial Analysis).
Geographical Review of Japan 83B: 73-74.

Miscellaneous Reports
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Sacred place of cartography (Textbook version: Momosegawa fan). Map
Journal No.166: 9-11. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2010. A propose of early sleeping and early getting up. OGI Technical Reports 18:
i-ii. (invited, in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2011. Sacred place of cartography (A version of rectangular plane coordinates). Map
Journal No.168: 14-16. (in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. 2010. Natural history of mountains deduced from the landscape of Akaishi-dake andArakawa-mountains, Southern Japanese Alps. The Map Center No.454: 12-15. (in Japanese)
Saito, H. 2010. Sacred place of cartography (Textbook version: Byoubugaura coast). Map Journal
No.165: 7-9. (in Japanese)
Kawahara, K. 2010. Sacred place of cartography (A version of Japanese vertical datum, opening to
the public). Map Journal No.167: 7-9. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Water problems around Lake Balkhash in Central Asia. Program and Abstractsof Spring Meeting 2010, Japanese Society of Regional and Agricultural Development: 7-10, June,
Fujisawa. (invited, in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Present status of the Earth as revealed by the hydrological cycle. Kita-tama
High School, July, Tachikawa. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2010. GIS Day in Tokyo 2005－2010: History of collaboration among industry,
academic, and public society for six years. Poster Salon, 2010 Meeting of Japan Association for
Quaternary Research, August, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2010. Field survey of the springs in Hino City. Second Seminar of Groundwater30

Conservation Project, September, Hino. (invited, in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2011. Have you ever seen Tamagawa-Jousui? Class 4-2, Roka Elementary School,
Setagaya ward (Outreach activity), January, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. and Nishimine, Y. 2011. A study on maps appearing in textbooks and atlases used inhigh schools －In relation to“Sacred place of cartography”－. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79: 169, March, Tokyo.
(in Japanese)
Izumi, T. 2011. Numerical simulation studies of climate change by urbanization using mesoscalemeteorological model. International Workshop on Urban Space and Urban Climate, March,
Wuhan, China.
Koarai, M., Suzuki, T. and Nakayama, D. 2010. Volcanic hazard estimation using tephra GIS andgeo-spatial information. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: HSC015-P04(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Suzuki, T., Koarai, M. and Nakayama, D. 2010. Construction of Japanese tephra database using GIS.
International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology, Volcanism and Human
Activity, Active Tephra in Kyushu, 2010, Abstracts: 84, May, Kagoshima.
Aoyama, M. 2011. Observation of ground temperature and soil displacement on the lobate landforms
in the summit area of Mt. Minamidake, northern Japanese Alps. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring Meeting 79: 297, March, Tokyo.
(in Japanese)
Kezer, K. 2010. Water resources and climate change of the central part of Tianshan Mountains.
Second Study Meeting of Ili Project, November, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Hasegawa, K., Omi, H., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Retrieving forest structure parameters
based on image texture analysis using satellite data. Database of the General Meeting of theJapanese Forest Society 121: 406, April, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2011. Estimation of the spatial distribution of Leaf Area
Index using the new vegetation index named NHVI. The 13th CEReS Symposium on
Environmental Remote Sensing, February, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Saito, H. 2010. Relationship between shallow landslide initiations and rainfall patterns in Japan.
Research meeting of DPRI-KU: Prediction and mitigation of long-term sediment discharge frommountainous basins based on the processes description of sediment production and transport －Influence of inbasin sediment storage fluctuation－, October, Takayama. (in Japanese)31

Saito, H., Nakayama, D. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Two rainfall types for shallow landslide initiationin Japan as revealed by Soil Water Index. Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010:
HDS021-02 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Saito, H., Nakayama, D., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Development of quasi-real timeshallow landslide monitoring system based on the two types of rainfall conditions. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 151,
October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Fukumoto, R., Nakayama, D., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Development of
real-time shallow landslide monitoring (SWING system) based on the two types of rainfall
patterns. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2010: 10, November,
Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Nakayama, D., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Development of quasi-real timeshallow landslide monitoring system based on the two types of rainfall conditions. General
Meeting of the Japanese Geomorphological Union 2010 Fall Meeting, November, Kumagaya. (inJapanese)
Nakamura, K., Sugiura, S., Fukumoto, R., Saito, H., Tsuchiya, K. and Nakayama, Y. 2010.
Challenges and possibility of Open Café System －Application study for the landscape planning－. FOSS4G 2010, September, Barcelona.
Nakamura, K., Fukumoto, R., Sugiura, S., Nakayama, K., Saito, H., Furuhashi, T., Shiki, M., Saito,
K. and Nakayama, Y. 2010. Application of FOSS4G in Joushinetsu kogen national park －Useand management of national park of Japan with Open Café System－. 19th Annual Meeting of
GIS Association of Japan, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Nakamura, K., Fukumoto, R., Saito, H. and Nakayama, Y. 2010. Open Café System: Development
and application of FOSS4G package for natural environment. Research Abstracts on Spatial
Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2010: 59, November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, Y., Fukumoto, R., Saito, H. and Nakamura, K. 2010. An introduction of Open Cafe
System: Development and application of FOSS4G package in natural environment studies. 19th
Annual Meeting of GIS Association of Japan, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Sugiura, S., Nakamura, K., Saito, H., Fukumoto, R. and Nakayama, Y. 2010. Shortcut route selection
and the map display －Possibility of path search using pgRouting－. Research Abstracts on
Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2010: 61, November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. A mechanism of blowing local wind32

“Masubori-Kaze”－Paying attention to the geomorphology of Mt. Aso－. Abstracts ofMeteorological Society of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 85, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Diagnostic study of effects of large cities on heavy
rainfall around Tokyo based on multi-model ensemble simulation. Abstracts of MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 312, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Diagnostic study of effects of large city on heavy
rainfall in central Tokyo, based on ensemble simulation. International Workshop on Urban
Climate Projection for Better Adaptation Plan, June, Tsukuba.
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Diagnostic study of effects of large city on heavy
rainfall in central Tokyo, based on ensemble simulation. First International Workshop on
Nonhydrostatic Numerical Models, September, Kyoto.
Iwasaki, K., Matsubayashi, K., Maeno, K., Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Can“guerrilla rainfall” be defined meteorologically? Abstracts of Meteorological Society of Japan
2010 Fall Meeting 98: 452, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Urita, S., Saito, H., Nakayama, D., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Diagnostic study on thespatial distribution of potential landslide disaster occurrence as revealed by Soil Water Index.
Abstracts of Meteorological Society of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 319, May, Tokyo. (inJapanese)
Urita, S., Saito, H., Nakayama, D., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Diagnostic study on thespatial distribution of potential landslide disaster occurrence and “heavy rainfall blank area” asrevealed by Soil Water Index. Proceedings of 2010 Annual Conference, Japan Society ofHydrology and Water Resources: 230-231, September, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Numerical study on the effects ofrooftop greening on moderating air temperature in Tokyo metropolitan area. Abstracts ofMeteorological Society of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 283, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Numerical study on effects of rooftop greening on
moderating air temperature in Tokyo metropolitan area. International Workshop on Urban Climate
Projection for Better Adaptation Plan, June, Tsukuba.
Katasakai, Y., Inamura, T., Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Numerical study on theeffects of critical level generated by wind shear on blowing local wind “Matsubori-Kaze”.
Abstracts of Meteorological Society of Japan 2010 Spring Meeting 97: 349, May, Tokyo. (inJapanese)33

Miyano, H., Izumi, T., Nakayama, D. and Matsuyama, H. 2011. An observational study of thelong-term water temperature in springwaters in Tokyo －In relation to land-use change－.
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011 Spring
Meeting 79: 225, March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Nishimine, Y. and Matsuyama, H. 2010. Spatial analysis of the stores of the drug store“COSMOS
Pharmaceutical Corporation”. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS
2010: 27, November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)34

5Laboratory of Urban and Human Geography

1) Staff
Yoshio SUGIURA

Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Human Geography

Yoshiki WAKABAYASHI

Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Geography, Behavioral Geography, Geographical Information Sciences

Akihiro TAKINAMI

Associate Professor / PhD (D.Lit.)

Cultural Geography, Tourism Study, Francophone Studies

Yuko TAKEDA

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Lit.)

GIS, Urban Geography

Hiroyuki TSUBOMOTOAssistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Geography, Office Study

Michiko HARAYAMA

Assistant Professor

Bibliometrics(Concurrent staff)
Toshio KIKUCHI

Professor / D.Sc.

Agricultural and Rural Geography, Regional Geography of Oceania, Nature Based Tourism2) Overview of Research Activities
This research unit specializes in human geography, with special emphasis on the city and its
environs. Our research interests center on the structural explanation of the relationship between
human activities and geographic environment by employing approaches of social sciences andhumanities. Methodologically, the emphasis lies largely on positivistic (viz., quantitative or
mathematical); fieldwork is also encouraged. The research interests cover quantitative,35

socioeconomic, urban and behavioral geography. The main themes of our current research are as
follows:

1. Mathematical modeling of human geographic phenomena
2. Regional analysis of human geographic phenomena
1) Relationship between human activities and geographic environment2) Land use change in the city and its suburbs3) Spatial organization of the society4) Transformation of human activities brought about by environmental change
3. Geographical studies of urban systems
1) Spatial structures of intra-urban system
2) System of cities
4. Geographical thought
1) History of modern geography2) Bibliometric research of geographical studies

3) List of Research Activities in FY2010

Peer-reviewed Articles
Arai, T., Fukuishi, Y. and Harayama, M. 2011. The political ecology of groundwater in Hakushu
Town, Yamanashi Prefecture. E-journal GEO 5: 125-137. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Liang, H. S. 2010. Recent trends and regional differences in land use change in Inner Mongolia,
China. Geographical Sciences 65: 127-141. (in Japanese)
Arima, T. 2010. Zoo of Tokyo: The visitors’ space use characteristics. Geographical Review of Japan
83: 353-374. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Koizumi, R. 2010. Spatial patterns of occupational structure and their changes in Tokyo metropolitan
area. Quarterly Journal of Geography 62: 61-70. (in Japanese with English abstract?)

Other Articles
Takinami, A. 2011. Colors used for the tourist image and tourism strategy of Sète in Southern France.
The International Journal of Tourism Science 4:101-113. (in Japanese)Wada, E. and Ranaweerage, E. 2011. Distribution of business categories and the characteristics of36

two main streets in Georgetown, Washington D.C. The International Journal of Tourism Science
4: 69-81. (in Japanese)Wada, E. and Ranaweerage, E. 2011. Distribution of business categories and the characteristics oftwo main streets in Georgetown, Washington D.C. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan
University 46:73-87.

Books
None

Reports
None

Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
None

Presentations
Wakabayashi, Y. and Ishikawa, T. 2010. Geographic information science and spatial thinking. 19th
Annual Meeting of GIS Association of Japan, October, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Wakabayashi, Y. and Koizumi, R. 2010. Geovisualization of demographic data of Tokyo
metropolitan area using tools for the exploratory spatial data analysis. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2010: MTT035-P07 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Wakabayashi, Y., Kukimoto, M., Yui, Y. and Kubo, T. 2010. The use of child-care services at theafter-school care for school children in Urasoe City, Okinawa. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 79, October, Nagoya.
(in Japanese)
Wakabayashi, Y. , Kukimoto, M. and Yui, Y. 2010. The role of the unauthorized daycare center in thechildcare system of Okinawa and its basis of existence. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meetingof the Human Geographical Society of Japan 2010 Meeting: 138-139, November, Nara. (in37

Japanese)
Kubo, T., Yui, Y., Wakabayashi, Y. and Kukimoto, M. 2010. Employment, childcare, and housing
problems of single-parent families in Okinawa. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 76, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Kukimoto, M. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2010. Political process of after-school care for children in
Urasoe City, Okinawa. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 78, October, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Kukimoto, M., Wakabayashi, Y. and Yui, Y. 2010. The impact of institutional changes by the central
government on childcare culture in Okinawa. The 5th Japan-Korea-China Joint Conference on
Geography, November, Sendai.
Yui, Y., Kubo, T., Kukimoto, M. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2010. Regional evolution of after-school carefor children in Okinawa: A case study of Naha and Urasoe. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 2010 Fall Meeting 78: 77, October, Nagoya. (inJapanese)
Liang, H. S. 2011. Regional development and small town construction in Naiman Banner, Inner
Mongolia, China．Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers2011 Spring Meeting 79: 265. Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Koizumi, R. 2010. Changing spatial structures of the Tokyo metropolitan area after the Bubble
Economy. The 5th Japan-Korea-China Joint Conference on Geography, November, Sendai.
Koizumi, R. 2010. The changing spatial structure and its causations of the Tokyo metropolitan area
after the Bubble Economy. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science CSIS Days 2010:
29, November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Koizumi, R. 2010. The changing spatial patterns of occupational structures in Tokyo metropolitan
area. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Human Geographical Society of Japan 2010
Meeting: 128-129, November, Nara. (in Japanese)
Koizumi, R. 2011. Availability and capability of grid-square statistics as areal units. The 10th
ordinary meeting of Japan Association on Geographical Space, March, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Koizumi, R. 2011. The changing spatial patterns of household structure in Tokyo metropolitan area
after the late 1990s. The General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2011
Spring Meeting 79: 71, March,Tokyo. (in Japanese)Wada, E. 2010. The transition of Otaku’s space: From limited space into public space. The 5thJapan-Korea-China Joint Conference on Geography, November, Sendai.
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