Annual Report 2012
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 FY2012
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Laboratory of Climatology

121) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2012
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Laboratory of Environmental Geography

251) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2012
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Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences

311) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2012
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Laboratory of Urban and Human Geography
1) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY201240

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  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.

13) List of Research Activities in FY2012

Peer-reviewed Articles
Suzuki, T. 2012. Review and perspective of Quaternary tephrochronology in north Kanto and south
Tohoku regions, northeast Japan (The Paper for the 2010 Japan Association for Quaternary
Research Acadimic Award). The Quaternary Research 51: 65-78. (in Japanese with English
abstract)Abe, T. and Shirai, M. 2013. Event deposits correlated with a historical tsunami in the Edo era, on
the coastal lowland of the Atsumi Peninsula, central Japan. The Quaternary Research 52: 33-42.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Ueki, T., Nakao, K., Nishiyama, K., Morie, T., Takemura, K., Yonenobu, H., Yamada, K. andHasegawa, S. 2012. Case report on a field excursion for the general public as an outreach activity
by an academic society for Quaternary science. Education of Earth Science 65: 63-80. (inJapanese)Ueki, T., Ito, T., Nakano, H., Obi, Y. and Makino M. 2012. A case report on the field excursion forschool teachers including field practice and laboratory experiment to introduce a peel specimenof sediments and simplified flume experiment in school lessons. The Journal of the GeologicalSociety of Japan 118: 387-392. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ando, K. and Yamazaki, H. 2012. Evolving simulation of fault-related flexure using CIP method
which makes consideration of dilatancy. Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan 65:
135-149. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
Yamazaki, H., 2013, Active faults and surface breaks, we need a viewpoint of the correspondence ofthe engineering to overcome them. Fuji-sankei Bussiness-i. 2013/03/28, p.19.
Oishi, M., Matsushima, N., Tanaka, A., and Nishiki, K. 2012. Recipe of kitchen volcanic experimentof flour volcanoes as a demonstrational tool, in the Geoscience Exhibition in Mito 2011. GSJ
Chishitsu News 1: 115-119. (in Japanese)
Sumita, T., Chou, I., Nakai, M., Furukawa, R., Ito, S., Takeuchi, K., Iwaya, T., Nanayama, F.,
Miyakawa, A., Takahashi, M., Takahashi, M., Ando, R., Mizugaki, K., Yanagisawa, N., Kaneko,N., Sato, T., Watanabe, M., Oikawa, T., Imanishi, K., Shibahara, A., Yoshikawa, H., Takehara, J.,
Ikedu, H., Takahashi, Y., Ishizuka, Y., Yamasaki, S., Hirota, A., Oishi, M., Nishiki, K., Takarada,2

S., Sato, D., Ozaki, M., Matsuura, H., Aoya, M., Uchino, T., Ueki, T., Saito, M., Morijiri, R.,
Nishioka, Y., Naito, K., Sakayori, Y., Nonogaki, Y. A., Sakai, K., Nagatsu, J., Nakagawa, M.,
Miyagi, I., Yamaguchi, T., Otsubo, M., Takeda, N., Kitajima, H., Kuwahara, Y., Satoh, T., Abe,S., Namegawa, Y., Ochi, T., Kase, Y., Saomoto, H., Hayashida, T., Yoshioka, M., Uchida, Y.,
Yasukawa, K., Sakaguchi, K., Furusawa, M., Nakayama, K., Owada, A., Fukuda, K.,
Hirabayashi, E., Fusejima, Y., and Yoshikawa, T. 2013 “Geo-Doctor 2012” designed byvoluntary geoscientists in AIST open house. GSJ Chishitsu News 2: 37-39. (in Japanese)
Yamasaki, S., Oishi, M., Niahiki, K., Hirota, A., Furukawa, R., Takada, A., Ishizuka, Y., Takarada,S., and Oikawa, T. 2013. A report about our challenge corner as “See-through volcano; analog
experiments of magma system” in AIST open house 2012. GSJ Chishitsu News 2: 53-55. (inJapanese)
Tamura, I. 2013. Production of “The guide book of the earth science by Tokyo metropolitan Hinohigh school” supported from SCAAP/JST. Tokyo metropolitan Hino high school researchbulletin 45 : 26-33. （in Japanese）
Kasahara, A., Suzuki, T., and Kawajiri, K. 2013. Two independent buried valleys and correlative ofTozurahara Formation in the area of lower stream of the Sawai River, Kanagawa Prefecture,
Central Japan. Bulletin of the Sagamihara City Museum 21: 93–100. (in Japanese)
Utsugawa, T. and Shirai, M. 2013. A study oF the formation process of the Noshiro coastal dune,
Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University
48: 1-11.

Books
The earth science club of Tokyo metropolitan Hino high school and Tamura, I. 2013. The guidebook of the earth science by Tokyo metropolitan Hino high school.

Japan Science andTechnology Agency, 60p. (in Japanese)

Reports
Niihori, K. and Oishi, M. 2012. Volcanology of Shimashita site. The report of excavation of
Shimashita site, Miyake island, Tokyo Prefecture, 24-28. (in Japanese)Book Reviews
Suzuki, T. 2012. Book review（Hans-Ulrich Schmincke: translated by Mari Sumita and Yuichi
3Nishimura: Volcanism）. The Quaternary Research 51: 313-314. (in Japanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Suzuki, T. 2012. Reports of Research Committees: Japanese branch of International Focus Group on
Tephrochronology and Volcanology. QR newsletter 19: 11-12. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2013. Studies on volcanic ashes. Seien 766: 19-21. (in Japanese)
Inoue, M., Nirei, T., Suzuki, T. and Tamura, T. 2012. Guide book for the excursion of upper andmiddle reaches of Ara River. Tokyo: Japan Association for Quaternary Research. (in Japanese)
Shirai, M. 2012. Sand grain transport process revealed by luminescence of feldspar grains around the
Enshu Coast, central Japan. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban
Environment 2012, TMU Symposium Series No.5 2012: 45-46.
Oishi, M., Vinet, N., and Geshi, N. 2013. Evaluation of type and its time series of eruption frompetrological description of volcanic ash particles. Open-File Report of Geological Survey ofJapan 573: 31. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Tachikawa fault and earthquake. –Let’s study the reality of the Tachikawa
fault–. Lecture at Hino city staff workshop, May, Hino. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Tachikawa fault and its seismic hazard prevention. Lecture at the General
meeting of Akishima citizen-based town planning meeting-Nakagami, May, Akishima. (inJapanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Musashino upland and the Tachikawa fault. Lecture of SPP (Science
Partnership Program) at the Tokorozawa High-school, Saitama Prefecture. May–June,
Tokorozawa. (in Japanese).
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Earthquake disaster and active faults in Tokyo. –Tachikawa fault and damage
assumption–. Lecture at the general meeting of Tokyo-to Geological Survey Enterprises
Association, May, Toshima. (in Japanese).
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Mechanism of earthquake, and on the Tachikawa fault. Lecture at the central
public hall of Higashi-murayama, June, Higashi-murayama. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. On the Tachikawa fault. Lecture at the Koganei-shi elderly collage of Koganei
Nukui-Minami public hall, June, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Seismic hazard caused by the Tachikawa fault. Lecture at the Kitatama-Seibu
4fire and disaster prevention society, June, Higashi-yamato. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Natural environment and hazard for Kanagawa Prefecture. Lecture of the SSH(Super Science High-school) project at Seisho High-school, Kanagawa Prefecture, June,
Odawara. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Tachikawa fault and our preparation for seismic hazard. -The relief is provided
by the correct knowledge and preparation for earthquake-. Lecture for the hazard prevention ofOhme city, July, Ohme. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Is the Tachikawa fault dangerous? -The safety is provided by the correctknowledge and right fear for earthquake-. Lecture for the hazard prevention at Association of
Akishima residents' association societies, July, Akishima. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Landform and Geological features of Hino city and natural hazards. Lecture at
the workshop of Nanao Special Support School, July, Hino. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Hino City and the Tachikawa fault zone. -Let’s know about the Tachikawa
fault-. Hazard prevention lecture of Hino city. August, Hino. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. On the Tachikawa fault. -Thinking of the safety measures against the active
fault-. Lecture at the Ecore, September, Tachikawa. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Right understanding and fear for the earthquake, and appropriate preparation to
the seismic hazard. Lecture at the Civil Forum of the Akishima citizen’s college.
September–October, Akishima. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. On the Tachikawa fault. Lecture at the lodging training for disaster preventionof Higashiyamato-Minami High-school, November, Higashi-yamato. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Identification of the peak name of mountain by the distant view from therooftop deck of school building, and understanding the landform of hills, upland and lowland.
Hino High-school, Promotion program of scientific clubs for high-school students by JST,
November, Hino. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. How about the Tachikawa fault. Civil lecture of the Koganei-shi Higashi branch
public hall, November, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. What are the fault and active fault. The urgent symposium of Japan Energy
Conference. January, Meguro. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Appropriate preparation for seismic hazard by the Tachikawa fault. Lecture forteam-Kodaira at the Kodaira public hall, February, Kodaira. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Preparation for seismic hazards. –Tachikawa fault and the inland earthquake5beneath Tokyo Metropolis-. Lecture for the civic lecture at the Main public hall of Koganei,
February, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2012. Tachikawa fault and earthquake. Lecture at the technical class, Tokyo urban
planning and development corporation, February, Fuchu. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2013. Preparing for the huge earthquake caused from the Tachikawa fault zone.
Lecture on the hazard prevention at the Hino High-school, March, Hino. (in Japanese)
Yamazaki, H. 2013. How do you prepare for a future big earthquake?

-The Tachikawa fault andthe making of community for the disaster prevention-. Civil lecture at the public hall of
Kunitachi-shi, March, Kunitachi. (in Japanese)	
 Suzuki, T. 2012. Tephrochronological study on Quaternary landform development in the inland areaof Kanto, central Japan. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary Research
42: 90-91, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2012. Earthquakes occurred below Tokyo capital region and Tachikawa Active Fault:
Frontier of active fault research in Tama area. Asahi Culture Center Tachikawa, September,
Tachikawa. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2012. Choshi Excursion: Continuous Quaternary marine sediments and tephras in the
Choshi area, central Japan: Inubo Group exposing along the Byobuga-ura Coastal Cliff. The
Geological Society of Japan, Kanto Branch, October, Choshi. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2013. Map reading: How to read topographical map, and fundamental of landform andgeology. Lecture for Green Volunteer Leader by Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan
Government. January, Shinjuku. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. 2013. Earthquakes occurred below the capital region and Ayasegawa Active Fault. Asahi
Culture Center Rafre Saitama, March, Saitama. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T., Aoki, K., Kawai, T., Sakamoto, T., and Iijima, K. 2012. Middle Pleistocene
tephrostratigtaphy of C9001 core drilled by CHIKYU off Shimokita Peninsula and its
application for inland area. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: HQR23-14(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Suzuki, T., Saito, H. and Imaizumi, T. 2013. Late Quaternary tephras and activity of the West Aizu
Basin Fault Zone in the west part of the Aizu basin, Northeast Japan. Proceedings of theGeneral Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 83: 161, March, Kumagaya. (inJapanese)
Aoki, K., Ikehara, K., Miura, H. and Suzuki, T. 2012. Study for the establishment of high resolution
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chronology of widespread tephra based on the correlation between the D/O cycle record ofGreenland ice core and marine core sediment cores. Programme and Abstracts, Japan
Association for Quaternary Research 42: 88-89, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Aoki, K., Suzuki, T., Kawai, T., Sakamoto, T. and Iijima, K. 2012. Mid-late Pleistocene
tephrostratigraphy of C9001C and C9002A/B cores off Shimokita, Tohoku Japan. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: MIS27-P23 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Ishiyama, T., Sugito, N., Echigo, T., Sato, H. and Suzuki, T. 2012. Rare normal faulting earthquake
induced by subduction megaquake: example from 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake. EGU General
Assembly 2012, April, Vienna.
Hirouchi, D., Ishiyama, T., Suzuki, T., Imaizumi, T., Sato, Y., Maruyama, H., Hosoya, T. andHashimoto, T. 2012. Late Pleistocene uplift rate across the eastern margin fault zone of the
Takada-heiya based on borehole drillings. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012:
SCG64-P07 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Shirai, M. 2012. Sand grain transport process revealed by luminescence of feldspar grains around the
Enshu Coast, central Japan. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban
Environment 2012, Abstracts:45-46, November, Hachioji．
Shirai, M., Hayashizaki, R., Utsugawa, T., Mukaiyama, Y. and Muragishi J. 2012．Beach deposits
inferred as being formed by the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami at the Sendai Coast. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: MIS25-P01 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Shirai, M., Ito, T. and Omura, A. 2012．Depositional rate of surface deposit during the last ca. 100
years at the Enshu Trough, central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012:
HGC036-05 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Shirai, M., Ito, T. and Omura, A. 2012．Changes in mass accumulation rate of surface deposits
during the last ca. 100 years at the Kumano Trough, central Japan．Abstracts for Annual
Meeting of the Sedimentological Society of Japan 2012: 46, June, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Omura, A., Ikehara, K., Ashi, J. and Shirai, M. 2012. Terrigenous organic carbon contents ofsubmarine earthquake and flood induced sediments. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting 2012: HGC036-P06 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Omura, A., Ikehara, K., Ashi, J., Katayama, H. and Shirai, M. 2012. Characteristics of submarine
earthquake and flood induced deposits by using stable organic carbon isotope measurements.
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Abstracts for Annual Meeting of the Sedimentological Society of Japan 2012: 99, June, Sapporo.
(in Japanese)Ueki, T., Nakao, K. and Nishiyama, K. 2012. Public outreach activities
forof the Japan Association

Quaternary Research in 2011: field excursion, lecture and concert. Abstracts of Japan

Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: GZZ02-06 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Ueki, T. 2012. Earth and planetary science education in elementary, junior-high and high schools.
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012.	
 Ueki, T., Funabiki, A., Takemura, T. and Saito H. 2012. Magnetostratigraphy of the sediment coresderived from the Setagaya and Fuchu areas of Tokyo Metropolitan, central Japan. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: HQR23-02 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Ueki, T., Naya, T. and Mizuno, K. 2012. Magnetostratigraphy of deep sediment cores in the central
Kanto Plain, central Japan. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary
Research 42: 8-9, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)Ueki, T. 2012. Magnetostratigraphy of the Mitoyo Group, west Kagawa Prefecture, southwest Japan.
Abstracts for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan: 105, September,
Osaka. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Geshi, N., Shinohara, H., and Vinet, N. 2012. Consideration of the cause of the variationof eruption styles in the 2011 eruption series of Shinmoedake, Kirishima volcano, Japan, basedon the observation of grain compositions of fine ash deposits. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union Meeting 2012: SVC050-P40 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Oishi, M., Geshi, N., Vinet, N., and Shinohara, H. 2012. Characteristics of the tephras fromvulcanian eruptions and their emission processes. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Associationfor Quaternary Research 42: 66-67, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Nishiki, K., Geshi, N., and Furukawa, R. 2012. Characteristics of the distribution oftephras just after vulcanian eruptions: an example of the eruptions of Showa crater in Sakurajima
volcano, Japan. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary Research 42:
234-235, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Nishiki, K., Geshi, N., Furukawa, R., Ishizuka, Y., Oikawa, T., Hirota, A., Tanaka, A.,
and Miwa, T. 2012. Preliminary report of the attempt of real-time ash fall survey in Sakurajima8Volcano, Japan. Programme and Abstracts, the Volcanological Society of Japan 2012 fallmeeting: 26, October, Miyota. (in Japanese)
Oishi, M., Vinet, N., Geshi, N., and Shinohara, H. 2012. Variation of the grain compositions in theash from the 2011 eruption of Shinmoedake, Kirishima volcano, Japan: insights into the conduit
processes. Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2012 14: EGU2012-9563,
April, Vienna.
Vinet, N., Oishi, M., Geshi, N., Shinohara, H., and Tomiya, A. 2012. Dynamics and timescales ofmagma ascent in the shallow conduit of Shinmoedake volcano, Japan, deduced from ash texture.
Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: SVC050-P39 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Kobayashi, M. and Mizukami, K. 2012. Age of the somma and volcanic history of Osore-zan
volcano, a result from detail analysis of Komenasawa dacite. Programme and Abstracts, Japan
Association for Quaternary Research 42: 14-15, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Kondo, R., Tsukamoto, S., Kudo, T. Endo, K., Kobayashi, M. and Sakamoto, T. 2012. Chronologyof tephras in Towada Volcano, using pIRIR dating of loess. Programme and Abstracts, Japan
Association for Quaternary Research 42: 250-251, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Tsuchiya, M., Mannen, K., Kobayashi, M. and Fukuoka, T. 2012. Volcanic glass erupted from Fuji
volcano in Jogan era was found in Hakone volcano. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Associationfor Quaternary Research 42: 74, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Tsuchiya, M., Mannen, K., Kobayashi, M. and Fukuoka, T. 2012. Phreatic explosion deposits Reviseof the Owakidani, Hakone Volcano. Programme and Abstracts, the Volcanological Society ofJapan 2012 fall meeting: 142, Miyota. (in Japanese)
Tamura,I., Yamazaki, H., Okada, M. and Mizuno, K. 2012. An integrated stratigraphy around the
Plio-Pleistocene boundary interval in the Chikura Group, southernmost part of the Boso
Peninsula, central Japan, based on data from paleomagnetic, oxygen isotopic and areal tephra
analyses data. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary Research 42:
140-141, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Okada, M., Tokoro, K., Hatakeyama, A. and Tamura, I. 2012.

An integrated stratigraphy andpaleooceanographic reconstruction for the Plio-Pleistocene Chikura group, southernmost part to
the Boso Peninsula, Japan. Abstracts for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society ofJapan: 78, September, Osaka. (in Japanese)Ando, K., and Yamazaki, H. 2012. Estimation of the bed rock fault angle of the earthquake fault
9which appeared in the 1999 Taiwan ChiChi earthquake. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting 2012: SSS35-03 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ando, K., and Yamazaki, H. 2012. Elucidation of the fault angle of Isehara fault, and the faulting
history using stratum distortion simulation. Programme and Abstracts, Japan Association for
Quaternary Research 42: 18-19, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Hayashizaki, R. and Shirai, M. 2012. Backshore deposits inferred as being formed by the 2011 off
the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami at the Tsurishihama Beach, Shinchi Town,
Fukushima Prefecture. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: MIS25-P02(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Hayashizaki, R. and Shirai, M. 2012. Tsunami deposits caused by the March 2011
Tohoku-oki Tsunami in the Soma region, Fukushima Prefecture, northeast Japan.

Proceedings of AGU Fall Meeting 2011: NH43B-1640, December, San Francisco.
Kasahara, A., Suzuki, T., Kawai, T. and Imaizumi, T. 2012. Stratigraphy of Middle to Lower
Pleistocene tephras under Koriyama Basin, Northeast Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union Meeting 2012: HQR23-15 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Kawai, T. and Suzuki, T. 2012. Motoisago Terrace Group formed in the Middle Pleistocene in thedrainage of the Natori River, west part of Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Programmeand Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary Research 42: 160-161, August, Kumagaya.
(in Japanese)
Kawai, T. and Suzuki, T. 2013. Geomorphic development in the drainage of the Natori River, central
part of Miyagi Prefecture, Northeast Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 83: 162, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Saito, H. and Suzuki, T. 2012. Fushiogami Debris Avalanche Deposit and geomorphic developmentof the Nihonmatsu Hills in the foot of Adatara Volcano, Northeast Japan. Programme and
Abstracts, Japan Association for Quaternary Research 42: 16-17, August, Kumagaya. (inJapanese)
Kurihara, M., Endo, K., Suzuki, S. and Uemura, K. 2011. Vegetation and paleoenviroment during
the Last Glacial around the border of Musashino and Yodobashi Uplands, Tokyo. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: APE33-P22 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Kurihara, M., Uemura, K., Suzuki, S. and Endo, K. 2012. Vegetational change during the Last
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Glacial Period around the Musashino Uplands, Tokyo. Programme and Abstracts, Japan
Association for Quaternary Research 42: 166-167, August, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)11

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  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

Ikumi AKASAKA

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Climatic Change, Tropical Climatology, Urban Climatology

Hiroshi TAKAHASHI

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Climate System Study, Cloud-Precipitation Climatology, Regional Climate Modeling2) 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
123) List of Research Activities in FY2012

Peer-reviewed Articles
Chen, T.C., Tsay, J.D., Yen, M.C. and Matsumoto, J. 2013. The winter rainfall of Malaysia, J.
Climate 26: 936-958, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00174.1.
Wu, P.M., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. The impact of intraseasonal oscillations in thetropical atmosphere on the formation of extreme Central Vietnam precipitation. SOLA 8: 057-060,
10.2151/sola.2012-015.
Uchiyama, S., Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H.G. and Kanamori, H. 2012. Seasonal Variations ofLightning Activity and Rainfall over Tropical Africa Based on Tropical Rainfall Measuring
Mission (TRMM) Satellite Observations. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 121: 986-997.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E., and Takahashi, H. 2013. A study on capture performance of heavy rainfall
by rain gauges installed discretely. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 57(CD-ROM). (inJapanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, H.G. 2012. Orographic low-level clouds of Southeast Asia during the cold surges of thewinter monsoon, Atmos. Res., doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.005
Takahashi, H.G., Asada, K., Akasaka, I. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Strong winds over remote regions
from tropical cyclones in Japan. Proceedings of the 21st National Symposium on Wind
Engineering 22: 115-120. (in Japanese with English Abstract)
Tachibana, Y., Takahashi, H.G. and Shimizu, S. 2012. An observational study on the mitigating
effect of thermal environment by vegetation in the Hikarigaoka Nerima, Tokyo. Journal of Heat
Island Institute International 12A002. (in Japanese with English Abstract)
Makita, H., Naruse, Y. and Yamaguchi, K. 2012. Caspian Sea Level in recent years. Umi To Sora
88(2): 1-20.
Nguyen-Thi, H.A., Matsumoto, J., Ngo-Duc, T. and Endo, N. 2012. A climatological study oftropical cyclone rainfall in Vietnam. SOLA 8: 41-44, doi:10.2151/sola.2012-011.
Hiroi, K., Yokoyama, H., Nakatani, T., Seto, Y., Ando, H., Misumi, R., Taenaka, Y., Nakayama, M.
and Sunahara, H. 2013. A study on sensor networks for efficient scheme of local heavy rains:
Disaster prevention awareness for high school students. IPSJ Transactions on Consumer Devices& Systems 3(1): 10-20. (in Japanese with English abstract)13

Other Articles
Matsumoto, J. and Akasaka, I. 2012. Climate in South Asia. In South Asia, eds. M. Tachikawa, Y.
Sugimoto. and M. Umitsu, 67-75. Tokyo: Asakura-Shoten. (in Japanese)
Murayama, Y., Kumaki, Y., Kikuchi, T., Matsumoto, J., Kureha, M. and Koide, H. 2012.
Introduction: “Geography in the World,” Prepared for the IGU Kyoto Regional Conference 2013.
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 121: 579-585. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Murayama, Y., Kumaki, Y., Kikuchi, T., Matsumoto, J., Kureha, M. and Koide, H. 2012. Special
Issue on “Geography in the World” for the IGU (International Geographical Union) Kyoto
Regional Conference 2013. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 121: 743-749.
Satomura, T., Katsumata, M., Mori, S., Yokoi, S., Matsumoto, J., Ogino, S.-Y. and Kamimera, H.
2013. To understand typhoons' behavior over Indochina. Journal of Disaster Research 8:
153-154.
Morishima, W. and Akasaka, I. 2012. Climate and agriculture of Central Luzon in the Philippines. In
Food and Natural/cultural Features in Monsoon Asia, ed. S. Yokoyama, H. Araki and J.
Matsumoto, 36-50. Tokyo: Akashi-Shoten. (in Japanese)
Asada, H. 2012. Rice cultivation and glutinous rice products in Northeast India. In Food andNatural/cultural Features in Monsoon Asia, ed. S. Yokoyama, H. Araki and J. Matsumoto,97-113. Tokyo: Akashi-Shoten. (in Japanese)
Asada, H. 2012. Climate change and agriculture from farmers’ view: A case study in the ruralvillage of Assam. Geo Views 1: 30-34.
Asada, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Rainfall, floods and rice cultivation in South Asia. In Food andNatural/cultural Features in Monsoon Asia, ed. S. Yokoyama, H. Araki and J. Matsumoto, 51-67.
Tokyo: Akashi-Shoten. (in Japanese)
Seto, Y., Yokoyama, H., Ando, H., Hiroi, K., Fujiwara, T. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Case analysis ofshort-time heavy rainfall in the Tokyo metropolitan area using high-density meteorologicalobservation network. Annual Report of the Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute forEnvironmental Protection 2012, 184-185. (in Japanese)
Hiroi, K., Yokoyama, H., Nakatani, T., Yamanouchi, M., Seto, Y., Ando, H., Misumi, R., Nakayama,
M. and Sunahara, H. 2012. A study on sensor networks for efficient scheme of local heavy rains:
Disaster prevention awareness for high school students. Annual Report of the Tokyo Metropolitan
Research Institute for Environmental Protection 2012, 186-193. (in Japanese)
14BooksYokoyama, S., Araki, H. and Matsumoto, J. eds. 2012. Food and Natural/cultural Features in
Monsoon Asia, 260pp, Akashi-Shoten, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. (supervision) 2012. Climates and natural environments: ①Tropical climates. Shonen
Shashin Shimbunsha (Juniors' Visual Journal), 32p. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. (supervision) 2012. Climates and natural environments: ②Dry climates. Shonen
Shashin Shimbunsha (Juniors' Visual Journal), 32p. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. (supervision) 2013. Climates and natural environments: ③Mesothermal climates.
Shonen Shashin Shimbunsha (Juniors' Visual Journal), 32p. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. (supervision) 2013. Climates and natural environments: ④Microthermal climates andhighland climates. Shonen Shashin Shimbunsha (Juniors' Visual Journal), 32p. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. (supervision) 2013. Climates and natural environments: ⑤Polar climates. Shonen
Shashin Shimbunsha (Juniors' Visual Journal), 32p. (in Japanese)
Asada, H. 2012. Climate and Rice Cropping Systems in the Brahmaputra Basin: An Approach toArea Studies on Bangladesh and Assam. Dhaka: Rubi Enterprise.

Reports
None

Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
Akasaka, I. 2012. Dynamic earth environment. Series “Hassou no Tamago”. Journal of Japan
Society of Hydrology and Water Resources 25 (3): 174. (in Japanese)
Asada, H. 2012. Climate and rice cropping systems in the Brahmaputra basin. Doctoral Dissertationsin Geography Accepted at Japanese Universities, Academic Year 2011. Geographical Review ofJapan 85: 416. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsumoto, J. 2012. 2011 Flood in Thailand. The 11th Environment Science Café, October, Tokyo.
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(in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J. Akasaka, I., Villafuerte, M., Kubota, H., Endo,N., Ogino,S.-Y., Wu, P., Hattori, M.,
Inoue, T., Kamahori, H., Kamiguchi,K., Tamagawa, K., Ikoma, E. and Koike, T. 2012. Recent
activities in MAHASRI and AMY. The 8th Environment and Human Activity in South Asia
-Natural Disaster and Human Activity in the North-east Indian Subcontinent and Indochina,
December, Uji.
Matsumoto, J., Endo, N., Nguyen-Thi, H.A., and Lwin, T. 2012. Long-term trend of extreme
precipitation in Southeast Asia. The 32nd International Geographical Congress, C08.04-16,
August, Cologne, Germany.
Matsumoto, J., Kamimura, K., Suzuki, H., and Takahashi, H. 2012. Long-term changes of heavy
precipitation in Japan. The 32nd International Geographical Congress, C08.04-05, August,
Cologne, Germany.
Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H., Xu, J., Endo, N., Inoue, T., Ogino, S.-Y., Mori, S., and Takata, K. 2012
Agro-climatological

data-baseinSoutheast

Asianmonsoonregion.

Monsoon

Asia

Agro-environmental Research Consortium (MARCO) Symposium, September, Tsukuba.
Matsumoto, J., Nguyen, T.H.A. and Endo, N. 2012. Long-term changes of heavy rainfalls in
Vietnam. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union 2012 Meeting: HSC24-14(CD-ROM), May,
Makuhari. (Invited)
Matsumoto, J., Ogino,S.-Y., Wu, P.-M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Hattori, M., Cayanan, E.O.,
Espinueva,S.R., Yumul, G.P.J., Servando, N.T., Chu, T.Q., Nguyen, T.T.T., Tran, V.S.and
Nguyen, V.T. 2012. Characteristics of convective activities in the eastern coast of Central
Vietnam observed by VPREX intensive observation. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 266, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J., Ogino,S.-Y., Wu, P.-M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H., Mori, S.,
Hamada, J.-I., Yamanaka, M.D., Masuda, K., Nguyen, V.T., Tran, Q.C., Cayanan, E.O.,
Espinueva,S.R. and Servando, N.T. 2012. Vietnam Phillippines Rainfall Experiment 2010
(VPREX2010). AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly 2012: AS35-A008 (CD-ROM), August, Singapore.
Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H., Ngo-Duc, T., Nguyen-Thi, T.B., Nguyen-Thi, H.A., Endo, N. andNguyen, V.T. 2012. Precipitation climatology in Vietnam by utilizing satellite and ground based
observations. The 4th TRMM and GPM International Science Conference, November, Tokyo.
Matsumoto, J., Uchiyama, S., Takahashi, H.G., Yamane., Y., Takahashi, H. and Kanamori, H. 2012.
Climatological lightning frequency over Asian-Australian monsoon region observed by
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TRMM-LIS. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union 2012 Meeting: HTT08-08(CD-ROM), May,
Makuhari. (Invited)
Matsumoto, J., Villafuerte, M., Takahashi, H.G., Akasaka, I. and Kubota, H. 2012. Trends andvariability in rainfall characteristics in the Philippines. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 113, October, Kobe. (inJapanese)
bota, H. 2013. Long-term trends and variability of rainfall extremes in the Philippines. The Second
International Workshop of Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian Monsoon
Region. March, Baguio, Phillipines.
Endo, N., Inoue, T. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Long-term changes of autumn precipitation in Central
Vietnam in the 20th century. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Autumn
Meeting 102: 273, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Hamada, J., Hattori, M., Mori, S. Matsumoto, J., Yamanaka, M.D. and Syamsudin, F. 2012.
Contribution of cross-equatorial cold surge to the interannual rainfall variations in northwest Java.
Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 270, October,
Sapporo. (in Japanese).
Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Wu, P.-M., Kamimera, H., Hattori, M., Yamanaka, M.D., Matsumoto, J.,
Arbain, A.A., Lestari, S. and Syamsudin, F. 2012. Variations of atmospheric vertical structurewith the passages of Madden-julian Oscillation over the coastal heavy rainband along Sumatera
Island - Preliminary results of Harimau2011 campaign observation -. AOGS-AGU Joint
Assembly 2012: AS35-A014 (CD-ROM), August, Singapore.
Hattori, M., Matsumoto, J., Ogino,S.-Y., Wu, P.-M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Kamimera, H., Enomoto,T., Miyoshi, T. and Yamane, S. 2012. Impact of Radiosonde Observations in Vietnam Phillippines
Rainfall Experiment 2010 (VPREX2010). AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly 2012: AS35-A013(CD-ROM), August, Singapore.
Hattori, M., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. The Cross-Equatorial Northerly Surge in the South
China Sea and Precipitation Patterns over the Maritime Continent. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union 2012 Meeting: AAS23-P10 (CD-ROM), May, Chiba. (in Japanese with English Abstract)
Hayashi, T., Ando, K., Asada, H., Matsumoto, J., Yamane, Y., Kiguchi, M., Murata, F, and Terao, T.
2012. Impact of cyclone and flood on the human activities in South Asia. Proceedings of theInternational Symposium Cyclone and Span of Sustainability: 19, October, Uji.
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J. and Endo, N. 2012. Trend of long-term autumn rainfall in Southeast Asia.
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The 4th Workshop on Tropical Meteorology, September, Kochi. (in Japanese)
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J. and Endo, N. 2012. Long-term trend of boreal autumn precipitation inSoutheast Asia. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 274,
October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J. and Endo, N. 2012 Long-term Trends of Rainfall in Boreal Autumn overSoutheast Asia. Monsoon Asia Agro-environmental Research Consortium (MARCO) Symposium,
September, Tsukuba.
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J., and Endo, N. 2013. Changes in boreal autumn rainfall in the recent 50
years (1961-2010) over the Indochina Peninsula. The Second International Workshop of Climatic
Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian Monsoon Region. March, Baguio, Phillipines.
Kubota, H., Chan, J.C.L, Matsumoto, J. and Ginn, E.W.L. 2012. Shifts in Typhoon Tracks over thewestern North Pacific during the 20th century based on the recovery of historical data. The 30th
AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, April, Miami, USA.
Mori, S., Endo, N. and Matsumoto, J. 2013. Asian monsoon and water cycle - variability of wind
and precipitation Environmental Biogeochemical Cycle Research Program (EBCRP) Workshop
on Asian Monsoons and Biogeochemical Cycles Research, February, Yokohama.
Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H.,Ichiyanagi, K., Wu, P.-M., Arbain, A.A., Lestari,S., Syamsudin, F., Tanoue, M., Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2012. Developing process ofcoastal heavy rainband in Sumatera, Indonesia. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan
2012 Spring Meeting 101: 105, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H.,Ichiyanagi, K., Wu, P.-M., Arbain, A.A., Lestari,S., Syamsudin, F., Tanouemi, M., Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2012. Developing processof coastal heavy rainband in Sumatera, Indonesia. –HARIMAU2011 Intensive Observation
Campaign Results (2nd Report). Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Autumn
Meeting 102: 103, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H., Wu, P.-M., Syamsudin, F., Arbain, A.A.,
Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2012. Formation Process of Coastal Heavy Rainband(CHER) Along Sumatera Island, Indonesia-Preliminary Results of Harimau2011 Campaign
Observation. AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly 2012: AS19-A015(CD-ROM), August, Singapore.
Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H., Wu, P.-M., Ichiyanagi, K., Fadli Syamsudin,
Ardhi A. Arbain, Sopia Lestari, Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2012. Characteristics ofcoastal heavy rainband observed by HARIMAU2011 MP radar in Sumatera, Indonesia. The 6th18

Symposium on MU Radar and Equatorial Atmosphere, August, Uji.
Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Kamimera, H., Wu, P.-M., Ichiyanagi, K., Fadli Syamsudin,
Ardhi A. 	
  Arbain, Sopia Lestari, Matsumoto, J. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2012. Meso-scaleobservational research in the Indonesian maritime continent. The 38th Workshop on Meso-scale
Meteorology / 20-year Anniversary Workshop of TOGA-COARE, October, Sapporo.
Ogino, S., Fujiwara, M., Shioya, M., Hasebe, F. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Ozonevariations over thenorthern subtropical region revealed by ozonesonde observations in Hanoi. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union 2012 Meeting: AAS22-P15(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (Invited, in Japanesewith English abstract)
Ogino, S.Y., Fujiwara, M., Shiotani, M., Hasebe, F., Matsumoto, J., Nguyen-Thi, H.A. andNguyen-Thi, T.T. 2012. Ozone variations over the Northern subtropical region revealed byozonesonde observations in Hanoi. A U.S.-Japan Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer:
State of Current Science and Future Observational Needs, October, Honolulu, USA.
Tamagawa, K., Ikoma, E., Kinuya, H., Ooyanagi, M., Oota, T., Koike, T., Kitsuregawa, S. andMatsumoto, J. 2012.In-situ data archiving for the GEOSS/AWCI and WCRP/AMY. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union 2012 Meeting: ACG36-P09, May, Makuhari. (Invited, in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Todokoro, T., Ishimaru, T., Oguchi, T., Okamoto, K., Oda, H., Kohsaka, H., Takahashi, S.,
Matsumoto, J., Murayama, Y., Yamakawa, M., Yamashita, H. and Yoshida, Y. 2012. Geography
curriculum framework and the competences expected of college graduates. Abstracts of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Fall Meeting 82: 21, October, Kobe. (in Japanese)Wu, P.-M., Fukutomi, Y. And Matsumoto, J. 2012. The Impact of Intraseasonal Oscillations in the
Tropical Atmosphere on the Formation of Extreme Centeral Vietnam Precipitation. AOGS-AGU
Joint Assembly 2012: AS35-A021 (CD-ROM), August, Singapore.
Wu, P., Fukutomi, Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Heavy rainfall in the eastern coast of the Indochina
Peninsula and its relationship with MJO and ENSO. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 447, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)Wu, P.-M., Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Yamanaka, M.D., Matsumoto, J. and Syamsudin, F. 2012.
Night-time moistening of upper troposphere by convective activity in the wet of Sumatera.
Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring Meeting 101: 107, May, Tsukuba.
(in Japanese)
Xu, J., Kubota, H., Hattori, M., Matsumoto, J. and Cayanan, E.O. 2012. Surface sunshine and19radiation observations at Laoag, Philippines. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan
2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 213, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Xu, J., Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H., Akasaka, I., Kajikawaz, Y., Haginoya, S, Miki, H., Inoue, T. andCayanan, E.O. 2013: Onset signal of the summer monsoon observed from the surface downward
longwave radiation in Laoag of Philippines. The Second International Workshop of Climatic
Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian Monsoon Region, March, Baguio, Phillipines.
Yamashita, K., Oya, H., Tsuchiya, M., Takahashi, Y., Matsumoto, J., Ogino, S. and Hattori, M. 2012.
Measurement of VLF sferics to monitor activity of cloud-to-ground lightning discharges in the
Maritime Continent. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union 2012 Meeting: HTT08-01(CD-ROM),
May, Makuhari. (Invited)
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E., and Takahashi, H. 2013. A study on capture performance of heavy rainfall
by rain gauges installed discretely. 57th Annual Meeting of Hydraulic Engineering 	
  #50(CD-ROM), March, Nagoya. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, K., and Takahashi, H. 2012. Relationship between wind system and urban heat island
phenomenon in Tokyo ward area in summer (Part6): Correction of sea-level pressure datameasured at inaccurate altitude. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring
Meeting 101: 219, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Akasaka, I. 2012. Long-term variability of rainfall in the Philippines since the late 19th century.
Japan-The Netherlands Joint Workshop on Historical Climatology, October, Tokyo.
Akasaka, I. 2013. Long-term variability of rainfall in the Philippines since the 19th century.
International Workshop“China Coastal Meteorology and Its Historical Research, Imperial
Media-Network and Science”, January, Hong Kong, China.
Akasaka, I., Kubota, H., Villafuerte II. M., E. O. Cayanan., and Matsumoto, J. 2013. Seasonal marchof rainfall and its year-to-year variations in the Philippines. The Second International Workshopof Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian Monsoon Region, March, Baguio,
Philippines.
Akasaka, I., Morishima, W., Kubota, H., Matsumoto, J. and E.O. Cayanan. 2012. Long-term
variability of rainfall characteristics in the Philippines for the period 1910-2010. The 32nd
International Geographical Congress, August, Cologne, Germany.
Akasaka, I., Villafuerte, M., Kubota, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Long-term variability in onset andwithdrawal of summer rainy season in the Philippines since the early 20th century. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 157,
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October, Kobe. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. G., Fujita, M. and Hara, M. 2012. Inter-comparison of precipitable water among
reanalyses and its effect on downscaling in the tropics. AGU Fall meeting, December, San
Francisco, USA.
Takahashi, H. G., Hara, M., Yoshikane, T. and Fujita, M. 2012. A discrepancy in precipitable wateramong the major reanalyses over tropics and its effect on downscaling. European Geosciences
Union, General Assembly 2012, April, Vienna, Austria.
Takahashi, H. G., H-J. Kim, Tanaka, K., Takata, K., Saito, K. and Yasunari, T. 2012. Sensitivity
study on the impacts of biogenic VOC on the Asian monsoon climate in dry and wet seasons
using MIROC5. European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2012, April, Vienna, Austria.
Takahashi, H. G., Adachi, S. A., Tsugawa, M., Yoshikane, T., and Kimura, F. 2012. Preliminary
analysis on impact of SST over an inner bay on urban climate in summer. Proceedings of 2012
Annual Conference, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources: 244-245, September,
Hiroshima. (in Japanese)
Fujita, M., Hara, M. and Takahashi, H. G. 2012. Diurnal cycle of precipitation over the eastern
Indian Ocean off Sumatra Island during different IOD phases. European Geosciences Union,
General Assembly 2012, April, Vienna, Austria.
Tsugawa, M., Adachi, S. A., Takahashi, H. G., Hara, M., Yoshikane, T. and Kimura, F. 2012. Effectof the Ise Bay SST on the summer air temperature of the Nagoya urban area, AGU Fall meeting,
December, San Francisco, USA.
Sakai, D., Takahashi, H.G., Matsumoto, J. and Mizuta, R. 2013. Future change of pressure patterns
during extremely hot temperature events in August in Japan predicted by MRI-AGCM3.2H. The
Second International Workshop of Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian
Monsoon Region, March, Baguio, Philippines.
Sakai, D., Takahashi, H.G., Matsumoto, J. and Mizuta, R. 2013. Future change in pressure patterns
during extremely hot temperature events in August in Japan predicted by MRI-AGCM3.2H.
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Spring
Meeting 83: 337, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Asada, H. 2012. Understanding climate change from rice cultivation: Lessons from local farmers in
Assam, India. 32nd International Geographical Congress, August, Cologne, Germany.
Asada, H. 2012. Ecology and ethnicity of the Brahmaputra valley in Assam, India. International
Workshop on Changing Environment and Development in Rural Communities in Bhutan and21other Asian countries, September, Kanglung, Bhutan.
Asada, H. 2012. Ethnicity and ecology of the Brahmaputra valley in Assam, India. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 86,
October, Kobe. (in Japanese)
Asada, H., Sakai, D., Matsumoto, J. and Takeuchi, W. 2012. Hydrological environment and ricecultivation in the Brahmaputra basin: An analysis by using the high-resolution surface water data.
The 8th Natural Environment and Human Activities in South Asia and Indochina –Human
Activity Process Affected by Cyclone and Flood, December, Uji. (in Japanese)
Asada, H., Sakai, D., Matsumoto, J. and Takeuchi, W. 2013. Hydrological environment and Bororice cultivation in Assam and Bangladesh. International Workshop on People’s Centered Practice
towards Harmonious Development in Asia, March, Hatiya, Bangladesh.
Asada, H., Sakai, D., Matsumoto, J. and Takeuchi, W. 2013. Hydrological environment and ricecultivation in the lower Brahmaputra basin. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 322, March, Kumagaya. (inJapanese)
Islam, M. N., Bala, S. K. and Asada, H. 2013. Rethinking of flood warning system to consider thechar-lands in Bangladesh. International Conference on Water Resources of South Asia: Conflicts
to Cooperation (WARSA-CC), January, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dzung, N.L. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Climatological onset date of summer monsoon over Vietnam.
The 8th Natural Environment and Human Activity Workshop in South Asia and Indochina −Human Activity Process Affected by Cyclone and Flood, December, Uji.
Dzung, N.L. and Matsumoto, J. 2013. Climatological onset date of summer monsoon over Vietnam.
The Second International Workshop on Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in
Asian Monsoon Region, March, Baguio City, Philippines.
Dzung, N.L., Matsumoto, J. and Thanh, N.D. 2013. Climatological onset date of summer monsoon
over different sub-climatic regions of Vietnam. The Monsoon Asia Hydro - Atmospheric
Scientific Research and Prediction Initiative Workshop, March, Nagoya.
Konno, S., Izumi, T. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Characteristics of a thermal belt on a mountain slopeon the west of Kanto plain-Relationship among surface temperature, topographical relief, andvegetation-. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring Meeting 101: 129, May,
Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Konno, S., Izumi, T. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Characteristics of a thermal belt on a mountain slope
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observed by a Terra/ASTER thermal infrared image in the western region of Kanto plain, Central
Japan. The 32nd International Geographical Congress Book of Abstracts 30 (USB), August,
Cologne.
Nguyen-Thi, H.A., Matsumoto, J. and Endo, N. 2012. Variations of tropical cyclone rainfall in the
Vietnam coastal region. The 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, April,
Miami, USA.
Nguyen-Thi, H. A., Matsumoto, J., Ngo-Duc, T. and Endo, N. 2012. Long-term trends of Tropical
Cyclone Rainfall in Vietnam. The 8th Natural Environment and Human Activity Workshop in
South Asia and Indochina － Human Activity Process Affected by Cyclone and Flood,
December, Uji.
Nguyen-Thi, H.A., Matsumoto, J., Ngo-Duc, T. and Endo, N. 2013. Tropical cyclones and rainfall inCentral Vietnam. The Monsoon Asia Hydro - Atmospheric Scientific Research and Prediction
Initiative Workshop, March, Nagoya.
Seto, Y., Yokoyama, H., Ando, H., Hiroi, K., Aoki, M., Kusunoki, K., Nakayama, M. and Takahashi,
H. 2012. Case analysis of short-time heavy rainfall occurred in the Tokyo metropolitan area on
August 26, 2011: Relationship between rainfall distribution and surface wind systems.
Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring Meeting 101: 115, May, Tsukuba.
(in Japanese)
Seto, Y. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Local wind circulation and divergence field during daytime insummer over the Kanto Plain using the adjustment technique of observed wind with roughness
parameter. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment
2012 (ISSUE2012): 47-48, TMU Symposium Series No.5, November, Hachioji.
Seto, Y. and Takahashi, H. 2013. Relationship between sea-breeze wind systems over the Kanto
Plain and high temperature in the northern Kanto. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 5, March, Kumagaya. (inJapanese)
Hiroi, K., Seto, Y., Matsumoto, F., Ando, H. and Yokoyama, H. 2012. Activities of Tokyo
Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection. Live E! Symposium 2012,
September, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Hiroi, K., Yamanouchi, M., Seto, Y., Ando, H., Yokoyama, H., Nakatani, T., Misumi, R., Nakayama,
M. and Sunahara, H. 2012. A study on sensor networks for efficient scheme of local heavy rains:
Disaster prevention awareness for high school students. Multimedia, Distributed, Cooperative,
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and Mobile Symposium, July, Kaga. (in Japanese)
Shimizu, S. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Seasonal variation in cool island effect of two urban green
spaces. The 32nd International Geographical Congress Cologne 2012 (IGC2012): 54, August,
Cologne, Germany.
Shimizu, S., Sugawara, H., Narita, K., Mikami, T., Hagiwara, S. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Cold air
seeping phenomena in an urban green space and its cooling effect on the surrounding urban
area. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Autumn Meeting 102: 507, October,
Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Villafuerte, M.Q. II, Matsumoto, J., Akasaka, I. and Cinco, T.A. 2013. Seasonal role of monsoon
and ENSO on the rainfall extremes in the Philippines. The Monsoon Asia Hydro - Atmospheric
Scientific Research and Prediction Initiative Workshop, March, Nagoya.
Villafuerte, M.Q. II, Matsumoto, J., Akasaka, I. and Kubota, H. 2013. Long-term trends andvariability of rainfall extremes in the Philippines. American Meteorological Society 93rd
Annual meeting, January, Austin, USA.
Villafuerte, M.Q. II, Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H.G., Akasaka, I. and Kubota, H. 2012. Trends andvariability in monsoon rainfall extremes in the Philippines. Monsoon Asia Agro-environmental
Research Consortium (MARCO) Symposium, September, Tsukuba.
Aiba, Y., 2013. Seasonal change of convective activity in Australian monsoon region.
MAHASRI/HyARC National Science Meeting, March, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Aiba, Y., Takahashi, H.G. and Matsumoto, J. 2013. Seasonal variations of convective activity over
the Australian monsoon region. 15th CEReS Symposium on Environmental Remote Sensing,February, Chiba.
Aiba, Y., Takahashi, H.G. and Matsumoto, J. 2012. Seasonal differences of cloud activity between
the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods over the Australian monsoon region. The 4th TRMM andGPM International Science Conference, November, Tokyo.

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  Laboratory of Environmental Geography
1) Staff
Makiko WATANABE

Professor/ PhD

Soil Geography, Environmental Dynamic Analysis, Geoarcheology

Masayuki

KAWAHIGASHI

Associate Professor / Dc. Agr.

Soil Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Material Dynamics in Ecosystems2) Overview of Research Activities
This research unit studies processes enacted upon human and natural environment in local andregional scales, with interdisciplinary fields comprised of physical geography, environmental
chemistry, forest ecology, soil science, anthropology and so on. Research methods are in primary
based on fieldworks associated with laboratory analyses of soil, water, plant and other environmental
samples collected, interview survey, aerial photo and satellite imagery interpretation as well.
Evaluation of urban soils as environmental resources is one of our major research subject together
with overseas field studies.
Recent research subjects are as follows;1)

Development of survey methodology for evaluation of soils in urban area

2)

Characterization of sclerotium grains and their function in forest soil ecosystem

3)

Geoarcheological study on ancient water environment of Kharga, Western Desert, Egypt

4)Land recovery scenario in the upper Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines

5)

Environmental risk evaluation of heavy metals around urban and mining area of Mongolia

6)

Vegetation and land recovery after forest fire in taiga of Sibera perma frost area

7)

Influence of land reclamation in Amur River Basin on dynamics of bio-elements

8)

Effective application of plant residues for acid soil rehabilitation to enhance agricultural
productivity

9)

Influence of land use and land cover change in sub-urban areas on water quality in soils andwater resources

10)

Soil carbon sequestration from the view point of soil parent materials

253) List of Research Activities in FY2012

Peer-reviewed Articles
Bolormaa, O., Kawasaki, K., Watanabe, M. and Ochirbat, B. 2012. Evaluation of heavy metal
contamination around the small-scale mining area, Boroo, Mongolia, ISRN Analytical Chemistry2012: Article ID 153081, 9 pages, (2012) doi:10.5402/2012/153081.
Souri, B. and Watanabe, M. 2013. Mercury concentration in some calcareous soils of western Iranwith a focus on the contribution of soil weathering process. Environmental Earth Sciencedoi.10.1007/s12665-012-2211-0.	
 Kawahigashi, M. Do, N.M., Nguyen, B.V., and Sumida, H. 2012. Effective land and water
management for controlling solutes from acid sulfate soils in Mekong Delta paddy fields.
Pedologist 55: 458-465.
Sumida, H., Uchiyama, H., Ueda, S, Do, M.N., Nguyen, B.V., and Kawahigashi, M. 2012. Sulfur
composition of acid sulfate soils distributed in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Pedologist 55:
449-457.
Nagano, H., Sugihara, S, Matsushima, M., Okitsu, S., Prikhodko, V., Manakhova, E., Zdanovich,G.B., Manakhov, D.V., Ivanov, I.V., Funakawa, S., Kawahigashi, M. and Inubushi, K. 2012.
Microbial biomass and greenhouse gaseous dynamics of Eurasian steppe soils with different
land-use histories located in Arkaim of south Urals, Russia. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 58:
238-244.
Itoh, N., Sakagami, N., Torimura, M. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Perylene in Lake Biwa sediment
originating from Cenococcum geophilum in its catchment area. Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta 85: 241-251. doi.10.1016/j.gca.2012.07.037.
Sakagami, N., Sato, A., Kodaka, Y., Watanabe M. and Narisawa, K. 2012. A Trial astudy of Nature
Observation Program Using Sclerotia from Forest Soils. Environmental Education 22:67-72. (inJapanese with English abstract)
Sakagami, Y. Guo, Y., Minoura, Y., Ohta, H., Sato, Y., Watanabe, M. and Ishikawa, T. 2013.
Temporal and spatial properties of fine sediment of Tonegawa River Estuary at flushed and static
periods and their bacterial community structures. Journal of Society of Environmental Science
26 :128-139. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
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Tashiro, T. Watanabe, M. and Collado, M. B. 2012. A study on temporal variation of particle size inPaitan Lake sediments and vegetation history in the central plain of Luzon, the Philippines.
Chiri-Shisou 53 (2) :1-8.(in Japanese with English absract)
Kadono, A. and Kawahigashi, M. 2012 Ogasawara Islands as the National World Heritage site.
Pedologist 56: 81-82. (in Japanese)
Kurosawa, H., Sakagami, N. and Watanabe,M. 2013.A Study on metallic element composition of
petals from Yoshino Cherry Tree and its regional characteristics in Tokyo. Geographical Reportof Tokyo Metropolitan University 48: 25-35.
Uoi, N., Kawahigashi, M., Ohno, M., Murata, T. and Watanabe, M. 2013. Estimation of soil carbon
storage in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden based on land use history and soil compactness
profiles. Geographical Report of Tokyo Metropolitan University 48: 13-24.

Books
None

Reports
None

Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
None

Presentations
Sugimura, T., Watanabe, M. and Kamei, H. 2012. Validation of DEM generated from ALOS/PRISM
around Kharga Oasis,Western Desert, Egypt. Proceedings of 52nd Meeting of the Remote Sensing
Society of Japan :197-198, May, Tokyo.(in Japanese with English abstract)
Watanabe, M. 2012. Where are symbiotic fungi? JST Science Partnership Program, August,Yamawaki Gakuen Junior High School, August, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, M. 2012. Soil- Earth’s living skin-, How to handle soil in Geography Education.
Committee of Geography Education, Science Council of Japan, September, Tokyo. (in Japanese)27

Bolormaa, O., Kawasaki,K. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Trace element analysis of environmental
samples by PIXE. The International Symposium of Advanced Materials and Analytical
Techniques ISAMAT 2012, November, Seoul, Korea.	
 Bolormaa, O., Dorj, D., Erdenetuya, O. and Watanabe. M. 2012. Heavy metal distribution andchemical speciation in soils around small scale mining areas of Mongolia. Abstract of the 18th
Arsenic Symposium: 22, Novenmber, Miyazaki.	
 Sugimura, T., Watanabe, M. and Kamei, H. 2012. Connection of ALOS/PRISM Stereo Images
Based on the System Information，Proceedings of 53rd Meeting of the Remote Sensing Society ofJapan:245-246, November, Hiroshima.(in Japanese with English abstract)	
 Watanabe, M. 2013. Inventory and evaluation of Technosols – Attitude of world and Japan-.
Committee of Earth-Humansphere, Science Council of Japan, February, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe,M., Osato, Y., Murakami, S. and Murata, T. 2013. Observation of soil borehole and soilcolor analysis using CCD camera imagery -A new soil survey methodology for urban soils-.
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring
Meeting 83: 333, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M. 2012. Influences of heating of organic matter in organic horizons on dynamics of
bio-elements – in the case of Siberian permafrost terrain-.Abstracts of the annual meeting ofJapanese Pedology Society2012: 72, March, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M., Izumi, T. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Estimation of carbon stock in urban soils andfinding the point of issue. Abstracts of the annual meeting of Japanese Soil Science and Plant
Nutrition 58: 215, September, Tottori. (in Japanese).
Kawahigashi, M. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Color experiment of flowers and flowers. Special Events
for Tokyo Science & Technology Week 2012, Cooperation by Experience-based Exhibition,
April, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Sumida, H., Takizawa, M., and Kawahigashi, M. 2012. Determination of Al ion species in acid soils
by HPLC using cation exchange column. Abstracts of the annual meeting of Japanese Soil
Science and Plant Nutrition, Abstract 58:29, September, Tottori. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M., Kida K., Uoi, N. and Watanabe M. 2012. Carbon storage and material cycling inurban soils. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment
2012, TMU Symposium Series No.5 2012: 49-50.
Kawahigashi, M. 2012. Do you know the profile of Mother Earth? Lecture for the Minami-tama
junior high school 3rd grade students. Koudai Renkei Kougi, Tokyo Metropolitan University,28

October, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Sakagami, S., Nakata, Y., Bando, K., Tsutiya, K., Yajima, H. and Kawahigashi, M. 2012. Productionof bone regeneration material using a humic acid/chitosan composite film. Abstract of 28th
annual meeting of Japanese Humic Substance Society: 45-46, November, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Nakata, Y., Tanaka, Y., Sakagami, S., Osada, M., Kawahigashi, M., Takami, M., Tsuchiya, K. andYajima, H. 2012. Physicochemical properties of fulvic acids extracted from bamboo compost
material. Abstract of 28th annual meeting of Japanese Humic Substance Society: 55-56,
November, Hachioji.

(in Japanese)

Kato, S. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Growth of Fagus in transition zones of forest and soil on thewestern slope of Mt. Chokai, northern Japan. Geophysical Research Abstracts 14,
EGU2012-3898, EGU General Assembly 2012, April, Vienna, Austria.
Yamamoto,K., Komai,Y., Kato, S., Kawahigashi, M., Watanabe, M. and Murakami, T. 2013.
Environmental factor regulating the distribution of apogamy species Dryopteris erythrosora andsyngenetic species Dryopteris caudipinna in Izu Oshima island. 12th Annual meeting of JapaneseSociety for Plant Systematics, March, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Yoshida, S., Kato, S., Sakagami, N. and Watanabe, M. 2013. Relationship between the growth of
Fagus crenata and soil properties based on phytolith content. Proceedings of the General Meetingof the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 330, March, Kumagaya.(inJapanese)
Sakagami, N. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Ectomycorrhizal sclerotia formation and status oforgano-mineral complex aluminum in low pH Fagus forest, Goldschmit conference 2012, June,
Montreal, Canada.
Ito, N., Sakagami, N., Torimura, M. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Perylene in Lake Biwa sediments
originating from Cenococcum geophilum in its catchment area.21th Discussion Meeting of Japan
Society for Environmental Chemistry ,July, Matsuyama.(in Japanese)
Sakagami,N. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Spatial distribution of fungal sclerotia and correspondencewith soil properties in surface soils beneath Fagus forest, Akita pref. Proceedings of General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 129, October,
Kobe.(in Japanese)
Itoh, N., Sakagami,N., Torimura,M. and Watanabe,M. 2012. Contribution of humic substances tofossil perylene in Lake Biwa sediment, Abstract of 28th annual meeting of Japanese Humic
Substances Society: 17-18, November, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
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Sakagami, N., Windi, A.Z., Asagi, N., Komatsuzaki, M., Nishiwaki, J., M. Faiz S., Irfan, D.P. andSato, T. 2013. Preliminary report on the characteristics of soil organic component under organic
farming in the paddy fields around Bogor City and Jogjakarta City, Indonesia. 113th Meeting ofJapanese Society for Tropical Agriculture, Research for Tropical Agriculture 6 (ex1): 23-24,
March, Ibaragi. .(in Japanese)
Eguchi, Y., Shinohara, M., Ani, W., Furutani, A., Sakagami, N. and Sato, T. 2013. Simple diagnosis
using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of plant viral diseases and utilization of it
onsite in Indonesia. 113th Meeting of Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture, Research for
Tropical Agriculture 6 (ex1): 1-2, March, Ibaragi. (in Japanese)
Myoga. S. 2012. Research on carbon absorption potential of non-vegetated land．Proceedings of theGeneral Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting, 83: 334,
March, Kumagaya.(in Japanese)Uoi, N. Murata, T. and Watanabe, M. 2012. Correspondence between vertical profile of soil
compactness and intensity of land grading process in urban green parks, Tokyo Metropolis.
Eusoroil, July, Bari, Italy.
Amasya, A. F. and Watanabe, M. 2012. A Study on the Relationships between Soil Mesofauna andSclerotia in Low pH Forest Soils of Japan. Eurosoil, July, Bari, Italy.
Kimura, Y. 2013. Observation of phytolith detected from deers’ and dung beetles’ feces.
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring
Meeting, 83: 332, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Hanshuai, M., Sakagami, N. and Watanabe, M. 2013. A study on biological weathering of primaryminerals and soil properties in low pH forest soils, Northern Japan. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting, 83: 329, March,
Kumagaya.(in Japanese)30

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  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
313) List of Research Activities in FY2012

Peer-reviewed Articles
Matsuyama, H. and Katasakai, H. 2012. A simple but quantitative method to objectively determine
the degree of freedom, applicable to serially-correlated meteorological data. Tenki 59: 1065-1067.
(in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. 2012. Air and shallow ground temperatures associated with the formation of gravelly
lobes on a periglacial smooth slope at Mt. Minamidake, northern Japanese Alps. Journal of
Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 121: 342-358. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Saito, H. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Catastrophic landslide disasters triggered by record-breaking
rainfall in Japan: Their accurate detection with Normalized Soil Water Index in the Kii Peninsula
for the year 2011. SOLA 8: 81-84. doi:10.2151/sola.2012-021.
Goto, K., Komatsu, G. and Saito, H. 2012. GIS analyses of Martian satellite imageries andtopographic data. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 118: 683-688. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)

Other Articles
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Comments and responses on Zukemura et al., JRSSJ 31-1, pp. 55-62, 2011.
Journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan 32:97-100. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. I, Iwate prefecture, and Taroshi-taki. In Gigantic Waterfall Taroshi-taki, ed. H,
Itagaki: 21Life Ltd., 114-121. (in Japanese)
Une, H. and Aoyama, M. 2013. Liquefaction damage in inland area and the predictability ofliquefaction hazard map. E-journal GEO 7: 250-252. (in Japanese)

Books
Yamamoto, S., Ishii, H., Tetsuka, A., Kikuchi, T., Akimoto, H., Ida, H., Niibori, T., Hayashi, A. andMatsuyama, H. 2013. Textbook Chiri A (New Version). Tokyo: Ninomiya-shoten. (in Japanese)
Yamamoto, S., Ishii, H., Tetsuka, A., Aoki, H. Uchiyama, Y., Oda, H., Kikuchi, T., Kikuchi, M.,
Kureha, M., Nakanishi, R., Matsuyama, H., Miyahara, H. Yajima, S. and Yamakawa, S. 2013.
Textbook Chiri B (New Version). Tokyo: Ninomiya-shoten. (in Japanese)32

Akimoto, H. and coauthors (including Matsuyama, H.) 2013. Guidebook for the Usage of Textbook
Chiri A (New Version). Tokyo: Ninomiya-shoten. (in Japanese)
Ishii, H. and coauthors (including Matsuyama, H.) 2013. Guidebook for the Usage of Textbook Chiri
B (New Version). Tokyo: Ninomiya-shoten. (in Japanese)

Reports
Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences, Department of Geography 2012. Recent studies
conducted in Laboratory of GIS (LaGIS) in relation to various resources in Tokyo metropolis.
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment 2012, TMU
Symposium Series No.5 2012: 51-52.
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Relationship between seasonal change of BRDF parameters and forest
structure on larix leptolepis forest at Yatsugatake. Annual Report 2011 of Center for
Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University 17: 60-61. (in Japanese and English)
Matsuyama, H., Izumi, T. and Hasegawa, K. 2012. Estimation of leaf area index of Cryptomeria
japonica using various methods － A case study of Aso district, Kumamoto prefecture － .
Proceedings of the 14th CEReS Symposium on Remote Sensing for Environment: 12-15. (inJapanese)
Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Estimation of the spatial distribution of leaf areaindex using a new vegetation index named NHVI (Normalized Hotspot-signature Vegetation
Index). Proceedings of the 13th CEReS Symposium on Remote Sensing for Environment: 14-16.
(in Japanese)
Doshida, S., Uchiyama, S., Ishizawa, T. and Saito, H. 2012. Research report of the landslide disastertriggered by heavy rainfall in the northern part of Kyushu in July 2012 (early report).
http://lsweb1.ess.bosai.go.jp/disaster/201207rain/201207rain.html. (in Japanese)Book Reviews
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Book review (Nogami, M.: Connection of Wei (volume Japan), Empress
Himiko and Nihon-shoki). Chiri 57(12): 110. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2013. Book review (Itagaki, H.: Gigantic Waterfall “Taroshi-taki”). Chiri 58(1):119. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Oikawa, H.: The Story of Jerusalem－History before the Old
Testament to Palestine Peace). Chiri 57(5): 116. (in Japanese)33

Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Kanisawa, S.: The History of Stones and Mankind). Chiri 57(6):117. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Suda, G.: Visiting Japan's Sacred Stone). Chiri 57(7): 113. (inJapanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Shinchosha ed.: The Special Guidebook of the Story of Roman
People). Chiri 57(8): 119. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Miyamoto, T. and Katsuki, Y. ed.: My Atlas of Japan, Vol. 10,
Musashino and Oume). Chiri 57(9): 115. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Takahashi, M.: The Story of Islael History). Chiri 57(10): 120.
(in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Kawamura, H.: Japanese Maps of the Edo Shogunate). Chiri
57(11): 118. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2012. Book review (Murata, M.: The Yodo River Flood Control in Early Modern
Period). Chiri 57(12): 107. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2013. Book review (Shibusawa, T.: The Breast of Europe in the Complete Works of
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa 12). Chiri 58(1): 116. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2013. Book review (Tanaka, M.: Parks and Their Original Terrain in Tokyo). Chiri
58(2): 118. (in Japanese)
Nakayama, D. 2013. Book review (Miyahashi, Y.: Natural Science in Folklore). Chiri 58(3): 111. (inJapanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University 2012. Aso caldera
increased 10% of heavy precipitation－Analysis of the July 2012 torrential rain in Aso caldera,
Southwestern Japan. 16th August, 2012, Asahi Shimbun. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. What water tells us. Short Lecture, Tokyo Metropolitan University: 29. (inJapanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. A visit to Kanda river underground regulating reservoir under the loop road 7.
Chiri Geppou No.527. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Library of Tokyo Metropolitan University helps those who cannot findeverything. LIBERU 123: 7. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Jouetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen in relation to Shinkansen Year34

2012. Annual Report of Old Boys/Girls of Wandervogel Club in Tokyo University in 2013: 27-29.
(in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Sacred place of cartography (A version of Japan Standard Time Meridian).
Map Journal No.172: 31-33. (in Japanese)
Authors including Matsuyama, H. 2012. 70 % of meteorologists suggest CO2 is the main cause of
hot summers in Japan. Asahi Shimbun Weekly AERA 25(39): 28-32 (in Japanese).
Saito, H. 2012. Receiving GISA awards. GISA News Letter No. 84: 15. (in Japanese)
Nishimine, Y. 2012. Introduction of Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences, Departmentof Geography, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan
University. Map Center No.479: 40-41. (in Japanese)
Mito, T. 2012. Relationship between location and power generation of wind farms. GIS NEXT 41: 82.
(in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsuyama, H. 2012. A study on the evaluation of natural resources and biodiversity around cities
and surrounding areas. Kick-off Meeting on Collaborative Research between Tokyo Metropolitan
University (TMU) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), April, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Matsuyama, H. 2012. A diagnostic study on the interannual variations of spring waters, groundwaters, and land use in Tokyo along with their future projections. Program of Annual Meeting ofSociety of Environmental Science, Japan, 2012: 124, September, Yokohama. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2012. Talks on the strong local wind “Matsubori-kaze”. Special Lecutre at
Ozu-Higashi Elementary School, December, Ozu, Kumamoto. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2013. Significance of the measurement of “Taroshi-taki”. Memorial Lecture on the
Receipt of Iwate Nichinichi Bunka Prize by the Association of Measurement and Conservation ofTaroshi-taki, Oosegawa, March, Hanamaki. (invited, in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H., Inamura, T. and Izumi, T. 2013. How do local residents recognize strong local wind“Matsubori-kaze” ? －An analysis based on the quantification theory type III－. Proceedings ofthe General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 82,
March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Urita, S. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Diagnostic study on the spatial distribution and appearance
frequency of recent heavy rainfall in Japan. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012
Spring Meeting 101: 229, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)35

Izumi, T. and Inamura, T. 2012. An effect of city’s configuration on heavy rainfall in the city－An
ensemble simulation concerning Tokyo－. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012
Spring Meeting 101: 280, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Izumi, T. and Inamura, T. 2012. An effect of circumstance around meteorological station on themeteorological observations－A case study on the relocation of Tokyo (Otemachi) station.
Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring Meeting 101: 457, May, Tsukuba.
(in Japanese)
Izumi, T. and Inamura, T. 2012. Numerical simulation study of estimating urbanization effects on
the climate in Wuhan, China. 6th Japanese-German Meeting on Urban Climatology, September,
Hiroshima.
Izumi, T., Inamura, T. and Usami, M. 2012. An observational study on the usage of
newly-developed unmanned aerial vehicle in relation to the meteorological disasters－A casestudy of the damage by tornado at Hojo district, Tsukuba city－. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2012 Fall Meeting 102: 48, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Izumi, T., Inamura, T., Yamato, H. and Fujii, H. 2012. An observational study on the usage of thethree-dimensional data acquisition system (IP-S2 Lite) in relation to the meteorological disasters－A case study of the damage by tornado at Hojo district, Tsukuba city－. Abstracts of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Fall Meeting 102: 489, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Konno, S., Izumi, T. and Takahashi, H. 2012. Characteristic of a thermal belt on a mountain slope in
the western region of Kanto plain, Central Japan. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan
2012 Spring Meeting 101: 129, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. 2013. Geomorphic conditions and land history of the liquefied sites in the northern partof Miyagi prefecture caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. Proceedingsof the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 188,
March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. and Koyama, T. 2012. Consideration on the distribution of liquefied sites in relation to
the micro-topography and land history. Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012:
HSC24-P03 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Aoyama, M. and Koyama, T. 2012. Liquefaction damages in inland area caused by the 2011 off the
Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 2012 Fall Meeting 82: 57, October, Kobe. (in Japanese)
Koyama, T., Sawaguchi, S., Aoyama, M., Sugasawa, Y., Amaizawa, A., Takahashi, N. and36

Masuzawa, T. 2012. Periglacial environment around Mount Warusawa, Southern Japanese Alps.
Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: AHW28-P05 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Une, H., Aoyama, M. and Hasegawa, T. 2012. Distribution of liquefaction damage in inland area
and its evaluation in hazard map: A case study of Abiko City. Abstract of Japan Geoscience
Union Meeting 2012: HSC24-04 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Saito, H. 2012. Relation between deforestation and rainfall intensity-duration thresholds forlandslide occurrences: A case study of Mt. Ichifusa, Japan, AGU Fall Meeting 2012:
NH13A-1571, December, California, USA.
Saito, H. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Validation of landslides caused by Typhoon No. 12, 2011 using
Normalized Soil Water Index in the Kii Peninsula, Japan. Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union
Meeting 2012: HDS25-02 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Saito, H. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Verification of landslide disasters triggered by Typhoon No.12,
2011 with the use of Normalized Soil Water Index－A case study of the southern part of Nara
Prefecture, the Kii Peninsula－. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring
Meeting 101: 296, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Murakami, W. and Daimaru H. 2012. Relationship between deforestation and rainfall
thresholds for landslide initiations using long-term rainfall data: A case study in the Mt. Ichifusa.
Proceedings of the 4th GIS Landslide Workshop: 9, July, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Murakami, W., Daimaru, H. and Oguchi, T. 2012. Relation between deforestation andrainfall intensity－duration thresholds for landslide occurrences: A case study of Mt. Ichifusa,
Japan, AGU Fall Meeting 2012: NH13A-1571, December, California, USA.
Doshida, S., Uchiyama, S., Ishizawa, T., and Saito, H. 2012. Features and distribution of landslides
in the northern Kyushu heavy rain disaster, July, 2012. Proceedings of the General Meeting of theJapan Society of Engineering Geology, SP1: 217-218, November. Niigata. (in Japanese)
Fukuoka, H., Matsushi, Y., Furuya, G. and Saito, H. 2013. Fluidized landslides along Mt. Aso
caldera cliff induced by the July 2012 extreme rainfall. DPRI Annual Meeting 2013: A24,
February, Uji (in Japanese).
Hayakawa, S. Y., Kobayashi, A., Oguchi, T., Saito, H., Baker, R. V., Pelletier, J., McGuire, L.,
Komatsu G. and Goto, K. 2012. Terrestrial laser scanning of a tsunami-affected valley in
Aneyoshi, northeastern Japan. Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: HTT07-02(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari.
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Hayakawa, S. Y., Kobayashi, A., Oguchi, T., and Saito, H. 2012. Tsunami-wave erosion onvalley-side slope in a coastal valley of Aneyoshi along the Sanriku coast, northeast Japan: A
terrestrial laser scanning approach. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Japanese
Geomorphological Union 2012 Fall Meeting: 2 (Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological
Union 34: 81), September, Osaka. (in Japanese)
Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, S. Y., Saito, H., Kobayashi, A., Baker, R. V., Pelletier, J., McGuire, L.,
Komatsu G. and Goto, K. 2012. Laser scanning surveys to analyze morphological impacts of the2011 Tohoku-Oki Tsunami, northeastern Japan. Abstract of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
2012: HTT07-01 (CD-ROM), May, Makuhari.
Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, S. Y., Saito, H. and Kobayashi, A. 2012. Terrestrial laser scanning for
detailed topographic analysis of slopes affected by large tsunamis. 32nd International
Geographical Congress, August, Köln, Germany.
Inamura, T., Akahori, M., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Blowing mechanism of local wind“Matsubori-kaze” by paying attention to the upper wind direction and geomorphology of Aso
somma. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring Meeting 101: 364, May,
Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Relationship between numbers of the occurrence ofstrong local wind “Matsubori-kaze” and tracking of cyclones. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2012 Fall Meeting 102: 429, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Numerical study on air purification effects ofplants using modified WRF/Chem. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring
Meeting 101: 328, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Numerical study on air purification effects ofplants as revealed by modified WRF/Chem. 6th Japanese-German Meeting on Urban Climatology,
September, Hiroshima.
Mito, T., Inamura, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2012. Studies on the location and power
generation of wind farms using the observational data of Taikoyama wind farms andTomamae-Yuuhigaoka wind farms. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2012 Spring
Meeting 101: 156, May, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Nishimine, Y. 2012. Geographic information study on the distribution of place names based onnatural conditions. 8th GIS Community Forum Map Gallery, May-June, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Yamamoto, R. 2013. Land cover classification of urban area using object-based image analysis―A38

case study of Setagaya ward, Tokyo―. General Meeting for Graduation Theses of Geography,
2012, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Hiroi, T., Shimoyamada, T., Nishimine, Y. and Matsuyama, H. 2011. The difference of the spatial
distribution of the stores of family restaurant “Joyfull Co. Ltd.” and fast food restaurant“McDonald’s Japan”. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2012: 29,
November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Sakai, K., Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2013. Configuration of BRDF observation
system using newly-developed unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The 15th CEReS Symposium on
Environmental Remote Sensing, February, Chiba. (in Japanese)39

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Laboratory 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

Hiroyuki TSUBOMOTOAssistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Geography, Office Study

Michiko HARAYAMA

Assistant Professor

Bibliometrics

2) 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,
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 society404) 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 FY2012

Peer-reviewed Articles
Wakabayashi,Y., Kukimoto, M. and Yui, Y. 2012. The role of unlicensed childcare facilities inproviding childcare services in Naha City, Okinawa. Annals of the Association of Economic
Geographers 58(2): 79-99. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Wakabayashi,Y. and Koizumi, R. 2012. Application of geovisualization as a method for exploratory
spatial data analysis: the case of demographic data for Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Map (Chizu)
50(2): 3-10. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tanaka, M. 2013. Qualitative Aspects of Cognitive Distance in Urban Space in Relation to Daily
Movement Behavior: A Case Study of University Students in Kanazawa. Japanese Journal of
Human Geography 65(1): 47-62. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
Wakabayashi, Y. 2013. Role of geographic knowledge and spatial abilities in map reading process:
implications for geospatial thinking. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 48:
37-46.
Yui, Y., Kamiya, H. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2012. Variations of female labor and living space: ageographical perspective. In Female labor and living space, ed. Y. Yui, 11-24．Tokyo: Akashi
Shoten. (in Japanese)Yui, Y., Wakabayashi, Y., Nakazawa, T. and Kamiya, H. 2012. Residential choices of working
women and urban space. In Female labor and living space, ed. Y. Yui, 73-98. Tokyo: Akashi
Shoten. (in Japanese)
Wakabayashi, Y. 2012. Recent trends and regional differences of childcare service provision in41

Tokyo Metropolitan Area. In Female labor and living space, ed. Y. Yui, 119-136. Tokyo: Akashi
Shoten. (in Japanese)
Kukimoto, M. 2012. Working women and childcare in hot-spring area in Japan. In Female labor and
Living Space, ed. Y. Yui, 152-153. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten. (in Japanese)

Books
None

Reports
None

Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
Imai, O. 2012. Human resource development program for advanced use of geospatial information.
People and national land policy 21 (Hito to Kokudo 21) 38(2): 46-47. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Wakabayashi, Y. 2012. Reginald Golledge and behavioral geography. Nineteenth research meetingof the Man-Environment Research Association, May, Yokohama.
Wakabayashi, Y. and Koizumi, R. 2012. Detection and mapping of hot/cold spots of urban spatialchange in Tokyo 23 wards. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012: MTT35-P03(CD-ROM), May, Makuhari. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Wakabayashi, Y., Kukimoto, M. and Yui, Y. 2012. The role of unlicensed childcare facilities inproviding childcare services in Naha City, Okinawa . Pre‐Conference of the IGU‐Commission
on Gender and Geography, August, Hamburg.
Wakabayashi, Y. and Koizumi, R. 2012. Spatial patterns of population change in the 23 special
wards of Tokyo after the period of the bubble economy. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 171, Octobar, Kobe. (inJapanese)
Wakabayashi,Y., Kukimoto, M. and Yui, Y. 2012. Mapping the supply-demand gap in childcare
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services in Naha City, Okinawa. Papers and Proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems
Association 21 (CD-ROM), October, Hiroshima.
Wakabayashi, Y. and Koizumi, R. 2012. Spatial patterns of population change in the 23 special
wards of Tokyo after the period of the bubble economy. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Autumn Meeting 82: 171, Octobar, Kobe. (inJapanese)
Matsui, Y. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2012. Spatial thinking in answering geographic questions based on
topographic maps. Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Human Geographical Societyof Japan: 70-71, November, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Tsubomoto, H. 2012. Spatial change of business district of Hiroshima after the Bubble economy.
Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Human Geographical Society of Japan: 128-129,
November, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Tsubomoto, H. 2013. A trial of the end user model construction in explanation of urban inner
structure.	
 Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2013
Spring Meeting 83: 105, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)Imai, O. 2012. Papers and Proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems Association 21(CD-ROM), October, Hiroshima.
Imai, O. 2013. Awareness of the issues to social role of geography. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 83: 18, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)Imai, O. 2013. Advancement of participatory GIS in Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of
the Association of Japanese Geographers 83: 43, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Kukimoto, M. 2012. The use of communication tools for child-rearing information among mothers
living in central Tokyo. 32nd International Geographical Congress, August, Cologne, Germany.
Kukimoto, M. and Koizumi, R. 2012. Regional Disparities in the Provision of Childcare Services
and the Consequent Problems Facing Working Mothers in Metropolitan Areas in Japan. Pre
Conference of the IGU-Commission on Gender and Geography, August, Hamburg, German.
Koizumi, R. and Kukimoto, M. 2012. Gentrification and gender relation reconsidered: the case of aredeveloped district of Tokyo. Pre Conference of the IGU-Commission on Gender andGeography, August, Hamburg, German.
Koizumi, R. 2012. The changing spatial structure of the Tokyo metropolitan area in the post-growthsociety. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012
Autumn Meeting 82: 17, Octobar, Kobe. (in Japanese)
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Koizumi, R. 2013. The social and spatial structures and its changes in the Tokyo metropolitan area
after the bubble economy. The General Meeting of the urban social geography group of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)
Tanaka, M. 2012. Qualitative Aspects of Cognitive Distance in Urban Space in Relation to Daily
Movement Behavior: A Case Study of University Students in Kanazawa. Proceedings of theGeneral Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2012 Fall Meeting 82: 73, October,
Kobe. (in Japanese)
Tanaka, M. 2013. A collaborative effort to verbal guidance for visually impaired people asvolunteered geographic information. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 2013 Spring Meeting 83: 250, March, Kumagaya. (in Japanese)44