Annual Report 2017
Geography

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

Contents
1 Laboratory of Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

11) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

2 Laboratory of Climatology

91) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

3 Laboratory of Environmental Geography

241) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

4 Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences

301) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

5 Laboratory of Urban and Human Geography
1) Staff
2) Overview of Research Activities
3) List of Research Activities in FY201739

1. Laboratory of Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

1) Staff
Takehiko SUZUKI

Professor / D.Sc.

Geomorphology, Quaternary Science, Volcanology

Masaaki SHIRAIAssociate Professor / D.Sc.

Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology, Marine Geology

Daisuke ISHIMURA

Assistant Professor / D.Sc.

Tectonic Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology

Makoto KOBAYASHI

Project Associate Professor / PhD (D.Sc.) (From October, 2017)

Volcanology, Volcanic Geology, Quaternary Geology

Kaori AOKI

Project Researcher / PhD (From November, 2017)

Quaternary Science, Marine Tephrochronology, Chronology

Fumikatsu NISHIZAWA

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.)

Tephrochronology, Volcanic Geology

Takako UTSUGAWA

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.) (Until September, 2017)

Sedimentology, Transport and Depositional Processes2) Overview of Research Activities
To prospect the futuristic view of environmental changes, our laboratory investigates the history
and process of surface landform/geological development during the Quaternary period. The
followings are some topics of our studies.

1.

Reconstruction of geomorphological/geological phenomena during the Quaternary (the last 2–3
million years) with accuracies of 105–101 years
12.

Study on volcanic products (tephra) and explosive eruption history in and around the JapaneseIslands

3.

Investigation on production–transport–depositional processes of sedimentary particles

4.

Study on coastal–deep marine sediment for reconstruction of natural hazard history andinfluence of human activity to natural environment

5.

Reconstruction of earthquake recurrence interval and fault activity from earthquake/fault
induced landform and sediment

6.

Investigation on marine/fluvial terraces for reconstruction of landform development and crustal
movement during the last 105 years

3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

Peer-reviewed Articles
Suzuki, T., Murata, M., Mizuno, K. and Ishihara, T. 2017. Sequence of Early Pleistocene Shirakawa
ignimbrites and their identifications in distal areas in Northeast Japan. Quaternary International
456: 195-209.
Kasahara, A, Suzuki, T., Kawai, T. and Imaizumi, T. 2017. Pleistocene tephrostratigraphy andunderground sediments under the Koriyama basin at the southern part of northeast Japan. Journalof Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 126: 665-684. (in Japanese with English abstract)Lane, C.S., Lowe, D.J., Blockley, S.P.E., Suzuki, T. and Smith, V.C. 2017. Advancing
tephrochronology as a global dating tool: Applications in volcanology, archaeology, andpalaeoclimatology. Quaternary Geochronology 40: 1-7.
McLean, D., Albert, P., Nakagawa, T., Suzuki, T., Staff, R., Yamada, K., Kitaba, I., Haraguchi, T.,
Kitagawa, J., SG14 Project Members and Smith, V. 2018. Integrating the Holocene
tephrostratigraphy for East Asia using a high-resolution cryptotephra study from Lake Suigetsu(SG14 core), central Japan. Quaternary Science Reviews 183: 36-58.
Moriwaki, H., Nagasako, T., Nishizawa, F., Matsushima, Y., Suzuki, T. and Tanaka, G. 2017.
Chronology and significance of marine deposits on Shinjima (Moeshima) Island, Kagoshima Bay,based on tephrochronology and 14C Ages. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 126: 557-579.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
Ishimura, D. 2017. Re-examination of the age of historical and paleo-tsunami deposits at Koyadori2

on the Sanriku Coast, Northeast Japan. Geoscience Letters 4: 11. DOI: 10.1186/
s40562-017-0077-4.
Ishimura, D. and Miyauchi, T., 2017. Holocene environmental changes and paleo-tsunami history inOnuma on the southern part of the Sanriku Coast, northeast Japan. Marine Geology 286: 126-139.
Ishimura, D., Toda, S., Ichihara, T., Takahashi, N., Konno, A. and Sato, H. 2017. A study on surface
ruptures around Miyaji, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture, associated with the 2016 Kumamoto
earthquake sequence and upward slip tapering on pit excavation walls. Active Fault Research 47:
9-16. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ishimura, D., Yoshinaga, Y., Yamada, K., Haraguchi, T. and Toda, S. 2017. Newly identified
Towada-Chuseri tephra from lacustrine deposits in Lake Aoki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) 56: 265-270. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, N., Ishimura, D., Toda, S., Nakata, T. and Watanabe, M. 2017. Vertical slip rate on anormal fault co-ruptured with the Futagawa fault at the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake: a fault
outcrop at Shimojin, Mashiki Town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Active Fault Research 46: 27-32.
(in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
Chigira, M., Kasama, T., Suzuki, T. and Furuki, H. 2017. Geological structure of the Shinseikolandslide induced by the 1923 Kanto Earthquake and its significance. Annual Report of Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University 60B: 417-430. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ishimura, D., 2017. Historical and paleo-tsunami deposits on the Sanriku Coast, northeast Japan.
Proceedings of the 8th International INQUA Meeting on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics andArcheoseismology, Handbook and Programme: 164-166.

Books
None

Reports
None

Book Reviews
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None

Miscellaneous Reports
Suzuki, T. 2017. Considering eruption and disaster by landform and eruptive products: terms on
volcanoes. Chiri 62(10): 48-53. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, Y., Ishimura, D., Kumaki, Y., Kumahara, Y., Chida, N., Nakata, T. and Nakano, T. 2017.
Active Fault Map in Urban Area, Aso. Geographical Survey Institute. (in Japanese)
Goto, H., Ishimura, D., Okada, S., Tsutsumi, H. and Nakata, T. 2017. Active Fault Map in Urban
Area, Hikone-tobu. Geographical Survey Institute, D1-No.759. (in Japanese)
Tsutsumi, H., Ishimura, D., Goto, H., Nakata, T. and Yagi, K. 2017. Active Fault Map in Urban Area,
Gozaisyoyama. Geographical Survey Institute, D1-No.759. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Suzuki, T. 2017. Recent progress of tephrochronological study in Japan and database of Japanesetephra using GIS. The 3rd ASQUA Conference 2017, September, Jeju, Korea.
Suzuki, T. 2017. Tephra studies: Recent progress and future perspectives. The 31st General meetingof shareholders of Paleo Labo Co.,Ltd., December, Toshima.
Suzuki, T. 2018. Examination of landform development in inland basins of NE Japan arc using
tephrochronology. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 92, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, T. and Chigira, M. 2018. Preparation of geomorphological and geological data forearthquake-induced landslides potential assessment in volcanic region. Disaster Prevention
Research Institute, Kyoto University Annual Meeting 2017, February, Uji.
Suzuki, T. and Murata, M. 2017. Tephrochronological study of the long-term explosive eruption
history in the Northeast Japan Arc. IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly: Submission 978, August.
Portland, USA.
Suzuki, T., Murata, M., Mizuno, K. and Ishihara, T. 2017. Re-examination of the sequence of the
Early Pleistocene Shirakawa ignimbrites and their identifications in distal areas in Northeast Japan.
Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017:
SVC50-17, May, Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Suzuki, T., Nishizawa, F., Ishimura, D. Ito, M., Maruyama, S., Danhara, T. and Hirata, T. 2017.
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Re-examination of identification and discrimination of Kozu-Tenjosan and Nijima-Mukaiyama
tephras, Izu Islands, Japan. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and
Abstracts 47: 49, August, Fukuoka. (in Japanese)
Albert, P., Smith, V., Tomlinson, E., Suzuki, T., Yamada, M., Nakagawa, T. and Suigetsu 2006
Project Members 2017. Constraints on the tempo of volcanism at Daisen and Sambe volcanoes(SW Japan) from the Lake Suigetsu sedimentary archive. IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly:
Submission 870, August. Portland, USA.
Endo, K., Hori, S., Ishiwata, S., Sugai, T., Suzuki, T., Uesugi, Y., Oosato, S., Suginaka, Y., Kondo,
R., Sato, A. and Takemura, T. 2017. Revision of the the Middle-Late Pleistocene profiles inTokyo Upland areas using boring data. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programmeand Abstracts 47: 10, August, Fukuoka. (in Japanese)
Ishihara, T., Suzuki, T., Hongo, M. and Uchida, Y. 2017. Study of shallow subsurface geology basedon analysis of sedimentary cores drilled in the Aizu Basin, Northeast Japan. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HQR05-P05, May, Chiba.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
McLean, D., Albert, P., Smith, V., Nakagawa, T., Suzuki, T., Yamada, K., Kitaba, I. and SG14
Project Members 2017. Resolving the tempo of Holocene volcanism in East Asia using the Lake
Suigetsu record (central Japan). IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly: Submission 1025, August.
Portland, USA.
Smith, V., Humphreys, M., Stock, M., Isaia, R., Suzuki, T., McLean, D. and Albert, P. 2017. An
apatite for tephrochronology. IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly: Submission 641, August.
Portland, USA.
Shirai, M., Utsugawa, T., Omura, A., Hayashizaki, R., Kato, Y., Saito, Y. and Ashi, J. 2017. Deepmarine sedimentation off the “huge-dam free” Shimanto river mouth, SW Japan: comparison withother Japanese rivers. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint
Meeting 2017: AHW32-P21, May, Chiba.
Shirai, M., Endo, S. and Utsugawa, T. 2018. Supply and transport processes of plutonic gravels on
the middle reaches of Tama River. Abstracts for Annual Meeting of the Sedimentological Societyof Japan 2018: 56-57, March, Akita. (in Japanese)

5Ishimura, D. 2017. Tsunami deposit research on the Sanriku Coast, northeast Japan. Japan
Association for Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 47: 20, August, Fukuoka. (inJapanese)
Ishimura, D. 2017. Correlation with proximal and distal Towada-Chuseri tephra based on therefractive index and chemical composition of volcanic glass shards. Japan Association for
Quaternary Research, Programme and Abstracts 47: 133, August, Fukuoka. (in Japanese)
Ishimura, D. 2017. Progress of historical and paleo-tsunami deposit research on the Sanriku Coast
after the 2011 Tohoku tsunami. French-Japanese Week on Disaster Risk Reduction,
French-Japanese workshop on the “Sedimentary signature of tsunamis”, October, Tokyo, Japan.
Ishimura, D. 2017. Historical and paleo-tsunami deposits on the Sanriku Coast, northeast Japan. the
8th International INQUA Meeting on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics and Archeoseismology,
November, Blenheim, New Zealand.
Ishimura, D. and Yamada, K. 2017. Thickness, gravel content, and gravel size distribution ofhistorical and paleo-tsunami deposits in Koyadori on the Sanriku Coast, northeast Japan, Abstractsof Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: MIS09-P07, May,
Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Ishimura, D., Toda, S., Mukoyama, S., Homma, S., Yamaguchi, K. and Takahashi, N. 2017.
Three-dimensional surface displacements and deduced detailed locations of surface rupturesassociated with the 2014 Mw6.2 Nagano earthquake from differencing pre- and post-earthquake
LiDAR data set. 2017 Research meeting of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto
University, July, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Claro, S.M., Ramos, T., Maxwell, K. and Ishimura, D. 2017. Analysis of overwash sediments along
the coasts of Pagadian City, Southern Philippines: Potential tsunami deposits of the 1976 Moro
Gulf earthquake? AOGS 14th Annual Meeting, OS22-A010, August. Singapore.
Ramos, T., Claro, S.M., Maxwell, K. and Ishimura, D. 2017. Revisiting the 1976 Mw8.1 Moro Gulf
earthquake and tsunami in Western Mindanao Island, Philippines. AOGS 14th Annual Meeting:SE21-A033, August, Singapore.
Takagi, S., Kaneda, H., Ishimura, D. and Takahashi, D. 2017. Paleoseismology of the Kurozu fault,
Nobi active fault system, central Japan: its role in multiple fault rupture. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: SSS12-P15, May, Chiba.
(in Japanese with English abstract)
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Takahashi, N., Toda, S. and Ishimura, D. 2017. An outcrop showing recent cumulative slip on anormal fault co-ruptured with the Futagawa fault at the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Abstracts ofJapan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: SSS12-P03, May,
Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Toda, S. and Ishimura, D. 2017. Clues to evaluate short active fault learnt from the 2016 Kumamotoand Ibarakiken-hokubu, Japan, earthquakes. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American
Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: SSS07-05, May, Chiba. (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Toda, S. and Ishimura, D. 2017. Various types of class C faults being revealed by a strong
combination of InSAR and conventional field survey. 2017 Research meeting of Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, July, Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Toda, S. and Ishimura, D. 2017. Clues to evaluate class C active faults from triggered slips at the2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence. Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Programmeand Abstracts 47: 126, August, Fukuoka. (in Japanese)
Kobayashi, M. 2017. Central-Izu area. Geopark Guide Training Program of Izu Peninsula Geopark,
November, Izu and Izu-no-kuni. (in Japanese).
Kobayashi, M. 2017. Go around with Volcanologists!: Bus trip of Hakone Volcano. Geopark
Supporter Training Program of Hakone Geopark, December, Hakone. (in Japanese)
Aoki K. 2017. Dawson Tephra in the sedimentary core collected at the Patton Seamount, off the
Alaska Peninsula. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint
Meeting 2017: HQR05-06, May, Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Nishizawa, F. and Suzuki, T. 2017. Correlations of the Takeyama-Ks10 and Hegawa-Ks5 tephras,
two Middle Pleistocene widespread tephras derived from southern Kyushu, SW Japan. Abstractsof Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HQR05-05, May,
Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Nishizawa, F. and Suzuki, T. 2017. Comparison of major element composition of volcanic glass
shards among Middle Pleistocene Hegawa-Kasamori 5 tephra and similar tephras distributed
around the northern Kanto, central Japan. Japan Association for Quaternary Research,
Programme and Abstracts 47: 90, August, Fukuoka. (in Japanese)
Shibayama, A. and Nishizawa, F. 2017. Difference of awareness of disaster prevention in initialmotion at occurrence of earthquake, comparison between indoor and outdoor environment－
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Example of practice at high school students－. Proceedings of the 19th Conference Japan Society
for Disaster Information Studies: 214-215, October, Uji. (in Japanese)
Utsugawa, T. and Shirai, M. 2017. Grain abrasion of gravel–sand in fluvial–coastal systems: the casestudy of Tenryu River to Enshu Coast, central Japan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HGM14-P07, May, Chiba. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Utsugawa, T. and Shirai, M. 2018. An approach of “the model of roundness in saturation” based on
the changes in roundness of fluvial and beach clastic sediments during transport process Abstracts
for Annual Meeting of the Sedimentological Society of Japan 2018: 58-59, March, Akita. (inJapanese)
Utsugawa, T. and Suzuki, T. 2018. Volcanic hazard assessment for extremely huge and low frequent
VEI 7 eruptions in Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 91, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Tamura, I., Mizuno, K., Utsunomiya, M., Nakajima, T. and Yamazaki, H．2017．Tephrochronologyof the lowest Kazusa Group distributed in the Boso Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan．Abstractsof Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HQR05 - 04, May,
Chiba. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Mizuno, K., Tamura, I. and Utsunomiya, M. 2017. Consideration of the late Pliocene widespread
tephras erupted from south Kyushu, with reference to the correlation between the Sendai
pyroclastic flow deposits and the HabutakiⅠ-MT2 tephra. Abstracts of the 124th Annual Meetingof the Geological Society of Japan: 215, September, Matsuyama. (in Japanese)
Sugiyama, K., Takagi, H., Tamura, I., Mizuno, K., Kitazawa, N. and Kawamoto, K. 2017.
Identification of active faults along the Median Tctonic Line, Ina area, Nagano Prefecture.
Abstracts of the 124th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan: 254, September,
Matsuyama. (in Japanese)82. Laboratory of Climatology

1) Staff
Jun MATSUMOTO

Professor / D.Sc

Monsoon Climatology, Environmental Climatology

Hideo TAKAHASHI

Professor / D.Sc.

Urban Climatology, Climatic Change, Rainfall Climatology

Hiroshi TAKAHASHI

Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Climate System Study, Cloud-Precipitation Climatology, Regional Climate Modeling

Fumiaki FUJIBE

Project Professor / D.Sc.

Urban Climatology, Environmental Climatology

Jun-Ichi HAMADA

Project Associate Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Tropical Climatology, Meteorological Observation

Tomoshige INOUE

Project Assistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Monsoon Climatology, Climate Change, Global Warming

Masato NODZU

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.)

Tropical Climatology, Satellite Meteorology

Yoshihito SETO

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Climatology, Local Climatology, Statistical Analysis2) 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 of9

land-use changes and deforestation on regional climates. We also investigate diurnal, intra-seasonal,
and inter-annual variabilities and long-term changes of climate, in particular, rainfall activities in the
Asian monsoon region, and influences of global warming on regional climates (future projection).
We apply three major methods, observation (monitoring), data-analysis of various global andregional datasets, and numerical modeling for investigating above-mentioned topics.

1)

Climate changes and climate variability over Japan and around the world

2)

Variability and seasonal changes of regional climate over Asian monsoon region

3)

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

4)

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

5)

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

3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

Peer-reviewed Articles
Matsumoto, J., Fujibe, F. and Takahashi, H. 2017. Urban climate in the Tokyo metropolitan area inJapan. Journal of Environmental Sciences 59: 54–62. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.04.012．
Akasaka, I., Kubota, H., Matsumoto, J., Cayanan, E.O., Guzman, R.D. and Hilario, F.D. 2018:
Seasonal march patterns of the summer rainy season in the Philippines and their long-term
variability since the late 20th century. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 5: 20. doi:
10.1186/s40645-018-0178-5.
Chen, T.C., Tsay J.D. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Interannual variation of the summer rainfall center in
the South China Sea. Journal of Climate 30: 7909–7931. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0889.1.
Kubota, H., Shirooka, R., Matsumoto, J., Cayanan, E.O. and Hilario, F.D. 2017. Tropical cyclone
influence on long-term variability of Philippine summer monsoon onset. Progress in Earth andPlanetary Science 4: 27. doi: 10.1186/s40645-017-0138-5.
Murata, F., Terao, T., Fujinami, H., Hayashi, T., Asada, H., Matsumoto, J. and Syiemlieh, H. 2017.
Dominant synoptic disturbance in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, Northeast India, based on
104 years of rainfall Data (1902-2005). Journal of Climate 30: 8237–8251. doi:10

10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0435.1.
Ogino, S.-Y., Wu, P.M., Hattori, M., Endo, N., Kubota, H., Inoue, T. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Coldsurge event observed by the radiosonde observation from the research vessel "Hakuho-maru" overthe Philippine Sea in December 2012. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 5: 9. doi:
10.1186/s40645-017-0163-4.
Ogino, S.Y., Yamanaka, M.D., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Tropical coastal dehydrator inglobalatmosphericwater

circulation.

GeophysicalResearch

Letters44.

doi:

10.1002/2017GL075760.
Thorne, P.W.，Allan R.J., Ashcroft, L., Brohan, P., Dunn, R.J.H., Menne, M.J., Pearce, P.R., Picas, J.,
Willett, K.M., Benoy, M., Bronnimann, S., Canziani, P.O., Coll, J., Crouthamel, R., Compo,G.P.,
Cuppett, D., Curley, M., Duffy, C., Gillespie, I., Guijarro, J., Jourdain, S., Kent, E.C., Kubota, H.,
Legg, T.P., Li, Q., Matsumoto, J., Murphy, C., Rayner, N.A., Rennie, J.J., Rustemeier, E., Slivinski,
L.C., Slonosky, V., Squintu, A., Tinz, B., Valente, M.A., Walsh, S., Wang, X.L., Westcott, L.,
Wood, K., Woodruff, S.D. and Worley, J. 2017: Towards an integrated set of surface
meteorological observations for climate science and applications. Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society 98 :2689–2702. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0165.1.
Williamson, F., R. Allan, G. Ren, T.-C. Lee, W. Lui, H. Kubota, J. Matsumoto, J. Luterbacher, C.
Wilkinson and K. Wood, 2017: Collating historic weather observations for the East Asian region:
Challenges, solutions, and reanalyses. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 35. doi:10.1007/
s00376-017-7259-z.
Yamanaka, M.D., Ogino, S.Y., Wu, P.M., Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Matsumoto, J. and Fadli
Syamsudin 2017. Maritime continent coastlines controlling Earth's climate Progress in Earth andPlanetary Science 5:
Yamashita, K., Kubono, Y., Hamada J.-I., Takahashi, Y., Matsumoto J. and Watanabe, S. 2017.
Study on simplification of electromagnetic measurement in ELF-VLF band to monitor
thunderstorm. Transactions of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers 30:
420–426. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Yamato, H., Mikami. T. and Takahashi, H. 2017. Impact of sea breeze penetration over urban areas
on midsummer temperature distributions in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. International Journal of
Climatology 37: 5154–5169. doi: 10.1002/joc.5152.
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2017. A study on the utilization of radar rainfall for the11

train operation control. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 73(3): 54–70. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)
Takahashi, H. G. and Dado, J. M. B. 2018. Relationship between sea surface temperature and rainfall
in the Philippines during the Asian summer monsoon. Journal of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 96: doi:10.2151/jmsj.2018-031.
Fujibe, F. 2017. Long-term change of lightning mortality and its relation to annual thunder days inJapan. Journal of Natural Disaster Science 38: 17–29.
Fujibe, F. 2018. Climatological features of sub-hourly temperature variations in Japan. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 96: 147-160. doi:10.2151/jmsj.2018-021.
Fujibe, F., Matsumoto, J. and Suzuki, H. 2017. Relationship between heat mortality and temperature
distribution in the Tokyo ward area: Analysis for the 2013 summer. Journal of Heat Island
Institute International 12:1–8. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Nodzu, M.I., Ogino, S.Y. and Matsumoto, J. 2018. Development and decay processes of dual
inversion layers in winter over the northwest coast of the South China Sea. Journal of Climate 31:1245−1266. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0907.1.
Ono, J., Tatebe, H., Komuro, Y., Nodzu, M.I. and Ishii, M. 2018. Mechanisms influencing seasonal
to inter-annual prediction skill of sea ice extent in the Arctic Ocean in MIROC. The Cryosphere12: 675–683. doi:10.5194/tc-12-675-2018.
Seto, Y., Yokoyama, H., Nakatani, T., Ando, H., Tsunematsu, N., Shoji, Y., Kusunoki, K., Nakayama,
M., Saitoh, Y. and Takahashi, H. 2018. Relationships among rainfall distribution, surface wind,
and precipitable water vapor during heavy rainfall in central Tokyo in summer. Journal of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 96A: 35–49. doi:10.2151/jmsj.2017-020.
Dado, J.M.B. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. Potential impact of sea surface temperature on rainfall over
the western Philippines, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 4: 23. doi:10.1186/
s40645-017-0137-6.
Nakajima, K., Takahashi, H., Yokoyama, H. and Tsunematsu, N. 2018. Vertical structures ofnocturnal potential temperature under clear and weak wind conditions in the central urban area ofTokyo, Japan: Statistical analysis using observation data at Tokyo Tower. Geographical Review ofJapan 91A: 24–42. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
12Matsumoto, J . 2017. Landform―Mountain ranges, pleateaus and plains. In Encyclopedia ofChinese Culture, ed. Editorial Committee of the Encyclopedia of Chinese Culture, 82-83. Tokyo:
Maruzen. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J . 2017. Climate―Diversity generated by East Asian monsoon. In Encyclopedia ofChinese Culture, ed. Editorial Committee of the Encyclopedia of Chinese Culture, 84-85. Tokyo:
Maruzen. (in Japanese)
Matsumoto, J . 2017. Floods and droughts in the Asian monsoon region. In Encyclopedia of the
Climate Variations, ed. Yamakawa, S., Tokiwa, K. and Watarai, Y., 10-13. Tokyo: Asakura-shoten.
(in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. 2017. Local heavy rain disasters: short duraiton and concentrated heavy rainfall. In
Encyclopedia of the Climate Variations, ed. Yamakawa, S., Tokiwa, K. and Watarai, Y., 18-25.
Tokyo: Asakura-shoten. (in Japanese)
Fujibe, F. 2017. Long-term changes of heavy rainfalls in Japan. Journal of the Heat Transfer Societyof Japan 56 (237): 24–29. (in Japanese)
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J., Fujibe, F. And Oikawa, Y. 2018. Chapter 2 Outline of climate in Japan. In
Japanese Climate Encyclopedia, ed. Kusaka, H., Fujibe, F. (Chief Editors), Yoshino, M.M.,
Tabayashi, A. and Kimura, F., 5-19. Tokyo: Maruzen. (in Japanese)
Nakajima, K. and Takahashi, H. 2018. Amount of wintertime nocturnal air heating over the Tokyo
metropolitan area. Geographical Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 53: 1–11.

Books
Kusaka, H., Fujibe, F. (Chief Editors), Yoshino, M.M., Tabayashi, A. and Kimura, F. eds. 2018.
Japanese Climate Encyclopedia. Tokyo: Maruzen. (in Japanese)

Reports
Takahashi, H. and Suzuki, H. eds. 2018. Researches on the spatial structures of heavy rainfall andstrong winds. 2017 Joint Research Report of Tokyo Metropolitan University and Research &Development Center of JR East Group. (in Japanese)Book Reviews
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Miscellaneous Reports
Takahashi, H. 2017. Urban heat island viewed from three-dimensional structure of atmosphere overurban area. Kagaku 87: 1083–1084. (in Japanese)
Fujibe, F. 2017. Cooperation of wind engineering and meteorology. Wind Engineers, JAWE 42:
223–224. (in Japanese)
Fujibe, F. 2017. Past and future of heat island studies. Heat Island Institute International Annual
Issue 12: 3. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsumoto, J. 2018. AMY-II. Post-MAHASRI Planning Workshop, January, Nagoya.
Matsumoto, J. 2018. Validation and utilization of GPM data for hydrological forecasting in the Red
River basin, Vietnam. PMM8 Joint PI Meeting, January, Chiyoda.
Matsumoto, J. 2018. AMY-II observation project. The International Post-MAHASRI Planning
Workshop, March, Chiyoda.
Matsumoto, J. and Inoue, T. 2017. Long-term variability of the monsoon seasonal changes in India
and Myanmar. The 12th Workshop on Environment and Human Activities in South Asia－
Challenges to Global Issues in Asia through Collaboration with Locally Existing, December, Nara.
Matsumoto, J., Villafuerte, M. and Kubota, H. 2017. Changes in extreme rainfall in the Philippines
for the 100-year period (1911-2010). Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American
Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: MIS05-09, May, Chiba.
Matsumoto, J., Villafuerte II, M.Q., Endo, N. and Nguyen-Thi H.A. 2017. Changes in extreme
rainfall in Southeast Asia. International Workshop on the Asian Monsoon in a Warmer World,
August, Chengjiang, China. (Keynote)
Matsumoto, J., Takahashi, H.G., Dado, J.M.B., Nguyen-Le D. and Villafuerte, M.Q. 2017. Climate of
the Philippines and the sea surface temperature effect on summer monsoon rainfall. Abstracts,
International Workshop on Climate Downscaling Studies, 47, October, Tsukuba.
Matsumoto, J., Inoue, T., Zaiki, M., Mikami, T., Hirano, J., Kubota, H., Kamahori, H., Terao, T. and
Murata, F. 2017. Recent data rescue activities under ACRE-Japan. The 10th ACRE Workshop,
December, Auckland, New Zealand. (Poster)
Akasaka, I., Zaiki, M., Kubota, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Characteristics on the seasonal march of14

rainfall at Manila for the late 19th century－the early 20th century. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: ACG44-P05, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Akasaka, I., Zaiki, M., Kubota, H. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Seasonal march of rainfall at Manila forthe late 19th century – the early 20th century. 2017 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 14th
Annual Meeting: AS11-38-A017, August , Singapore. (Poster)
Akasaka, I., Zaiki, M. and Matsumoto, J. 2018. Diurnal cycle of wind direction at Manila for the late
19th century. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers
93: 242, March, Koganei. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Hattori, M., Yamazaki, A., Ogino, S.Y., Wu, P.M. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. The impact of theradiosonde observations of cold surge over the Philippine Sea on the analysis of the tropical
cyclones. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017: EGU2017-1752, April,
Vienna, Austria. (Poster)
Hattori, M., Yamazaki, T., Ogino, S.-Y., Wu, P.M. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. The impact of theradiosonde observations of cold surge over the Philippine Sea on the tropics and southernhemisphere. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Spring Meeting 111: 103, May,
Shibuya. (in Japanese)
Kamahori, H., Fujibe, F. and Matsumoto, J. 2018. Data rescue for precipitation observation in Tokai
area. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 93: 246,
March, Koganei. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Kubota, H., Matsumoto, J., Inoue, T., Zaiki, M., Mikami, T., Hirano, J., Yamamoto, H., Tsukahara,
T. and Kamahori, H. 2017. ACRE-Japan. The 10th ACRE Workshop, December, Auckland, New
Zealand.
Kubota, H., Matsumoto, J., Zaiki, M., Mikami, T., Tsukahara, T., Kobayashi, S., Yamamoto, H.,
Hirano, J., Inoue, T., Akasaka, I. Kamahori, H., Fujibe, F., Hayashi, T., Terao, T., Murata, F.,
Fujinami, H. and Fukushima, A. 2018. Data rescue over Asian monsoon region throughACRE-Japan. The International Post-MAHASRI Planning Workshop, March, Chiyoda.
Murata, F., Fujinami, H., Terao, T., Hayashi, T., Matsumoto, J. and Syiemlieh, H. 2017. Relationshipbetween the central and northeastern part of India in the active-break monsoon cycle. Abstracts of
the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Fall Meeting 112: 317, October, Sapporo. (Poster)
Murata, F., Terao, T., Fujinami, H., Hayashi, T., Asada, H., Matsumoto, J. and Syiemlieh, H. 2017.
Dominant synoptic disturbance in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, northeast India, based on15

104 years of rainfall data (1902–2005). Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American
Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: ACG44-P02, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Murata, F., Terao, T., Fujinami, H., Hayashi, T., Asada, H., Matsumoto, J. and Syiemlieh, H. 2017.
Dominant synoptic disturbance in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, North East India. 2017 Asia
Oceania Geosciences Society 14th Annual Meeting: AS11-38-A032, August, Singapore.
Ogino, S.Y., Yamanaka, M.D., Mori, S. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Role of tropical coastal dehydrator
in global water cycle. The 347th Humanosphere Symposium, September, Uji.
Takahashi, Y., Kubota, H., Sato, M., Matsumoto, J., Yamashita, K., Yoshida, K., Marciano, J.S.,
Perez, G.J. and Dalida Jr., L.U. 2017. Development of monitoring and information providing
system of extreme weather in the Philippines by the lightning discharge observation and microsatellite. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Spring Meeting 111: 112, May,
Shibuya. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, Y., Sato, M., Kubota, H., Yamashita, K., Hamada, J.-I., Matsumoto, J., Marciano, J.,
Perez, G. J., and Castro, E. 2018. SATREPS Project, ULAT, for development of extreme weather
monitoring and alert system in the Philippines. Abstract of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society－the European Geosciences Union Joint Conference for New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in
Asia: NH-A208, February, Tagaytay, Philippines.
Yamashita, K., Ohya, H., Hamada, J.-I., Wakazuki, Y., Iwasaki, H., Takahashi, Y., and Matsumoto,J. 2017: Monitoring of charge and discharge in thunderstorm based on electrostatic measurement
and radio observation in ELF-VLF bands. Abstract of the SGEPPS Fall Meeting 142：R005-P35,
October, Uji. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Takahashi, H. 2017. Urban climate phenomena in Tokyo caught by spatially dense meteorologicalobservation network．2017 Special Lecture Meeting of Japanese Heat Island Society, May, Minato.
(in Japanese)
Takahashi, H. 2018. On the recent climate changes．2017 Fiscal Year Committee Meeting of Osawa
Area Residents' Association，January，Mitaka．(in Japanese)
Mikami, T., Yamato, H., Morishima, W., Takahashi, H., Akasaka, I. and Nagata, R. 2017. Localized
torrential rainfall in urban area and its relationship with the occurrence of heat islands and thermal
lows: A case study in July 24, 2015. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 92: 130, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)

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Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2017. On the accuracy of radar-raingauge analyzed
precipitation: Analysis in Kanto and Tohoku regions by using rain gauges installed by East Japan
Railway Company. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112:
368, November, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Suzuki, H., Nakakita, E. and Takahashi, H. 2018. A study on the utilization of radar rainfall for the
train operation control. The 62nd Annual Meeting of Hydraulic Engineering (CD-ROM), March,
Okayama. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Takahashi, H.G. 2018. Potential predictability of the interannual variation of summer rainfall over
the Asian monsoon region,ISEE (Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research) Workshop:
Approaches for Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Environmental Studies in Asia-Oceania, November,
Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Takahashi, H.G. 2018. A preliminaly analysis of future changes in the tropical Asian monsoon
rainfall by NICAM-AMIP experiment. A Workshop on Tropical Meteorology, March, Fukuoka.
(in Japanese)
Takahashi, H.G. 2018. An interannual variation of summer precipitation over Southeast Asia and its
association with the tropical cyclone activity along the monsoon trough. The 3rd International
Workshop on Climate Change and Precipitation in the East Asia, February, Chiyoda.
Takahashi, H.G. 2018. Challenges for a systematic understanding of the precipitation process inAsian countries. The International Post-MAHASRI Planning Workshop, March, Chiyoda.
Takahashi, H.G. and Dado, J.M.B. 2017. Relationship between sea surface temperature and rainfall
in the Philippines during the Asian summer monsoon. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 333, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Fujibe, F. 2017. Climatological features of sub-hourly temperature variations in Japan. Abstracts of
the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Spring Meeting 111: 279, May, Shibuya. (in Japanese)(Poster)
Fujibe, F. 2017. High temperature and strong winds at the Central Meteorological Observatory
associated with fires due to the Great Kanto Earthquake and an air attack on Tokyo. Abstracts of
the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 366, November, Sapporo. (inJapanese)17

Fujibe, F. 2017. Climatological features of long-term changes in heavy precipitation and lightning inJapan. 13th Open Seminar on the Mitigation of Lightning Damage, November, Chiyoda. (inJapanese)
Fujibe, F. 2018. Localized strong winds associated with extensive fires in central Tokyo: Cases of theGreat Kanto Earthquake (1923) and an air attack in World War II (1945). International Workshop
on Wind-related Disasters and Mitigation, March, Sendai. (Poster)
Fujibe, F., Matsumoto, J. and Suzuki, H. 2017. Regional and seasonal features of heat strokemortality in Japan. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Spring Meeting 111:
247, May, Shibuya. (in Japanese).
Fujibe, F., Matsumoto, J. and Suzuki, H. 2017. Relationship between daily heat stroke mortality andtemperature based on daily data. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 92: 128, September, Tsu. (in Japanese).
Fujibe, F., Matsumoto, J. and Suzuki, H. 2017. Regional and seasonal features of cold mortality inJapan. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 573,
November, Sapporo. (in Japanese).
Shido, F., Yamamoto, A., Kawabata, Y., Seino, N., Aoyagi, T., Fujibe, F. and Tanaka, T.Y. 2017.
Long-term comparison observation of surface air-temperature in central Tokyo. Abstracts of the
12th Meeting of the Heat Island Institute International: 44-45, July, Hachioji. (in Japanese)(Poster)
Shido, F., Yamamoto, A., Kawabata, Y., Seino, N., Fujibe, F. and Aoyagi, T. 2017. Seasonal changesof temperature and surface layer stratification in central Tokyo. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 310, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Katsumata, M., Matsumoto, J., Syamsudin, F. and Yoneyama, K. 2017.
Diurnal and intraseasonal lightning activities over the western maritime continent during the
pre-YMC observations in 2015. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American GeophysicalUnion Joint Meeting 2017: AAS03-P03, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Hamada, J.-I., Matsumoto, J., Mori, S., Katsumata, M., Syamsudin, F. and Yoneyama, K. 2017. An
observational study on lightning activities over the coastal region of Sumatra, Indonesian
maritime continent. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint
Meeting 2017: MIS05-P06, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Katsumata, M., Matsumoto, J., Syamsudin, F., and Yoneyama, K. 2017.
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Lightning Activities over the Coastal Region of Sumatra during the Pre-YMC Observations in2015. Abstract of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting 14: AS14-A010, August,Singapore. (Poster)
Hamada, J.-I., Mori, S., Katsumata, M., Matsumoto, J, Syamsudin, F. and Yoneyama, K. 2017．
Diurnal variations of lightning activity over the western Maritime Continent during Pre-YMC
observations in 2015. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting
112: 325, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Katsumata, M., Mori, S., Hamada, J.-I., Hattori, M., Syamsudin, F. and Yamanaka, M.D. 2017.
Diurnal cycle over Jakarta as revealed by thermodynamic budget analyses during
HARIMAU2010 special sounding observations. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American
Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: AAS03-05, May, Chiba.
Kubota, H., Takahashi, Y., Sato, M., Yamashita, K. and Hamada, J.-I. 2017. Development of
extreme weather monitoring and information sharing system in Metro Manila. Extended Abstractof UNESCO-JASTIP Joint Symposium on Intra-Regional Water Security and Disaster
Management, November, Manila, Philippines.
Kubota, H., Takahashi, Y., Sato, M. and Hamada, J.-I. 2018. Heavy rainfall in Metro Manila,
Philippines during the summer monsoon associated with tropical cyclone. Abstract of the Asia
Oceania Geosciences Society－the European Geosciences Union Joint Conference for Natural
Hazards in Asia 2018: NH-A103, February, Tagaytay, Philippines.
Mori, S., Wu, P., Hamada, J-I., Arbain, A. A., Lestari, S., Sulistyowati, R. and Syamsudin, F. 2017.
Lightning characteristics over the greater Jakarta, Indonesia. – Short report of JALS2015
observation－. Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on MU and Equatorial Atmosphere Radar 11:
5-6, September, Uji. (in Japanese)Mori, S., Wu, P., Hamada, J.-I., Arbain, A. A., Lestari, S., Sulistyowati, R., and Syamsudin, F. 2017.
Thunderstorm characteristics over the greater Jakarta, Indonesia．Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 594, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Sato, M., Takahashi, Y., Yamashita, K., Kubota, H., Hamada, J.-I., Momota, R. and Joel, M. 2017.
Construction of lightning observation network in Asian countries for the intensity development
prediction of severe weather. Abstract of the SGEPPS Fall Meeting 142：R005-16 October, Uji.
(in Japanese)
Sato, M., Takahashi, Y., Yamashita, K., Kubota, H., Hamada, J.-I., Momota, E. and Marciano, J. M.,
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2017. Development of lightning observation network in the Western Pacific region for theintensity prediction of severe weather. Abstract of the American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall
Meeting: AE13A-2229, December, New Orleans, USA.
Yamanaka, M. D., Ogino, S.-Y., Wu, P.-M., Hamada, J.-I., Yokoi, S., Seiki, A., Bellenger, H., Inoue,T., Mori, S., Geng, B., Moteki, Q., Katsumata, M., Yoneyama, K., Sulistyowati, R., Lestari, S.,
and Syamsudin, F. 2017. Disturbances of gravity-wave class observed near western coast of
Maritime Continent during MJO landing and QBO modification. Abstract of the Asia Oceania
Geosciences Society Annual Meeting 14: AS14-A007, August, Singapore.
Yamanaka, M. D., Ogino, S.-Y., Wu, P., Hamada, J.-I., Yokoi, S., Seiki, A., Bellenger, H., Inoue, T.,
Mori, S., Geng, B., Moteki, Q., Katsumata, M., Yoneyama, K., Sulistyowati, R., Lestari, S. andSyamsudin, F. 2017. Tropo-stratospheric wave activity near western Maritime-Continent coast
during MJO landing and QBO modification. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American
Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: AAS03-11, May, Chiba.
Inoue, T. and Matsumoto, J. 2017. Regional seasonal marches of precipitation and their long-term
variations in India for 1901-2013. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American GeophysicalUnion Joint Meeting 2017: ACG44-05, May, Chiba.
Inoue, T., Matsumoto, J. and Kubota, H. 2017. Changes of precipitation in Myanmar for the period
1891-2011. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 323,
October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)Nodzu, M.I., Matsumoto, J., Trinh-Tuan, L. and Ngo-Duc, T. 2017. Estimate performance of Global
Satellite Mapping of Precipitation and influence of wind on the performance. Abstract of theJapan Geosciences Union and American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: ACG46-P10,
May, Chiba. (Poster)Nodzu, M.I., Matsumoto, J., Trinh-Tuan, L. and Ngo-Duc, T. 2018. GSMaP performance and its
dependence on wind and topography for heavy-rain days over Northern Vietnam. The 7th Global
Precipitation Measurement Asia Workshop on Satellite Precipitation Data Utilization, January,
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Nodzu, M.I., Matsumoto, J., Trinh-Tuan, L. and Ngo-Duc, T. 2017. Heavy rain reproducibility by
GSMaP RNL V6 over northern Vietnam. Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) Domestic
Science Meeting, November, Chiyoda. (in Japanese)
Nodzu, M.I., Matsumoto, J., Trinh-Tuan, L. and Ngo-Duc, T. 2018. Validation of satellite-based20

precipitation over northern Vietnam: mainly for the reproducibility in summer heavy-rain days.
Post-MAHASRI Planning Workshop, January, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Kanaya, Y., Miyazaki, K., Nodzu, M.I., Irie, H. and Takashima, H. 2017. Validation of troposphericcolumn concentration of NO2 from satellites with the surface MAX-DOAS observation and theirintegrated analyses. Abstract of the Japan Geosciences Union and American Geophysical Union
Joint Meeting 2017: AAS-11-07, May, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Kanaya, Y., Nodzu, M.I., Miyazaki, K., Irie, H., Takashima, H., Gu, M., Chong, J., Kim, Y-.J., Lee,
H., Li, A., Si, F., Xu, J., Xie, P., Liu, W., Dzhola, A., Postylyakov, O., Ivanov, V., Borovski, A.
and Grechko, E. 2017. MAX-DOAS Network Observations in Asia and Russia (MADRAS) since
2007: Overview, OMI satellite data validation and update in 2017. The 8th international DOAS
Workshop, September, Yokohama.
Seto, Y., Yokoyama, H., Nakatani, T., Ando, H., Tsunematsu, N., Shoji, Y., Kusunoki, K., Nakayama,
M., Saitoh, Y. and Takahashi, H. 2017. Relationships among rainfall distribution, surface wind,
and precipitable water vapor derived from GNSS during localized heavy rainfall in Tokyo insummer. Abstract of the Japan Geosciences Union and American Geophysical Union Joint
Meeting 2017: MTT38-P06, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Kamizawa, N. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. Future changes in the extremes of the seasonal
precipitation of the Asian summer monsoon and its asymmetric nature. Abstracts of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 132, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)(Poster)
Kamizawa, N. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. Long-term changes in the interannual variation of the
Asian summer monsoon precipitation under global warming projected by CMIP5 models. The
Sixth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons and Abstract Book: 251, November, Singapore.
(Poster)
Konduru, R. T., Gupta, A., Matsumoto, J. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. On the recent warming in the
sub-cloud layer entropy and vertically integrated moist static energy over South Asian Monsoon
region. American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall Meeting: A13C-2076, December, New Orleans,USA. (Poster)
Nakajima, K. and Takahashi, H. 2018. Wintertime nocturnal temperature distribution and windvariation in Tokyo. The 68th Japanese Study Group for Climate Impact and Application: 8-9,
March, Shinagawa. (in Japanese)21

Nakajima, K., Takahashi, H., Yokoyama, H. and Tsunematsu, N. 2017. The characteristics ofnocturnal urban boundary layer in Tokyo Metropolitan area: Seasonal and temporal change.
Research Group Meeting for Urban Climatic Environment at Annual Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 92: v, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Olaguera, L.M., Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H., Cayanan, E.O. and Hilario, F.D. 2017. A climatologicalmonsoon break over Luzon Island during the early summer monsoon season of the Philippines.
Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017:
A-CG44-P03, May, Chiba. (Poster)
Trinh-Tuan, L., Matsumoto, J. and Ngo‐Duc, T. 2017. Quantile mapping bias correction for daily
precipitation over Vietnam in a regional climate model. American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall
Meeting: A23D-2386, December, New Orleans, USA. (Poster)
Ngo-Duc, T., Nguyen, H., Trinh-Tuan, L., Phan-Van, T., Tangang, F., Juneng, L., Cruz, F., Narisma,G., Santisirisomboon, J., Singhruck, P., Gunawan, D. and Aldrian, E. 2017. Regional climate
downscaling over Vietnam. Time of Emergence in Temperature and Precipitation Changes.
International Workshop on Climate Downscaling Studies, October, Tsukuba.
Abiko, S, and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. Long-term change of interannual variation of snowfall in Japanand its factors. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 470,
November, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)Emura, R. and Matsumoto, J. 2018. Seasonal transition of heavy rainfall and its regional distribution
during the warm season in Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 93: 248, March, Koganei. (in Japanese) (Poster)Hagiya, A. and Takahashi, H. 2017. Distribution pattern of housing damages by typhoon in Japanand its secular trend. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 92: 166, September, Tsu. (in Japanese) (Poster)Hagiya, A. and Takahashi, H. 2017. Distribution pattern of housing damages by typhoon in Japanand its analysis. The 67th Japanese Study Group for Climate Impact and Application, November,
Setagaya. (in Japanese)
Hoshi, R. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. A lag-relationship between the Arctic Oscillation in winter andthe succeeding summer climate in the Northern Hemisphere. Abstracts of the MeteorologicalSociety of Japan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 137, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)
Hoshi, R. and Takahashi, H.G. 2018. A lag-relationship between the Arctic Oscillation in winter and22

the succeeding summer climate in the Northern Hemisphere. Fifth International Symposium on
Arctic Reserch: G01-P03, January, Chiyoda. (Poster)
Yamazaki, T. and Takahashi, H.G. 2017. Influence of terrain on the formation of low temperaturefield during snowfall event in the Kanto region. Abstracts of the Meteorological Society ofJapan 2017 Autumn Meeting 112: 299, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese) (Poster)23

3. Laboratory of Environmental Geography

1) Staff
Makiko WATANABE

Professor / PhD

Soil Geography, Environmental Dynamic Analysis, Geoarcheology

Masayuki

KAWAHIGASHI

Associate Professor / Dr. Agr.

Soil Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Material Dynamics in Ecosystems

Takako UTSUGAWA

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.) (From October, 2017)

Sedimentology, Transport and Depositional Processes2) Overview of Research Activities
This research unit focuses on the relations between human and natural environment. For
understanding processes enacted upon environment in local and regional scales, we try to integrate
subdivisions of both physical and human geography together with interdisciplinary aspects ofenvironmental sciences, such as botanical science, forest ecology, zoology, soil science, landscapedesign, political ecology, folklore, anthropology and so on. Research methods are in primary basedon fieldworks, including weather observation, land survey, soil and vegetation surveys, andinterview survey and in participative on laboratory analyses on soil-water analyses andinterpretations of aerial photo and satellite imagery as well.
1.

Development of survey methods 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.

Environmental dynamics study of watershed area of SWIP (Small Water Impounding Project)
dam in central Luzon, Philippines

5.

Influence of anthropic pressure in a river basin on downstream water environment

6.

Evaluation of forest fire impact on soil, vegetation and landform in terrestrial ecosystems

7.

Study for carbon and nitrogen dynamics in urban ecosystems

8.

Soil carbon sequestration from the point of view of soil parent materials

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Peer-reviewed Articles
Myoga, S., Hashimoto, K., Kamei H., and Watanabe, M. 2017. Properties of soils as agricultural
infrastructure in Suwanose Island, Tokara Arc, Japan. Geographical Review of Japan 90: 257-270.
(in Japanese with English abstract).
Sugiura, Y., Watanabe, M., Nonoyama, Y., Sakagami, N., Guo, Y. and Murayama S. 2017.
Saccharides of ectomycorrhizal fungal sclerotia as sources of forest soil polysaccharides, Soil
Science and Plant Nutrition 63: 426-433.
Kida, K. and Kawahigashi, M. 2018. The soil classification concept for soils influenced by artefacts;
comparison between soil classification systems of Japan, Soil Taxonomy, and World Reference
Base for Soil Resources. Pedologist 61: 82-93. (in Japanese)
Myangan, O., Kawahigashi, M., Bolormaa, O. and Fujitake, N. 2017. Impact of land uses on heavy
metal distribution in the Selenga River system in Mongolia. Environmental Earth Sciences 76:
1-15.
Kida, M., Orgilbold, M., Bolormaa O., Khakhinov, V.V., Kawahigashi, M. and Fujitake, N. 2018.
Dissolved organic matter distribution and its association with colloidal aluminum and iron in the
Selenga River Basin from Ulaanbaatar to Lake Baikal. Environmental Science and Pollution 25:
1-10.
Morishita, M. and Kawahigashi, M. 2018. Heterogeneity of peat decomposition under ricecultivation on the Pacific coast, Japan. Geoderma Regional 12: 56-64.
Oyama, K., Sudiarta, P., Shiotsu, F., Sakagami, N., Komatsuzaki, M., Nitta, Y., Kurusu, Y. andSuprapta, D.N. 2017. Benefits and difficulties of organic and conventional rice farming systems
in Bali, Indonesia. Tropical Agriculture and Development 61: 70-76.

Other Articles
Watanabe, M., Inoue, K., Kodaka, Y., Narisawa, K., Osato, Y. and Endo, T. 2017. Observation of soil
animals in the Institute for Nature Study using CCD camera apparatus. Miscellaneous Reports of
the National Park for Nature Study 48:103-108. (in Japanese)
Murata, T., Kawai, N. and Watanabe M. 2017. Vertical distributions of soil temperature in theInstitute for Nature Study (2010-2016). Miscellaneous Reports of the National Park for Nature
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Study 48: 47-53. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M. and Fujitake, N. 2018. Soil function sustaining the Earth. In Introduction of Soil
Science, Second Edition, ed. Kimura, M. and Nanzyo, M., 229-238. Tokyo: Buneido-Shuppan. (inJapanese)
Myangan, O., Kawahigashi, M., Fujitake, N., Bolormaa O., Khakhinov, V.V. and Sumida, H. 2018.
Occurrence of arsenic (As) in the riverbed sediments of the Selenga River system. Geographical
Reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University 53: 18-28.

Books
None

Reports
Kawahigashi, M. 2017. A report of other meetings: Overview of SUITMA9 (Moscow). Japanese
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 88: 498. (in Japanese)Book Reviews
None

Miscellaneous Reports
Watanabe, M. and Sugimura, T. 2017. Three mega water resource projects surrounding Kharga Oasis
in the Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan 37: 261-262. (inJapanese)Inui, T., Kawahigashi, M., Miyaguchi, S., Suzuki, H., Urakoshi, T., Shinagawa, S., Shinoda, M. and
Sakanakura, H. 2017. Test method for acidification potential of soils and rocks by using hydrogen
peroxide solution (JGS 0271-2016). Japanese Geotechnical Society Standard. (in Japanese)
Myoga, S. 2017. The lost village, Story 1, Rokurigahara, Mt. Asama (Part1) Chiri 62(9):4-7. (inJapanese)
Myoga, S. 2017. The lost village, Story 2, Rokurigahara, Mt. Asama (Part2) Chiri 62(10):80-86. (inJapanese)
Myoga, S. 2017. The lost village, Story 3, Kakumihama (Part 1) Chiri 62(11): 85-91. (in Japanese)
Myoga, S. 2017. The lost village, Story 4, Kakumihama (Part2) Chiri 62(12): 66-73. (in Japanese)26

Presentations
Inose, Y., Guo, Y., Takashima, Y., Sakagami, N., Watanabe, M. and Narisawa, K. 2017. Isolation ofeffective fungi for revegetation from Fagus root at Komado moor. JCSEM 2017, August, Sendai.
(in Japanese)
Inose, Y., Guo, Y., Takashima, Y., Watanabe, M., Sakagami, N. and Narisawa, K. 2017. The researchof symbiotic fungi associated with the growth of beech seedlings at Komado moor. JCOM 2017,
December, Tsukuba. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M. 2017. Influences of artifacts on developmental processes of Technosols. 13th
International conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies(ESAFS). December, Pattaya, Thailand.
Kawahigashi, M. 2018. Urban soils．The 5th Joint Meeting of Soil Science and International Unionof Soil Science (IUSS), The 23rd-term Science Council of Japan, Minato. (in Japanese)
Kawahigashi, M., Kida, K. and Matsudaira, H. 2017. Land management and soil developmental
processes under the green-infrastructure in Tokyo. SUITMA9 (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic,
Mining and Military Areas), S11, May, Moscow, Russia.
Kawahigashi, M., Kida, K. and Matsudaira, H. 2018. Properties and functions of soils on artificial
greenery areas. Abstracts of the 129th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society: 92, March,
Kochi. (in Japanese)
Utsugawa, T. and Shirai, M. 2018. An approach of “the model of roundness in saturation” based on
the changes in roundness of fluvial and beach clastic sediments during transport process. Abstracts
for Annual Meeting of the Sedimentological Society of Japan 2018: 58–59, March, Akita. (inJapanese)
Utsugawa, T. and Suzuki, T. 2018. Volcanic hazard assessment for extremely huge and low frequent
VEI 7 eruptions in Japan. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 91, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Shirai, M. Endo, S. and Utsugawa, T. 2018. Supply and transport processes of plutonic gravels on
the middle reaches of Tama River. Abstracts for Annual Meeting of the Sedimentological Societyof Japan 2018: 56–57, March, Akita. (in Japanese)
Sakagami, N., Inose, Y., Guo, Y., Nishizawa, T., Narisawa, K. and Watanabe, M. 2017. Soil survey
on vegetation recovery of the abandoned cropland around Komado Shitsugen Moor, Fukushima
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Prefecture. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 92:
207, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Sakagami, N., Saitou, A., Nishizawa, T., Narisawa, K. and Ito, T. 2017. A report on elemental
composition of agricultural products affected by the Kanto-Tohoku heavy rainfall disaster in
September 2015. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers
92: 208, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Hirano, A., Guo, Y., Sakagami, N., Nishizawa, T., Kamijo, T. and Ohta, H. 2017. Metagenome
analysis of soil horizons formed on the volcanic deposit in Miyake-Jima Island. JSSSPN 2017,
September, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Sakoda, M., Mizusawa, M., Guo, Y., Shiotsu, F., Sakagami, N., Masutomi, Y., Ohta, H., Fujiwara, T.,
Senoh, K. and Nishizawa, T. 2017. Effect of denitrification bacteria who promote rice growth tobacterial community of rhizosphere soil. JSSSPN 2017, September, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Myoga S. 2017. Study on land function of Kakumihama. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 92: 178, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Kida, K. and Kawahigashi, M. 2018. Incompatibility in soil classification systems generated throughprocesses for adoptation of human impacts into soil classification systems. Proceedings ofJapanese Society of Pedology on 2018: 69, March, Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Morishita, M. and Kawahigashi, M. 2017. An evaluation of distribution trend of peat soils inagricultural fields using GIS．Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant
Nutrition．September, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Morishita, M. and Kawahigashi, M. 2017. Muck soil distribution in the Japanese paddy field
evaluated by GIS. 13th International conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil
Science Societies (ESAFS). December, Pattaya, Thailand.
Morishita, M. and Kawahigashi, M. 2018. An estimation of environmental factor of peat and mucksoils in agricultural fields. Proceedings of Japanese Society of Pedology on 2018: 70, March,
Nagoya. (in Japanese)
Battulaga, B. 2017. Preliminary study of visible plastic distribution along the river shore in Northern
Mongolia. JST/SSH The 4th Symposium for Women Researchers，Poster Presentation Session，
November, Shinjuku.
Kelly, C.L. 2017. Multi- Proxy study of the alluvial fan environment during the Holocene in the
Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. JST/SSH The 4th Symposium for Women Researchers, Poster
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Presentation Session, November, Shinjuku.
Kelly, C.L., Watanabe, M. and Hardenbicker, U. M. 2017. Multi-proxy study of alluvial fan
development during the Holocene in the Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HGM03-03, May, Chiba.
Matsudaira, M. and Kawahigashi, M. 2017. Changes in planting bases evaluated by biologicalactivities in the greenery area on the artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Proceedings of Japan
Association for Landscape Ecology: 123, September, Nagoya (in Japanese)
Ibori, Y. and Kawahigashi, M. 2017. Study on the relationship between topography and distributionof Kuroboku soils using geographical information system. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Kanto Regional Meeting: 20, November, Fujisawa. (in Japanese)
Ibori, Y. and Kawahigashi, M. 2018, Effects of degree of slope on the Kuroboku soil series.
Proceedings of Japanese Society of Pedology on 2018: 71, March, Nagoya. (in Japanese)29

4. Laboratory of Geographical Information Sciences

1) Staff
Hiroshi MATSUYAMA

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 Geomorphology

Takanori WATANABE

Project Researcher / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Climatology, Atmospheric Chemistry, Modelling of Air Quality

2) Overview of Research Activities
This laboratory is mainly 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 indices30

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

8.

Quantitative evaluation of geographical phenomena in Tokyo in the modern era

3) List of Research Activities in FY2017

Peer-reviewed Articles
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Severe drought after an absence of 37 years － Less precipitation on
Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands from 2016 to 2017. Journal of Geography (Chigaku
Zasshi) 127: 1-19. (in Japanese with English abstract)
Mahmud, M. R., Hashim, M., Matsuyama, H., Numata, S. and Hosaka, T. 2018. Spatial downscalingof satellite precipitation data in humid tropics using a site-specific seasonal coefficient. Water 10,409; doi:10.3390/w10040409.
Fujita, K., Inoue, H., Izumi, T., Yamaguchi, S., Sadakane, A., Sunako, S., Nishimura, K., Immerzeel,
W. W., Shea, J. M., Kayastha, R. B., Sawagaki, T., Breashears, D. F., Yagi, H. and Sakai, A. 2017.
Anomalous winter-snow-amplified earthquake-induced disaster of the 2015 Langtang avalanche
in Nepal. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 17: 749-764.
Saito, H., Uchiyama, S., Hayakawa Y. S. and Obanawa, H. 2018. Landslides triggered by anearthquake and heavy rainfalls at Aso volcano, Japan, detected by UAS and SfM-MVS
photogrammetry. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 5: 15, DOI:10.1186/s40645-0180169-6.
Chen, C. W., Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, Y. S., Saito, H., Chen, H., Lin, G. W., Wei, L. W., Chao, Y. C.
and Cheng, C. T. 2018. Sediment yield during typhoon events in relation to landslides, rainfall,and catchment areas in Taiwan. Geomorphology 303: 540-548.
Chen, C.-W., Saito, H. and Oguchi, T. 2017. Analyzing rainfall-induced mass movements in Taiwan
using the soil water index. Landslides 14: 1031-1041.
Chen, C. W., Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, Y. S., Saito, H. and Chen, H. 2017. Relationship between
landslide size and rainfall conditions in Taiwan. Landslides 14: 1235-1240.
Nakayama, Y., Nakamura, K., Saito, H. and Fukumoto, R. 2017. A web GIS framework for31

participatory sensing service: An open source-based implementation. Geosciences 7: 22,
DOI:10.3390/geosciences7020022.
Mondini, A. C., Chang, K. T., Chiang, S. H., Schlogel, R., Notarnicola, C. and Saito, H. 2017.
Automatic mapping of event landslides at basin scale in Taiwan using a Montecarlo approach andsynthetic land cover fingerprints. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation andGeoinformation 63: 112-121.
Aoyama, M. and Koyama, T. 2017. Relationship between liquefied areas caused by the 2011 off the
Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake and time-series changes in the distribution of sand-gravel pits
in Kamisu and Kashima cities. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 126: 767-784. (inJapanese with English abstract)
Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T., Matsuyama, H., Kajiwara, K. and Honda, Y. 2018. Seasonal change ofbidirectional reflectance distribution function in mature Japanese larch forests and their phenology
at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, central Japan. Remote Sensing of Environment 209: 524-539.
Yamamoto, R., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Comparison of pixel-based method andobject-based method on land cover classification of urban area using high resolution digital aerial
photograph. Journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan 37: 236-247. (in Japanese withEnglish abstract)

Other Articles
Matsuyama, H. 2017. III-7 Effect on the water resources, In Encyclopedia of the Climate Variations,ed. Yamakawa, S., Tokiwa, K. and Watarai, Y., 128-131. Tokyo: Asakura-shoten, (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. IX-3 Hydraulic power generation used for long time. In Encyclopedia of the
Climate Variations, ed. Yamakawa, S., Tokiwa, K. and Watarai, Y., 396-399. Tokyo:
Asakura-shoten, (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Climate of Kumamoto Prefecture. In Japanese Climate Encyclopedia, ed.
Kusaka, H., Fujibe, F. (Chief Editors), Yoshino, M., Tabayashi, A. and Kimura, F., 404-412.
Tokyo: Maruzen. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Column ‘Climate record in the world and Japan’. In Japanese Climate
Encyclopedia, ed. Kusaka, H., Fujibe, F. (Chief Editors), Yoshino, M., Tabayashi, A. and Kimura,F., 452-453. Tokyo: Maruzen. (in Japanese)
Miyazaki, S., Aoyama, M. and Sekido, A. 2018. Structurization of“Geographical Viewpoints” in32elementary social studies, the unit development using regional analysis of Itakura and Tsumagoi,
Gunma. Research in Educational Practice and Development, Gunma University 35: 1-16. (inJapanese)
Hasegawa, K. 2018. Creating a community-based environmental education program set in the school
forest "Kizuna no mori" －10 year old history of Industry-academia-government collaboration
project－. Bulletin of Komazawa University Senior High School 34: 1-11. (in Japanese)

Books
Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Field Work in Physical Geography. Tokyo: Kokon-Shoin. (inJapanese).

Reports
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Validation study of land surface reflectance from satellite at forest using
BRDF simulation and observational data. Annual Report 2016 of Center for Environmental
Remote Sensing, Chiba University 22: 46. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. and Izumi, T. 2018. Estimation of snow depth distribution by using UAV-SfM
method as evaluated by in situ snow probe measurements at the foot of Mt. Makihata, Niigata
Prefecture. Reports of Scientific Research Grant, Japan Geographic Data Center 3: 111-132. (inJapanese)
Saito, H. 2017. Detection of topographic changes and re-vegetation in landslides using UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and SfM-MVS (Structure from Motion and Multi View Stereo)
photogrammetry. Annual Report 2016 of Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba
University 22: 64. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Uchiyama, S., Obanawa, H., Hayakawa, Y. S. and Sri Sumantyo J. T. 2017. Application ofhigh-definition topography data for the analysis of landslides in the Sensuikyo area at Aso volcano.
Proceedings of 19th CEReS Symposium on Environmental Remote Sensing: 2-4. (in Japanese)
Ishikawa, K. and Nakayama, D. 2017. P.19. Estimation of Origin-Destination flow in old Tokyo cityby using a historical traffic census. Theory and Applications of GIS 25: 121. (in Japanese)
Saito, Y., Sakai, K., Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Generation of DSMs offorest crown using stereo pair images taken by small-sized UAV. Proceedings of 19th CEReS
Symposium on Environmental Remote Sensing: 16. (in Japanese)33

Book Reviews
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Book Review (Dictionary of Wind and Cloud). Tenki 64: 359 (in Japanese).
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Book Review (Yoshida, H.: An Introductory Textbook of Physical Geography).
Geographical Review of Japan 91: 169-170. (in Japanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Matsuyama, H. 2017. The practice of“What is the frontier of the research topics we are now
facing?”Part 2. Science Mentor News, the Japan Science Society 3: 22-25. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Cubic Earth－What if the Earth were cube－. Science Education Journal
No.56: 41-43. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Methods and cautions of internet search concerning scientific study. Science
Mentor News, the Japan Science Society 3: 30-31. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Information and moral. 1. Copyright, and copy and paste. Science Mentor
News, the Japan Science Society 3: 38-39. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Information and moral. 2. Manners of e-mail. Science Mentor News, the Japan
Science Society 3: 43. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. How to search previous studies. Science Mentor News, the Japan Science
Society 3: 49-50. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. We had a tea at Tokyo station. Preparatory Committee of Late Prof. M.
Yoshino ed.“Memoirs of Prof. M. Yoshino”: 124. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. The beginning of research life. Science Mentor News, the Japan Science
Society 3: 53-54. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. How to teach basic of research. Science Mentor News, the Japan Science
Society 3: 59-60. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. How to teach basic of research (Part 2). Science Mentor News, the Japan
Science Society 3: 67-68. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Water of the drainage of Tone-river occupying 80% of the water used in Tokyo.
Iwatate T. and Yamauchi, K. eds. Summary Report of“Series of town and people in Edo/Tokyo,
Open University of Tokyo Metropolitan University”in FY2005: 73-74. (in Japanese)
Nakaegawa, T., Yamanaka, T., Yokoo, Y., Matsuyama, H., Tokunaga, T., Tanakamaru, H., Hayashi, T.,34

Ishida, S., Lu, M., Katsuyama, M. and Sayama, T. 2018. Applaud of contribution to HydrologicalResearch Letters in 2016. Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources 31:
122-124. (in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. 2017. Analysis of the liquefied area by using old topographic maps and rapid survey
maps. Chiri 62(8): 20-27 + Color page. (in Japanese)
Hasegawa, K. 2018. Proposal to learn geography in high school－Educating disaster prevention－.
Chiri 63(4): 104-109. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Introduction of Department of Geography, Graduate School of Urban
Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University. Short seminar at JpGU-AGU Joint
Meeting 2017, May, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2017. Introduction of Department of Geography, Faculty of Urban Environmental
Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University. Short seminar at JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, May,
Chiba. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Severe drought after an absence of 37 years－Less precipitation in the
Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands from 2016 to 2017. Lecture at Ogasawara Environmental Planning
Institute, February, Haha-jima. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Severe drought after an absence of 37 years － Less precipitation on
Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands from 2016 to 2017. Lecture at Ogasawara Visitor
Center, February, Chichi-jima. (in Japanese)
Matsuyama, H. 2018. Groundwater and springwaters at Hachioji-city and Tokyo Metropolis.
Scientific Lecture, Labor Union of Tokyo Metropolitan University, March, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Izumi, T., Nanri, S. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Estimation of snow depth distribution by using
UAV-SfM method as evaluated by in situ snow probe measurements at the foot of Mt. Makihata,
Niigata Prefecture in 2017. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 92: 107, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Nakayama. D. 2017. Mudflow simulation on 2000 Miyake island volcano eruption. Kickoff Meetingof Volcano Disaster Research Center, Tokyo Metropolitan University, June, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T. and Izumi, T. 2017. Relation between power generation of wind power plant inmountainous area and prevailing wind direction. Abstracts of the 2017 Fall Meeting of the35

Meteorological Society of Japan 112: 115, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Relation between the growth inhibition risk offorests and year-to-year climate variability. The 58th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for
Atmospheric Environment, September, Nishinomiya. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Estimation of ozone removal by deciduous forests.
The 58th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment, September,
Nishinomiya. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, T., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Relation between the growth inhibition risk offorests and year-to-year climate variability. Abstracts of the 2017 Fall Meeting of the
Meteorological Society of Japan 112: 365, October, Sapporo. (in Japanese)
Kaneda Y., Watanabe, T., Matsuyama, H. and Miyaoka, K. 2017. A case study of “Heavy Rainfall in
Northern Kyusyu Region in July 2012” by focusing on GPS precipitable water. Abstracts of the2017 Spring Meeting of the Meteorological Society of Japan 111: 337, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Nemoto, M. and Iijima, Y. 2017. Application of UAS for growth monitoring of wine
grapes. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2017: 9, November,
Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Saito, H., Basharin, N., Iijima, Y. and Fedorov, A. N. 2017. Detection of thermokarst developmentsfrom UAVs and SfM-MVS photogrammetry. Abstracts of the 2nd Asian Conference on Permafrost(ACOP2017): #02-05, July, Sapporo.
Chen, C. W., Oguchi, T, Hayakawa, Y. S., Saito, H., Chen, H., Lin, G. W. and Wei, L. W. 2017.
Sediment yields during typhoon events in Taiwan. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: H-TT20: May, Chiba.
Haneda, Y., Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, Y. S. and Saito, H. 2017. Time series analysis of TLS-derived
point clouds for shallow landslides in Aso region, Kumamoto, Japan. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: H-TT19, May, Chiba.
Haneda, Y., Oguchi, T., Hayakawa, Y.S. and Saito, H. 2017. Time series analysis of landslides causedby the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using terrestrial laser scanning. Research Abstracts on Spatial
Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2017: 10, November, Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Iijima, Y., Saito, H., Fujioka, Y., Goto, M., Nakata, A. and Takakura, H. 2017. Landscape change
induced due to permafrost degradation in eastern Siberia: For knowledge-action with local
communities. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting36

2017: H-CG35, May, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Iijima, Y., Park, H., Saito, H., Konstantinov, P. Y., Basharin, N. and Fedorov, A. N. 2017.
High-centered polygon development during recent decade in Central Yakutia, Russia. Abstracts ofthe 2nd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP2017): #02-01, July, Sapporo.
Iijima, Y., Saito, H. and Nemoto, M. 2017. Plant growth monitoring in vineyard based on proximal
remote sensing. Abstracts of the 63rd (2017 Autumn) Meeting of the Remote Sensing Society ofJapan: P40, November, Ebetsu. (in Japanese)
Iijima Y., Saito, H., Basharin, N. and Fedorov, A.N. 2018. Thermokarst activating in the recent
decades in central Yakutia, Russia. Abstract of the Fifth International Symposium on Arctic
Research: S14-O02, January, Tokyo.
Aoyama, M. 2017. Increased vulnerability of the flood and liquefaction caused by the landform andland-use change in the Kinu and Kokai River Basin. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 92: 172, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Aoyama, M. 2018. Land history of liquefied zone caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
inferred from the historical records. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association ofJapanese Geographers 93: 261, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Ishikawa, K. and Nakayama, D. 2017. Improvement of a geocoding system in old Tokyo city byusing reverse geocoding to an old address and Google Maps API. Proceedings of the General
Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 92: 184, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Ishikawa, K. and Nakayama, D. 2017. Estimation of Origin-Destination flow in old Tokyo city byusing a historical traffic census. 26th Conference of GIS Association of Japan (CD-ROM): D21,
October, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Ishikawa, K. and Nakayama, D. 2017. Estimation of Origin-Destination flow in Tokyo in the late
Taisho era. Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Science, CSIS DAYS 2017: 23, November,
Kashiwa. (in Japanese)
Ishikawa, K. and Nakayama, D. 2018. Estimation of origin-destination flows in Tokyo city in Taisho
era by using historical documents of traffic census. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the
Association of Japanese Geographers 93: 332, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Ishizaki, H. and Matsuyama, H. 2017. Diagnostic study on the distribution of the ratio of AMeDAS
precipitation and Radar/Raingauge-Analyzed precipitation across Japan. Abstracts of the 2017
Spring Meeting of the Meteorological Society of Japan 111: 335, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)37

Yamakawa, D. and Izumi, T. 2017. A case study creating 3D-models of an outcrop at Nagao-pass inHakone Geopark by using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Proceedings of the General Meetingof the Association of Japanese Geographers 92: 108, September, Tsu. (in Japanese)
Oikawa, K., Matsuyama, H. and Miyaoka, K. 2017. Comparison between precipitable waters of
JRA-55 and GPS. Abstracts of the 2017 Spring Meeting of the Meteorological Society of Japan
111: 336, May, Tokyo. (in Japanese)
Saito, Y., Hasegawa, K., Izumi, T. and Matsuyama, H. 2018. An observational study on the method
to make 3D forest model by using small-sized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)―A case study oflarch forests at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake－. 20th CEReS Symposium on Environmental Remote
Sensing, February, Chiba. (in Japanese)
Tachiki, S., Yamamoto, R. and Izumi, T. 2018. Comparison of land surface classification between
pixel-based and object-based methods by using Landsat 7 satellite image－A case study of
Aso-Kumamoto district－. 20th CEReS Symposium on Environmental Remote Sensing, February,
Chiba. (in Japanese)
Tachiki, S., Yamamoto, R. and Izumi, T. 2018. Comparison of land surface classification between
pixel-based and object-based methods by using Landsat 7 satellite image－A case study of
Aso-Kumamoto district－. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 161, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)38

5. Laboratory of Urban and Human Geography

1) Staff
Yoshiki WAKABAYASHI

Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Geography, Behavioral Geography, Geographical Information Sciences

Akihiro TAKINAMI

Associate Professor / PhD (D.Lit.)

Regional Studies, Representation Studies

Naoto YABE

Associate Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Quantitative Geography, Urban Geography

Hiroyuki TSUBOMOTOAssistant Professor / PhD (D.Sc.)

Urban Geography, Office Study

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 society4) Transformation of human activities brought about by environmental change
3. Geographical studies of urban systems
39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 FY2017

Peer-reviewed Articles
Yui, Y., Kubo, T., Kukimoto, M. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2017. Regional evolution of after-school carefor children in Okinawa: A case study of Naha and Urasoe. Urban Geography of Japan 12:
108-118. (in Japanese)
Arahori, T. 2017. Utilization of disease maps and issues of health crisis management in influenza
surveillance. Map (Chizu) 55(2): 1-16. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Other Articles
Wakabayashi, Y. and Betraieb, B. 2017. Public sings for preventing foreign tourists from getting
lost. Chizuchushin 541: 8-11. (in Japanese)
Wakabayashi, Y. 2017. Longing for the success of ICC2019 in Tokyo: Is National Museum of
Emerging Science become a holy place of cartography? GIS NEXT 62: 80-81. (in Japanese)
Takinami, A. 2017. The shape of a horse appears when the snow falls on the surface of a mountaincleared of trees by the logging industry at Toya village in Tanzawa. Notes on Theoretical
Geography 19: 1-27. (in Japanese)
Takinami, A. 2018. Quantitative text analysis of discourses on “ambiance & atmosphere” : Paris andits suburb in French guidebooks. Notes on Theoretical Geography 20: 27-54. (in Japanese)
Yabe, N. 2018. Diffusion of GIS and human geography. In Contemporary Human Geography, ed.
Sato, R. and Miyazawa, H. 41-57. Tokyo: Foundation for the Promotion of the Open Universityof Japan. (in Japanese)
Yabe, N. 2018. Urban space of central parts of world city. In Contemporary Human Geography, ed.
Sato, R. and Miyazawa, H., 170-185. Tokyo: Foundation for the Promotion of the Open
University of Japan. (in Japanese)40

Yabe, N. 2018. Urban space and ethnicity, tourism. In Contemporary Human Geography, ed. Sato, R.
and Miyazawa, H., 186-201. Tokyo: Foundation for the Promotion of the Open University ofJapan. (in Japanese)
Yabe, N. 2018. Urban space and ethnicity, tourism. In Tourism Geography, ed. Kikuchi, T., 18-27.
Tokyo: Ninomiya-shoten. (in Japanese)
Tsubomoto, H. 2018. Headquarter location restructuring of a life insurance company and a dream ofgarden city. Notes on Theoretical Geography 20: 55-65. (in Japanese)

Books
Wakabayashi, Y., 2018. Evolution of the map: Geospatial information and future of human beings.
Sogensha. (in Japanese)

Reports
None

Book Reviews
Yabe, N. 2017. Book Review (Arai, T. 2017. New political geography in metropolitan suburbs(Daitoshiken Kougai no Atarasii Seiji Gyousei Chirigaku), Nihon Hyouronsya.). Tama no Ayumi
No.168: 104-105. (in Japanese)

Miscellaneous Reports
Yabe, N. 2017. A speculation of making historical maps of Takada, Niigata prefecture. GIS NEXT
60: 71. (in Japanese)
Tsubomoto, H. 2017. A survey of geographical studies in Japan: Urban. Japanese Journal of Human
Geography 69: 343-347. (in Japanese)

Presentations
Wakabayashi, Y., Koizumi, R., Kukimoto, K. and Yui, Y. 2017. Visualization of the supply–demand
gap in childcare services with GIS. 28th International Cartographic Conference, July, Washington
D.C., USA.
Wakabayashi, Y., Kukimoto, M. and Yui, Y. 2018. Changes in childcare service provision after the41

implementation of the comprehensive support system for children and child-rearing: The case of
Naha City, Okinawa. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 328, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Yabe, N. 2018. Geographically weighted bidimensional regression analysis for the historical map of
Takada, Niigata prefecture. Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese
Geographers 93: 301, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)
Yabe, N. 2018. Vector autocorrelation and geographically weighted bidimensional regression.
GRECO meeting 2018. March, Hachioji. (in Japanese)
Saito, A., Tsubomoto, H and Sugano, F. 2017. Validation of workplace model "SOF" supporting
intellectual productivity. 18th Meeting of Japan Society of Office Studies. September, Setagaya．
(in Japanese)
Arahori, T. 2017. Spatial diffusion of emerging and re-emerging infectious disease: A case study of
Influenza type A/H1N1pdm09 in Japan, 2009-2010. Abstracts of Japan Geoscience
Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HTT25-P04, May, Chiba. (in Japanesewith English abstract)
Arahori, T. 2017. Spatial diffusion of emerging and re-emerging infectious disease: A case study of
Influenza type A/H1N1pdm09 in Japan, 2009-2010. 17th International Medical Geography
Symposium, July, Angers, France.
Bettaieb, B. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2017. Spatial analysis of tourist attraction hot spots using theonline geotagged photographs of the photo-sharing service of Flickr. Abstracts of Japan
Geoscience Union–American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting 2017: HTT20-11, May, Chiba.
Bettaieb, B. and Wakabayashi, Y. 2017. Hot-spot analysis of tourist attractions for foreign tourists inTokyo by using geospatial information of the photo-sharing service on the web. Papers andProceedings of the Annual Conference of the Japan Cartographers Association: 20-21, August,Yokohama. (in Japanese)
Noma，T．2018．Land use change of Edo Daimyo residence in central Tokyo．The 66th Meeting ofGraduation Thesis of Geography 2018, March, Koganei. (in Japanese)42