Tokyo Metropolitan University
Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences

Department of Urban Science Annual Report for FY 2017
■Staff List of the Department of Urban Science
Shin AIBA, Associate Professor
Taro ICHIKO, Associate Professor
Fumiko ITO, Professor
Motoki NAGANO, Associate Professor
Hiroyuki ONEYAMA, Professor
Yoko SUGIHARA, Associate Professor
Hidenori TAMAGAWA, Professor
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, Associate Professor
Prof. Oneyama is also a member of the Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering. Please refer to its site as for his report.

1≪Shin AIBA≫
1) Staff
Shin AIBA Associate Professor／Dr. Eng.
Urban Planning, Machizukuri
Rm.9-566, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4237 aib@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
Study on reconstruction from disaster
Shin AIBA
I studied on reconstruction plans and projects from Great East Japan
earthquake. I supported to plan reconstruction projects and conducted anexperiment to leave lessons and memories of disaster in Ryori village, Ofunato
city. Results were published on academic magazines.
Urbanism on population decreasing age
Shin Aiba
I discussed and examined a theory of urban planning and design on population
decreasing age. I gave advices on making city plan to some local government( Fukushima city and Hino city).And I also conducted a planning project toutilize abandoned house in a district of Hino city. Results are published onsome articles．
Comparative study on machizukuri in east Asian countries
Shin Aiba
I researched community design projects in Republic of China comparing policy,
history and practice of machizukuri in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
Technologies to support machizukuri
Shin AIBA
I develop technologies to support discussion and consensus building by
citizens. I develop a workshop method to support to build a system of “ Area
management” by citizens in Harumi district Chuo city.

23) List of Research Activities in FY 2017

1. Peer-reviewed papers

2. Proceedings of oral presentations

3. Others
3-1. Technical books

As co-author
David De La Pena（Ed），Shin AIBA et al「Board game of Life」Design As Democracy:
Techniques for Collective Creativity，Island Pr.，2017.12≪Taro ICHIKO≫
１）Staff
Taro ICHIKO
Professor/ Doctor of Urban Science
Urban planning for hazard mitigation, Community-based Disaster Management, Risk Management
Rm.9-553,+81-42-677 1111 Ext. 4272
ichiko-taro@tmu.ac.jp

２）Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
(1) Research for a long-term recovery of housing and village from the great east Japan earthquake in2011
Six years have passed since the great east Japan earthquake in 2011. Our research are focused on
the long-term recovery. In 2011 tunami disaster, housing relocation projects were major measures forhousing recovery. It took long time to be finished.
We are dedicating a housing-relocating project in Kesennuma, Miyagi. In fiscal year 2017, some depth
interview were done for survivors.

(2) A study of a pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery
Disaster mitigation which means not only reducing disaster losses by pre-activities but also preparing
for resilient recovery have been becoming more important for counter measures on for Tokyo capital
earthquake. Those programs for pre-disaster recovery from a view of the planning theory is developed3

as a pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery. We also have been dedicating those programs
accompanying with Tokyo Metropolitan Government and local municipalities.
In fiscal year 2017, community workshops for post-disaster recovery in Nagasaki123, Toshima-ward
were managed and delivered. Adding to that, an action research on the 19th municipal staff training fora long-term recovery by TMG was done.

(3) A study of disaster management as an aspect of gender equality
After the east Japan earthquake, refugee support as an aspect of gender equality has been becoming
important. In this study, surveys of women’s life and livelihood recovery after the Tohoku disaster wereconducted. And workshops for the disaster mitigation for gender equality were managed in Katsushikacity.

３）List of Research Activities
1. Peer reviewed paper
2. Oral presentation≪Fumiko ITO≫
1) Staff
Fumiko ITOProfessor / Dr. Eng.
Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Analysis, Analysis of Residential Environment,
Urban Environmental Psychology and Behavior Analysis
Rm.9-558, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4273 itofumi@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
1 Environment of urban area and residential area
Fumiko Ito
The condition of the city, citizen’s evaluation of environment and the relationshipbetween those are analyzed to get suggestion for creating comfortable residential
environment.
Following topics were researched in 2017FY.
i) Experimented Method for Impression Evaluation Using HMD of Street Sequence,4ii) Typology of Tourists' Spatio-Temporal Activities Using the Sequence Alignment
Method,iii) Mathematical approach for planning the Consolidation of Public Facilities.
2 Housing choice, living behavior of resident
Fumiko Ito
Housing choice and living behavior of residents are analyzed to clarify the demand ofresidential service. Relationship between residential environment and health ofchildren and parents are analyzed by Structural equation modeling method.
Following topic was researched in 2017FY.
i) Structural Equation Modeling of Relationships among Residential Environment and
Health in Families with Children.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2017
1.

Refereed papers

Kawase,J, Ito,F (2017) 'Usefulness and Issues of Typology of Tourists' Spatio-Temporal
Activities Using the Sequence Alignment Method', “Society for Tourism Informatics,”
Vol.13,No.1,pp.69-82. (in Japanese)2.

Proceedings of Oral Presentations

Okada,M., Ito,F (2017) 'The Progress and Significance of the Consolidation of Public
Facilities since the Merger of Municipalities in Japan', “2017 Exchange workshop
between Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. - Univ. of Seoul.”
Taki,T, Nishio,S, Ito,F (2017) 'Selection of Snow Removal Route in the Minimum Cost
Using the Minimum Steiner Tree', “Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, ”
the Architectural Institute of Japan, pp.897-898. (in Japanese)3.

Others3-3. Research Reports / Papers
Ito,F, Sato,R, Oneyama,H (2017) 'Relation between Purpose and Frequency of User of5Tokyo Metropolitan Bus', “Papers and Proceedings of the GIS Association of Japan,”Vol.26,D-2-4. (in Japanese)

Nishio,S, Ito,F（2017）'Proposal for Sky Factor Calculation System Using Google Street
View', (Special Feature: Big Data in Real Estate and Real Estate Tech), “The Japanese
Journal of Real Estate Sciences,” Vol.31, No.1, pp52-57. (in Japanese)
4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)
4-1.KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research S. 'Residential Environment Effect on Brain,
Circulatory, Respiratory and Motile Organ: benefit evaluation of disease prevention',(Principal-Investigator: Professor

Ikaga, T., Keio University), 2017-2021, Co-

Investigator.
4-2.Others
Research Foundation of Japan Institute of Country-ology and Engineering. 'Research of
the Coordinated Maintenance of Network-based Facility and Building-based Facility'
2017.2-2018.3, Principal Investigator.
Commissioned Survey Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 'Academic
Research Trend on Urban Planning: The Application and Development of Urban
Analysis, Spatial Information Science and the Associated Subjects Related to theFormation of Urban Environment' 2017.4-2018.3, Principal Investigator.
Priority Allocation of Research Funds (for the Entire University) at the Discretion of the
President. 'Multilateral Research on Accessibility of the Olympic and Paralympic venues,
and, their Universal Design and Continuous Use of Venue Facilities' (Research director:
Yosikawa, T.), 2017-2018.3, Co-Investigator.

6≪Motoki NAGANO ≫1) Staff
Motoki NAGANO
Associate Professor / M.A. Political Science
Urban Administration, Local GovernanceRm. 9-559; +81-42-677-1111 ext.4163; nagano@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
Citizen participation in urban governanceI investigated the policymaking dynamics of Japanese municipal governments and citizen
participation in these processes, focusing on two issues. First, I examined

the structure of local

assemblies and recent trends in reformation by a nationwide mail questionnaire survey. Second, I
investigated the dynamics of planning and review processes at the local executive branch level,observing and participating as an advisory committee member in several municipalities.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2017
1. Peer-reviewed papers

2. Proceedings of oral presentations

Motoki Nagano, “Recent trends and their structure of municipal assembly reformation in Japan,”Public Policy Studies Association Japan Annual Convention 2017, June 2017, Toyama, Toyama,
University of Toyama [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “Brief on the results of the annual progress survey on local-assembly reformation in
Japan 2017,” 17th Citizens and Councilors Conference for the Creation of Municipal Ordinances
2017, July 2017, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Hosei University. [in Japanese]

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
As co-author

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Masaharu Kouda (ed.), Local Autonomy in Japan: Transition and Future. Horitsu Bunka Sha Ltd.,
Kyoto, March 2018 [in Japanese].

Specific contributions
Motoki Nagano, “Chap. 6 Local government planning system: Mechanism and process,”
pp. 127-153, in ibid. [in Japanese].

Katsuya Hirose (ed.), Originality and Universality of Japanese Municipal Assemblies’ Reformation
Movements. Hosei University Press, Tokyo, March 2018 [in Japanese].

Specific contributions
Motoki Nagano, “Chap. 2 Transformation of municipal assemblies: Statisticalperspectives,” pp. 12-41, in ibid. [in Japanese].

3-2. Research reports/papers
As co-author

Mid-term report of the investigative commission on the future salary and other issues of the town andvillage assembly members. National Association Chairmen of Town and Village Assemblies,
Tokyo, March 2018 [in Japanese].

Specific contributions
Motoki Nagano, “Chap. 2 Brief and analysis report of the national survey," pp.8-23, in ibid.
[in Japanese].

3-3. Monographs

3-4. Commentary/essays

Motoki Nagano, “Effective Monitoring of Municipal Policy Formative Legislatures Set by Local
Councilors” Local Autonomy Daily (Jichinippo), November 2017 [in Japanese].

3-5. Book review
3-6. Panel Invitations
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Motoki Nagano, “Panel Discussion: Recent trends and future of the citizen deliberation meetings”.
10th Citizen Deliberation Meeting Fair, Mitaka Collaboration Center, Tokyo, March 2018 [inJapanese].

4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)
Principal Investigator, Scientific Research (C), No.17K03547, “Negotiation and consultation
mechanisms between Tokyo metropolitan government and ward governments after decentralizing
reforms in the fiscal year 2000.” 2017-2019 FY, 4,160,000JPY.

Co-Investigator, Scientific Research (B), No. 26285033, “Explicating originality and universality ofJapanese municipal assemblies’ reformation movements.” 2014-2017 FY.

5. Lectures
Motoki Nagano, "Municipal assembly reformation: Structure and future of assembly-citizen
collaboration,” Tochigi Prefectural Association Chairmen of Town and Village Assemblies,
Workshop for Chairmen of Town and Village Assemblies of Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi Prefectural
Government Personnel's Hall of the Mutual Aid Association of Prefectural Government Personnel,
June 2017 [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “Municipal Assemblies’ Efforts for Better Policy Management,” Institute of General
Research for Local Assemblies , Workshop for Local Councilors and Assembly Personnel on
Reliable Policy Management for Better Municipal Governance,
ATTO Business Center of Ikebukuro Station Annex, October 2017 [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “How should Municipal Governments Incorporate Citizens’ Deliberation Effectively
into Policy Management?” Institute of General Research for Local Assemblies, Workshop for Local
Councilors and Assembly Personnel on Responsible Policy Management for Better Municipal
Governance, ATTO Business Center of Ikebukuro Station Annex, October 2017 [in Japanese].

6. Awards

7. Media comments“Only half of municipal assemblies’ informal conferences of all members open to the public,”
Yomiuri Shimbun (East Ibaraki area, Tokyo edition), July 8, 2017 [in Japanese].
9“Political affairs activity expenditure: 18 municipalities to not allow councilors,”
Yomiuri Shimbun (East Ibaraki area, Tokyo edition), September 21, 2017 [in Japanese].

≪Yoko SUGIHARA≫
1) Staff
Yoko SUGIHARA Associate Professor / Ph.D. (Health Science)
Health Sociology, Social Gerontology, Elderly Welfare
Rm.9-565, +81 42 1111 Ext.4278 sugihara@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
1. The impact evaluation of the reformed of the National Long-Term Care Insurance(LTCI) system on the elderly people and their family caregivers.
We examined the multifaceted impacts of the reformed of the Japanese LTCI systemon elderly people and their family caregivers, based on the surveys conducted in a
municipality of Tokyo metropolis. We explored the following research questions: (1) The
impacts of the increase in self-pay ratio for care services covered by LTCI on impaired
elderly persons and family caregivers. (2) The psychological burden of medical care athome among family caregivers of impaired elderly persons. (3) The differences in longterm care preference among elderly Japanese by age, period, and cohort.
2. A study on promoting support for the district welfare commissioners.
Factors promoting or inhibiting the willingness to continue working as district
welfarecommissioners

who

supportcommunity

welfarewasinvestigated.

Questionnaires were sent by mail to all district welfare commissioners serving 2 – 3
terms in all the wards and cities of Tokyo. The response rate in the survey was 69.5% (N= 1,346). Results of structural equation modeling showed (1) positive feelings such as
psychosocial rewards of their activities were strongly related to the willingness tocontinue working as district welfare commissioners compared to negative feelings suchas role strain. (2) Role ambiguity was related to the decline in the willingness to continue
working compared to role overload and role conflict. (3) Support from formal andprofessional organizations had indirect effects on the willingness to continue working,which was mediated by the increase in psychosocial rewards and the decrease in role10

ambiguity. These results suggest the importance of management that decreases roleambiguity and increases psychosocial gains including the sense of worth, as well as
emotional, instrumental, and informational support from the public and professionalorganizations.
3. A study on the mechanisms and the regulated factors of multi-layered social
disadvantages among Japanese older adults.
Based on the data obtained from the nationwide survey and two regional survey inTokyo metropolitan area (Setagaya and Sumida wards), we investigated the mechanisms
and the regulated factors of multi-layered social disadvantages among Japanese older
adults. We explored the following research questions: (1) Association between
socioeconomic status and self-rated health / activities of daily living among Japaneseolder people. (2) Differences in the association between socioeconomic status and healthby age, period and birth cohort. (3) Psychosocial mediators between socioeconomic status
and physical activities. (4) Job demands, coping resources, and job satisfaction amongolder employed men in Japan. (5) Perceived neighborhood environment, social support,
and physical activity among elderly Japanese.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2017
1. Peer-reviewed papers
Yoko Sugihara. (2018). Willingness to continue working as district welfarecommissioners in Tokyo: The roles of psychosocial rewards, role strain, andsupport. Japanese Journal of Public Health, in Press. (in Japanese).
Hidehiro Sugisawa, Ken Harada, Yoko Sugihara, Shizuko Yanagisawa, & Masaya
Shimmei. (2018). Socioeconomic status disparities in late-life disability based onage, period, and cohort in Japan. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 75, 6-15.
Ken Harada, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yoko Sugihara, Masaya Simmei, & Shizuko
Yanagisawa. (2018). Social support, negative interactions, and mental health:
Evidence of cross-domain buffering effects among younger and older adults inJapan. Research on Aging, 40(4), 388-405.
Masaya Shimmei, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yoko Sugihara, Ken Harada, & Shizuko
Yanagisawa. (2017). Generational differences in relationships between political
efficacy and participation in community organization. Japanese Journal ofGerontology, 7, 31-44. (in Japanese).

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2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Yoko Sugihara. Factors relating to satisfaction and motivation of district welfarecommissioners in Japan. The 21st International Association of Gerontology andGeriatrics World Congress. 2017.7.23-27. San Francisco.
Hidehiro Sugisawa, Ken Harada, Yoko Sugihara, Shizuko Yanagisawa, & Masaya
Shimmei. Psychosocial mediators between socioeconomic status and physicalactivity in Japanese adults. The 21st International Association of Gerontology andGeriatrics World Congress. 2017.7.23-27. San Francisco.
Ken Harada, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yoko Sugihara, Masaya Simmei, & Shizuko
Yanagisawa. Perceived neighborhood environment, social support, and physicalactivity among elderly Japanese. The 21st International Association of Gerontology
and Geriatrics World Congress. 2017.7.23-27. San Francisco.
Yoko Sugihara. The impacts of the increase in self-pay ratio for care services covered by
the national long-term care insurance on impaired elderly persons and their family
caregivers. Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare 65th Annual Scientific
Meeting. 2017.10.21-22. Tokyo. (in Japanese).
Yoko Sugihara, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yumiko Shimizu, & Yukako Koike. The
psychological burden of medical care at home among family caregivers of elderly
persons in Japan. Japanese Society of Public Health 76th Annual Scientific
Meeting. 2017.10.31-11.2. Kagoshima. (in Japanese).
Taro Fukaya, Yoko Sugihara, Hidehiro Sugisawa, & Erika Kobayashi. Association
between utilization of internet and life satisfaction among elderly Japanese.
Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare 65th Annual Scientific Meeting.
2017.10.21-22. Tokyo. (in Japanese).
Yumiko Shimizu, Yoko Sugihara, Hidehiro Sugisawa, & Yukako Koike． Healthliteracy and informational support among the frail elderly persons in Japan.
Japanese Society of Public Health 76th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.10.31-11.2.
Kagoshima. (in Japanese).
Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yoko Sugihara. Long-term care preference among Japanese older
adults: differences by age, period, and cohort. Japanese Society of Public Health76th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.10.31-11.2. Kagoshima. (in Japanese).
Hidehiro Sugisawa, Ken Harada, Yoko Sugihara, Shizuko Yanagisawa, & Masaya
Shimmei. Association between children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage
and adult health: a life-course perspective. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 59th
Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.6.15-16. Nagoya. (in Japanese).
Ken Harada, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Yoko Sugihara, Masaya Simmei, & Shizuko
12Yanagisawa. Perceived age discrimination and job satisfaction among older
employed men in Japan. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 59th Annual Scientific
Meeting. 2017.6.15-16. Nagoya. (in Japanese).
3. Others
3-3. Monographs
Yoko Sugihara. (2018). Book review. “Social network and subjective well-being: Humanrelationships from Sociometrics. (by Ken Harada)”. Journal of Urban Policy Studies,in press. (in Japanese).
Yoko Sugihara. (2018). Self-neglect of elderly people in urban areas. Journal of Urban

Social Studies, 10, 45-58. (in Japanese).
3-4. Others (Speech)
Yoko Sugihara. Social welfare for the elderly people. The first time training seminar for
district welfare commissioners. 2017.8.21. (in Japanese).
4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)
Scientific Research (B) [Principal investigator]. The impact evaluation of the reformedof the National Long-Term Care Insurance system on elderly people and their family
caregivers: consideration of support system for preventing social exclusion. 20172020 FY, 4,400,000 JPY.
Scientific Research (A) [Co-investigator (kenkyu-buntansha)]. A study on themechanisms and the regulated factors of multi-layered social disadvantages among
Japanese older adults. 2014-2017 FY, 100,000 JPY.
Scientific Research (A) [Co-investigator (renkei-kenkyusya)]. The probability for frailty
and socioeconomic disparities in health among Japanese older adults: Evidence fromthe national longitudinal survey. 2017-2019 FY.
Scientific Research (B) [Co-investigator (renkei-kenkyusya)]. Balance and conflicts in
paid work, unpaid work at home, and community activities among elderly people.
2017-2019 FY.

13≪Kahoruko YAMAMOTO≫
1) Staff
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO
Associate Professor/Ph.D. (Sociology)
Urban Sociology, Community Study, Migrant Study
Rm: 9-154,
TEL: +81 426 77 1111
Ext: 4233
Email: kahoruko@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2017
1. Urban Sociological Study on Social Structural Changes and Reconstruction of
Urban Inner Area in Yokohama, JapanThe Study has been focused on social structural changes in urban innerareas, focusing on the issues below; 1) change in industrial structures with
Globalization and post-industrialization, 2) town development plan engaged bypublic administration and NPOs, 3) activities of local supportive organizations.
The academic aim is to clarify 1) how these three points affect over changes andreconstructing of local communities, and 2) how social lives of residents havechanged.
2. Urban Sociological Study on Social Structural Changes and Reconstruction of
Urban Inner Area in Vancouver, Canada
The Study has been conducted in Downtown Eastside, the low-income neighbor
in Vancouver, Canada. The research has been focusing on how gentrification impacts
to a local community and their activities.
3. Research on Social Condition of the Evacuees from Fukushima
As a research group, we have conducted interviewing research to bring out
the social condition of the evacuees from Fukushima, especially from Tomioka Town.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2017
1. Publication
Koichi HASEGAWA & Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2017, The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster,14

Evacuation from the Disaster-stricken Area and Possibility of the Energy Shift(Sociological Perspective on Tohoku Disaster-stricken Area Vol.1), Tokyo: Yuhikaku.
(Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2018, ‘Supportive Activities for the Homeless and the Lowincome and Community Economic Development in Vancouver, Canada’, Research Paper
for KAKENHI (2015-2017). (Japanese)
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
KahorukoYAMAMOTO,‘Anti-gentrification

activities

andCommunity

Economic

Development in an Inner Urban Area: A Case of Vancouver, Canada’, The Annual
Conference of the Japan Research Society of Regional and Community Studies in Akita
Prefectural University, May 13rd, 2017. (Japanese)15