Tokyo Metropolitan University
Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences

Department of Urban Science 2016FY Annual Report■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 2016FY
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, Hayama town and Hino city).And I also conducted a planning
project to utilize abandoned house in a district of Hino city. Results are
published on some articles and discussion paper of symposium by CPIJ (cityplanning institute of Japan)．
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 “Areamanagement” by citizens in Harumi district Chuo city.
23) List of Research Activities in 2016FY
1. Peer-reviewed papers
Board Game of Life Design,"Jing Jin, Shin Aiba, Hirotaka Ikeda","Proceedings of the10th Conference of the Pacific Rim Community Design Network, pp.22-27", The 10th
International Conference of the Pacific Rim Community Design Network,2016.12
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
3. Others
3-1. Technical books
Shin AIBA, Ryo YAMASAKI et al, Job guide of Machizukuri, Gakugei Shuppan, 2016.8
Shigeru SATOH, Shin AIBA, Naomi UCHIDA et al, Machizukuri Message, Kajima
Shuppankai, 2017.3≪Taro ICHIKO≫
１）Staff
Taro ICHIKO
Associate Professor/ Doctor of Urban Science
Urban planning especially for disaster reduction, 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(1) Research for a long-term recovery of housing and village from 2011 Tunami
Five years have passed since 2011 east japan earthquake. A lot of relocation housing projects justfinished. It took a long time for housing and village recovery.
In fiscal year 2016, an action research was continued in Kesennuma, Miyagi. And a depth consideration
was made for five years housing relocation process.

(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 programs of the Tokyo capital3

earthquake. Those programs for pre-disaster recovery from a view of the planning theory is developed
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 2016, Community workshops for post-disaster recovery in Nagasaki456, Toshima-ward
were managed and delivered. Adding to that, an action research on the 18th 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 design the disaster mitigation programs of the center of gender equality
in Katsushika city was managed.

３）List of Research Activities
1. Peer reviewed paper
Taro ICHIKO, Ryo SANUKI, Jin YOSHIKAWA and Itsuki NAKABAYASHI(2016) A Study of predisaster planning for post-disaster recovery targeted non-building-crowded area around Tokyo suburb— Ten years development in Hachioji, Tokyo —, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.51
No.3, pp.415-422, (Japanese)

2. Oral presentation
Taro ICHIKO(2016)After Five and Half Years, Lessons for Community Recovery to find Professionals
Role, 4th ICUDR, Oral session, Wellington, New Zealand, October17- October 20, 2016

≪Fumiko ITO≫
1) Staff
Fumiko ITOProfessor / Dr. Eng.
Urban Planning, Urban Analysis, Analysis of Residential Environment, Cost-Benefit
analysis of public projects
Rm.9-558, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4273 itofumi@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in 2016FY
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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 2016FY.
i) Experimented Method for Impression Evaluation Using HMD of Street Sequence,ii) Predicting When and Where Tourists Have Viewed Exhibitions from GPS Logs byUsing Spatio-temporal Data as Explanatory Variable,iii) Mathematical approach for planning road improvement and optimization of snow
clearing in the area of heavy snowfall in Japan.
2 Housing choice, living behavior of resident
Fumiko ITO
Housing choice and living behavior of residents are analyzed to clarify the demand ofresidential service. Following topics were researched in 2015FY.
i) Market Penetration Potential of Electric Vehicles for Domestic Use by Regional
Classification -A Case Study on the Greater Kanto Area,
ii) Analysis Report of "the Questionnaire about A House and the Health" for Primaryand Secondary Students,
3) List of Research Activities in 2015FY
1. Refereed papers
KAWASE Junya , ITO Fumiko, KURATA Yohei (2016)“Predicting When and Where Tourists Have Viewed Exhibitions from GPS Logs by Using
Spatio-temporal Data as Explanatory Variable: A Lesson from Surveys at Tama
Zoological Park”
Theory and Applications of GIS, Vol.24, No.1, 1－11
TSUCHIYA Yoriko, ITO Fumiko, TAGASHIRA Naoto, IKEYA Tomohiko, BABA Kenshi(2016)“Market Penetration Potential of Electric Vehicles for Domestic Use by Regional
Classification -A Case Study on the Greater Kanto Area-”5

Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.51, No.1,46－57
TSUCHIYA Yoriko, TAGASHIRA Naoto, IKEYA Tomohiko, BABA Kenshi, ITO Fumiko(2016)“Study on Environmental Improvement of Charging Electric Vehicle for Domestic Use”
JSTE Journal of Traffic Engineering, Vol.2, No.3, 1－10
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
KAWASE Junya, ITO Fumiko（2016）“How to Convert Spatio-temporal Activities into Sequences of Characters for Analysis by
Sequence Alignment Method”
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting, AIJ, 25－26
MORISHIMA Daichi, ITO Fumiko, NISHIO Shoko（2016）“Study on optimization of snow clearing in the area of heavy snowfall in Japan”
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting, AIJ, 213－214
HOTTA Ayako, ITO Fumiko（2016）“Proposal of a supporting system for the choice of visiting areas based on visualizationof individual preferences part2：Summary report of the demonstration experiment in2012”
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting, AIJ, 243－244
LI Xiaoxi, ITO Fumiko, KASHIHARA Seiichi , KAWAJIMA Makiko（2016）“Analysis Report of "the Questionnaire about A House and the Health" for Primary andSecondary Students”
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting, AIJ, 371－372
NISHIO Shoko, ITO Fumiko（2016）“Experimental Method for Impression Evaluation Using HMD of Street Sequence”
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting, AIJ, 1063－1064
KAWASE Junya, ITO Fumiko（2016）“How to Divide Study Area for Classification of Spatio-temporal Activity by Using
Sequence Alignment Method”
6Proceedings of annual meeting ,Society for Tourism Informatics, 51－52
3. Others
3-3. Research Reports / Papers
NISHIO Shoko, ITO Fumiko (2016)“Experimented Method for Impression Evaluation Using HMD of Street Sequence”
Papers and proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems Association of Japan,
Vol.25, D-4-5.
KAWASE Junya , ITO Fumiko (2016)“Sequence Alignment Analysis for GPS logs by Using Spatio-temporal Data of tourists'
Activity”
Papers and proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems Association of Japan,
Vol.25, E-6-1.
NISHIO Shoko・ITO Fumiko (2016)“Experimental Method for Landscape Evaluation Using HMD Projecting Image of Street
Sequence”
The 30th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, 1G3－3.

≪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 2016

Citizen participation in urban governanceTo investigate the policymaking dynamics of Japanese local governments and citizen participationin these processes, I focused on two issues. First, I investigated citizen participation in local assemblies
7through a nationwide mail questionnaire survey and a survey of local assembly fundamental
ordinances. Second, I investigated the dynamics of planning and review processes in the municipal
executive branch via participatory observations, which were conducted in several municipalities where
I participated as an advisory committee member, and via a questionnaire survey of municipal officials
who engaged in the review process with the citizenry evaluation committee in Saitama City, Saitama
Prefecture, Japan.

3. List of Research Activities in FY 2016

1. Peer-reviewed papers--

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Motoki Nagano, “An essay on Machizukuri from the perspective of urban political studies,”
Proceedings of the Waseda Machizukuri Symposium 2016; the Past and Future of Machizukuri, andPotentiality for Future Building of Machizukuri, July 2016, Waseda, Tokyo, Waseda University, pp.
138-149 [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “Review of the decade of local assembly fundamental ordinances and our local
assembly national survey,” 16th Citizens and Councilors Conference for the Creation of Municipal
Ordinances 2016, July 2016, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Hosei University [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “The current status and challenges of municipal assembly reformation: Empiricalstudies from a panel survey,” Japan Association for the Study of Local Government Annual
Convention 2016, October 2016, Nagoya, Aichi, Nanzan University [in Japanese].

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
As co-author
Makoto Ouishi, Kouichirou Agata, and Hidehiko Kasahara, eds., “Why is Japanese-style governanceexhorted? Reviewing of constitutional law, political science, and public administration studies,”
Minervashobo Ltd., Kyoto, June 2016 [in Japanese].

Specific contribution
Motoki Nagano, “Local autonomy: Reorganization in local democracy and the intergovernmental system,” pp. 223-248, in ibid. [in Japanese].
8Katsuya Hirose and Local Assembly Reformation Forum, eds., White Paper on Local Assembly
Reformation 2016, Seikatsusha Ltd., Tokyo, October 2016 [in Japanese].

Specific contributions
Motoki Nagano, “Analysis of local assembly fundamental ordinance articles: Reformation
trends revealed in local assembly fundamental ordinances issued in 2015,” pp. 95-128,
in ibid. [in Japanese].
Motoki Nagano, “Summary report of the annual progress survey on local assemblyreformation in Japan 2015,” pp. 130-155, in ibid. [in Japanese].

3-2. Research reports/papers
Motoki Nagano, “Review report on the methodology of our evaluation activities,” Final Official
Report of Citizenry Evaluation Committee for Saitama City’s Plan for the Twofold Increasing
Residents’ Happiness and Administrative Reform Promotion, pp. 102-113, March 2017 [in Japanese].

3-3. Monographs
Motoki Nagano, “Local assembly and councilors as bases for municipal policy development,” Journalof Training for Local Government Staff, Vol. 49(9), pp. 24-26, September 2016 [in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “Effects of local assembly fundamental ordinance enactment and future direction on
local assembly reformation,” Local Councilors NAVI (http://www.dh-giin.com/), January 13, 2017
[in Japanese].

Motoki Nagano, “Municipal assembly reformation and local autonomy act,” The Monthly Journal
Jichiken, Vol. 59(690), pp. 42-49, March 2017 [in Japanese).

Motoki Nagano, “Structures and their policy outputs of municipal assembly reformation: investigation
through national panel data analysis,” Public Administration Review Quarterly, Vol. 157, pp. 17-31,
March 2017 [in Japanese].

3-4. Commentary/essays--

3-5. Book review
Motoki Nagano, “Book review: Shin Aiba’s Folding the City,” Journal of Urban Policy Studies, Vol.
9

11, pp. 109-112, March 2017 [in Japanese].

4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
Co-Investigator, Scientific Research (B), No. 26285033, “Explicating originality and universality ofJapanese municipal assemblies’ reformation movements.”

5. Lecture
Motoki Nagano, “Structures of administrative procedures and municipal planning and their citizen
engagement,” Specified Nonprofit Corporation Citizen’s Institute for Policy Research, Lectures on
Citizen’s Autonomy 2016, Surugadai Memorial Hall, Chuou University, August 2016 [in Japanese].

6. Media comments“New prefectural assembly fundamental ordinance arranged: Where has the relationship with people
gone?” Asahi Shimbun (Yamanashi area, Tokyo edition), March 24, 2017 [in Japanese].

“Prefectural assembly fundamental ordinance passed: No article mandate routinely reviewed,” Asahi
Shimbun (Yamanashi area, Tokyo edition), December 23, 2016 [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 2016FY
1. Process and outcome evaluation for constructing the community-based integrated caresystem.
Yoko SUGIHARA, Hidehiro SUGISAWA, Yuichi WATANABE, Hirofumi WATANABE,
Yumiko SHIMIZU, Yukako KOIKE
We conducted the surveys in a municipality of Tokyo metropolis to evaluate process andoutcome for constructing the community-based integrated care system. The results of10

process evaluation showed that there was few prospect of securing various services andsupport to construct the community-based integrated care system, and the function of
the municipality as insurer had not yet worked well. To examine the outcome of thesystem, two repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2013 and 2016 withprobability samples of community-dwelling persons aged 65 years and older, careneed/support-need certificated elderly persons, and caregivers of care-need certificatedpersons. The results showed that there were not any positive changes which mightsuggest the progress of community-based integrated care system in three years. On thecontrary, it was suggested that there might be negative effects of the revision of longterm care insurance system on the frail elderly.
2. A study on promoting support for the district welfare commissioners.
Yoko SUGIHARAThis study examined factors associated with the satisfaction and motivation to continue
working of district welfare commissioners, with a focus on the roles of “psychosocial
gains,” “role strain,” and “support from others”. Questionnaires were sent by mail to
district welfare commissioners (N=1,936) living in Tokyo. The results from structural
equation modeling showed that those having high psychosocial gains such as feelings offulfillment about their activities had a high level of satisfaction and motivation tocontinue working, whereas those feeling role conflicts and role ambiguity had a low levelof satisfaction and motivation. Role overload was not significantly related to the level ofsatisfaction and motivation. Although support from municipal offices, community
support centers and other sources did not have direct effects on satisfaction andmotivation, consultation and information support from them had indirect effects
mediated by an increase in psychosocial gains and a decrease in role conflicts andambiguity. These results suggest the importance of managing psychosocial gains androle conflict/ambiguity and promoting backup support for the retention of district welfarecommissioners.
3. A study on social contribution, social participation, and social support of Japaneseelderly people.
Yoko SUGIHARA, Ken HARADA, Erika KOBAYASHI, Hidehiro SUGISAWA, Masaya
SIMMEI, Shizuko YANAGISAWA
We investigated the factors relating to social contribution, social participation, and social
support, and the effects of these activities and support on health/well-being of Japaneseelderly people based on the several survey data. We published the following research11results: Methods and challenges in conducting international comparison on productive
aging, Relationship between paid labor and unpaid work, Relationship between political
efficacy and participation in community organization, Effects of social support fromvarious resources on elderly’s mental health, Socioeconomic disparities of health andsocial activities among Japanese elderly persons.
3) List of Research Activities in 2016FY
1. Peer-reviewed papers
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shinmei, M. (2016).
Socioeconomic status and self-rated health of Japanese people, based on age, cohort, andperiod. Population health metrics, 14(1), 27. DOI: 10.1186/s12963-016-0095-z.
Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M. (2017). Social
support, negative interactions, and mental health: Evidence of cross-domain buffering
effects among older adults in Japan. Research on Aging, 0164027517701446.
Shimmei, M., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Harada, K., & Yanagisawa, S. (2017).
Generational differences in relationships between political efficacy and participation incommunity organization. Japanese Journal of Gerontology, 7, in press (in Japanese)
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Sugihara, Y. Factors Relating to Satisfaction and Motivation of District Welfare
Commissioners in Japan. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 58th Annual Scientific
Meeting. 2016.6.11-12. Matsuyama. (in Japanese)
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shinmei, M. Socioeconomic
status disparities in late-life disability based on age, period, and cohort in Japan. Japan
Socio-Gerontological Society 58th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016.6.11-12. Matsuyama.
(in Japanese)
Kobayashi, E., Sugihara, Y., Fukaya, T., & Liang, J. Volunteering among Japanese older
adults: How are hours of paid work and unpaid work for family associated with volunteer
participation? Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 58th Annual Scientific Meeting.
2016.6.11-12. Matsuyama. (in Japanese)
Watanabe, Y., & Sugihara, Y. Relationship between sharing consciousness of regional
problems and participation in supportive activities among elderly persons. JapaneseSociety for the Study of Social Welfare 75th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016.9.10-11.
Kyoto. (in Japanese)
Sugihara, Y. Medical care for the community-dwelling frail elderly and burden of family
12caregivers. Japanese Society of Public Health 75th Annual Scientific Meeting.
2016.10.26-28. Osaka. (in Japanese)
Harada K., Sugisawa H., Sugihara, Y., Shimmei, M., & Yanagisawa, S. Effects of social
support and negative interactions on mental health in Japan. The Gerontological Societyof America 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016.11.16-20. New Orleans.
3. Others
3-1. Technical books
Yoko Sugihara. (2016). Informal care for the person with dementia. In the JapaneseSociety for Dementia Care (ed), Standard text book for dementia care: 4th edition. pp.172175. Tokyo: World Planning. (in Japanese)
Yoko Sugihara. (2016). Life and health over the life-course. In Naoi, M. (ed), Life andWelfare. pp.6-31. Tokyo: Jikkyo Syuppan. (in Japanese)
3-2. Research Reports/Papers
Yoko Sugihara (ed). (2016). Working paper on the surveys for life and welfare of theelderly persons in Mitaka-city: 2016FY (pp.1-366). Report on the research funded by
Mitaka-City. (in Japanese)
3-3. Monographs
Yoko Sugihara. (2016). Current situation and future issues for international comparison
on productive aging. Japanese Journal of Applied Gerontology, 10(1), 4-12. (in Japanese)
3-4. Others (Speech)
Yoko Sugihara. Self-neglect of elderly people in urban areas. 2nd forum on urban
development “Town development in the era of declining birth rate and growing
population of elderly people”. 2016.11.18.
4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)
Yoko Sugihara. [Principal investigator: Scientific Research (B)]. Process and outcome
evaluation for constructing the community-based integrated care system.
Yoko Sugihara. [Co-investigator: Scientific Research (A)]. A study on the mechanisms of
the accumulation of social handicaps and moderating factors of the risks among theelderly persons.
13(Others)
Yoko Sugihara. [Principal investigator: Funded Research]. The surveys for life andwelfare of the elderly persons in Mitaka-city. (Funded by Mitaka-city).

≪Kahoruko YAMAMOTO≫
1) Staff
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO
Associate Professor/Ph.D. (Sociology)
Urban Sociology, Community Study, Migrant Study
Rm.9-154, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4233
kahoruko@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in 2016FY
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.

143) List of Research Activities in 2016FY
1. Publication
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2016, ‘The Issues of High Concentration and Dispersion of NonJapanese Residents in Japan’, The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences.
No. 117. (Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2016, “Confronting Gentrification in Low-Income Neighborhoods:
Focusing on Housing Crisis and Revitalization of Local Business”, The

Annals of Japan Association for Urban Sociology. No. 34. (Japanese)
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
KahorukoYAMAMOTO,‘Dai-toshi-niokeru-chouki-kouiki-hinan-ni-kansuru-juumin-ishiki:

Tokyo-to-Arakawa-ku-Hino-shi-deno- enquête-kekka-kara’. The Annual Conference of
the Japan Research Society of Regional and Community Studies in J. F.
Oberlin University, May 14th, 2016. (Japanese)
KahorukoYAMAMOTO,‘Toshi-kasou-chiiki-niokeru-fukushika-shinten-no-yukue’

The

Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Urban Sociology in Bukkyo University,
September 3rd, 2016. (Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, Shin AIBA & Yuko OGUCHI, ‘Residents Consciousness of Long-termand Wide-area Evacuation due to a Disaster in an Inner-City Area—Resultof the Questionnaire in Arakawa, Tokyo—‘, The Annual Conference of Japan
Society for Disaster Recovery and Revitalization in Ishinomaki Senshu
University, October 2nd, 2016. (Japanese)15