SDM NEWS October 2010

Laboratory Profile

Agricultural Laboratory (Representatives of the lab: Prof. Mikako Hayashi and Prof. Takashi Maeno)“Rural and urban symbiosis” is an important concept in the revitalization of rural areas. The Agricultural Laboratory was established topromote research, penetration, and education of local revitalization through“rural and urban symbiosis”. Prof. Takashi Maeno and Prof. Mikako
Hayashi and others are involved in the activities.

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Prof. Takashi Maeno worked as a researcher at Canon, Inc. andbecame a visiting industrial fellow at the University of California,
Berkeley, a visiting professor at Harvard University, and a professor at
the Faculty of Science and Technology at Keio University. He has beena professor of the Graduate School of System Design and Management since 2008. His specialties are system design and management
methodology, robotics, and science and technology studies.

http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/pdf/agrizemi.pdf

Special Research Prof. Mikako Hayashi is a television announcer
and eco-life journalist. She worked as an announcer at Sapporo
Television Broadcasting before becoming a freelance television
journalist. At SDM, she is in charge of several courses including
System Environment, Communications, and the Agriculture Seminar, which conducts research on agriculture and the environment
from various perspectives. Her specialties are community building,rural and urban symbiosis, environment, and communication.
At Nakano Farm

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Research on revitalization through rural-urban symbiosis

Prof. Hayashi conducts the monthly Agriculture Seminar on the Keio campus. Each participating master’s,
doctoral, or research student engages in research for the lab to which they are assigned at SDM as wellas cross-sectional research in the Agri Lab. They visit farms in Hokkaido to conduct field research on topics
such as “community supported agriculture,” “biomass energy,” “dietary education” and “plant factories.”
The Japan Association of Regional Development’s Best Local Revitalization Award was presented toMr. Hiroaki Murase (D2), Prof. Takashi Maeno and Prof. Mikako Hayashi for their paper titled “A
Study of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Regarding Regional Development”. They will
present the paper at the Regional Revitalization Forum in the National Lifelong Learning Forum heldon November 22 in Kochi Prefecture.

T2Local revitalization forum using rural-urban symbiosis

he annual forum is hosted by SDM and Noutokyousei Kenkyukai, a civic group led by Prof. Hayashi that promotes rural–urban symbiosis.
This year the forum will be held in Tobetsu town, Hokkaido on November 13 with the theme of “Eco-friendly Agriculture, Rural and Urban Symbiosis”.

Link: Noutokyousei Kenkyukai website“Fieldays in Japan 2010 Eco-friendly Agriculture, Rural and Urban Symbiosis” website
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http://www.noutokyousei.jp/

http://fieldays08.blog39.fc2.com/

Activities to promote rural–urban symbiosis

rof. Hayashi writes the annual “Agri Lab Report”. She has also authored “Tips for rural-urban symbiosis” (Japanese title: Noutokyousei no Hinto) and“Let’s visit farming villages” (Noson he Dekakeyo), both published by Jurosha.
Prof. Maeno and Prof. Hayashi appeared on “Agriculture Island”, a radio program aired by FM Hokkaido in September 2009 to introduce the activities of theAgriculture Laboratory and Agriculture Seminar.
Link: Agri Lab Report

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Hokkaido Entertainment Portal Site “Mono Globe”

http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/news/2010/03/25-093229.html

http://www.monoglobe.jp/blog/nogyo/

Farming experience and research on Keio SDM’s contract farm in Hokkaido

he annual Hokkaido farm visit, in which laboratory members experienced farming and interviewed at SDM’s contract farm, Nakano Farm (Takikawa City) andMitamura Noen (Yuni town) was made in September. Both farms provided detailed data, including past agricultural production and farming instructions for nonfarmers, which are helpful in our research.
The Agriculture Laboratory and Agriculture seminar are open to anyone interested in “rural - urban symbiosis” and “the future of agriculture and farming communities”.

At SDM’s contract farm, Mitamura Noen

Students watching rape oil press

Students farming

Students listening to instructions at Mitamura NoenSDM Research Institute, Graduate School of System Design and Management at Keio University
Collaboration Complex, Keio University, 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8526
Fax：045-562-3502
E-mail：sdm@info.keio.ac.jp
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