Organization
Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research Faculty of Education Education (Social education) Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
WATANABE Eiki
Research History
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University of Yamanashi Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research Faculty of Education Associate Professor
2025.4
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Teikyo University Department of History, Faculty of Liberal Arts Senior Assistant Professor
2023.4 - 2025.3
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Utsunomiya Kyowa University Department of City Life Studies, Faculty of City Life Studies Senior Assistant Professor
2019.4 - 2023.3
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Kobe International University Visiting researcher
2018.4 - 2019.3
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Utsunomiya city office Utsunomiya city munupical research center Research associate
2017.4 - 2019.3
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National Agriculture and Food Research Organization Division of Informatics and Inventory, Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Research associate
2016.4 - 2017.3
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University of Tsukuba Research assistant
2015.10
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National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Informatics Division Research associate
2015.4 - 2016.3
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National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Informatics Division Research associate
2014.4 - 2015.3
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University of Tsukuba Teaching assistant
2012.5 - 2015.3
Education
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University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Doctoral Program in Geoenvironmental Sciences
2014.4 - 2019.3
Country： Japan
Course： Doctor later
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University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Master Program in Geosciences
2012.4 - 2014.3
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University of Tsukuba School of Life and Environmental Sciences College of Geoscience
2008.4 - 2012.3
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Yamanashi Prefectural Yoshida High School
2005.4 - 2008.3
Degree
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Master in Science ( 2014.3 University of Tsukuba )
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Bachelor in Science ( 2012.3 University of Tsukuba )
Research Areas
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Geography
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Tourism studies
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Human geography
Research Interests
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Sports Toursim
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Rural tourism
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Regional Aspects of Sports Popularization
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Sports Event
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Sports Camp
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Tourism Geography
Subject of research
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日本の農村観光地域の発展・変容とその要因に関する研究
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スポーツ合宿地の持続性とその社会・経済・文化的要因に関する研究
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スポーツイベント開催による地方都市への効果・レガシーに関する地理学的研究
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スピードスケート盛行地域の競技文化・競技振興に関する地理学的研究
Research Projects
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日本の地方都市におけるスポーツイベントの誘致による観光都市化戦略に関する研究
2024.4 - 2025.3
公益財団法人江頭ホスピタリティ事業振興財団 Teikyo University 公益財団法人江頭ホスピタリティ事業振興財団 令和６年度研究開発助成事業
渡邊瑛季
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive Type of fund：：Donation
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2021.4 - 2022.3
Utsunomiya Municipal Research Center
WATANABE Eiki
Authorship：Principal investigator
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2020.4 - 2021.3
Utsunomiya Municipal Research Center
WATANABE Eiki
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)
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A geographical study of sporting event legacy
Grant number：19H04382 2019.4 - 2023.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Utsunomiya Kyowa University Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
WATANABE, Eiki
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) Grant type：Competitive Type of fund：：Science research expense
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Spatial Structure of Sports Tourism in Japan
2015.4 - 2016.3
Yamaha Motor Foundation for Sports
Eiki WATANABE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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Continuous System of Sports Camp Region in Outer Edge of Tokyo Metropolitan Area
2014.4 - 2015.2
SASAKAWA Sports Foundation 2014 Sasakawa sports research grants
Eiki WATANABE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive Type of fund：：Donation
Papers
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WATANABE Eiki
31 189 - 202 2024.10
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Impacts of Sports Training Camps by Elite Athletes on Lodging Demand in Local City : A Case Study of Abashiri City, Hokkaido Reviewed
WATANABE, Eiki
Geographical Space (Chiri Kuukan) 17 ( 1 ) 35 - 49 2024.6
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- Invited
WATANABE, Eiki
Chiri 69 ( 2 ) 22 - 30 2024.2
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Application of GIS at local government’s policy making: A case study on the Utsunomiya Municipal Institute for Policy Research (Asunomiya Lab.)
HASHIZUME Kosuke, WATANABE Eiki
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2024a 61 2024
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WATANABE, Eiki
30 239 - 244 2023.10
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Sporting legacies of international speed skating competions in Tokachi, Hokkaido Reviewed
WATANABE, Eiki
Chiri Kagaku 78 ( 3 ) 116 - 127 2023.9
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Yamanakako Village : as sports camp resort
WATANABE, Eiki
68 ( 8 ) 29 - 34 2023.8
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企業との商品共同開発によるゼミ活動の効果と課題 ―クラフトビールの開発実践から―
渡邊瑛季
宇都宮共和大学都市経済研究センター年報 22 79 - 107 2022.5
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WATANABE, Eiki, KATO Moe
18 15 - 24 2022.3
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WATANABE Eiki, HASHIZUME Kosuke
17 15 - 24 2021.3
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Sustaining Sports Training Camps using Accommodation-Team-Travel Agent Relationships: The Case of Hirano, Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture Reviewed
WATANABE, Eiki
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 129 ( 5 ) 635 - 655 2020.10
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A Basic Study on Ohya Area #1: Background and Purpose of this Joint Research
YOSHIDA Hajime, NISHIYAMA Hiroyasu, WATANABE Eiki, YOSHINO Kiyofumi
20 172 - 174 2020.5( ISSN：2435-6867 eISSN：2435-6875 )
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A Basic Study on Ohya Area #4: Development Process as a Tourism Area
WATANABE Eiki
20 191 - 200 2020.5
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Eiki WATANABE
65 ( 5 ) 12 - 19 2020.5
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Development of Tourist Area by NHK TV Drama “Natsuzora” in Tokachi, Hokkaido
WATANABE Eiki, YASUMURA Kensuke
277 - 280 2019.12
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15 69 - 74 2019.3
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15 59 - 68 2019.3
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14 55 - 64 2018.3
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14 71 - 76 2018.3
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WATANABE Eiki, BAO Huiying, YU Xiao, ZENG Bindan, TAKECHI Kumito, KUREHA Masaaki
Annals of Human and Regional Geography 39 41 - 63 2017.2( ISSN：1880-0254 )
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WATANABE, Eiki
102, 113 2016.3
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Continuous Development of Coastal Tourism Region in Oarai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
WATANABE Eiki, ABE Yoriko, ITO Mizuki, INOMATA Yasuhiro, WANG Ying, NAGURA Kazuki, MATSUBARA Kana, YAMASHITA Kiyomi
Annals of Human and Regional Geography 38 ( 38 ) 1 - 29 2016.2( ISSN：1880-0254 )
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Changing Characteristics of Hoyo-jo in Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture Reviewed
WATANABE, Eiki
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 124 ( 6 ) 979 - 993 2015.12
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Changing characteristics in Sugadaira as a mountain resort Invited
Masaaki KUREHA, Eiki WATANABE
The map center 519 14 - 17 2015.12
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Cultural function and its changes of paddy fields in Saku city, Nagano, Japan
HASHIZUME Kosuke, WATANABE Eiki
Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 88 162 - 162 2015.9
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Continuous System of Sports Camp Region in Outer Edge of Tokyo Metropolitan Area
WATANABE Eiki
149 - 127 2015.4
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Changes and Regional Bases of Commercial Area: Case of Nakagomi, Saku City
Eiki WATANABE, Genki ASANO, Mizuki ITO, Nobuaki OKU, Kimiko ENDO
Annals of human and regional geography 37 ( 37 ) 197 - 230 2015.2( ISSN：1880-0254 )
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WATANABE, Eiki
Chiri-Kuukan 7 ( 2 ) 91 - 108 2014.12
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Eiki WATANABE
Annals of the Association of Economic Geographers 60 ( 3 ) 231 2014.9
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Regional Factors of Accommodations Transformation: Focusing on Hoyojo, Yamanakako, Japan Reviewed
Watanabe, EIki
The 9th Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography Program and Abstracts 57 - 60 2014.7
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Fukui Kazuki, Kan Fumiya, Watanabe Eiki, Zhou Yifei, Xue Qi, Nakagawa Sachi, Ichikawa Yasuo, Yamashita Kiyomi
Annals of human and regional geography 36 ( 36 ) 1 - 34 2014.2( ISSN：1880-0254 )
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33 87 - 118 2013.3( ISSN：1880-0939 )
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黒部川扇状地における農村の変容－富山県入善町浦山新地区を事例として－
大石貴之, 碓井達哉, 金 延景, 渡邊瑛季, 淡野寧彦, 田林 明
黒部川扇状地 38 77 - 82 2013.3
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Changing Commercial Function in Central Area of Iida City
Annals of human and regional geography 35 ( 35 ) 1 - 26 2013.2( ISSN：1880-0254 )
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Eiki WATANABE
The New Geography 60 ( 2 ) 54 - 55 2012.6
Books and Other Publications
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New Basic of Tourism Studies: Human Geography for Tourism Studies
WATANABE, Eiki（ Role： Contributor , Original_author： ARIMA, Takayuki , KIKUCHI, Toshio , Regional geography of resort and tourism）
Asakura Publishing 2025.9 （ ISBN:9784254163667 ）
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Research Center for, Creative City, Utsunomiya(KASUGA Masao, WATANABE Eiki（ Role： Joint EditorRegional Cooperation Projects of Utsunomiya Kyowa University）
2023.3 （ ISBN:9784887484245 ）
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WATANABE, Eiki（ Role： Joint Editor , Original_author： MATSUMURA Keiko , SUZUKI Tomiyuki , NISHIYAMA Hiroyasu , NIWA Takahito , WATANABE Eiki）
Showado 2023.3 （ ISBN:9784812222058 ）
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The Association on, Japanese Geographers（ Role： Contributor）
2023.2 （ ISBN:9784621307939 ）
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WATANABE Eiki（ Role： ContributorChapter #7）
Nakanishiya 2021.4 （ ISBN:9784779515774 ）
Presentations
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Changing an Ice Skating into Cultural Resources in Hachinohe City
WATANABE, Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Spring 2025 2025.3 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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HASHIZUME, Kosuke, WATANABE, Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Autumn 2024 2024.9 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Development of Glampimg Resort in Fujigoko Region, Yamanashi Prefecture
WATANABE, Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Spring 2024 2024.3 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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WATANABE, Eiki
2022.11
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WATANABE Eiki
2022.7 Japan Society of Ice Sports Sciences
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Strengthening of skating culture through holding sports events in Tokachi, Hokkaido
WATANABE Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Spring 2021 2021.3 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Development of Tourist Area by NHK TV Drama “Natsuzora” in Tokachi, Hokkaido
WATANABE Eiki, YASUMURA Kensuke
#34 Annual meeting of Japan Institute of Tourism Research 2019.12 Japan Institute of Tourism Research
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Diffusion patterns and issues of speedskating in Japan: Focusing on relationship between elementary schools and skating clubs
WATANABE Eiki
Japan Society of Ice Sports Sciences #1 Academic Conference 2019.6 Japan Society of Ice Sports Sciences
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WATANABE Eiki
Japan Association on Geographical Space #11 Academic Conference 2018.6 Japan Association on Geographical Space
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Development of new sports camp areas in Okhotsk region, Hokkaido, Japan
WATANABE Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Autumn 2016 2016.10 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Changes in the ski tourist region in terms of subsistence: a case of Ota, Iiyama city, Nagano, Japan
WATANABE Eiki, BAO Huiying, YU Xiao, ZENG Bindan, TAKECHI Kumito, KUREHA Masaaki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Autumn 2016 2016.10 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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WATANABE Eiki
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Spring 2016 2016.3 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Regional Structure and its Changes of Coastal Resort: Case of Oarai, Ibaraki, Japan International conference
WATANABE Eiki, ABE Yoriko, ITO Mizuki, INOMATA Yasuhiro, WANG Ying, NAGURA Kazuki, MATSUBARA Kana
The 10th China-Korea-Japan Joint Conference on Geography 2015.10 The Japan-China-Korea Joint Conference on Geography
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Cultural function and its changes of paddy fields in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture
Kosuke HASHIZUME, Eiki WATANABE
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Autumn 2015 2015.9 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Spatial Restructuring and issues of speedskating Training Environment: Case of Saku Region, Nagano Prefecture
WATANABE Eiki
Japan Association on Geographical Space #7 Meeting 2014.6 Japan Association on Geographical Space
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Sustainable Factors of Sports Camps Industry: Case of Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture
WATANABE Eiki
2014.4 The Japan Association of Economic Geographers
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Sustainable system of region for sports camp in Village of Yamanakako, Yamanashi, Japan
Eiki WATANABE
The Study Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers Spring 2014 2014.3 The Association of Japanese Geographers
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Factors of speedskating popularization in Tokachi, Hokkaido
WATANABE Eiki
Japanese Society of Sport Education #32 Meeting 2012.11 Japanese Society of Sport Education
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Regional Characteristics of Speedskating in Japan
WATANABE Eiki
Japan Association on Geographical Space #5 Meeting 2012.6 Japan Association on Geographical Space
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北海道十勝におけるスピードスケート盛行地域の存立基盤
渡邊 瑛季
2011年度第60回全国地理学専攻学生卒論発表大会 2012.3 日本地理教育学会
Awards
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Award of excellence, #10 CR-1 Grand prix
2020.2 Japan Municipal Research Center
WATANABE, Eiki
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The Best Poster Prize in #5 Annual Meeting
2012.6 Japan Association on Geographical Space Regional Characteristics of Speedskating in Japan
WATANABE, Eiki
Teaching Experience (On-campus)
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An Introduction to Geography Major achievement
2025Year
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Exercises in Geography Major achievement
2025Year
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Geographical Fieldwork I Major achievement
2025Year
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Essence and Goals / Content Structure of Social studies
2025Year
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Teaching Material Research and Lesson Concept in Elementary Social Studies
2025Year
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Teaching Material Research and Lesson Concept in Secondary Social Studies
2025Year
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Relay Seminars for Introduction to Each Discipline of the Faculty
2025Year
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Specified Topics of Social Studies
2025Year
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Education in Social Studies Department[Geography and History]
2025Year
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Regional Geography Major achievement
2025Year
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教職実践演習
2025Year Type of subject：Professional education (undergraduate)
Social Activities
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令和７年度山梨における教員育成推進事業（初任者研修派遣）
Role(s)： Advisor
山梨大学・山梨県教育委員会 北杜市立高根中学校 2025.10
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令和７年度中堅教諭等資質向上研修
Role(s)： Advisor
山梨県総合教育センター 山梨大学甲府キャンパス 2025.9
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Role(s)： Lecturer
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Role(s)： Lecturer
Abudenmiso in Tochigi city, Tochigi prefecture 2023.7
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地域イベント「宮Sakura祭」の開催によるアントレプレナーシップの醸成
Role(s)： Lecturer
宇都宮イノベーションコンソーシアム（宇都宮市産業政策課） 異業種交流会「Open Session Friday」 栃木・オリオンスクエア（宇都宮市オリオン市民広場） 2022.7
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Role(s)： Lecturer
Utsunomiya City Office 2022.5
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Role(s)： Lecturer
宇都宮市教育委員会事務局生涯学習課人材かがやきセンター 宮の朝活 第18弾「朝からビール！？～麦どころで学ぶクラフトビール～」第3回「大学生がろまんちっく村と共同開発！＃宮っこのひみつエール」 栃木・宇都宮市中央生涯学習センター5階人材かがやきセンター 2022.5
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Role(s)： Lecturer
Utsunomiya Kyowa University 2021.2
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Role(s)： Lecturer
宇都宮市創造都市研究センター 社会人向け創造的キャリア形成プログラム「まちなか大学」 栃木・宇都宮市まちづくり交流センターイエローフィッシュ 2020.9
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フィールドワークによる観光地域研究における空間情報の収集とその課題
Role(s)： Panelist
日本地理学会 G空間EXPO2019講演シンポジウム「令和時代のツーリズム空間～地域戦略のまなざし～」 東京・日本科学未来館7階イノベーションホール 2019.11
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Role(s)： Lecturer
Utsunomiya Kyowa University 2019.2
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Role(s)： Panelist
（一社）日本スポーツツーリズム推進機構（JSTA）／（公財）笹川スポーツ財団（SSF） 第6回スポーツツーリズム・カンファレンス 東京・日本財団ビル 2017.11
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Seminar on science and math course #2, 2012
Role(s)： Lecturer
Yamanashi Prefectural Yoshida High School Seminar on science and math course #2, 2012 2012.10
Professional Memberships
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The Geographic Education Society of Japan
2025.5
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The Japanese Society for Geographical Sciences (Chiri Kagaku Gakkai)
2023.6
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Japan Society of Ice Sports Sciences
2019.4
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TOKYO GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
2018.1
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Japan Institute of Tourism Research
2016.9
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The Human Geographical Society of Japan
2016.1
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Geographical Association of Japan
2014.1
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JAPANESE SOCIETY OF SPORT EDUCATION
2012.9
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JAPAN ASSOCIATION ON GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE
2011.10
Committee Memberships
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人文地理学会 広報委員会 常任委員 Major achievement
2024.11
Committee type：Society
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Japan Skating Federation -
2024.10
Committee type：Others
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Ibataki Skating Fedaration Board member, Speed skating department
2024.7
Committee type：Others
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日本地理学会 持続可能な観光地域研究グループ 代表 Major achievement
2024.4
Committee type：Society
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Utsunomiya City, Tochigi prefecture Special Adviser, Utsunomiya Municipal Research Center
2024.4
Committee type：Autonomy
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宇都宮MICEネットワーク 委員
2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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宇都宮市Uスマート推進協議会 ホスピタリティワーキンググループ準備会（学識）
2023.2 - 2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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Tochigi prefectural government -
2022.11 - 2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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Utsunomiya City Board of Education -
2022.9 - 2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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宇都宮市経済部産業政策課 宇都宮イノベーションコンソーシアム 委員
2022.4 - 2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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The Association of Japanese Geographers 選挙管理委員会, Committee Major achievement
2021.4
Committee type：Society
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公益財団法人栃木県産業振興センター とちぎ産業振興ネットワーク推進会議 委員
2020.12 - 2023.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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Utsunomiya City Board of Education -
2020.9 - 2022.8
Committee type：Autonomy
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大学コンソーシアムとちぎ 学生&企業研究発表会実行委員会 委員
2020.7 - 2023.3
Committee type：Others
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大学コンソーシアムとちぎ 産学官連携サテライトオフィス事業委員会 委員
2020.4 - 2023.3
Committee type：Others
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Research Center for Creative City Utsunomiya Committee
2020.4 - 2023.3
Committee type：Others
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The Association of Japanese Geographers 財務専門委員会 Committee
2020.4 - 2023.3
Committee type：Society
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宇都宮市経済部産業政策課 うつのみや次世代産業イノベーション会議 委員
2020.4 - 2022.3
Committee type：Autonomy
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地理空間学会 編集委員書記
2014.7 - 2017.6
Committee type：Society
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茨城県スケート連盟 スピード専門委員
2012.4
Committee type：Others
Media Coverage
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- TV or radio program
RADIO BERRY（76.4FM） Fiying Friday 2023.8
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冬の森に響く調べ 壬生で音楽祭 Newspaper, magazine
下野新聞社 下野新聞 地域面（県央・宇都宮版）（18面） 2022.12
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苦み抑えフルーティーなビール開発 宇都宮共和大生とブルワリー連携 Internet
下野新聞社 下野新聞SOON 2021.12
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苦味少なめビール開発 宇都宮の魅力若者へ 共和大生、製造会社と連携 Newspaper, magazine
下野新聞社 下野新聞 地域面（23面） 2021.12
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5色のレポート 市内大学リレーコラム 宇都宮共和大シティライフ学部「実践通し課題解決学ぶ」 Newspaper, magazine
下野新聞社 下野新聞 特集みやもっと 地域面（18面） 2021.9
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なぜ今「ひとりになりたい」人が増加しているのか…ソロキャンプブームから見えてくるもの Internet
現代ビジネス 講談社 2021.5
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大谷の春菊・ピザ最高 宇都宮共和大留学生が「農業」体験 Promotional material
JAうつのみや アグリジャンプ 8頁（管内インフォメーション） 2021.2
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大谷の魅力堪能 宇都宮共和大 留学生が収穫体験 Newspaper, magazine
株式会社日本農業新聞 日本農業新聞 北関東版13面 2020.12
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5色のレポート 市内大学リレーコラム 宇都宮共和大シティライフ学部「今できる学問、楽しみたい」 Newspaper, magazine
下野新聞社 下野新聞 特集みやもっと 地域面（22面） 2020.10
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l TV or radio program
TV Asahi Corporation Super J Channel 2017.6