PositionAssistant Professor

Research AreaTourism Geography, Rural/Island Studies

Research Topic
Japan's population decrease, combined with its shrinking periphery due to aging, depopulation, and economic stagnation, is part of a global trend of post-growth shrinkage in rural areas on a large scale. My research focuses on how to introduce new innovational assets, art events and creative tourism initiatives and revitalize communities in Japan’s peripheral regions.

Message
Making a sustainable world where everyone can participate, share and co-create is not an easy task in the contemporary global environment. IGS has undertaken the visionary initiative to establish a global interactive learning environment to build a better future for everyone. We are striving to create a world with a shared vision of peace and prosperity. A world beyond boundaries.