Geography of Japan （日本の地理）

授業テーマ	Introduction to the regional geography of Japan
授業のねらい・到達目標	This course is intended to provide a geographical overview of Japan to those who are unfamiliar with Japan's regional geography. An overall picture will be prsented by looking at the physical, historical, cultural, economic, and social features. Regional characteristics will be also examined in detail by dividing the country into seven districts.
授業の方法	lecture course
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Students are expected to read the textbook and maps after classes and to write a paper based on individual research.

授業計画
1	Introduction: Geographic method and viewpoint
2	Location and environment
3	Historical overview
4	Culture and tradition
5	Impact of natural hazard
6	Changing industrial structure
7	Population
8	Urban structure and urbanization
9	Japan and Japanese in globalization
10	Foreigners and foreign cultures in Japan
11	Regions and regionalism: Western and easter Japan
12	Regions and regionalism: Tokyo metropolitan area
13	Questions and answers
14	Individual research
15	Summary and conclusion

その他
教科書	Noritaka Yagasaki, Japan: Geographica perspectives on an island nation, Teikoku Shoin, 2000
成績評価の方法及び基準	平常点(20%)、レポート(40%)、授業内テスト(40%)
オフィスアワー	木曜日13:00～14：00　8号館5階A507