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令和2年度以降入学者 Environmental Geography of Japan2
令和元年度以前入学者 Geography of Japan
教員名 矢ケ崎典隆
単位数    2 学年 1~4 開講区分 文理学部
科目群 総合教育科目
学期 後期 履修区分 選択
授業の形態 Online lectures (Zoom) and individual research (Blackboard)
Blackboard ID: 20210272
授業概要 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 presented by looking at the historical, cultural, economic, and social features. Students may be able to acquire the following knowledge and skill: geographic way of thinking, geographic features of Japan, geographic issues to be solved, and Japan and Japanese in globalization.
この科目は文理学部(学士(地理学)のDP及びCPDP1, DP2, CP1, CP2に対応しています。
授業の方法 授業の形式:【講義】
Lectures are given online (Zoom) and lecture materials are provided via Blackboard. A short assignment is given after each lecture. A research paper on a selected topic needs to be completed by the end of the semester.
授業計画
1 Introduction: Geographic method and viewpoint
Geographic method and viewpoint will be explained in order to study Japan.
【事前学習】Find a map of Japan and study its geographic features (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and geographic division of Japan. (2時間)
2 Location and environment
The location of Japan will be examined with special reference to the environmental features.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 1 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
3 Historical overview
Historical overview will be presented from the ancient time to the present.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 2 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
4 Culture and tradition
The formation process of Japanese culture and tradition will be surveyed.
【事前学習】Reach Chapter 3 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
5 Impact of natural hazard
The social and economic impact of natural hazard will be examined in the context of different geographic scales.
【事前学習】Read the handout. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
6 Changing industrial structure (1)
Changes occurred in the industries will be surveyed by looking at manufacturing, trade and commerce, and high technology industries.
【事前学習】Reach Chapter 4 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
7 Changing industrial structure (2)
Changes occurred in the industries will be surveyed by looking at agriculture, fishery, and forestry.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 5 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
8 Population and urbanization
The growth of population, demographic transition, population structure, and the distribution of population will be surveyed. Characteristics of Japanese cities and the process of urbanization will be examined.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 5 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
9 Japanese overseas migration
The pattern of Japanese overseas migration from the late nineteenth century will be examined.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 6 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
10 Foreigners and foreign culture in Japan
Foreigners living in Japan and the influence of foreign culture will be overviewed.
【事前学習】Read the handout. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
11 Changing rural Japan
Rural areas will be examined by looking at depopulation, decline of agriculture, rural tourism, and commercialization of rural spaces.
【事前学習】Read the handout. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
12 Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Geographic features of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area will be surveyed by focusing on housing, shopping centers, office concentration, and urban farming.
【事前学習】Read Chapter 11 of the textbook. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
13 Eastern Japan and western Japan
Regional geography of Japan will be summarized by dividing the country into two sections.
【事前学習】Review the textbook, lecture notes, and handout. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
14 Japan in the twenty-first century
The issues that Japan has to confront in the twenty-first century will be discussed.
【事前学習】Read the handout. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture and handouts. (2時間)
15 Summary and conclusion, Questions and answers
【事前学習】Review what you learned in the lectures. (2時間)
【事後学習】Review the lecture content and handouts. (2時間)
その他
教科書 Photocopies of the reference book (Japan: Geographical Perspectives on an Island Nation) will be distributed as the textbook.
参考書 Noritaka Yagasaki, Japan: Geographical Perspectives on an Island Nation, Teikoku Shoin, 2002, 3 edition
成績評価の方法及び基準 レポート:Short assignments (60%) and a research paper (40%)(100%)
オフィスアワー I will respond to questions via Blackboard and e-mail.

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