Professor
Current Research
Education:
- 1974
- B.A., Kyoto University
- 1976
- M.A., Kyoto University
- 1992
- Ph. D., Osaka University
Professional Experience:
- 1999 - present
- Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- 1993 - 1999
- Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Toyama University
- 1985 - 1993
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Toyama University
- 1977 - 1985
- Assistant Professor, Buried Cultural Properties Research Center, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
- 1968 - 1976
- Research Associate, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Specialized Fields:
Archaeology, social history
Current Research Themes:
Studies of politics, economics, and religions based on historical spatial information
Keywords for Research:
History, society, spatial information, GIS, political center, production, distribution, trade, ship, port, city
Major publications:
Books
- 2010
- Reading Historical Space Structures of Ancient Urban and Rural Settlements in Eurasia (ed.), Bensei Shuppan
- 2007
- A Cooperative Research of Information of Archaeology, History, Folklore and Environment based on GIS (ed.), Inter-University Research Institute Corporation National Institutes for the Humanities.
- 2006
- Archaeology with GIS, NTT Shuppan
- Reading Historical Spatial Information from around the World (ed.), International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Awards
- 1992
- Yuzankaku Archaeology Special Award
Service and Activities
- Steering Committee member of National Museum of Japanese History
- Survey instructor, Gifu Prefecture Cultural Properties Protection Center
- Kamioka-chō Ema's Residence Remains Maintenance Committee member
- Himi City Yanaidanunooyama Tumulus Maintenance Committee member
- Tsuhata City Remains Investigation Committee member
GRANT-IN-AID for Scientific Research
- 2002-2004
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), "GIS shisutemu o mochiita kōkogaku kūkan jōhō no kōdo kaiseki-hō no kaihatsu kenkyū" (The Spatial Analysis of Archaeology based on Geographic Information System (GIS))
- 1993-1995
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, "Denjiki chōsa oyobi kochijiki ni yoru iseki tansa-ho no kaihatsu kenkyū" (Research on Development of Electromagnetic Survey and Paleomagnetic Method for Ruins Probing)
- 1993-1995
- Grant-in-Aid for Cooperative Research (A),"Hokuriku chūsei shakai shi no kokogakuteki kenkyū" (Archaeological Study of Middle Ages Social History of the Hokuriku Region)
Academic Society Membership
- Japanese Archaeological Association
- Japan Cultural Properties Science Society
- Japan Ruins Probing Society
- The Society of Historical Research
