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  KUBO Takayuki
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Sustainability and Tourism
   Position   Professor
■ Education
1. 1997/09~1999/08 〔Master Course〕 Urban Design, Graduate Field of Architecture, Cornell University, Completed, Master of Architecture
2. 2014/04~2017/03 〔Doctorial Course〕 Economics, Graduate School Division of Economics, Chuo University, Completed, Ph.D. (Economics)
■ Academic and professional experience
1. 2025/04~ London School of Economics and Political Science LSE Cities Visiting Associate
2. 2023/04~ Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Sustainability and Tourism Professor
3. 2020/10~2023/03 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Professor
4. 2017/10~2020/09 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Associate Professor
5. 2017/10~2020/03 Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Special Researcher / Fellow Researcher
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■ Message
Message to undergraduate students: Please spend the free time in your life effectively. Don't just study, but try out internships, volunteer opportunities, traveling overseas, etc., and don't waste a moment! Message to graduate school students: While progressing deeper into your research areas, actively try out new things. Accumulate lots of new experiences, including failure! 
■ Current specialized field
City Planning/Architectural Planning, Economic Policy, Area Studies (Key Word:Urban Planning, Urban Economics, Urban Policies) 
■ Books and theses
1. 2024/10/01 Book Encyclopedia of Economic Geography  pp.142-143 (Collaboration) 
2. 2024/05/31 Article International comparison and policy implications for strengthening the competitiveness of the Chubu region Journal of Japan Society for Urbanology pp.93-102 (Collaboration) 
3. 2024/04/10 Article Visitors’ Willingness to Pay for Protected Areas: A New Conservation Donation in Aso Kuju National Park Conservation 4(2),pp.201-215 (Collaboration) 
4. 2023/11/01 Article Tourism Development in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Areas in Japan: Making Stories and Experience-based Products Journal of Resources and Ecology 14(6),pp.1302-1313 (Collaboration) 
5. 2023/09/28 Article Potential formation of a hot spring industry cluster in Beppu, Japan: Learning from five European cities that participated in the 2018 World Hot Spring Summit   (Collaboration) 
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■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. 2013/02~ Japan Society for Urbanology
2. 2020/01~ JAPAN TELEWORK SOCIETY
3. 2016/04~ The Japan Association of Economic Geographers
4. 2015/06~ The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand
5. 2015/01~ The City Planning Institute of Japan
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■ Conference presentations
1. 2025/01/12 Global Strategies of Core Regional Cities: Empirical Study Using Globalization Indicators (Japan) ("Global Strategies for Core Regional Cities" 2024 Winter Seminar)
2. 2023/11/04 Quantitative evaluation of the Chubu region: Comparative analysis between international regions and policy implications (70th Conference of Japan Society for Urbanology)
3. 2023/09/28 Potential formation of a hot spring industry cluster in Beppu, Japan: Learning from five European cities that participated in the 2018 World Hot Spring Summit (6th International Conference on RETHINKING CLUSTERS 2023)
4. 2023/07/29 Quantitative evaluation of the regional strength of the Chubu region based on international comparison of metropolitan areas (2023 Conference of Chubu Chapter of Japan Society for Urbanology)
5. 2021/12/04 Formation of the “Hot Spring Industry Cluster” based on the Tourism Industry: A Case Study in Beppu, Japan (Asia Pacific Conference 2021)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI
1. 2021/04~2026/03  Research on enhancing global competitiveness of regions through the formation of tourism industry-based hot spring clusters  (Key Word : )
2. 2017/04~2021/03  A Comparative Study on Rural Development through Tourism in the Areas of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in Japan  (Key Word : )
■ Awards and honors
1. 2020/10 Japan Society for Urbanology Award (Okui Memorial Award) (Global competitiveness strategies for cities and regions)
2. 2016/10 Japan Society for Urbanology Special Award (Collaborative Academic Award) (Exploring cities in Chubu region - trajectory and a view to tomorrow)
■ Qualification and licenses
1. 1991/02 First Class Architect
■ Professional contribution to Society
1. 2022/11 Verifying the potential of Beppu, an international tourist hot spring culture city
2. 2022/01 Comedy x regional revitalization
3. 2021/12 Asia Pacific Conference 2021 Tourism Session 1 Chair
4. 2020/12 Beppu Talkie Talkie Café
■ Committee and society
1. 2024/04~2025/03 Oita Prefecture Tourism Strategy Promotion Council Committee Member
2. 2022/06~ Beppu History Magazine Compilation Committee Committee member
3. 2023/09~2024/10 Beppu City Green Master Plan Formulation Committee Committee member
4. 2022/04~2023/05 Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research, Regional Power Enhancement Research Group based on Quantitative Evaluation Committee Chair
5. 2020/03~ Japan Telework Society Director
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■ Researchmap researcher code
B000238263