Faculty Information - JONES Thomas E.

■ Education

1.	2007/04～2010/03	〔Doctorial Course〕, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Completed
2.	2005/04～2007/03	〔Master Course〕 Forest Science, Graduate School Division of Life Science, Shinshu University, Completed, Master of science
3.	1999/09～2003/07	Faculty of Social Science, University of Sheffield, Graduated, Bachelor of science

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2017/04	Ritsumeikan APU
2.	2011/04～2017/03	Meiji University Grad. School of Governance Studies
3.	2010/04～2011/03	NPO SCOP
4.	2008/11～2009/02	Japan Tourism Agency Internship

■ Message

Message to undergraduate students: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Message to graduate school students: “Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.” Aldo Leopold

■ Current specialized field

Cultural anthropology and folklore, Human geography, Environmental policy and social systems (Key Word：Cultural anthropology and folklore, Human geography, Environmental policy and social systems)

■ Books and theses

1.	2023/03/23	Book	Re-designing sustainable experiences for Mount Fuji climbers: Turning peak-baggers back into pilgrims?. 1,pp.281-297 (Collaboration)
2.	2022/11/29	Article	Building eco-surplus culture among urban residents as a novel strategy to improve finance for conservation in protected areas Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 9(1),pp.426 (Collaboration)
3.	2022/09/11	Article	Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasure and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents Conservation Science and Practice 4(12),pp.X-X (Collaboration)
4.	2022/04/01	Book	World Heritage Sites. (Single)
5.	2022/03/07	Book	8 Heritage Conservation and Tourism: the Present and Future of the Past Vietnam Tourism: Policies and Practice pp.119-135 (Collaboration)
6.	2022/02/18	Book	Ecotourism in Forests and Protected Areas 6(1),pp.X (Collaboration)
7.	2022/01/11	Article	HIMALAYAN NATURE-BASED TOURISM. CHALLENGES FOR TOURISM AND PROTECTED AREAS International Journal of Conservation Science 13(1),pp.249-266 (Collaboration)
8.	2021/10/01	Article	HIMALAYAN NATURE-BASED TOURISM. POTENTIAL, REGIONAL DIVERSITY, NATURE CONSERVATION AND TOURISTIC LOAD International Journal of Conservation Science 12(4),pp.1527-1546 (Collaboration)
9.	2021/09/11	Article	How Cultural Cities on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Become Museums For Tourists Tourism Geographic (Collaboration)
10.	2021/07/31	Book	Stakeholders Management and Ecotourism (Collaboration)
11.	2021/07/24	Book	Governance and Management of Protected Areas in Vietnam: Nature-Based Tourism in Mountain Areas Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas x(x) (Collaboration)
12.	2021/07/24	Book	Indonesia’s Mountainous Protected Areas: National Parks and Nature-Based Tourism Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
13.	2021/07/24	Book	Japan’s National Parks: Trends in Administration and Nature-Based Tourism Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
14.	2021/07/24	Book	Mountainous Protected Areas & Nature-Based Tourism in Asia Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
15.	2021/07/24	Book	Overcoming Barriers to Nature Conservation in China’s Protected Area Network: From Forest Tourism to National Parks Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
16.	2021/07/24	Book	Protected Areas and Nature-Based Tourism in the Philippines: Paying to Climb Mount Apo Natural Park Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
17.	2021/07/24	Book	Reflections for Trans-Regional Mountain Tourism Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
18.	2021/07/24	Book	Taiwan’s National Network of Protected Areas and Nature-Based Tourism Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas (Collaboration)
19.	2021/07/12	Article	COVID-19 early stage social acceptance of entry restrictions for international tourists to Japan Journal of Tourism Futures (Collaboration)
20.	2021/06/01	Article	Nature-Based Tourism Motivations and Visit Profiles of Domestic and International Segments to a Japanese National Park. Quaestiones Geographicae 40(2),pp.77-92 (Collaboration)
21.	2020/09/02	Article	Peak-bagging and cartographic misrepresentations: a call to correction CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM (Collaboration)
22.	2020/06/19	Article	Zoning for world heritage sites: dual dilemmas in development and demographics Tourism Geographies (Collaboration)
23.	2020/04/01	Book	Searching for Sustainable Tourism in Malaysia: Can Langkawi Geopark Rangers Offer Improved Stewardship? (Collaboration)
24.	2020/01/10	Article	The adaptive resilience of living cultural heritage in a tourism destination Journal of Sustainable Tourism 28(7),pp.1022-1040 (Collaboration)
25.	2019/11	Article	Roles and Responsibility of Trekkers, Managers, Guides and Huts for Mountaineering Incidents as Viewed from Trekkers in Northern Japanese Alps pp.187-192 (Collaboration)
26.	2019/04	Book	Encyclopedia of Tourism pp.426-427 (Single)
27.	2019/04	Book	Encyclopedia of Tourism pp.41-42 (Single)
28.	2019/03	Article	User Fees for Protected Areas: the case of Mount Fuji's environmental conservation donation “The Tourism Studies” pp.22-25 (Single)
29.	2019/02/07	Article	The characteristics and awareness of foreign climbers at Mount Fuji: Focusing on climbers from China and Taiwan pp.17-20 (Collaboration)
30.	2018/12	Article	A Study of Preventive Measures against Mountaineering Incidents Based on Analysis of Main Causes and Background / Indirect Factors of Near Misses or Incidents The 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Science pp.167-172 (Collaboration)
31.	2018/12	Article	Evaluating Good Governance in Preserved Forests: a Comparison Between Community-based and State-based Forest Management in South Sumatera Jurnal Ilmiah Administrasi Publik (JIAP) 4(3),pp.194-200 (Collaboration)
32.	2018/12	Article	Tourism-enhancing effect of World Heritage Sites: Panacea or placebo? A meta-analysis Annals of Tourism Research 75,pp.29–41-29–41 (Collaboration)
33.	2018/10	Article	Comparing International and Domestic Climber Profiles, Motivation and the Influence of World Heritage Site Status at Mount Fuji and Mount Kinabalu Journal of Environmental Information Science 2018(1),pp.67-72 (Collaboration)
34.	2018/08	Article	World heritage listing as a catalyst for collaboration: can Mount Fuji’s trail signs point the way for Japan’s multi-purpose national parks? Journal of Ecotourism 17(3),pp.220-238 (Collaboration)
35.	2018/03	Article	Comparing automated and manual visitor monitoring methods: Integrating parallel datasets on Mount Fuji’s north face Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 36(1),pp.25-41 (Collaboration)
36.	2018/03	Article	富士山における国際対応のあり方―外国人登山者の管理に関する現状と課題― 富士研究 14(2),pp.9-16 (Single)
37.	2018/01	Book	Natural Heritage of Japan: Geological, Geomorphological, and Ecological Aspects pp.167-176 (Collaboration)
38.	2017/06	Article	So close yet so far: Economic accessibility of Mount Kinabalu. Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts 9(1),pp.11-26 (Collaboration)
39.	2017/02	Article	Common Goals, Different Roles in Devolved Management: A Review of Conservation Policies in Palawan Protected Areas Governance Policy Research Network Bulletin 12,pp.69-97 (Collaboration)
40.	2017/01	Article	How can Protected Areas Managers deal with Non-native Species in an Era of Climate Change? Natural Areas Journal 37,pp.240-253 (Collaboration)
41.	2016/11	Article	Assessing the Recreational Value of World Heritage Site Inscription: A Longitudinal Travel Cost Analysis of Mount Fuji Climbers. Tourism Management 60,pp.67-78 (Collaboration)
42.	2016/11	Article	Inbound, expat and domestic climbers: A segment-based analysis of Mount Fuji’s summer season. Tourism Review International 20,pp.155-163 (Collaboration)
43.	2016/01	Book	Hokkaido’s protected areas and regional revitalization: The case study of Toya-Usu Geopark in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. 1,pp.151-166 (Collaboration)
44.	2016/01	Book	The Role of the Shin Nihon Hakkei in Redrawing Japanese Attitudes to Landscape. 2,pp.139-156 (Collaboration)
45.	2016/01	Article	Comparing Approaches to Environmental Governance: A Review of Protected Areas and Nature-based Tourism in Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. Journal of Governance Studies 3,pp.43-57 (Collaboration)
46.	2016/01	Article	Evolving approaches to volcanic tourism crisis management: An investigation of long-term recovery models at Toya-Usu Geopark. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 28,pp.31-40 (Single)
47.	2016/01	Article	Investigating Climbers’ Awareness and Willingness to Pay a Donation: A Comparative Survey of Domestic and International Climber Segments at Mount Fuji. Journal of Environmental Information Science 44(5),pp.131-136 (Collaboration)
48.	2016/01	Article	Monitoring nature-based tourism trends in Japan’s national parks: Mixed messages from domestic and inbound visitors. IUCN Journal PARKS 22.1,pp.25-36 (Collaboration)
49.	2016/01	Article	Prevalence of acute mountain sickness on Mount Fuji: A pilot study. Journal of Travel Medicine 23(4),pp.1-5 (Collaboration)
50.	2016/01	Article	Segment-based monitoring of domestic and international climbers at Mount Fuji: Targeted risk reduction strategies for existing and emerging visitor segments. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 13,pp.10-17 (Collaboration)
51.	2016/01	Article	Understanding Tourist's Motives and Sought Experiences at Sandakan Memorial Park Borneo. Asian Journal of Tourism Research 1(1),pp.149-166 (Collaboration)
52.	2015/11	Article	Changing Access and Conservation Mechanisms in the National Parks of England and Wales: A Review of Five Policy Milestones Journal of Forest Economics pp.1-11 (Collaboration)
53.	2015/11	Article	Climbing Incidents in the Northern Japan Alps and Climbers Attitudes to Risk pp.241-246 (Collaboration)
54.	2015/11	Article	JONES T.E. (2015). An investigation of local public transport and inbound tourists’ destination satisfaction: Findings from a Nagano NINJA survey. Proceedings of JITR Annual Conference pp.233-236 (Single)
55.	2015/11	Article	Variation in Visitor's Attitudes to Information Related to Risk Management among Four Mountainous Regions JITR pp.241-244 (Collaboration)
56.	2015/03	Article	東京五輪に向けた「グリーンエネルギー」：地熱発電の可能性と課題明治大学専門職大学院　ガバナンス研究科 11,pp.129-150 (Single)
57.	2014/11	Article	制度認知度と支払意思にみる富士山保全協力金の現状と課題 - 外国人登山者の意識調査から - 日本観光研究学会 29,pp.321-324 (Collaboration)
58.	2014/10	Article	The Peak District National Park Youth Forum: Efforts to engage youth with Britain’s oldest national park. Outdoor Recreation Network (ORN) Journal 24,pp.16-20 (Single)
59.	2014/09	Article	Summer Climbing Incidents Occurring on Fujisan's North Face from 1989 to 2008. Journal of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 25(4),pp.378-383 (Collaboration)
60.	2014/01	Article	Decentralization of Lower Secondary School Education in Lao PDR: Structural Transformation and Policy Impediments. Asian Review of Public Administration 25(1),pp.22-38 (Collaboration)
61.	2013/12	Article	Investigating climber preparedness: a comparative survey of domestic and foreign climber trends prior to ascent of Mount Fuji. Proceedings of JITR Annual Conference 2013 pp.297-300 (Collaboration)
62.	2013/09	Book	Towards a collaborative model of solid waste management in Bugruni Ward, Dar es Salaam: a case study example of KIKUTA pilot project. pp.84-101 (Collaboration)
63.	2013/08	Article	Reflections on 20 Years of Solid Waste Management Reforms in Tanzania: The Case Study of the Sustainable Dar es Salaam Project. The Macrotheme Review 2(4),pp.122-136 (Collaboration)
64.	2013/04	Article	Using Place Brands to Revitalize Rural Regions: the Case Study of Toya-Usu Geopark in Hokkaido. Meiji Journal of Governance Studies 1(1),pp.91-106 (Single)
65.	2013/03	Article	Assessing Kawasaki City’s re-brand as an eco-town. 明治大学　ガバナンス研究科 9,pp.109-123 (Single)
66.	2013/03	Article	The Current State of World Heritage Sites in Japan and the Interest in Registration of Mount Fuji. Journal of Fujiology pp.39-44 (Collaboration)
67.	2013/03	Article	富士山における外国人登山者の現状― 2008-2012のモニタリング調査から ― 富士研究 10(2),pp.33-38 (Collaboration)
68.	2012/11	Article	Preparation and Behavior at Fujiyoshida Trailhead before Climbing Mt. Fuji. Proceedings of JITR Annual Conference 2012 27,pp.45-48 (Collaboration)
69.	2012/01	Article	A life cycle analysis of nature-based tourism policy in Japan. Contemporary Japan 24(2),pp.179-211 (Single)
70.	2011/08	Article	Changing Demographics in Japan’s National Parks; Towards a Targeted Marketing Strategy for Nature-Based Tourists. Tourism & Hospitality Management 18(1),pp.95-109 (Single)
71.	2011/06	Other	"Ecotourism and community development ‒ lessons from Japan and overseas. Academic Professional Knowledgebase”; Report on an International Ecotourism Symposium Journal of Governance Studies p.123-134. (Collaboration)
72.	2011/01	Book	Reinventing the Place. pp.405-421 (Single)
73.	2010/11	Article	自然公園の利用の観点から見た上高地のインバウンド観光第25回日本観光研究学会 25,pp.245-248 (Single)
74.	2009/10	Article	A Policy-based Assessment of Nature Conservation at Kamikochi. Shinshu University Journal of Regional Branding 5,pp.89-118 (Single)
75.	2009/08	Article	Prefectural branding in Japan: Tourism, National Parks and the Shinshu brand Place Branding and Public Diplomacy 5(3),pp.192–201-192–201 (Collaboration)
76.	2009/06	Article	Nature-Based Tourism in a Japanese National Park – A Case Study of Kamikochi. Bulletin of the Tokyo University Forests 121,pp.87-116 (Single)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.	2016/11	Japanese Forestry Society
2.	2015/11	Centre for Environmental Information Science,
3.	2014/11	Japanese Institute of Landscape Architects
4.	2012/07	Travel and Tourism Research Association
5.	2010/04	Fujiology Society
6.	2008/08	Japan Institute of Tourism Research
7.	2007/04	Japanese Forestry Economics Society
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■ Conference presentations

1.	2022/11/02	Comparing wildlife tourist motivations to feed: Findings from first-time & repeat visitors to ‘Rabbit Island,’ Japan (Wildlife Tourism Australia)
2.	2022/09/13	Investigating impediments to increasing the length of cycle lanes in the Aso Kuju National Park, Southwest Japan (NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation & Tourism))
3.	2022/08/30	Investigating efforts to extend cycle tourism infrastructure in and around the Aso Kuju National Park, SW Japan (Royal Geographical Society-IBG Conference)
4.	2022/03/18	Travelling to feed animals: Identifying motivations of tourists on “Rabbit Island,” Japan (Emerging Voices for Animals in Tourism)
5.	2022/03/08	Rabbits as host? Adopting a multi‐species perspective into the “host‐guest” paradigm (CTR International Conference “International Tourism Research Salon”)
6.	2022/03/05	In search of ‘outstanding universal value’: Obstacles & opportunities for sites on UNESCO's World Heritage list (Development of Community Development and Sustainable Tourism Programs in Natural Heritage Sites)
7.	2022/01/22	Cycling Tourism as a Sustainable Solution for Regional Areas (AY2021 Joint Student Symposium on Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Research)
8.	2022/01/22	SeaTurtle Conservation Tourism and its effectiveness for Environmental Education: Case Study of Hazako Nature Center (AY2021 Joint Student Symposium on Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Research)
9.	2021/12/05	Pre-pandemic monitoring of international and domestic climbers at Mount Fuji (International symposium on volcanic risk management for climbers)
10.	2021/12/04	Monitoring Undergraduate Students Awareness of SDGs: Data-driven Insights from the College of Asia Pacific Studies (AP Conference)
11.	2021/12/03	Pre-pandemic monitoring of international and domestic climbers at Mount Fuji (International workshop on volcanic risk management for climbers)
12.	2021/07/02	Sea Turtle Conservation Tourism and Environmental Education: A Pilot Study at Hazako Nature Center, Japan. (Wildlife Tourism: Overcoming Hurdles)
13.	2021/03/05	Japan’s National Parks & Nature-based tourism: Case Study of Fujisan (Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas: A Trans-regional Review of Peaks and Parks)
14.	2020/06/23	Searching for Sustainable Tourism in Malaysia: Can Langkawi Geopark Rangers Offer Improved Stewardship? ("Tourism and Development in Southeast Asia" (Book launch))
15.	2020/03/26	Monitoring National Parks' Potential and Perceived Constraints in an Era of Internationalization (Japanese Forestry Society)
16.	2020/02/19	A meta-analytic review of wildlife tourism research: Longitudinal trends in theoretical foundations (Second Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific Wakayama University)
17.	2020/02/19	Positioning ‘wild’ monkey parks on a non-consumptive wildlife tourism spectrum: Visitor perspectives from Takasakiyama Natural Zoo (Second Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific)
18.	2019/11/29	Towards Inclusive Leadership in National Parks: Taking Stock of Efforts by Japan’s Ministry of Environment to Improve Diversity in Visitor Management (17th AP Conference)
19.	2019/08/26	Diverging Dynamics in Wildlife Tourism: Comparing Visitor Trends to Macaque Monkey Parks in Japan (RGS London)
20.	2019/06/26	Demography and development from spatial planning perspectives: Investigating social sustainability at Hoi An World Heritage Site (Sustainable Niche Tourism)
21.	2019/04/18	Explore mountain hiking motivation cross-culturally: The case of national park and world heritage sites in Asia Pacific (International Conference on Landscape and Sustainable Development – Geopark, National Park, Satoyama Initiative, Geologically Sensitive Area, Tourism Development and Environmental Education,)
22.	2019/03/22	China's national parks: Development background and barriers to nature conservation (The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society (130th Annual JFS Meeting) held at the Toki Messe, Niigata Convention Center in Niigata)
23.	2019/03/22	Investigating risk management at Mount Fuji: A comparison of domestic and international climbers (The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society (130th Annual JFS Meeting) held at the Toki Messe, Niigata Convention Center in Niigata)
24.	2019/02/23	Dealing with Inbound Tourists at Mt. Fuji (20th Anniversary of Mt Fuji Club: Considering the Future of Mt Fuji)
25.	2018/12/02	A Tale of Two Valleys: Different Approaches to Macaque Monkey Management in Nagano’s National Parks (The 16th Asia Pacific Conference)
26.	2018/10/22	The characteristics and awareness of foreigner climbers at Mount Fuji: Focusing on climbers from China and Taiwan
27.	2018/08/31	Back to the North Japan Alps: A Comparative Investigation of Incident Causes and Risk Profiles of Different Alpine Areas (The 9th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV9))
28.	2018/07/30	A Comparative Study of Motivation, Crowding and Satisfaction: The Case of Hikers on Fujisan, Japan and Yushan, Taiwan (2018 International Conference on Hospitality, Leisure, Sports, and Tourism (HLST))
29.	2018/07/05	RECREATIONAL RISK COMMUNICATION: FINDINGS FROM MOUNT FUJI, THE JAPAN ALPS AND SHIRETOKO PENINSULA (The Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) 2018 Annual Conference, Mactan (Cebu), Philippines)
30.	2018/06/27	A meta-analysis of tourism-enhancing effect of World Heritage Sites: Panacea or placebo? (TTRA International Conference)
31.	2018/03/28	登山者における世界遺産登録に対する動機及び認知度ー富士山とキナバル山の比較研究 (日本森林学会)
32.	2017/11/11	Climbers' Motivation and Awareness of World Heritage Listing: A Comparison of Mount Fuji and Mount Kinabalu (Asia Pacific Conference)
33.	2017/09/05	Turning the wild and the remote into the tame and the convenient: Managing the success of Jigokudani’s snow monkey industry (The Visitor Economy: Strategies and Innovations)
34.	2017/08/31	Investigating the inscription-visitation effect of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A comparative study of domestic and international climbers at Mount Fuji (2017 Annual International Conference at the Royal Geographical Society)
35.	2017/06/07	Mount Fuji’s Listing as a Cultural World Heritage Site: Challenges of Fragmented Governance (hopefulNESS 2017)
36.	2017/06/01	Sustainable Tourism at Mount Fuji (International Conference on Spirituality, Culture and Sustainable Tourism (SCST2017))
37.	2017/03/28	Investigating Climber Monitoring Approaches on Mount Fuji: A Comparison of Automated and Manual Methods (日本森林学会)
38.	2016/11	Investigating National Parks and Place Branding: A Case Study of the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark. (林業経済学会)
39.	2016/10	Visitor perspectives of UNESCO World Heritage Site branding: A comparative study of domestic and international climbers at Mount Fuji. (JSRSAI 53rd Annual Meeting, Niigata)
40.	2016/09	Comparing Climber Monitoring Methods on Mount Fuji. (MMV 8 Novi Sad, Serbia)
41.	2016/06	Diversifying adventure tourism segments: satisfaction and behaviour of international climbers descending from the summit of Mount Fuji in summer 2015. (Euro-Asian Tourism Studies Association)
42.	2016/05	Motives for climbing Mount Fuji: A comparative study of domestic and international climbers. (Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016.)
43.	2016/03	Recreating Religious Heritage: The Case of the Fuji-ko Pilgrimage Tour. (Inheriting the City: Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage,)
44.	2015/12	The current state and future challenges of a mountain trail grading system for hikers in Japan: A case study of Daisetsuzan National Park and several prefectures dealing with increased climbing incidents. (TTRA Asia-Pacific Chapter)
45.	2015/11	Some Suggestions for the Tourism and Town Planning through an Analysis of the Regional Image of Misawa city which has an American Base.
46.	2015/10	Nature Conservation Milestones and Policy Shift at Kamikochi 1952-1975. (The Third Conference of East Asian Environmental History (EAEH2015))
47.	2015/09	Climber Profile and Perspective on Risk Communication in the Japan Alps: A Case Study of the Yari-Hodaka Range. (Adventure Tourism Research Association (ATRA), Sheffield, UK.)
48.	2015/06	Inbound, Expat and Domestic Climbers: A Segment-Based Expenditure Analysis of Mount Fuji’s Summer Season. (The 5th AHTMM Conference)
49.	2015/05	Geoconservation and Sustainable Development in Langkawi: Opportunities and Obstacles for Geopark Rangers. (Japan Geoscience Conference (JpGU), Makuhari Messe, Japan.)
50.	2014/12	Comparing the Awareness of a New Donation System and Willingness to Pay of Japanese and International Climbers at Mount Fuji. (4th International Conference on Tourism Research (4ICTR) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian-Borneo.)
51.	2014/12	Opportunities and obstacles for international tourists at Mount Fuji. (Fujiology Conference, Tokyo, Japan.)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI

1.	2008～2017	Monitoring Visitors to Mount Fuji (Key Word : Mount Fuji, Conservation, Use, Monitoring)
2.	2009～2017	Sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites (Key Word : Sustainable tourism, World Heritage Sites, Management Strategy)
3.	2013～2017	Wildlife Tourism (Key Word : Wildlife Tourism, Nature Conservation, Rules)
4.	2022～2026	From Crisis to Resilience: The Social - Ecological Systems (SES) Approach to Tourism Recovery in East Asia (Key Word : )
5.	2021～2025	A Comparative study on creating sustainable communities through tourism in depopulating areas during the pandemic era (Key Word : )
6.	2020/09～2021/03	Internationalization of Aso-Kuju National Park (Key Word : )
7.	2019/07～2020/03	Internationalization of Aso-Kuju National Park (Key Word : )
8.	2014～2016	Research towards the creation of an integrated communications strategy for international visitors: a case study of Fujisan's north face. (Key Word : )
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■ Awards and honors

1.	2018/10	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Education AY2017
2.	2018/10	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Research AY2017

■ Qualification and licenses

1.	2005/04/01	Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
2.	2004/06/09	Japanese drivers license（中型）

■ Educational ability

● Practice example of education method
1.	2018/09/01	Geoparks course creation
2.	2018/04/01～2018/07/31	Using multi-channel digital resources such as Voice Thread
3.	2017/04/01	Creativity in teaching contents and methods
4.	2017/04/01～2018/11/21	Introduce in-class digital resources such as Flipgrid
5.	2017/04/01	Introduce in-class digital resources such as Voice Thread
● Made textbook and teaching material
1.	2017/04/01	Development of teaching materials
2.	2017/04/01	Good practise in the management of Japan's National Parks
● Announcement concerning education
1.	2017/11/23	Introducing APU to high school students at Japanese Universities Fair in Laos PDR
● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1.	2018/07/30～2019/03/31	Field trip & research conducted at Mt Fuji
2.	2018/04/01	Eco-idea contest
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■ Professional contribution to Society

1.	2019/02～2019/02	20th Anniversary Event of the Fujisan Club: The Future of Mt Fuji (keynote presentation)
2.	2019/01～2019/01	co-organized with Prof Bui a Special lecture from Professor D.B. Weaver entitled: “Ecotourism in the 3rd generation tourism cycle & beyond: Implications for North East Asia.”
3.	2018/04～2019/03	Japanese Ministry of Environment questionnaire survey on international visitors to Beppu Ropeway (Aso-Kuju National Park) conducted 4 times in FY2018
4.	2017/06～2017/07	APU Lecture
5.	2017/04	2017 Symposium: Wildlife Tourism in Japan

■ Committee and society

1.		APU's new National Park Partner program (with Yokoyama sensei); Coordinator
2.		numerous Journals (Tourism Management; Japanese Geographic Society etc) Reviewer
3.		TTRA (Asia-Pacific chapter); Committee Membership

■ Exhibitions, concerts, and competitions

1.

2010/01/01～2018/01/01

“The Most Beautiful Valley in Japan”: Kamikōchi, the Japan Alps, and National Parks in Japan (North Japan Alps)

■ JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number

50611745

■ External Researcher ID

orcID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4097-1886