Travel GeographyⅠ

ARAI, Yoshio
  Elective  2 credits
【Regional Economics・1st semester】
19-1-1405-5194

1.
Outline
Japanese islands will be focused as potential destinations of Japanese tourists. The geographical conditions, history, society/industries, and regional challenges of each island will be discussed based on the students' presentations.
2.
Objectives
The students will get the abilities to collect information on an area and to analyze them. They will also get the abilities to present their ideas and discuss them. These abilities are useful to consider the regional issues.
3.
Grading Policy
Term examination (50%), short tests, short reports, discussions in the class (50% in total)
4.
Textbook and Reference
Hiraoka, Suyama, Miyauchi (2018): Zusetsu Nippon no Shima (Illustrated Japanese Islands) Asakura Shoten, ISBN978-4-254-16355-1
This book is useful to collect essential information about the islands picked up in the class.
Use of the Internet will be useful to collect information about various islands.
5.
Requirements (Assignments)
All the students are required to collect the reference materials such as books, papers, and reports about the histories and the situations of the islands by themselves.

6.
Note
All the students are required to make one or more presentations and to participate actively in the discussions. The manner of the class operations will be discussed at the first meeting.
7.
Schedule
1. Orientation
2. Lecture on presentation method and the discussion on the presentation schedule
3. Lecture on the outline and characteristics of Japanese islands
4. Islands in Hokkaido
5. Islands in Tohoku
6. Islands in Hokuriku
7. Islands in Kanto and Tokai
8. Islands in Setouchi (1)
9. Islands in Setouchi (2)
10. Islands in the Japan Sea coast of Chugoku
11. Islands in the northern part of Kyushu
12. Islands in the southern part of Kyushu and Amami
13. Islands in Okinawa
14. The remote islands
15. Conclusion
1.
Outline
Japanese islands will be focused as potential destinations of Japanese tourists. The geographical conditions, history, society/industries, and regional challenges of each island will be discussed based on the students' presentations.
2.
Objectives
The students will get the abilities to collect information on an area and to analyze them. They will also get the abilities to present their ideas and discuss them. These abilities are useful to consider the regional issues.
3.
Grading Policy
Term examination (50%), short tests, short reports, discussions in the class (50% in total)
4.
Textbook and Reference
Hiraoka, Suyama, Miyauchi (2018): Zusetsu Nippon no Shima (Illustrated Japanese Islands) Asakura Shoten, ISBN978-4-254-16355-1
This book is useful to collect essential information about the islands picked up in the class.
Use of the Internet will be useful to collect information about various islands.
5.
Requirements (Assignments)
All the students are required to collect the reference materials such as books, papers, and reports about the histories and the situations of the islands by themselves.

6.
Note
All the students are required to make one or more presentations and to participate actively in the discussions. The manner of the class operations will be discussed at the first meeting.
7.
Schedule
1. Orientation
2. Lecture on presentation method and the discussion on the presentation schedule
3. Lecture on the outline and characteristics of Japanese islands
4. Islands in Hokkaido
5. Islands in Tohoku
6. Islands in Hokuriku
7. Islands in Kanto and Tokai
8. Islands in Setouchi (1)
9. Islands in Setouchi (2)
10. Islands in the Japan Sea coast of Chugoku
11. Islands in the northern part of Kyushu
12. Islands in the southern part of Kyushu and Amami
13. Islands in Okinawa
14. The remote islands
15. Conclusion