| Teachers | ARAI, Yoshio | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade, Semester | Year 3 1st semest [Department of Regional Economics, Faculty of Economics] | |
| Category | Major Course: Basic | |
| Elective, Credits | Elective 2credit | |
| Syllabus Number | 8C309 | |
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. This class relates to DP1.
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.
Term examination (40%), short tests, short reports, discussions in the class (60% in total)
| Kind | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textbook | Zusetsu Nippon no Shima (Illustrated Japanese Islands) | Hiraoka, T., Suyama, S. and Miyauchi, H. | Asakura Shoten (2018, ISBN978-4-254-16355-1) |
| References |
All students are required to collect by himself/herself the reference materials as books, papers and reports about the histories and the situations of the islands.
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.
| 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 |
