CHAKRABORTY Abhik
Associate Professor / PhD （Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Geography (Landscape analysis), World Heritage analysis, Sustainability analysis for tourism destinations |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Research on Environmental Change and Sustainable Tourism in Natural Areas |
| Subjects | Tourism and Landscape, Principles of Tourism B |
DEGUCHI Tatsuya
Professor / MBA （Kobe University of Commerce）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Management Principles, Organizational Management, Management Strategy, Comparative Studies, Anthropology of Management |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Effectiveness of Anthropological approaches in Business Administration |
| Subjects | International Tourism, Tourist Behavior, Tourism and Community Renovation |
DOERING Adam
Professor / PhD （University of Otago）
* Supervision available in English language.
| Areas of expertise | Critical Tourism Studies, Tourism and the Environment, Lifestyle sport and tourism in marine environments, Destination Management Organizations (DMO) |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Researching themes of responsibility, resistance, and resurgence in tourism studies and lifestyle sports |
| Subjects | Ethics of Tourism, Principles of Tourism C |
ENDO Riichi
Lecturer / PhD （Hokkaido University）
| Areas of expertise | Tourism Sociology on Mobility and Contact |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Tourism Sociology, History of Tourism |
| Subjects | Basic for Cultural Tourism, History of Tourism, Tourism and Culture A |
HIGASHI Etsuko
* Supervision available in Japanese languages.
Professor / MA （Wakayama University）
| Areas of expertise | Migration Studies, English Education, Intercultural Communication |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Research on Migrants from Wakayama pref. to Various Parts of the World, English Learning Activities in Elementary Schools （methodology, teacher training etc.）, Intercultural Communication in Tourism |
| Subjects | Tourism in Wakayama, English Lab ⅠA, Tourism and Cross-cultural Understanding |
HORITA Yumiko
Professor / PhD （Kobe University）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Urban Planning, Housing Policy, Community Collaboration, Local Revitalisation |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Developing Sustainable Community-based System for Built Environment |
| Subjects | Machizukuri & Tourism, English Lab ⅠB, Basic for Regional Revitarization |
KATO Kumi
Professor / PhD （The University of Queensland）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Environmental Ethics, Spiritual/Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Localism, Creativity |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Promoting Environmental Ethics and Responsibility in Social Contexts |
| Subjects | Heritage Tourism, Sustainable Destination Management, Principles of Tourism D |
KIGAWA Tsuyoshi
Professor / PhD （Kyoto Institute of Technology）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Architectural and Urban Morphology, Local Producing by means of Films, Regional Studies |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Distilling and visualizing the urban kernel |
| Subjects | Local/Rural Tourism, Visual sense in tourism, Applied project A for Tourism |
KITAMURA Motonari
Professor / MA （University of Tsukuba）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Graphic Design, Brand Design, Sign |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Design of Identity in Tourism |
| Subjects | Graphic Design for Tourism, Design for Tourism |
NABEKURA Saki
Lecturer / PhD （Rikkyo University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Sociology of Tourism, Mobilities Studies |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Communication and Community on the Move, Nomadic Lifestyle |
| Subjects | International Tourism Destination, Tourism and Culture B |
NAGASE Setsuji
Associate Professor / PhD （The University of Tokyo）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Urban Planning, Urban Design, Community Development |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Revitalisation of Local Space and Community, Landscape Planning, Conservation of Historic Environment, History of Regional Formation |
| Subjects | Spatial Planning & Design on Tourism, Tourism and Landscape Conservation |
OURA Yumi
Professor / PhD （Nagoya University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Forest and Forestry Policy, Forest Recreation, Rural-Urban Interaction, Collaboration |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Socioeconomic Analysis of Sustainable Forest Environmental Management through stakeholder collaboration |
| Subjects | Tourism and Forest, Tourism Resources |
SANO Kaede
Professor / PhD （Kobe University）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Service Marketing, Customer Relationship Management |
|---|---|
| Research areas | The theory and practice of social CRM in service industry |
| Subjects | Strategic Tourism Management, Customer Relationship Management, Tourism and Hospitality Marketing |
SASAKI Satoshi
Lecturer / PhD （The University of Tokyo）
| Areas of expertise | Travelers, Tourism Policy, Tourist Destinations, Tourism Resources, Landscape Science, Environmental Education |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Current Research Activity: [1] Impact of Entry Fees and Tightening of Entry Restrictions on Tourists to National Parks [2] Research on the Control of Overtourism through Fiscal and Economic Policies [3] A Study on the Possibility of Regional Development through “Sauna Tourism” [4] Attitudes of Mountaineers toward Beneficiary Burden of National Parks [5] Development of Methodology for Disaster Information Dissemination to Visitors Using Tourism Base Facilities |
| Subjects | Tourism Research Methods A, Tourism Research Methods B |
SASAKI Sotaro
Professor / MA （Yokohama National University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Consumer Behavior, Marketing, Market Evolution and Change |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Consumer Decision making Process |
| Subjects | Brand Management for Tourism, Tourism and Psychology, Tourism Marketing |
TAKEBAYASHI Hajime
Professor / MBA （Kobe University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Human Resource Management, Organisational Behavior, Destination Management |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Destination Management Organisation and Destination Management |
| Subjects | Human Resources for Tourism, Destination Management, Basic for Tourism Management, Career design for tourism students Ⅰ |
TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi
Professor / MC （Kansai University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Tourism strategy, Organisation, Leadership |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Strategy and Decision-making in Tourism |
| Subjects | Strategic Management for Tourism, Management Organization for Tourism |
TAKEDA Akihiro (School of Socio-Informatics)
Professor / MBA（Kobe University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Service Management, Organizational Development |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Job Satisfaction of Service Staffs, Customer Satisfaction and Structure of Communications, Hotel/Hospital Management |
| Subjects | Health ＆ Medical Tourism, Service Management, Hospitality Management |
YASHIMA Yuji
Professor / PhD （Hiroshima University）
* Supervision available in Japanese language.
| Areas of expertise | Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Social Enterprise, Park and recreation Management |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Current Research Activity: [1] Management accounting system for encouraging to ongoing investment in activities of corporate social responsibility. [2] Performance measurement method on a social enterprise: a case study to focus on the agricultural firm. [3] A study and learning of plans and strategies about park management. |
| Subjects | Finance, Career design seminar for tourism students A, Career design for tourism students Ⅱ |
YOSHIDA Michiyo
Professor / PhD （Flinders University）
* Supervision available in Japanese and English languages.
| Areas of expertise | Human Geography, Regional Studies, Tourism |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Immigrants, Refugees, Social minorities, Urban tourism |
| Subjects | Tourism and Culture, Tourism and Diversity |
ZAINAL ABIDIN Husna
Associate Professor / PhD （University of Surrey）
* Supervision available in English language.
| Areas of expertise | Tourism Management, Tourism & Technology, Service Design in Tourism and Hospitality |
|---|---|
| Research areas | Researching the themes of tourism and technology, service design and tourism management. |
| Subjects | Principles of Tourism A, Tourist Behavior |
