Programs/Courses Special Subjects Name Research Fields E-mail (* Note3)
Regional Development Studies Course
Coexistence between people and nature AOKI Tatsuto◆ [Regional Environmental Research] Natural Geography: Geography, Geomorphology, Disaster Prevention Science, Geoparks/Eco Parks kentaoki@staff.
OHNO Tomohiko [Regional Policy Research] Environmental Policy: Environmental Governance, River Policy t.ohno@staff.
KIKUCHI Naoki [Research on Regional Issues] Environmental Sociology: Regional Management, Environmental Sociology, Natural Regeneration nkikuchi@staff.
SAKAMOTO Takaaki 【Regional Environmental Research】River Environment Studies: River management, River Basin Community Development, Water Source Area Development, Citizen participation t-sakamoto@staff.
TERASAWA Naoko [Regional Food and Environmental Research] Food and Environmental Studies: Food Science, Nutrition Science, Health Science terasawa@staff.
HAYASHI Kiyomi◆ [Regional Environmental Studies] Human Geography: Geography, General Fisheries Science, Natural Disaster Science and Disaster Prevention Science, Dietary Science hayashi@ed.
HAYASHI Naoki [Regional Dietary Environment Studies] Rural Planning: Rural Planning Studies, Ecosystem Services, Rural Planning for Retreat nhayashi72@staff.
YAMADA Naoko [Cultural Resource Communication Research] Resource Conservation and Communication: Interpretation, Heritage Resource Conservation, Sustainable Tourism, Visitor Studies yamada@staff.
Regional collaboration IKKATAI Yuko [Regional Survey and Analytical Research] Science, Technology and Society: Science Communication y.ikkatai@staff.
ISHIKAWA Takako [Community Health Evaluation Study] Regional Law: Constitution ishikawa@ed.
IWATA Hideki [Community Health Evaluation Study] Health Pedagogy, Applied Health Science, Textbook Pedagogy (Health Care) iwata@ed.
OKUDA Hisashi [Regional Policy Research] Regional Policy Theory: Local Self-Government, Public Policy Studies, Political Theory h_okuda@staff.
KAWASUMI Atsushi [Research on Regional Management] Regional Management: Tourism and Urban Development, Community Development kawasumi@staff.
SAGAWA Tetsuya☆ [Regional Issues Research] Sociology of Sports: Sports Science, Children’s Studies (Children’s Environmental Studies) sagawa@staff.
SHIBAGUCHI Tsubasa [Exercise and Health Promotion Research] Sports and Health Science: Sports Science, Environmental Physiology (including Strength Medicine and Nutritional Physiology), Muscle Physiology and Biochemistry shiba-t@staff.
SHIRAISHI Hideo [Regional Survey and Analysis] Regional Settlements: Urban and Architectural Planning, Civil Engineering and Transportation Planning, Community Development hideoshiraishi@staff.
NIWA Takahito [Regional Research and Analysis] Economic Geography: Regional Research Management, Regional Analysis niwa-2@staff.
FUJITANI Kaoru [Community Health Evaluation Study] Sports Management: Subject Education (Physical education) fujitani@staff.
MASUDA Kazumi◆ [Exercise and Health Promotion Research] Health Promotion Science: Sports Science, Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Environmental Physiology (including physical fitness medicine and nutritional physiology), Biomedical Engineering masudak@staff.
MARUYA Kota [Research on Regional Management] Theory of Community Design: Community Design, Cultural Landscape, Traditional Crafts, Landscape Theory maruya@staff.
Symbiotic society OZAWA Yuka [Research on Welfare State Theory] Social Policy Theory: Social Policy, Poverty Reduction, Social Exclusion y-ozawa@staff.
TAKAHASHI Ryoko☆ [Social Welfare Research Studies] Welfare and Medical Sociology: Sociology, Disability Studies, Gender Studies takahasi@staff.
TANABE Hiroshi◆ [Research on Welfare State Theory] Public Sociology: Sociology, Social Theory, Contemporary Society, Welfare State, Cultural Sociology tanabeh@staff.
TAMURA Urara [Research on Cultural Resource Communication] Cultural Dynamics: Anthropology, Cultural Transformation, Object Research ulara@staff.
TSUTSUMI Atsuro [Basic Research on Social Welfare] International Disability Studies: Social Welfare, Public Health, International Mental Health atsuro@staff.
MAZUMI Yusuke [Social Welfare Research Studies] International Sociology: Sociology ymazumi@staff.
MANABE Tomoko◆ [Social Welfare Research Studies] Regional Sociology: Sociology manabe@staff.
MURAKAMI Shinji [Basic Research on Social Welfare] Social Security: Economic Philosophy shinji.murakami@staff.
MORIYAMA Osamu☆ [Basic Research on Social Welfare] Social Welfare, Medical Welfare, Care Theory moriyama@ed.
YOON Ilhee [Basic Research on Social Welfare] Elderly Welfare: Social Welfare, Support for Caregivers yoon@staff.
Educational Support Development Course
Psychosomatic health research IKEDA Shinnosuke [Early Childhood Development Clinical Theory] Developmental Psychology, Emotional Psychology ikeda-shinnosuke@staff.
KOBAYASHI Hiroaki [Language Disabilities] Special Support for Education kobah@staff.
MORI Yoshie [School Health] Health Education, Nurturing Practices, Health Information Literacy moriy@staff.
YOSHIMURA Yuko [Developmental Disabilities] Developmental Disabilities, Brain Science, Special Support for Education yukuchen@staff.
Educational support research ITOH Shinya [Mathematics Education] Pedagogy, Subject Pedagogy, Science Education itoh@staff.
UEMORI Sakura [Life Guidance] Education Methodology uemori@staff.
ORIKAWA Tsukasa [Japanese Language Education] Subject Pedagogy orikawa@ed.
DOI Taeko [Environmental Education] Curriculum Theory tdoi@ed.
Modern education and society research TSUCHIYA Akihiro [Educational Administration] Educational Law, Educational Administration, Basic Law aktsuchi@staff.
TORII Kazuyo [History of Education] History of Education torika@ed.
HIRAISHI Koki [Modern and Contemporary Educational Thought] Pedagogy kokihiraishi@staff.
Family life research OJIMA Kyoko [Consumer Lifestyle] General Home Economics and Life Science ojima@ed.
TAKIGUCHI Keiko [Childcare] Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Care and Education, Special Support for Education ktaki@staff.
HANAWA Yuki [Life and Community] Local, Community Learning, Children’s Town, Mini-Munich, Residential Education hanawa@staff.
MORISHIMA Mika [Clothing and Living] Clothing, Housing, and Lifestyle Studies morishimam@staff.
WATAHIKI Tomoko [Lifestyle and Culture] Subject Pedagogy, Home Economics Pedagogy, Gender Studies watahiki@ed.
Art planning research IKEGAMI Takayuki [Environmental Art Design] Design ikegami@ed.
ETOH Nozomu [Sculpture of Regional Art] Sculpture Theory, Statue Making, Three-dimensional Sculpture etoh@ed.
OMURA Masaaki★ [Regional Art and Sculpture] Painting Theory, Painting Techniques and Materials moomura@ed.
WASHIYAMA Yasushi [Regional Crafts and Architecture] Textbook Pedagogy, History of Architecture and Design, History of Metal Crafts and Crafts washi@ed.
Concert planning research ASAI Akiko [Artistic Expression Composition and Arranging] Composition and Contemporary Music, Creative Education akikoasai@ed.
ANDO Joko [Artistic Expression Vocal Music] Song, Chorus, Breath, Performance, Heart joko-an6@ed.
NISHIJIMA Chihiro [Arts Education] Music Education, History of Music Education, Musicking chihiro-pp@staff.
Sports coaching research KIMURA Takahiro [Exercise Neuroscience] Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, Sports Science kimura@staff.
NONAKA Yudai [Sports Nutrition] Diabetes, Exercise, Weight Loss, Pancreas, Tendon Atrophy ynonaka@staff.
MURAYAMA Takayuki [Physical Exercise Psychology] Sport Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Science tmura@staff.
YAMADA Tetsu [Biomechanics] Sports Biomechanics te2yamada@staff.
YOKOYAMA Takeshi [Sports Pedagogy] Body Pedagogy tyokoyama@staff.

Note1: ★ indicates faculty members scheduled to retire in March 2026, ☆ to the right of the name column indicates faculty members scheduled to retire in March 2027.
Note2: ◆ to the right of the name column indicates full-time faculty members of the Department of Regional Development Studies who accept graduate students under the short-term (one-year) enrollment program.
Note3: Please add “kanazawa-u.ac.jp” after the “E-mail” field.