This report examines the relationship between fieldwork, for which various issues have been pointed out in school geography education to date, and regional geography learning, for which various methods have been questioned. The report offers new proposals based on the perspective of cultivating a geographical perspective in geographical inquiry for K-12, and of discussing the agency and well-being of geography learners.

As a result, it was thought that the geographical concepts that form the basis of each stage of geographical inquiry and geographical perspectives could be related to a learning logic that is common to fieldwork and regional geography learning.

Japanese geographers activites at the Scinece Council of Japan covered diverse fields, have been compiled in this proceeding, regarding to the international and domestic geography.

This presentation examines the complex hierarchical structures of space and organization in the Miike Struggle, one of the Japan's largest postwar labor conflicts (1959-1960). The conflict, sparked by layoffs at the Mitsui Miike coal mine, escalated to violent confrontations between coalminers and management but was resolved through mediation. The struggle involved various political, labor, and business organizations, and was influenced by Cold War tensions. Marxist leader Itsuro Sakisaka’s opposition to Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi highlighted political rivalries, while international support from communist and labor groups added complexity. Future research will explore the spatial and social dimensions of the struggle.

Typhoon YAGI made landfall in northern Vietnam on 7 September 2024, bringing record rainfall. This heavy rainfall caused many landslides. Large landslides occurred in the upper reaches of Lang Nu, Lao Cai Province. The landslide material hit Lang Nu, killing 60 people and leaving seven others missing. The authors conducted a field survey in December 2024, which showed that the landslide eroded past landslide deposits distributed along the valley during its downstream process, and delivered sediment as a debris flow to the lower valley.

The Izumi plain is a wintering ground for cranes. The cranes and local people have coexisted for a long time. More than 10,000 cranes come across from the continent. In November 2022, this area was registered as the 53rd Ramsar wetland in Japan, and Izumi city was recognized as the first Ramsar wetland municipality in Japan along with Niigata city.In this study, I focus on cranes in Izumi plain, grasp the positions and mutual relationships of related actors, and clarify how social consensus building is achieved. In addition, the role of a museum in this process is discussed.

Japan has entered a super-aging society, and nursing care services have become extremely diverse in recent years. Alzheimer’s café is a part of nursing care service. In Japan, dementia cafes were started in 2015 under the Comprehensive Strategy for Promoting Dementia Measures ”New Orange Plan” by Japan’s government, so they are sometimes called Orange Cafes. The purpose of this Orange Plan is to enable people with dementia to continue living in a familiar and comfortable place. The purpose of this research is to clarify development of “Alzheimer’s café” in Japan’s aging society.

The northern limit of the distribution of raised bed rivers in Japan is thought to be the MAHIRU river Akita Prefecture. So,does the raised bed river exist in Hokkaido? In order to explore the possibility of reexamining the origin of raised bed rivers ,we conducted a survey of rivers in Hokkaido that could be assumed to be raised bed rivers.

This study installed a sky radiometer in Yokohama City in order to make clear the optical characteristics of aerosols above the Tokyo Bay area.

The observed values were evaluated by month, and the aerosol optical thickness tended to be high in April, and the value varied in August. A point-to-point comparison showed that the single scattering albedo at Yokohama was lower than that at the surrounding sites, and the angstrom exponent was higher than that at the surrounding sites.

In the Faroe Islands, many turf houses still exist today, including in the central city of Torshavn, the capital, where they are used as dwellings and new turf houses are also increasing.This study aims to clarify why turf houses are still maintained only in the Faroe Islands.The Faroe Islands are topographically and climatically inhospitable to tall trees, and the entire island is grassland. However, today, in the 21st century, there is no reason to use turf houses.As for the reason for the turf houses today, it is assumed that it is the identity of the Faroese people.

Naomasa Yamasaki, one of the famous founders of the Association of Japanese Geographers and the first president, was born in 1870 (Meiji 3) in Akaishi, Asahi-mura, Tosa-gun, Kochi. However, the exact location of his birthplace is unknown. When Naomasa returned to his hometown during the winter vacation of the Third Higher School student in 1891 (Meiji 24), he painted 34 sketches of hometown landscape (Furusato) in Kochi. This study attempts to identify Naomasa's birthplace and his thoughts about hometown by the Yamasaki family’s public and private historical information and 34 sketches by Naomasa.

In recent years, extreme weather events such as heat waves, forest fires, floods and droughts have been frequently reported around the world as a result of global warming. Reports by the IPCC and the Ministry of the Environment have clearly identified greenhouse gas emissions as the cause. However, since these studies are mainly conducted on a global scale, it is difficult to reflect the changes in the regions close to where people live.

In this study group, we have clarified the climatological characteristics of regions in Japan by using not only the AMeDAS data of the Japan Meteorological Agency but also meteorological observations to study the process of temperature increase associated with global warming. The classification of pressure patterns over the past 50 years has also revealed that the frequency of occurrence of summer pressure patterns has changed in recent years, with the south-south high-low and full-surface anticyclone types increasing, and these two types together accounting for nearly 80% of the total. This may be related to the recent increase in the frequency of extreme high temperatures in summer. The southern high and the northern low and the all-over high pressure type can be regarded as two types of atmospheric pressure pattern in which the area around Nobi Plain becomes hotter, but since each type shows a different tendency in wind flow, the characteristics of higher temperature in the city are expected to show different trends.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of high temperature in summer by investigating the actual conditions of temperature distribution in each of the two types of atmospheric pressure pattern, namely the low south high and low north low, and the all-over high.

This symposium is being held jointly with the Japan Society of Geography Education as the 47th Japan Geographical Society Geography Education Open Lecture, under the theme of “New Directions for Learning about the Geography of Japan's Middle and High School Areas in Preparation for the Next Revision: GIS, Fieldwork, and Agency”. This time, too, we would like to deepen the discussion by adding the results of the Japan Society of Geography Education's Middle and High School Integrated Geography Education Curriculum Study Group (2024-2025, represented by Tsuyoshi Yoshida).

Systematic learning and geographical learning are the two wheels of geography education, but in the recent debate over moving from a content-based to a competency-based approach, I feel that traditional geographical learning in Japan is being neglected because it is seen as content-based. Content-based (geographical learning) and competency-based (geographical perspectives and ways of thinking) are not opposing concepts, and both need to be developed through ingenuity.

Spatial characteristics of landform-related disasters in the watersheds of small rivers on the Noto Peninsula were analyzed using aerial photographs taken by the GSI, following the heavy rainfall disaster of September 2024.

The heavy rain triggered not only new landslides and debris flows but also exacerbated landslides caused by the previous earthquake. Sediment-laden debris flows, along with driftwood, were observed in the valleys of streams. Sediment deposition on valley floors, caused by floodwaters, was particularly noticeable in areas where river bends, embankments, or riverbanks had been damaged.

Murotsu Port in Kochi Prefecture faces the Nankai Trough and is a rare location in the world where uplift due to three historical earthquakes has been recorded: the 1707 Hoei earthquake, the 1854 Ansei Nankai earthquake, and the 1946 Showa Nankai earthquake (Figure 1). In this report, we use the Kubono family documents and other historical documents to examine the changes in the port's depth from 1640 to 1845, which are relevant to estimating the amount of earthquake uplift.

The team would like to present some case studies of the early stage impact of the rapis sea-level rise to the mangrove ecosystems.

Existing societies need to be transformed to more sustainable ones in terms of just transitions, defined as “a set of principles, processes and practices aimed at ensuring that no people, workers, places, sectors, countries or regions are left behind in the move from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy” (IPCC, 2022). This transformation includes a transition from brown jobs associated with a high-carbon economy to green jobs associated with a low-carbon economy. This report discusses regional trends in green jobs in Sweden as a first step towards the just transitions.

This research object is to clarify the structure of agriturismo agglomeration on a macroscale by using statistical data from municipalities throughout Italy as variables, mapping and analyzing them using GIS to identify agriturismo agglomeration areas, and performing a cluster analysis to typologize them into regions.

Examining the content and problem of "world geography" learning in elementary, junior high, and high schools.

This study examines the sedimentary characteristics and accumulation rates of incised-valley fill deposits in the inland region of the Nobi Plain, focusing on their relationship with sea-level and climate changes. A 23-meter-long core sample (UK core) from Ushiki was analyzed, revealing six sedimentary units (UK1–UK6). Units UK1–UK3 represent fluvial-to-marine transitions, while UK4–UK6 reflect regressive environments. The accumulation rates correspond to the rates of glacial sea-level changes. Peat formation around 4 ka indicates a shift to wetland conditions. This study underscores the distinctive features near the transgression-regression transition zone.

Orienteering has been described as effective in map study and outdoor learning in geography education. A comparative study was conducted on the effects of orienteering practice during geography classes at multiple high schools. The results showed similar effects in all high schools. Effects were seen in both map reading ability and on-site observation ability. Although the wording regarding the skill of using a map to get to a destination while grasping the local area has been removed from the explanation of the curriculum guidelines, we would like to reiterate the importance of this skill.

Sustainability in tourism depends on local residents’ acceptance of tourists, which is influenced by their experiences of crowding and visitor behavior. Using Kamakura City as a case study, we analyzed tourist movement data (from Agoop, 2023) and residents’ attitudes (survey by Kamakura City and Yokohama City University, 2024). Results show two main high-density tourist areas: Kamakura Station–Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and Ofuna Station. Resident evaluations vary by district, with congestion as a major concern. Multiple regression indicates different tourist spatial-use factors explain positive or negative attitudes. These findings support strategies for sustainable tourism policy and practice.

New towns in Japan have been constructed in various parts of the country. This was promoted by the New Housing and Urban Develoment Act. In recent years, however, various issues such as the ageing have emerged in new towns in many regions. I pointed out the background to these issues and explored solutions. The most effective method is the introduction of PFI (Private Finance Initiative) . However, this method is hardly recognized in geography. In the future, urban geographers have to study laws and urban planning more deeply in order to revitalize new towns.

Bird's eye view dioramas for showing results in geographical studies are tentatively planned in three means. A layer type dioram is for landscape georaphy, a multi-scale type diorama for the geoecological study, and a natural historical diagram type diorama for the regional environmental development study.

The purpose of this study is to suggest a teaching method to enable classroom practice for agency development from the perspective of regional geography learning in secondary geography education, focusing on “micro-scale” such as “body” and “home” and “positionality” of students themselves or people who are responsible for the region.