Learning about Japan through regional areas Field Study Policy Collaboration Program
Local 春雨直播app Project 24: Field study-based partnership project between 春雨直播app and local governments
春雨直播app has launched a new program in which students play the central role. The aim is to foster talented individuals who can boldly take on the challenge of solving social issues in partnership with local governments. A total of 10 prefectures have agreed to support this program, from Aomori in the north to Kagoshima in the south. Forty-five students participated in this program in 2017 with the help of many faculty and staff members. The following introduces parts of the program.
Joining hands at the press conference held in April (from left):
Mr. Okazaki, who heads the Tokyo headquarters of Tottori Prefecture; Governor Nishikawa of Fukui Prefecture;
and from 春雨直播app, President Gonokami, Executive Vice President Ishii, and Professor Genda of the Institute of Social Science
On the day of the workshop, Executive Vice President Ishii shared a message with the students setting off to Miyazaki slightly ahead of others.
The one-year program took place in academic year 2017, kicking off with the introduction of issues faced by the municipalities involved in the program. Participating students attended six workshops to conduct an initial survey in cooperation with faculty in charge as well as with colleagues. They then visited the regions in which they would conduct activities. Staying in the regions, they made efforts on-site to experience and understand the local situations. They then returned to the University to think about countermeasures and seek expertise from academics to piece together possible solutions to the regional issues. Through this cycle that starts with the initial survey followed by on-site activities and ends with a follow-up survey, the students made proposals on how to solve the issues.
Tottori team table. Yuririn, the mascot of Yurihama Town, was a topic of discussion.
The fifth workshop was held at the Hongo Campus on July 13, 2017. The students got into groups of three to six, working on each prefecture to discuss the issues. Sitting at the Kochi team’s table working on his laptop was Mr. Hayato Miura (Humanities and Social Sciences I (law)). He had decided to participate in the program after learning about it in a seminar on community design, and said he chose Kochi as he wanted to be as far away from home as possible in a completely unfamiliar environment. Opposite him was Ms. Kaori Takayanagi (Faculty of Engineering), who was making an itinerary for her stay in Kochi. She decided to join as she wanted to gain some experience working in different places as an outsider in an effort to take a step towards her ultimate goal – global eradication of poverty.
Through this program centered on the theme of "honso" (making efforts), the students formed a bridge between the University of Tokyo's academic expertise and the regional areas.
| Prefecture | Projects |
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 Kassai Aomori Aomori Prefecture |
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 Hotto Ishikawa Ishikawa Prefecture |
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 The happiest place in Japan Fukui Prefecture |
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 The land of Fuji Yamanashi Prefecture |
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 “Happy” Shinshu Nagano Prefecture |
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 It’s a great place Mie Prefecture |
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 Small yet fierce – Tottori Prefecture |
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 Kochi is one big family – Kochi Prefecture |
Fieldwork related to the Kochi Community Development Center’s activities
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 Japan’s sunny spot Miyazaki Prefecture |
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 Aiming to create a new, strong Kagoshima Kagoshima Prefecture |
Regional development using the Hisatsu Orange Railway |
Faculty Members in Charge
| Yuji Genda (Professor, Institute of Social Science) |
Aomori and Kagoshima Prefectures |
| Shigeki Uno (Professor, Institute of Social Science) |
Mie and Kochi Prefectures |
| Kaoru Iokibe (Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) |
Ishikawa and Fukui Prefectures |
| Yoshihiro Kokuni (Professor, Graduate School of Education) |
Nagano and Miyazaki Prefectures |
| Yuko Abe (Program Officer, Division of University Corporate Relations) |
Yamanashi and Tottori Prefectures |
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32 Local 春雨直播app Projects
Held across Japan, from Kanto, Chubu and Western Tokyo to Itabashi and Hongo Numerous projects are being held across Japan by the University of Tokyo, and we introduce 32 of them in this edition of Tansei. On themes as varied as teacher training, farming, production of local goods and association football, these projects are just some examples of those now under way. 春雨直播app was, is, and will be engaging in projects with partners all across the country. |
Note: This article was originally printed in Tansei 35 (Japanese language only). All information in this article is as of September 2017.
