Nishisaka Ryo

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Associate Professor
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Global and Regional Studies   Associate Professor  

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2010.04
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    2012.03

    The University of Tokyo    Master's Course  Completed

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2012.04
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    2015.03

     

  • 2018.03
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    2019.09

     

  • 2019.10
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    2020.03

     

  • 2020.04
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    2021.03

    Chiba University  

  • 2020.04
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    2022.03

    Chiba University  

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

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    JAPAN GEOSCIENCE UNION 

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    ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN 

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    JAPAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM RESEARCH 

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    JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF QUALITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 

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    JAPANESE INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • 地域資源計画

  • 市民参加

  • 景観

  • 観光

  • 風景計画

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Tourism studies

  • Social Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Disaster Prevention) / Architectural planning and city planning

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • The memorialness in memorial parks from the perspective of user awareness at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park

    Ryo NISHISAKA

    Landscape Research Japan Online ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  18   97 - 106   2025.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Examination of adaptive development and utilization of Okinawa Peace Memorial Park, from the perspective of changes in park planning

    Landscape Research Japan Online ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  18   72 - 84   2025.11 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Citizens' Perceptions of Earthquake Memorial Parks and Their Willingness to Participate in the Parks' Management and Use: Results of a Survey of Residents Living in the Coastal Areas of the Miyagi Prefecture Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Ryo Nishisaka, Yuki Okano

    JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW     2025.05 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • The Interplay between Citizen Activities and Space across Different Official Memorial Landscape Construction Phases: Disaster Risk Reduction in Ishinomaki, Japan

    Sihan Zhang, Ryo Nishisaka, Shixian Luo, Jing Xie, Katsunori Furuya

    Land ( MDPI AG )  13 ( 7 ) 985 - 985   2024.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    Memorial facilities are one of the crucial places where citizens conduct activities facilitating disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, previous studies have primarily focused on the post-construction phase of official memorial facilities, neglecting the citizen activities collaborating with the official memorial construction process before and during the construction process. This research gap is important considering the urgency of disaster-affected regions to recover from spatial, social, and psychological voids while working towards the goal of DRR, including the efforts of citizens in the official efforts. This study addresses this gap by examining the case of the official memorial park in Ishinomaki, Tohoku region, following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Here, local citizens actively participated in activities before, during, and after park construction, engaging with official efforts. Data were gathered from various online sources to capture activity, space, and management information. Employing a mixed methods research approach, we conducted both quantitative analysis, counting labels of structural coding, and qualitative description of original texts. Our findings reveal that fostering mutual respect built on communication and collaborative tree-planting activities were crucial for maintaining the pre-existing citizen activities and collaborative construction during the official construction period. Additionally, the implementation of a collaborative regulation system was vital for integrating and managing spontaneous citizen activities to achieve the park's intended objectives post-opening. In conclusion, we highlighted a framework elucidating the mechanisms through which these processes contribute to DRR across key phases of disaster risk management: preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery (PPRR). These insights are important in guiding efforts to engage citizens in DRR initiatives through recovery and reconstruction facilitated by memorial facilities.

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  • Exploration of the value of Japanese-style gardens in incarceration camps during world war II: the case of the Amache, Colorado, U.S.

    Sayaka Akayama, Bonnie Clark, Katsunori Furuya, Yusuke Mizuuchi, Ryo Nishisaka, Seiko Goto

    International Journal of Heritage Studies ( Informa UK Limited )    1 - 20   2024.06 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Memorial parks as an earthquake experience communication method in the Great East Japan Earthquake recovery plans

    Ryo Nishisaka, Katsunori Furuya

    Asian-Pacific Planning Societies2018  1900.01  -  1900.01 

  • Population Change in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, with a Focus on the Area around the Earthquake Ruins

    Ryo Nishisaka, Katsunori Furuya

    Japan Geoscience Union MEETING 2019  1900.01  -  1900.01 

  • Projects to Transmit Earthquake Experiences Contained in the Recovery Plans from the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Ryo Nishisaka, Katsunori Furuya

    Japan Geoscience Union MEETING 2018  1900.01  -  1900.01 

  • The Area around the Earthquake Ruins in the Miyagi Prefecture: A Study on Population Change and Aging after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

    Ryo Nishisaka, Katsunori Furuya

    International Conference 2019 on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development  1900.01  -  1900.01 

  • Desired Functions of Parks and Green Space in Reconstruction Plan from the Great East Japan Earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture

    Ryo Nishisaka, Katsunori Furuya

    Japan Geoscience Union MEETING 2016  1900.01  -  1900.01 

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2020.04  -  2023.03 

    Direct: 3,300,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 4,290,000 (YEN)  Total: 990,000 (YEN)

  • Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

    Project Year: 2018.04  -  2020.03 

    Direct: 1,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 1,500,000 (YEN)  Total: 0 (YEN)

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Social Activity 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2025.02
    　
    　

  • 2024.02
    　
    　

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