Updated on 2024/11/03

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CHAKRABORTY Abhik
 
Name of department
Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism
Job title
Associate Professor
Mail Address
E-mail address
External link

Education

  • 2009
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    2012

    Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University   Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies  

  • 2007
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    2009

    Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University   Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies  

Degree

  • 博士

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2019.04
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    Now

    和歌山大学観光学部

  • 2016.04
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    2019.03

    Wakayama University   Center for Tourism Research   Lecturer

  • 2013.12
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    2016.03

    Izu Peninsula Geopark   Researcher

Association Memberships

  • THE ASSOCIATION OF JAPANESE GEOGRAPHERS

  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

  • JAPAN GEOSCIENCE UNION

  • International Geographical Union (IGU)

  • European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)

  • European Geosciences Union (EGU)

  • International Union for Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES)

  • Japan Ecotourism Society (JES)

  • Nature Conservation Society Japan (NACS-J)

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Research Areas

  • Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental policy and society

  • Humanities & social sciences / Human geography

  • Humanities & social sciences / Geography

  • Humanities & social sciences / Tourism studies / Sustainable Tourism

Classes (including Experimental Classes, Seminars, Graduation Thesis Guidance, Graduation Research, and Topical Research)

  • 2023   Dissertation   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Global SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Global SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Thesis   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Global Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Nature Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Principles of Tourism B   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Academic Skill Ⅱ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2023   Tourism and Landscape   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Dissertation   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Global SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Global SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Thesis   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Nature Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Principles of Tourism B   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Academic Skills Ⅱ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2022   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Dissertation   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Global SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Global SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Thesis   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   SeminarⅡ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Freshman Seminar   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Principles of Tourism B   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Self-Directed Project B(except LIP)   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2021   Tourism and Landscape   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   Freshman Seminar   Liberal Arts and Sciences Subjects

  • 2020   NA   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   NA   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   Self Directed Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   Tourism and Landscape   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   International Organizations in Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   Global SeminarⅠ   Specialized Subjects

  • 2020   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2019   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2019   Freshman Seminar   Liberal Arts and Sciences Subjects

  • 2019   International Organizations in Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2018   NA   Specialized Subjects

  • 2017   Activity for Project   Specialized Subjects

  • 2017   International Organizations in Tourism   Specialized Subjects

  • 2016   International Organizations in Tourism   Specialized Subjects

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Independent study

  • 2020   学術調査および論文作成または学会発表のために必要なスキルの学習

Classes

  • 2023   Thesis   Doctoral Course

  • 2023   Specialized Research 2(M)(J)   Master's Course

  • 2023   Specialized Research 1(M)(J)   Master's Course

  • 2023   Thesis ResearchⅡ   Master's Course

  • 2023   Thesis ResearchⅠ   Master's Course

  • 2023   Critical Aspects of Natural Area Tourism(M)   Master's Course

  • 2023   Readings in Tourism Research(M)   Master's Course

  • 2022   Thesis   Doctoral Course

  • 2022   Thesis ResearchⅡ   Master's Course

  • 2022   Thesis ResearchⅠ   Master's Course

  • 2022   Fieldwork A   Master's Course

  • 2022   Fieldwork A   Master's Course

  • 2022   Critical Issues in Nature Based Tourism(M)   Master's Course

  • 2021   Thesis ResearchⅠ   Master's Course

  • 2021   Critical Issues in Nature Based Tourism(M)   Master's Course

  • 2020   NA   Master's Course

  • 2020   Thesis Research Ⅱ(One-year Program)   Master's Course

  • 2020   Thesis ResearchⅠ(One-year Program)   Master's Course

  • 2020   Critical Issues in Nature Based Tourism(M)   Master's Course

  • 2019   Tourism and Heritage Management(M)   Master's Course

  • 2019   NA   Master's Course

  • 2018   NA   Master's Course

  • 2018   NA   Master's Course

  • 2017   Tourism and Heritage Management(M)   Master's Course

  • 2017   NA   Master's Course

  • 2016   NA   Master's Course

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Research Interests

  • Anthropocene

  • Nature conservation science

  • Geography

  • Ecotourism

  • Alpine landscapes

  • Complex systems

  • 世界自然遺産

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Published Papers

  • Rethinking the Anthropocene: Not a time-transgressive event but a sudden rupture on the geologic time scale

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Anthropocene     2024.12

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  • Why the Anthropocene Epoch is a more pertinent concept than the Anthropocene event for understanding ongoing Earth system transition

    Abhik Chakraborty

    The Anthropocene Review     2024.08

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  • Emplacing Ecological Grief in Last Chance Tourism: Cryospheric Change and Travel in the Arctic

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Tourism and Hospitality     2024.06

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    <jats:p>Last Chance Tourism (LCT) is an increasingly popular phenomenon whereby tourists seek encounters with vanishing landscapes, cultures, and endangered species. However, there are concerns that it is not sufficiently ecologically informed, has a large carbon footprint, and may put further pressure on vulnerable ecosystems and communities. This review specifically focuses on the Arctic, which is a major global frontier for LCT and is at the forefront of disruptive and accelerating climate change. It draws on theoretical insights from the Ecological Grief concept to chart a new research focus as well as a pathway to share empathy, concern, and sorrow between scientists, communities, and visitors. Key literature sources on LCT and Ecological Grief were selected from major international scientific journals and monographs. The major findings of the study are (i) the Arctic cryosphere is a life-sustaining entity and disruptive changes in its mechanisms currently threaten the unique ecologies and culture of the region and (ii) LCT must be attentive to the emotive accounts of loss and grief associated with cryospheric change and emplace both human and non-human voices in the narrative. These findings are relevant for LCT researchers, tourism planners, and conscious travelers in the Arctic who prioritize destination sustainability.</jats:p>

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  • Expose limitations of SDGs rather than trying to save them

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Nature ( Springer Science and Business Media LLC )  623 ( 7988 ) 696 - 696   2023.11

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  • How erosion shapes dynamic Quaternary mountain environments: A review

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Quaternary Science Advances ( Elsevier BV )  9   100071 - 100071   2023.01  [Refereed]

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  • Tourism and sustainability at a crossroads in Shiretoko UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in Japan

    Abhik Chakraborty, Takeshi Takenaka

    Journal of Heritage Tourism   18 ( 2 ) 202 - 223   2023  [Refereed]

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    Sensitive natural environments of World Natural Heritage Sites (WNHS) are prone to damage from anthropogenic stressors including tourism. This article analyzes the case of Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan and identifies several challenges for natural heritage tourism. Shiretoko Peninsula is known for the connectivity between rich marine and terrestrial ecosystems symbolized by the formation of seasonal sea ice and the occurrence of several endangered species. However, the natural environment remains fragmented and visitor increase creates new pressure on the fragile ecosystems. Based on a visitor survey, multiple stakeholder interviews, and participant observation, this study identified problems such as low stakeholder awareness of ongoing environmental change and fragmentation of ecosystems in the WNHS area, emergence of tourism and ocular consumption of wildlife as novel stressors, lack of effective science communication skills in guides, and inadequate utilization of visitor centers. In addition, inadequate legal protection of endangered species, prevalence of a species control approach in the local management, and a lack of multilingual skills among local guides affect the site. This situation necessitates an open and critical dialogue between ecological experts, heritage managers, local inhabitants, and tourists, as well as a holistic understanding of the complex challenges affecting the natural environment of the place.

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  • Geodiversity and Tourism Sustainability in the Anthropocene

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Tourism and Hospitality     2022.06  [Refereed]

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  • Can tourism contribute to environmentally sustainable development? Arguments from an ecological limits perspective

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Environment, Development and Sustainability ( Springer Science and Business Media {LLC} )  23 ( 6 ) 8130 - 8146   2020.09  [Refereed]

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    Due to its potential to deliver economic benefits without major extractive activities, tourism is often considered as a means to sustainable development. However, there is inadequate problematization of the environmental impact of tourism in existing tourism research. A major weakness of the sustainable tourism discourse is the negligence of relatively well-known ecological principles of limits, entropy, and Jevons paradox. This selective review puts forth the argument of ecological limits to inform tourism sustainability research and advances two hypotheses for further problematization of the concept and future research. Consequently, it is argued that with the accelerating impoverishment of the biosphere, tourism could only meaningfully contribute to environmentally sustainable development by pivoting away from incremental solutions and by embracing the idea of transformative change through concepts such as degrowth and planetary limits.

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  • A call for mainstreaming geodiversity in nature conservation research and praxis

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Journal for Nature Conservation   56   2020.08  [Refereed]

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    Geodiversity is a concept that seeks to address the relatively under-valued importance of abiotic diversity in conservation and sustainability science. In this short communication we argue that the antiquity of geodiversity makes it uniquely valuable and it is imperative that global geodiversity is factored in alongside biodiversity for conservation research and praxis. The conceptualization of geodiversity as a parallel framework to biodiversity can help to recognize abiotic features and processes as worthy conservation targets in the era of pervasive anthropogenic change of the planet's surface and help to orient conservation approaches towards all aspects of nature.

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  • Mountains as a Global Heritage: Arguments for Conserving the Natural Diversity of Mountain Regions

    Heritage     2020.04  [Refereed]

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    <jats:p>This concise review posits the urgent need for conserving the natural diversity of mountain environments by envisioning mountains as a global natural heritage. Mountains are recognized as cradles of biodiversity and for their important ecosystem services. Mountains also constitute the second most popular outdoor destination category at the global level after islands and beaches. However, in the current age of accelerating global environmental change, mountain systems face unprecedented change in their ecological characteristics, and consequent effects will extend to the millions who depend directly on ecosystem services from mountains. Moreover, growing tourism is putting fragile mountain ecosystems under increasing stress. This situation requires scientists and mountain area management stakeholders to come together in order to protect mountains as a global heritage. By underlining the salient natural diversity characteristics of mountains and their relevance for understanding global environmental change, this critical review argues that it is important to appreciate both biotic and abiotic diversity features of mountains in order to create a notion of mountains as a shared heritage for humanity. Accordingly, the development of soft infrastructure that can communicate the essence of mountain destinations and a committed network of scientists and tourism scholars working together at the global level are required for safeguarding this shared heritage.</jats:p>

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  • Emerging Patterns of Mountain Tourism in a Dynamic Landscape: Insights from Kamikochi Valley in Japan

    Land     2020.03  [Refereed]

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    <jats:p>This article analyzes the emerging contours of mountain tourism in a highly popular destination in the North Japan Alps by reporting the findings of a two-year long study at the Kamikochi Valley. The main aim was to understand the dynamic character of the biophysical landscape and the perceptions of tourism service providers and visitors. The study was conducted using a qualitative design and involved in-depth interviews, observations, and a questionnaire survey for visitors. It was found that while different stakeholders held different perceptions of the landscape, there was a general lack of understanding among tourism service providers and visitors regarding the relationship between long-term processes and fine-scale heterogeneity of the landscape. The prevalence of an engineering approach has led to sweeping changes of key landscape interaction pathways over the years, threatening the heterogeneity and resilience of the natural environment. The findings also indicate a general visitor demand of information on the biophysical environment, and therefore it is of urgent need to address the biophysical integrity of such landscapes, and raise visitor awareness through the provision of relevant information.</jats:p>

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  • Emplacing non-human voices in tourism research: the role of dissensus as a qualitative method

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Tourism Geographies ( Informa {UK} Limited )    1 - 26   2020.01  [Refereed]

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  • Mountains as vulnerable places: a global synthesis of changing mountain systems in the Anthropocene

    GeoJournal     2019.09  [Refereed]

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  • Does nature matter? Arguing for a biophysical turn in the ecotourism narrative

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Journal of Ecotourism ( Informa {UK} Limited )  18 ( 3 ) 1 - 260   2019.03  [Refereed]

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    This article argues for positioning biophysical nature as the central focus of the contemporary ecotourism narrative. Biophysical environment remains the most important attraction as well as the principal limiting factor of ecotourism due to its relative inelasticity to demand; and against the backdrops of increasing tourist numbers and a shrinking resource base, its condition should become the central concern for assessing ecotourism sustainability. Despite a modest increase of some species numbers, species habitats today are increasingly fragmented, and most ecotourism destinations harbor a long history of resource depletion. The article refers to key concepts and findings regarding the great acceleration of anthropogenic alteration of nature, and by connecting those insights with the central problems of ecotourism, it argues that in the Anthropocene–an era of sweeping changes to the geo-biosphere–a romanticized view of the ecotourism locale as pristine or grand is outdated, and a (re)evaluation of non-human nature, based on its rarity and fragility, as well as dynamism and complexity, is required. Relevant frameworks from Long-Term Ecological Research and landscape ecology are introduced and a checklist for praxis is proposed. It is posited that this conceptual reordering is necessary for developing ecotourism a viable tool for nature conservation.

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  • A Qualitative Exploratory Analysis of Ecological Integrity for Safeguarding World Natural Heritage Sites: Case Study of Shiretoko Peninsula, Japan

    Abhik Chakraborty, Takeshi Takenaka

    Heritage   2 ( 1 )   2019.03  [Refereed]

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    This article reports the findings of an exploratory study on the complexity and challenges of managing UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites (WNHS). Despite their protected status, the majority of the WNHS currently face severe anthropogenic stress. While several studies have analyzed this scenario with spatial analysis and review of global trends, this research provides a qualitative analysis of ongoing fragmentation and impact in a specific site by employing the Ecological Integrity (EI) concept to the Shiretoko Peninsula WNHS in Japan. Insights from key scientific literature are synthesized with those from research and monitoring of the Blakiston’s Fish Owl (a keystone species). Findings indicate that ecosystems of Shiretoko WNHS have not sufficiently recovered from the intensive anthropogenic disruption in the 20th century and in some cases face novel stressors from tourism development after the inscription. Besides, ongoing construction of roads and facilities affects fine-scale heterogeneity in the surrounding landscape. The findings highlight the urgent need of protecting lower trophic level species, stream and forest restoration, and restricting infrastructure development. This implies that WNHS managers must implement measures to meaningfully offset anthropogenic stress on EI, and WNHS management should be integrated with the management of its surrounding landscapes.

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  • Challenges for environmental sustainability in a mountain destination: insights from the Shiroumadake District of North Japan Alps

    Abhik Chakraborty

    GeoJournal ( Springer Netherlands )  84 ( 2 ) 1 - 21   2018.03  [Refereed]

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    This article analyzes the complex challenges for environmental sustainability of mountain destinations through a case study of the Shiroumadake District of North Japan Alps. The area is known for its scenic peaks including Mount Shirouma, powdery winter snow and the rich variety of alpine wildflowers in summer. However the area has a long history of human habitation and visitation
    and its emergence as one of the most famous mountain resorts of Japan has resulted in significant ongoing visitor impact on the landscape. Currently a general warming trend and change of snow conditions threaten this area. The case study adopted a qualitative method based on interviews and content analysis to gain important insight on the complex interrelationship between the biophysical (geological, geomorphological, ecological) and social (mainly tourism) aspects of the area. It was found that while climate change is keenly perceived by local stakeholders due to its threat on livelihoods
    anthropogenic fragmentation of geo-ecological connectivity and its transformation over time are poorly understood. Standard management decisions favor stabilization of key geomorphic processes that have shaped the dynamic environment through perpetual change at least since the Holocene deglaciation
    such human actions fragment ecological resilience of the place. The article posits that the understanding of the past and key natural change pathways is of critical importance for sustainable future of mountain destinations, and recommends downscaling of economic activities such as large-scale tourism for reducing the level of anthropogenic impact.

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  • Japan’s Mountain Tourism at a Crossroads: Insights from the North Japan Alps

    Tourism Planning & Development     2018.01  [Refereed]

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  • Synthesis: Toward Dynamic Conservation of Our Natural Heritage in the Anthropocene

    Natural Heritage of Japan Geological, Geomorphological, and Ecological Aspects     2018  [Refereed]

  • Mount Fuji: The Volcano, the Heritage, and the Mountain

    Natural Heritage of Japan: Geological, Geomorphological, and ecological Aspects     2018  [Refereed]

  • Natural Heritage of Japan

    Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism ( Springer International Publishing )    2018  [Refereed]

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  • Concluding remarks and the way forward

    Rivers and Society Landscapes, Governance and Livelihoods     2018  [Refereed]

  • Shirakami Mountains: Old-Growth Forests of Siebold’s Beech Supporting Biodiversity in a Dynamic Landscape

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Natural Heritage of Japan ( Springer International Publishing )    49   2017.10  [Refereed]

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  • Introduction

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Natural Heritage of Japan ( Springer International Publishing )    1   2017.10  [Refereed]

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  • Challenges for Geoconservation in Contemporary Japan

    Abhik Chakraborty, Kuniyasu Mokudai

    Natural Heritage of Japan ( Springer International Publishing )    143   2017.10  [Refereed]

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  • Shiretoko Peninsula: Dynamic Interaction Between Geology, Geomorphology, and Ecology at The Interface of Terrestrial and Marine Systems

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Natural Heritage of Japan ( Springer International Publishing )    31   2017.07  [Refereed]

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  • Satoyama Landscapes and Their Change in A River Basin context: Lessons for Sustainability

    Shamik Chakraborty, Abhik Chakraborty

    Issues in Social Science ( Macrothink Institute, Inc. )  5 ( 1 ) 38   2017.06  [Refereed]

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  • Rivers as Socioecological Landscapes (Book chapter)

    Chakraborty, A, Chakraborty, S

    Rivers and Society (Routledge)     2017  [Refereed]

  • Geoecotourism and environmental conservation education: insights from Japan

    Takeei Koizumi, Abhik Chakraborty

    GeoJournal ( Springer Netherlands )  81 ( 5 ) 737 - 750   2016.10  [Refereed]

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    This article analyzes geoecotourism as a newly emerging variant of geotourism in Japan. Geoecotourism is defined as a special type of sustainable tourism that focuses on the interrelationship between geological and ecological systems and its primary aim is to provide knowledge about earth processes. Whereas standard geotourism activities mostly provide descriptive accounts of land-formation/landscaping, the narrative of geoecotourism is analytical—and it aims to explain cause and effect relationships between observed landscapes and past geological events. The article is based on two case studies of geoecotourism: the Hakusan mountain in Northwest Japan and the Bandaisan volcano in Northeast Japan. Both areas are parts of geoparks. Explanation is provided on the relationships between land formation, landscaping and species colonization by focusing on the vegetation patterns. It is clarified how even minute variations in the geological land-formation are reflected through subsequent ecosystem responses. The nature conservation agenda in Japanese geoparks has not matured enough due to an overemphasis on structural geology and geohazard related themes, and it is claimed that geoecotourism can address this vital gap by informing visitors about how abiotic and biotic processes are interrelated and how all of them are vital for the well-being of planet earth.

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  • Geosystems as a Framework for Geoconservation: the Case of Japan's Izu Peninsula Geopark

    Abhik Chakraborty, Malcolm Cooper, Shamik Chakraborty

    GEOHERITAGE ( SPRINGER HEIDELBERG )  7 ( 4 ) 351 - 363   2015.12  [Refereed]

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    This article explores the potential of geosystems as a conservation framework within a geopark. The Izu Peninsula Geopark in Japan is analyzed for this purpose. Key characteristics of the geosystems approach are evaluation of geodiversity, holistic appraisal of processes operating at large spatiotemporal dimensions, and emphasis on the underlying unity of different abiotic and biotic environments. However, geodiversity is a neutral descriptive term, and the geosystems approach needs active social participation to become fully functional. This article critically examines how geoconservation is grounded in praxis. An outline of the development of the concept along with related challenges and geotourism angles is followed by the case study. The Izu Peninsula Geopark is one of the largest and most diverse geoparks in Japan. But as the area is close to Tokyo, its geoheritage faces constant pressure from a large urban footprint. The geopark has developed a combination of multiple conservation strategies, but several challenges remain. This study identifies the lack of awareness among the population as the main threat to geodiversity and argues that those communities who have firsthand knowledge of geosystems need more representation in management. While a number of community-driven conservation practices and a rich traditional knowledge of the environment can be identified, these need to be integrated on a holistic platform to provide understanding about interrelationships between phenomena. It is concluded that the geosystems approach requires an optimum utilization of the social diversity and prioritization of the conservation agenda within the regional development and geotourism initiatives.

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  • The Nile and Recent Changes in Its Basin Environment: Evidences from Literature

    Shamik Chakraborty, Yasuda Hiroshi, Abhik Chakraborty, Nabeta Hajime, Kawai Takayuki, Ishiyama Shun

    Journal of Resources and Ecology ( Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences )  6 ( 5 ) 345   2015.09  [Refereed]

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  • Revitalizing Japan’s Mountainous Areas through Green Tourism: A Human Geographical Perspective

    Chakraborty Abhik, Munehiko Asamizu

    Issues in Social Science   2 ( 1 ) 58 - 77   2014  [Refereed]

  • Opposing Currents in a Stream: Dichotomous Trends of Post-Growth Basin Governance in Japan's Kizu River Basin

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Asia Pacific World   4 ( 2 ) 81 - 102   2013  [Refereed]

  • A Landscape Conservation Discourse of Romantic Nostalgia and Reflexive Modernity in Post Growth Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik, Chakraborty Shamik

    Japan Studies Association Journal   11   46 - 64   2013  [Refereed]

  • Developing rivers: How strong state and bureaucracy continue to suffocate environment-oriented river governance in japan

    Abhik Chakraborty

    SAGE Open ( SAGE Publications Inc. )  3 ( 4 ) 1 - 13   2013  [Refereed]

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    This article explores the reasons behind the continuation of contentious dam projects in Japanese river basins. Though the River Law of the country was reformed in 1997, and subsequent sociopolitical developments raised hopes that river governance would progress toward a more environment-oriented and bottom-up model, basin governance in Japan remains primarily based on a utilitarian vision that sees rivers as waterways. This article reviews the Achilles heel of the 1997 River Law by examining some most contentious river valley projects, and concludes that a myth of vulnerability to flooding, shortsightedness of river engineers, and bureaucratic inertia combine to place basin governance in a time warp: as projects planned during postwar reconstruction and economic growth continue to be top priorities in policymaking circles while concerns over environment remain largely unaddressed.

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  • Promises Unfulfilled: Tashizengata Kawazukuri and Environment-Oriented River Basin Governance in Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Asia Pacific World   3 ( 2 ) 83 - 107   2012  [Refereed]

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Books etc

  • Natural Heritage of Japan: Geological, Geomorphological, and Ecological Aspects.

    Chakraborty Abhik, Mokudai Kuniyasu, Cooper Malcolm, Watanabe Mahito, Chakraborty Shamik( Part： Joint editor,  Work： Whole book)

    Springer  2018 

  • Rivers and Society: Landscapes, Governance, and Livelihoods. London

    Cooper Malcolm, Chakraborty Abhik, Chakraborty Shamik( Part： Joint editor,  Work： Whole book)

    Routledge (taylor and Francis)  2018 

Misc

  • How erosion shapes dynamic Quaternary mountain environments: A review

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Quaternary Science Advances   9   2023.01

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    Erosion is a key driver of mountain topography and landform/landscape heterogeneity in the Quaternary. While uncertainty persists on the precise relationship between erosion and uplift, a number of recent studies converge on the important insight that erosion is influential at short to intermediate scales of geological time—and has been particularly enhanced by periodic onset and retreat of glaciation in Quaternary mountain environments. Here, those insights are reviewed with particular focus on mountain geodiversity and on the glacial buzzsaw and critically tapered wedge mechanisms. The key insights derived from these studies are: (i) periodic glaciation episodes in the Quaternary have provided strong pulses of erosion shaping mountain topography; (ii) glacial erosion is nonlinear and its characteristics may be location-specific to an extent; (iii) erosion operates in tandem with a complex set of deep earth and atmospheric processes; and (iv) glacial processes have led to persistent disequilibrium states that drive landform/landscape heterogeneity and niche/habitat formation. Accordingly, erosion is implicated in the high geodiversity of Quaternary mountain environments, which in turn supports high species endemism and biodiversity. However, in the recent decades, pervasive anthropogenic influence has influenced the natural range of erosion in mountains. Against this backdrop, erosion in mountain environments needs to be understood as a fundamentally important earth heritage that provides numerous vital benefits to the biosphere and the human society.

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  • Introduction: The rivers and society debate revisited

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Rivers and Society: Landscapes, Governance and Livelihoods     1 - 8   2017.11

  • Rivers and Society: Landscapes, Governance and Livelihoods

    Malcolm Cooper, Abhik Chakraborty, Shamik Chakraborty

    Rivers and Society: Landscapes, Governance and Livelihoods     1 - 257   2017.11

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    Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography, cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA.

  • Composite Social Environments and Sustainable Resource Management

    CHAKRABORTY Abhik, Mayumi Fukunaga, CHAKRABORTY Shamik, Munehiko Asamizu

    E-journal GEO ( The Association of Japanese Geographers )  11 ( 2 ) 561 - 564   2017.03

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  • Emerging Potential and Chal-lenges for Geoconservation Activities in Japan

    Chakraborty, Abhik, Mokudai, Kuniyasu

    ProGEO NEWS   2016 ( 1 ) 13 - 15   2016.04

  • 「ジオパークと地域資源」の創刊

    目代邦康, 栗原憲一, 井口博夫, 熊谷誠, 先山徹, 鈴木雄介, CHAKRABORTY Abhik, 豊田徹士, 新名阿津子, 廣瀬亘, 堀内悠, 松原典孝

    日本地球惑星科学連合大会予稿集(Web)   2016   2016

  • Aims of Launching “Geoparks and Regional Resources”

    MOKUDAI Kuniyasu, KURIHARA Ken'ichi, INOKUCHI Hiroo, SAKIYAMA Tohru, SUZUKI Yusuke, CHAKRABORTY Abhik, TOYOTA Tetsushi, NIINA Atsuko, HIROSE Wataru, HORIUCHI Yu, MATSUBARA Noritaka, KUMAGAI Makoto

    Geoparks and Regional Resources   1 ( 1 ) 1 - 3   2015.12

  • Rural Tourism for Local Revitalization in Yamaguchi Prefecture (宮崎充保先生退職記念号)

    ASAMIZU Munehiko, SCHUMANN Fred R., CHAKRABORTY Abhik

    山口経済学雑誌 ( 山口大学経済学会 )  63 ( 6 ) 499 - 515   2015.03

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Awards & Honors

  • Best abstract that conveys the Conference Theme and Sustainability Goals

    Winner： Chakraborty Abhik

    2019.03   The 3rd Symposium on Sustainable Tourism for Development (INTESDA)   Conference presentation award

Conference Activities & Talks

  • Integrity of Biophysical Processes and the Great Geomorphological Acceleration in the Anthropocene

    Chakraborty Abhik  [Invited]

    Japan Geoscience Union  2024.05.28  

  • Anthropocene, the homogenization of the planet and the importance of natural diversity: insights from mountains and geological time

    Chakraborty Abhik  [Invited]

    Japan Geoscience Union  2023.05.21  

  • Geomorphological diversity of Yakushima Island World Natural Heritage and prospects for ecotourism

    Chakraborty Abhik

    日本地理学会2022年秋季大会  2022.09.24  

  • Relationship between natural disturbance regimes and landscape diversity in mountain regions and lessons for nature conservation

    Chakraborty, A

    日本地理学会  2022.03.19  

  • Tourism and change in a World Heritage Landscape: Case study of Shirakawa‐go in Japan

    Abhik Chakraborty

    Wakayama University Center for Tourism Research International Research Salon  2022.03.08  

  • Geodiversity and its conservation as a framing guideline for Geoethics in the 21st Century

    Chakraborty Abhik  [Invited]

    Japan Geoscience Union 2021  2021.05  

  • 保護「機能」に着目した21世紀 の国立公園の役割の分析

    日本地理学会  2021.03.28  

  • The role of mountain destinations as a vehicle for environmentally sustainable tourism and promotion of peace

    Chakraborty Abhik

    The 6th Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Asia (COSTA 2020)  2020.03  

  • Towards a critical appraisal of natural heritage conservation and tourism in an era of pervasive anthropogenic change

    Chakraborty Abhik

    2nd International Conference of Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific  2020.02.19  

  • Mountains as vulnerable systems: A landscape based appraisal of pervasive change in physical and human dimensions

    Chakraborty Abhik  [Invited]

    Nature People Linkage in the Mountains International Symposium. Tsukuba, Japan  2020.02.09  

  • The problem of tourism sustainability in an age of global environmental change: Insights from Shiretoko World Heritage Site, Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik

    The 3rd Asian Symposium on Sustainable Tourism for Development. Hiroshima, Japan  2019  

  • Comparative Assessment of Mountain Landscapes and their Use in Alpine Regions

    Chakraborty Abhik

    . Japan Geoscience Union Meeting  2018  

  • Challenges for conserving dynamic nature in the Anthropocene: case study of North Japan Alps

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Association of Japanese Geographers Fall Meeting  2018  

  • Importance of qualitative research for analyzing complex environmental change

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Association of Japanese Geographers Fall Meeting  2018  

  • Dynamic Geoconservation and Tourism as a Geoconservation Tool: Comparative Analysis of Europe and Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik, JM Gray

    Japan Geoscience Union-American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting  2017  

  • The Role of Long Term Ecological Research in Understanding Dynamic Geomorphological Systems: Insights from Mountain Environments and Highland Watersheds

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Japan Geoscience Union-American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting  2017  

  • Transition and Continuity in Mountain Landscapes of Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Asian Studies Conference Japan  2016  

  • Analyzing the Relationships between Disturbance, Landscape-level Change, Land-formation Mechanisms and Biota in Complex Socioecological Systems

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Japan Geoscience Union,  2016  

  • Alpine Tourism and Place-Making in Contemporary Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik

    European Association for Japanese Studies Conference  2016  

  • Analysis of socioecological systems and the role of sustainable tourism for their conservation, from the viewpoint of complex adaptive systems

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Association of Japanese Geographers Fall Meeting  2016  

  • IGGP and Geoscience for Future Society: Exploring a Framework for Managing Earth Heritage

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Japan Geoscience Union,  2016  

  • The interrelationship between nature conservation and local commons in a geopark

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Association of Japanese Geographers Spring meeting  2015  

  • Protecting forests for nature: case study of the Kannami forest strip in Izu Peninsula Geopark

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Association of Japanese Geographers Fall Meeting  2015  

  • Adaptive Governance of Natural Heritage in UNESCO BR and Geoparks

    Chakraborty Abhik

    East Asian Environmental History Conference  2015  

  • Geotourism and Geoconservation

    Chakraborty Abhik Y Suzuki, M Koyama

    6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks. Saint John, Canada  2014  

  • Geotourism and Environmental Sustainability

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Conference on Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality in Asia, Hiroshima  2014  

  • Geotourism as an Emerging Paradigm of Nature Based Tourism in Japan

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) Interim Meeting  2014  

  • Landscape Tourism and Chiikizukuri in a River Basin Context

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Geographical Union Kyoto Conference. Kyoto  2013  

  • Geotourism: A New Paradigm in Nature Conservation

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Association for Japan Studies Conference  2013  

  • The Emerging Pattern of River Basin Governance in 21st Century Japan.

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Association for Japan Studies Conference  2011  

  • Transitional Landscapes and Post Growth Society

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology, Nevada, USA  2011  

  • Towards a Green River?: Case Study of Kizu River Basin in Japan.

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Bad Hofgastein, Austria  2011  

  • Shifting Priorities?: Uneasy Coexistence of Near Natural Riverscape and Structural Intervention in Post growth Years in the Kizu River Basin

    Chakraborty Abhik

    International Association for Asia Pacific Studies Conference  2010  

  • Industrialization, Urbanization and the Double Transition of a River

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Japan Studies Association Conference, Hawaii, USA  2010  

  • Geoconservation’s Dilemma.

    Chakraborty Abhik

    Japan Geoscience Union,   

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Research Exchange

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  • 人新世に関する研究交流

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    　International research exchanges

  • Geodiversityと山岳観光の事例検証

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  • ポスト・パンデミック時代における持続可能な山岳観光の分析 の共同研究（東京大学山本准教授）

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    　Joint research

  • Arizona 州立府大学教員と山岳地域の日生物多様性に関する研究交流

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  • Critical Tourism Studies Wakayama 学会

    2019.04
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    2020.03
     

  • 日本地理学会秋季大会

    2018.04
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  • UNESCO世界自然遺産地域における自然保護のツールとしてエコツーリズムモデルの提案

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KAKENHI

  • 自然観光地における協働型資源管理と基金の活用に関する研究

    2023.04
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    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)  Co-investigator

  • ポスト・パンデミック時代における持続可能な山岳観光の分析

    2021.04
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    2025.03
     

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)  Principal investigator

  • 山岳地域における環境変化と観光資源レジリアンスの包括的分析

    2019.04
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    2023.03
     

    Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists  Principal investigator

  • 人新世におけるアルパイン・ツーリズムの課題と可能性の分析：日本アルプスの事例

    2017.04
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    2019.03
     

    Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)  Principal investigator

Instructor for open lecture, peer review for academic journal, media appearances, etc.

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    2024.03.31

    放送大学

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    立命館アジア太平洋大学

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    2022.12.07

    Cardiff University（イギリス）

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    放送大学

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    実施日：2022年11月12日（土）・13日（日）

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    放送大学

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    放送大学

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  • 講師

    2020.02
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    Environment, Development, and Sustainability (Springer)

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    査読者

  • 登山を取り巻く北アルプスの現状

    2019.03

    大町市立山岳博物館

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    シンポジウム講師,日付:12日

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    2019.02

    知床財団

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    セミナー講師,日付:10日

  • 秋吉台シンポジウム：持続可能性の視点から考えたジオツーリズム

    2018.12

    山口大学秋吉台アカデミックセンター、山口大学経済学部

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    シンポジウム講師・パネリスト,日付:15日

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    2018.04
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    Sustainability (MDPI)

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    査読委員会・査読者

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    2018.04
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    Heritage (MDPI)

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    査読者

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    Journal of Ecotourism (Taylor and Francis)

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    査読者

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    2017.04
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    Water (MDPI)

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    査読者

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    2017.02
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    「農林漁家民泊研修会」

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    講師

  • 農林漁家民泊研修会

    2017.02

    和歌山県

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    研修会講師,日付:20日

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    Geoheritage (Springer)

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    Austrian Science Fund FWF

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    Reviewer of scientific proposals submitted to FWF for grants

  • International Committee member

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    ProGEO The European Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage

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    ProGEO国際部会設立委員、専門員

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    Sustainability (MDPI) 学術雑誌編集委員会

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    Land (MDPI) 学術雑誌編集委員会

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    Taylor& Francis Journals

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    World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN)

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    2019.04
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    2019.04
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  • ボランティア活動

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    大町市立山岳博物館英語展示パネルの修正

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    その他

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