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Watanabe Kojiro

ワタナベ コウジロウ | Watanabe Kojiro
Affiliation and department：
Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences

About Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences


Job title： Associate Professor
Homepage URL  (2)： http://pub2.db.tokushima-u.ac.jp/ERD/person/75001/profile-ja.html ,  http://pub2.db.tokushima-u.ac.jp/ERD/person/75001/profile-en.html
Research field  (1)： Architectural and city planning
Research keywords  (13)： Spatial Information Science ,  Asian Developing Countries ,  Japanese Provincial Cities ,  Evacuation ,  Simulation ,  Green Infrastructure ,  Urban Planning and Design for Environmental Preservation ,  Urban Planning and Design for Disaster Mitigation ,  Urbanization ,  Landuse Planning ,  Planning Support Systems ,  GIS ,  Urban Planning
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (14)：
  • 2023 - 2026 観光資源の未知の強み・弱みの把握 - AIによるSNS投稿テキスト分析を軸として-
  • 2020 - 2023 Development of Land Use Planning Support Systems for Huge Disasters in Japanese Provincial Cities
  • 2019 - 2022 観光資源の発掘・再評価 -機械学習による写真共有SNS分析を軸として-
  • 2017 - 2020 A Study on Land Use Planning Method Considering Flood Control Capability by Farmland
  • 2009 - 2011 Development of Housing and Land Use Planning Support System using Household Distribution Model
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Papers (54)：
  • Tamaari Tomoko, WATANABE Kojiro, Arihiro Yuno. A Study on a Workshop for Idea Creation to make a Dementia Friendly Society. Journal of Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society. 2026. 28. 25-36
  • Suguru Tsujioka, WATANABE Kojiro, Tsukamoto Akihiro, Natsume Muneyuki. Improving Tourism Image Classification with AI Generated Descriptions: A Comparative Analysis of LLaVA and BLIP Models. 5th International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology. 2025
  • WATANABE Kojiro. Analysis of disaster risk in Sanagochi village. Proceedings of Awagakkai, No.65 Research Reports of Sanagochi Village (Tokushima Prefecture). 2025. 65. 127-131
  • Suguru Tsujioka, WATANABE Kojiro, Tsukamoto Akihiro, Natsume Muneyuki. AI-Generated Image Captions Evaluation: In Terms of Semantic Similarity and Conciseness. International Conference Proceedings Series by ACM. 2025
  • WATANABE Kojiro. A Comparative Study on Population Change of Fukushima Prefecture and Recovery Plan After the Accident of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. New Methodology for Disaster Management and Recovery. 2023. 37-40
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MISC (89)：
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Books (1)：
  • Land Use Planning as a Green Infrastructure in a Rural Japanese Depopulated Town
    Springer 2022
Lectures and oral presentations  (288)：
  • Characteristics of Case Understandings and Idea Creations in the Workshop Utilizing Graphics
    (Proceedings of the JSET Spring Conference 2026 2026)
  • Effect of community design workshop by using 3D-urban model
    (19th Shikoku GIS symposium 2026)
  • A study on the impact of zoning system in urban planning area for the chage of household number
    (19th Shikoku GIS symposium 2026)
  • Population change analysis in Tokushima urban area for disaster mitigation land use planning
    (19th Shikoku GIS symposium 2026)
  • A Study on the Relationship of an Urban Infrastructure Development and Urban Activity in Shikoku Region
    (Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of Japan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis 2025 2025)
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Education (3)：
  • 1998 - 2001 Toyohashi University of Technology Graduate School of Engineering, Doctor Course Department of Environment and Life Engineering
  • 1996 - 1998 Toyohashi University of Technology Graduate School of Engineering, Master Course Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
  • 1994 - 1996 Toyohashi University of Technology Faculty of Engineering Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Professional career (1)：
  • Doctor of Enginnering (Toyohashi University of Technology)
Work history (7)：
  • 2020/04 - 現在 Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences Associate Professor
  • 2017/04 - 2020/03 Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences Assistant Professor
  • 2016/04 - 2017/03 Tokushima University Graduate School of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor
  • 2007/04 - 2016/03 The University of Tokushima Institute of Technology and Science Assistant Professor
  • 2006/04 - 2007/03 The University of Tokushima Institute of Technology and Science Research Associate
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Committee career (16)：
  • 2020/04 - 現在 日本都市計画学会 中国四国支部 幹事
  • 2016/06 - 現在 日本建築学会 四国支部徳島支所 事務局
  • 2016/04 - 現在 日本都市計画学会 中国四国支部 学術委員会 委員
  • 2012/04 - 現在 日本都市計画学会 中国四国支部 研究交流委員会 委員
  • 2010/12 - 現在 国土交通省四国地方整備局 災害に強いまちづくり検討会 委員
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Awards (9)：
  • 2025/09/19 - ISCSET 2025 Best Paper Award Population Change Analysis in a Regional Japanese City Through Machine Learning
  • 2024/09/28 - 5th International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology BEST PAPER AWARD mproving Tourism Image Classification with AI Generated Descriptions: A Comparative Analysis of LLaVA and BLIP Models
  • 2023/02/07 - The Koraku Foundation Koraku Prize A Study on the Development of Land Use Planning Method Considering Environmental Conservation and Disaster Mitigation in Japanese Provincial Cities
  • 2022/09/24 - Japan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis The Best Paper Award Analysis of Residence Preference Considering Heterogeneity of Household in Local Area with Tsunami Risk
  • 2022/05/28 - 土木学会四国支部技術研究発表会 優秀発表賞 選択型実験を用いた知床でのエコツーリズムにおける潜在需要の評価
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Association Membership(s) (4)：
地理情報システム学会 ,  社団法人 土木学会 ,  社団法人 日本建築学会 ,  社団法人 日本都市計画学会
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