{"id":1078,"date":"2026-01-15T12:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/en\/%e5%ad%a6%e8%a1%93%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e5%a5%a8%e5%8a%b1%e4%ba%8b%e6%a5%ad\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:42:31","slug":"grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geo-itoigawa.com\/en\/study\/grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Itoigawa Geopark Academic Research Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tItoigawa Geopark Academic Research Grant\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\tSupporting Continuing Research in Itoigawa Geopark\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\"study_020\"\n\t

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\n\t\t\tList of Past Academic Research Grant Projects\t<\/h2>\n\t

Previous projects awarded the Itoigawa Geopark Academic Research Grant are available here. Reports are published in Japanese only.<\/p>\n

Unauthorized republishing, redistribution, reproduction, modification or any other use which may damage the reputation or rights of the author is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2024 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Representative \/ Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Takateru Shiromoto<\/strong>
Study on Promoting Workation in the Itoigawa Geopark<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Takashi Arakawa<\/strong>
Actual Conditions and Origin of Jade Heating Techniques<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Takashi Shimizu<\/strong>
Did the Fossa Magna Cause Geographic Differentiation in Beetles? A Comparative Study Focusing on Inter-Species Differences in Mobility<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Hinata Nishizawa<\/strong>
Investigation of the Origin of Metagabbro and Its Genetic Relationship with Jade Pyroxenite around Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture to the Yokokawa Basin, Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Rentaro Hayashi<\/strong>
Reexamination of the Distribution of Pyroclastic Flow and Debris Flow Deposits Originating from Niigata Yakeyama<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Nana Koyama<\/strong>
The Age and Color Tone Relationship of Red Chert Pebbles Contained in Coastal Gravel of the Itoigawa Geopark<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n Hana Okada<\/strong>
Study on the Origin of Amphibolite Rocks and the Genetic Relationship of Cosmochlor Pyroxene in the Itoigawa Yamanobo Area<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2023 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Representative \/ Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Ryo Urushiyama<\/strong>
Formation History of the Middle-Late Paleozoic in the Western Itoigawa Region, Niigata Prefecture<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Hiroyuki Yamaguchi<\/strong>
Research on Strengthening the Foundation and Talent Development for Promoting Universal Design in the Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Takashi Arakawa<\/strong>
Heating Treatment Processing of Jade at Jade Source Sites<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2022 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Representative \/ Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Shotaro Kakizoe<\/strong>
Elucidation of the Subterranean Insect Fauna Endemic to the Itoigawa Geopark<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Hiroyuki Yamaguchi<\/strong>
Research Study on the Promotion of Universal Design in the Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Ayano Aoki<\/strong>
Characterization and Detection Method of Active Landslides Using Remote Sensing in the Otokorogawa River Basin and Northern Hida Mountains Region<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Hibiki Chiba<\/strong>
Consideration of the Behavior and Structural Development History of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line in the Itoigawa Area<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Natsumi Aiba<\/strong>
Bedrock Geology and Rheology of Weathered Soil Layers in Fluid Landslides in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Tomoka Yanone<\/strong>
Study on Disaster Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction Experiences following the Itoigawa Large Fire<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n Keita Takahashi<\/strong>
Elucidation of the Lithology and Geological Structure of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Kotakigawa River Basin, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\t\t\tNote: Abstracts from earlier than 2022 are provided only as annual digests.\t<\/h5>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2021 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Consideration of the Behavior and Structural Development History of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line in the Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Study on Magma Mixing of Niigata Yakeyama Volcano<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Fluidization of Landslide Mass: A Case Study of the Landslide in Kuramizawa, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture on March 3, 2021<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Elucidation of Landslide Distribution and Its Characteristics around Renge Hot Springs and the Otokoro River Basin in Itoigawa City<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2020 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Elucidation of Magma Compositional Changes Across Active Periods of the Quaternary Niigata Yakeyama Volcano<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Chronology of Ancient Large-Scale Landslides in Onibushi, Itoigawa, Based on Dammed Sediments<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Examination of the Potential for Regional Revitalization Through Inbound Tourism Utilizing the Itoigawa Geopark from the Toyama Direction<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2019 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Geomorphological Development Process of the Large-Scale Landslide Area Distributed on the Left Bank of the Hayakawa River, Itoigawa City (Published Paper Included, Adobe Acrobat: 10MB)<\/a><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Geological and Petrological Study of Pleistocene Volcanic Rocks Distributed in the Eastern Itoigawa Region, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Elucidation of the Eruption History of Niigata Yakeyama Volcano Based on Tephra Stratigraphy<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Development of ESD\/SDGs Educational Activities in Itoigawa Geopark<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Reconstruction of the Sedimentary Environment and Provenance of the Lower Jurassic Kuruma Group Distributed in the Otokorogawa River Basin, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Evolutionary History of Land Snails Endemic to the Itoigawa Geopark: Verification Using Euhadra murayamamimai<\/em>, Which Underwent Dramatic Morphological Changes<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2018 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Review of the Background of the Establishment of the Geopark Project in UNESCO and an International Comparative Study of Implementation Cases: Focusing on the Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark and Estrela Geopark in Portugal<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Re-examination of the Renge Belt and Metamorphic Rocks by High-Precision Zircon U-Pb Dating<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Annual Changes in Bird Communities in the Himekawa and Sekikawa Rivers<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Elucidation of the Source Magma at the Inception of the Niigata Yakeyama Volcano Based on Lapilli in the Maegawa Debris Flow Deposits<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Archaeological Study on Plant Gathering and Processing Activities During the Jomon Period in the Itoigawa Area, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n Landslides in the Middle Reaches of the Umikawa River, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Caused by Typhoon 21 in 2017: A Comparative Study Using Geomorphological, Geological, and Soil Mechanics Approaches<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 8<\/td>\n Petrological Examination of Granitic Rocks Contained in the Serpentinite Melange of the Renge Belt<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 9<\/td>\n Study of Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Middle Carboniferous Seamount-Type Limestone in Omi, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 10<\/td>\n Two Paleozoic Mafic Rocks of Different Ages in the Mushigawa Complex, Omi Region, Niigata Prefecture, and Their Significance<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 11<\/td>\n Relationship Between Lithofacies Diversity and Petrological Characteristics of the Maeyama Lava from the Quaternary Niigata Yakeyama Volcano, Southern Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 12<\/td>\n Study of Metabasite Bodies in the Omi Region<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 13<\/td>\n Disaster Prevention Education in Geopark Regions: Based on a Questionnaire Survey of 5th-Grade Elementary School Students in Four Municipalities<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 14<\/td>\n Community-Led Town Planning and Tourism Promotion in Itoigawa City<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 15<\/td>\n Basic Analysis for Elucidating Networks Around Geoparks: Toward the Diversification of Communication Among Geopark Actors<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2017 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Changes in Cooperation Among Organizations Before and After World Geopark Certification in Itoigawa City: A Study Using Social Network Analysis<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Zircon U-Pb Age and Geochemical Characteristics of Metagabbro from the Mushikawa Complex in the Omi Region, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Origin of Metabasite Bodies in the Omi Region<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Study of Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Middle Carboniferous Seamount-Type Limestone in Omi, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Study of Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes in Serpentinite<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n Study on the Use and Manufacture of Polished Stone Axes at the Chojagahara Site<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2016 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Petrological Study of the Miocene Yamamoto Formation Welded Tuff Distributed in the Itoigawa Region, Niigata Prefecture<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Geological and Petrological Study of Miocene Volcanic Rocks Distributed in the Itoigawa City and Otari Village Region Along the Niigata-Nagano Prefectural Border at the Western Margin of the Northern Fossa Magna Region<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Formation History of the Renge Metamorphic Rocks<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Empirical Study on the Actual Conditions of Geotourism in the Itoigawa Global Geopark<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Reconstruction of the Late Paleozoic Pelagic Ecosystem Using Microfossils in the Omi Limestone<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n The Impact of the Geopark Overseas Dispatch Program on the Learning Motivation of Junior High School Students: Based on an Analysis of Itoigawa City’s Hong Kong Overseas Dispatch Program<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2015 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n On the Okubo Landslide in the Okubo Area of Itoigawa City<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Hydrogeochemical Study of Thermal Groundwater in the Northern Part of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n Structural Geological Study Around the Nechi River in Itoigawa City, Focusing Primarily on the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata Distributed in the Western Itoigawa Area<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Metamorphism and Exhumation-Emplacement Processes of High-Pressure Metamorphic Rocks in the Itoigawa-Omi Region<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Changes in Resident Awareness and Activities Brought by the Itoigawa Geopark, and Proposals for New Community Activities for Regional Revitalization<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 7<\/td>\n Discovery and Development of Geopark-Related Products Through Agriculture-Commerce-Industry Collaboration and the Construction of Their Geo-Stories<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 8<\/td>\n Development of Geopark Learning Materials Focusing on Snowfall in Itoigawa<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 9<\/td>\n Research Study on Regional Promotion and Regional Economy Accompanying Geopark Certification and the Opening of the Shinkansen (From a Comparative Study of Itoigawa and Hakusan)<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t2014 List of Abstracts \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
No.<\/td>\n Project Name<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 1<\/td>\n Study of High-Pressure Metamorphic Rock Blocks Occurring in the Omi Region<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 2<\/td>\n Geological and Paleontological Study of the Mesozoic Strata in Western Itoigawa<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 3<\/td>\n The Kingfisher’s Path: Building Bonds with the Itoigawa Geopark<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 4<\/td>\n Petrological Study of the Miocene Yamamoto Formation Distributed in the Himekawa River Basin<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 5<\/td>\n Study on the Lacustrine Environments of Itoigawa City<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
No. 6<\/td>\n Geographical Study Toward Constructing a Japanese Model of Geo-Stories<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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