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Insularity and geographic diversity of the peripheral Japanese Islands

Akitoshi Hiraoka ... [et al.] editors

(International perspectives in geography : AJG library / editor in chief, Noritaka Yagasaki, v. 18)

Springer, c2022

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Other editors: Satoshi Suyama, Hisamitsu Miyauchi, Takehisa Sukeshige

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Description

This book clarifies the geography of the peripheral Japanese islands from a variety of angles. The islands are distributed in the tropical and cool temperate zones, and the most distant inhabited islands are more than 1,000 km from the mainland. In the past, they were Japan's frontier, close to neighboring countries. However, during Japan's modernization process, the islands were positioned as backward regions, supplying food, resources, and labor. Today, the islands are considered to be on the periphery of Japan, with lifestyles different from those of the mainland. The islands are also getting attention as sightseeing locales and emigration regions attracting those who prefer country life-an image of the islands that has been created by the romanticized gaze from the Japanese mainland. The authors describe the various forms of the outlying Japanese islands and at the same time discover their common regional characteristics, as defined by the view from the mainland.

Table of Contents

Preface Akitoshi Hiraoka 1 Cultural and Social Overview of Japanese Islands 1.1 Islands in Island Nation 1.2 Two Coordinate Axes of Islands and Mainlands' Relation 1.3 Mapping Islands on the Coordinates Satoshi Suyama References 2 Conventional Studies of Japanese Islands 2.1 Trends in Japanese Island Studies since the Establishment of Modern Geography Hisamitsu Miyauchi 2.2 Quantitative Typology of Japanese Islands Satoshi Suyama References 3 Positioning of Islands in Modern Japan 3.1 Albatross and Expansion of Imperial Japan Akitoshi Hiraoka 3.2 Island Policy: Promotion and Abandonment Satoshi Suyama 3.3 Improving Transport Infrastructure and Accessibility on Remote Islands in Japan Hisamitsu Miyauchi 3.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 4 Population Flow from/to the Islands 4.1 Residential Migration on Amami Oshima: Migration Factors and Spatial Changes Mee Ae Jung 4.2 Regional Background of Emigrants from Omishima to Manila in the Nineteenth and the early Twentieth Century Hironao Hanaki 4.3 How to Maintain a Rural Settlement through Screening and Accepting I(L)-Turn Migrants in Amami Oshima Koki Takahashi 4.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 5 Natural Hazard and Island Inhabitants 5.1 Malaria in the Modern Yaeyama Islands and Survival of Settlements Shinako Takahashi 5.2 Reconstruction Process after the Volcanic Eruptions of Mt. Oyama on Miyake-jima in 2000 Akira Takagi and Masayuki Seto 5.3 Accommodation of People to the Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis) in Amami Oshima: Focusing on Eradication and Segregation Misao Hashimoto 5.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 6 Life Space on Islands 6.1 Formation and Change of the Port Town in Mitarai, Osaki Shimojima Katsushi Shimizu 6.2 Catholicism and Regional Community on Amami Oshima: Frequently Changing Interpretation Tasuku Aso 6.3 Sustainability of Life, and Food Supply on an Outlying Island: A Case Study on Suo Oshima Hitoshi Araki 6.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 7 Production Space on Islands 7.1 Life Spaces and Utilizing Environment on Kikai-jima in the 1930s and 1940s Go Fujinaga 7.2 Development of Wagyu Cattle Operations in Chiburi-jima in the Oki Islands Kohei Oro 7.3 Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries and Sustainable Communities of Orono-shima Masakazu Yamauchi 7.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 8 Tourism Development in Islands 8.1 Transformation of Zamami-jima into a Tourist Destination and the Management Style of Marine Leisure Shops Hisamitsu Miyauchi 8.2 World Cultural Heritage and Christian Tourism in the Goto Islands Keisuke Matsui 8.3 Development and Problems of Inbound Tourism in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture Takehisa Sukeshige 8.4 Conclusion Satoshi Suyama References 9 Conclusion 9.1 Peripherization of Islands 9.2 Intersection of Gaze between Islands and Mainlands 9.3 Sustainability of Peripherized Islands 9.4 Insularity of Japanese Islands Satoshi Suyama References

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  • NCID
    BD03949283
  • ISBN
    • 9789811923159
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 261 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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