Researchers

OKADA Masaaki

OKADA Masaaki: Professor

Faculty	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Researchmap	https://researchmap.jp/technoscape

Education and Career

Education

1987/04 - 1991/03 , Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Engineering,
1991/04 - 1994/03 , Tokyo Institute of Technology, Science of Engineering,
1992/09 - 1993/08 , University of Washington, Urban Design and Planning,
1994/04 - 1996/09 , Tokyo Institute of Technology, Science of Engineering,

Research Activities

Research Areas

Environmental science/Agricultural science, Landscape science
Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention), Civil engineering (environmental systems)

Research Interests

Water Spring, Great Britain, Tourism, Limestone, Industrial Landscape, ヘリテージスタディ, テクノスケープ, 土木遺産, 土木史, 近代化遺産, 景観工学, Landscape of Ruin, Technoscape, Civil Engineering Heritage, History of Civil Engineering, Industrial Heritage, Landscape

Published Papers

Sacred Springs and Magical Waters: Influences of Animism on the Sustainable Uses (Sake Brewing and Papermaking Industries) of Spring Water in Japan
Masaaki Okada
Handbook of Traditional Spirituality and Sustainability, Springer Nature Cham , 177-194, 2, Jul. 2026 , Refereed
Technoscape of Mt. Fuji: How Natural Resources Have Shaped the Sublime Landscape of Paper and Pulp Industry
Masaaki Okada
AMPS Proceedings Series 44 | ISSN 2398-9467 , 80-90, Mar. 2026 , Refereed
Study on landscape of paper and pulp industry and local culture in Takasago city as art hub
Masaaki OKADA; Chiyo YAMANAKA
Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 88 (5) , 541-544, Mar. 2025 , Refereed