Business overview
The aim is to give back the knowledge of university research to the local community and society by utilizing the creative and academic research results of university researchers in Kyoto City’s policies and projects. Researchers and the relevant departments of Kyoto City have been working together since the planning stage to advance the research, and results presentations will be held to widely disseminate and share the results of the research, as well as social gatherings between researchers, citizens, city officials, students, etc., with the aim of forming a network based on the surveys and research conducted in this project.
Research results report
Research results report
This is a report on the results of surveys and studies adopted in 2014.
*The title of the research director and the name of the research collaboration department are those at the time of adoption.
Designated Subject 1:
Research into the protection, management, use and utilization of personal information following the enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (hereinafter referred to as the “Number Act”)
| Research Themes | Same as Assignment 1 |
| Research representative | Professor Akihiro Saeki, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University |
| Research Overview | The My Number system will be gradually implemented, starting with the notification of a personal number to each citizen in October 2015. This research aims to explore how the personal number can be utilized in advance of the full implementation of the system, based on the “Number Act,” which is the legal basis for the system, and the ordinance that Kyoto City will enact based on the act through creative ingenuity. |
| joint research | Kyoto City Employee Legal Affairs Research Association |
| Department in charge | Number System Planning Section, Information Promotion Office, General Planning Bureau |
| research report | Research results report  |
Designated Theme 2:
Research on creating a place for interaction among businesses in the city center (areas surrounded by Shijo-dori, Kawaramachi-dori, Oike-dori, and Karasuma-dori streets and surrounding areas)
| Research Themes | Empirical research on the formation and development of networks among merchants, citizens, etc. through the creation of spaces for interaction |
| Research representative | Masanobu Nishimura, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology |
| Research Overview | In recent years, the annual retail sales in the central Kyoto area (Kyoto Machinaka) has been on a downward trend. As inter-city competition is expected to intensify in the future, in order to overcome this, it is necessary to create a place for interaction in the area and revitalize Kyoto Machinaka by forming a personal network between merchants, citizens, etc. In this study, we attempted to create a place for interaction that connects a variety of individuals and groups, such as merchants in Kyoto Machinaka, and demonstrated the ideal form of an effective place for forming a personal network in Kyoto Machinaka. |
| Department in charge | Commerce and Industry Department, Industrial and Tourism Bureau, Commercial Promotion Division |
| research report | Research results report |
Designated Theme 3:
Analysis of employment trends of international students after graduation from university and research into support measures from local governments, companies and universities
| Research Themes | Same as Assignment 3 |
| Research representative | Kazuhiko Ishihara, Director of the Career Center and Professor of the College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University |
| Research Overview | The study analyzed the motivations and reasons for wanting to work for Japanese companies of international students in Kyoto, mainly those at Ritsumeikan University, as well as the skills that can be utilized in companies and future prospects. It also conducted a questionnaire survey on the skills companies are looking for in international students, their expectations for the effectiveness of hiring, and the actual situation of international students leaving their jobs, and examined measures that should be taken by Kyoto City, the University Consortium Kyoto, individual universities, etc. |
| Department in charge | (Kyoto City) University Policy Section, Comprehensive Policy Office, Comprehensive Planning Bureau, Industrial Policy Division, Industrial Strategy Department, Industrial Tourism Bureau, International Promotion Office, Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Division, Commerce and Industry Department (University Consortium Kyoto), Research and Public Relations Department |
| research report | Research results report |
Free assignment 1
| Research Themes | Spatial composition and transition of public housing and surrounding residential areas in the suburbs of Kyoto City -Through a survey of the autonomous management by public housing residents- |
| Research representative | Tetsuya Masaki, Doctoral student, Department of Industrial Science, Graduate School of Kyoto Institute of Technology |
| Research Overview | In suburban residential areas of Kyoto City, where privately developed detached houses are densely packed, the outdoor spaces of public rental housing have become valuable open spaces and green spaces in the area, and it is hoped that they will continue to be maintained and utilized as local assets. In particular, the small-scale municipal housing distributed in Yamashina Ward and eastern Fushimi Ward in Kyoto City, which were selected as the subject of the study, is small enough that its relationship with the surrounding residential areas is easy to understand, and the aim was to understand the regional characteristics of each municipal housing by comparing them with each other. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the spatial relationship between the outdoor spaces of municipal housing and the surrounding area through the autonomous management of the outdoor spaces of the residents, and to link the findings obtained to recommendations for Kyoto City’s policies. |
| Department in charge | Urban Planning Bureau, Housing Office, Urban Planning Division |
| research report | Research results report |
Free assignment 2
| Research Themes | Research on next-generation citizen collaboration policies using the Future Center in Kyoto City |
| Research representative | Hidenori Sugioka, Lecturer, Faculty of Public Policy, Kyoto Prefectural University |
| Research Overview | This research has two objectives. The first is to focus on “Future Centers,” which have been attracting attention in recent years as a method for solving problems, and to clarify the current situation in each of Japan’s industrial, academic, public, and NPO sectors. A Future Center is a “dedicated space where diverse people can gather and engage in good dialogue.” The second is to clarify the current situation regarding Kyoto City’s citizen collaboration promotion policy, and based on the results, to make recommendations for next-generation citizen collaboration policies that utilize Kyoto City’s Future Centers. |
| Department in charge | Comprehensive Planning Bureau, Office for Promotion of Citizen Collaboration, in charge of Citizen Collaboration, Comprehensive Planning Bureau, Office for Promotion of Citizen Collaboration, in charge of University Policy |
| research report | Research results report |
Free assignment 3
| Research Themes | The environment of residential gardens in Kyoto City and the impact of their decline on urban biota |
| Research representative | Mr. Shozo Shibata, Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University |
| Research Overview | This study aimed to clarify the quantitative changes and distribution characteristics of machiya gardens due to the decline in Kyoto machiya, and to clarify the multifaceted value of machiya gardens as urban green spaces by evaluating their environments as habitats for living things. The survey area was the former Momozono school district in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, and a GIS was used to investigate the distribution and quantitative changes of machiya gardens, as well as field surveys of actual measurements of machiya gardens and interviews with residents. |
| Department in charge | Environmental Management Division, Environmental Planning Department, Environmental Policy Bureau |
| research report | Research results report |
Achievement report meeting/exchange meeting
In order to widely disseminate and share the results of the six surveys and research projects selected in 2014, we held a results presentation session. In addition, we held a networking event to promote interaction between researchers across the boundaries of universities and laboratories, as well as between researchers and citizens, students, and government officials, as detailed below.
- Date and Time
- March 17, 2015 (Tuesday) 17:00-21:10
- place
- Campus Plaza Kyoto
17:00～ Results presentation 4th floor lecture room 3
20:20～ Social gathering 2nd floor meeting rooms 2 and 3 - Content
- (1) Results presentation (91 participants)
Six researchers selected this year presented the results of their research.
(2) Networking session (62 participants)
Based on the results presentations, researchers, citizens, and Kyoto City officials exchanged opinions.
(3) Flyer for the Results Presentation and Networking Session for the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” [Click here for details]
Research News
We introduce the progress of surveys and research.
Research News from the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” No. 1 [Click here for details]
Research News from the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” No. 2 [Click here for details]
Research News from the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” No. 3 [Click here for details]
Research News from the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” No. 4 [Click here for details]
Research News from the “Kyoto Future Creative Research Project” No. 5 [Click here for details]
Contact Information
The Consortium of Universities Kyoto, a public interest incorporated foundation Future Kyoto Creative Research Project Contact: Mizuta, Yano
Email: mirainokyoto■consortium.or.jp TEL: 075-708-5803
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