Urban Thinker & Doer Tactical Urbanist | Placemaker

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"Designing Places for People & Planet" Creating lovable places through Tactical Urbanism and connecting academic theory with on-the-ground action.

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🟢 About Me

I am an Urban Thinker & Doer based in Tokyo, actively working across the boundaries of academia and practice.

As an Associate Professor at Nihon University, I research urban design theories, specifically focusing on the public realm. Simultaneously, as the Co-Executive Director of "Sotonoba" and "Area Based Management Lab.," I lead Pilot Projects, implementation projects, and media dissemination to drive the Japanese placemaking movement.

• Location: Tokyo, Japan
• Languages: Japanese (Native), English
• Key Themes: Tactical Urbanism, Placemaking, Walkable City, Street Design, Area Based Management

🏛 Current Positions

Academic

• Associate Professor
  • Department of Architecture, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University
  • Head of Izumiyama Lab (Urban Design & Planning)

Professional & Social

• Co-Executive Director
  • Sotonoba (General Incorporated Association)
  • Editor-in-Chief, Sotonoba Media
• Representative
  • Area Based Management Lab. (General Incorporated Association)
• Regional Network Leader, Japan
  • PlacemakingX

📚 Selected Projects & Works

🔗 Connect & Links