Research and Teaching Areas of Qualified Teachers
*Cooperation with JIRCAS.
As of August 22, 2025
Bioproduction and Bioenvironmental Sciences
Agricultural Production Science
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ARAKI Hideki | Yamaguchi | Agronomy | Function of plant production under environmental stresses and its agronomical application |
| KOBAYASHI Nobuo | Shimane | Horticultural Breeding | Evaluation of plant genetic resources and applications for breeding |
| TAKAHASHI Tadashi | Yamaguchi | Crop Science | Establishment of low-cost and low-input crop cultivation systems |
| TAKEMURA Yoshihiro | Tottori | Horticultural Science | Studies on the crop ecophysiology in horticultural crops |
| TANAKA Hiroyuki | Tottori | Plant Genetics | Genetic and breeding studies on improving quality of wheat flour |
| TSURUNAGA Yoko | Shimane | Food Processing | Studies on manufacturing method and functionality in food processing |
| NAKATSUKA Akira | Shimane | Molecular Breeding of Horticultural Crop | Molecular breeding for agriculturally useful traits in horticulture crops |
| NONAMI Kazuyoshi | Tottori | Agricultural Production Engineering | Mechanization of agricultural work |
| MATSUMOTO Shingo | Shimane | Biochemistry of Soil and Plant Nutrition | Studies on the mechanism of plant nutrient acquisition in relation to soil fertility |
| MATSUMOTO Toshikazu | Shimane | Fruit science | Studies on fruit growing and processed food |
| YANO Akira | Shimane | Plant Environmental Engineering | Application of photonics technology in plant cultivation environments |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| IKEURA Hiromi | Shimane | Postharvest Horticulture | Studies on the aroma and functionality of horticultural plants. |
| UJIIE Kazuhiro | Shimane | Crop Science | Studies on the introduction of quinoa cultivation in San'in region |
| ESUMI Tomoya | Shimane | Horticultural Crop Physiology | Reproductive physiology in fruit and ornamental trees |
| KADONO Atsunobu | Tottori(Tottori University of Environmental Studies) | Soil Science | Pedology-based modeling of biogeochemical cycles |
| KADOWAKI Masayuki | Shimane | Crop Science | Studies on the photosynthesis and dry matter production in field crops |
| KIM Junghee | Yamaguchi | Fruit science | Inheritance of various traits in fruit trees and their use in breeding |
| KOBAYASI Kazuhiro | Shimane | Crop Science | Crop production under abiotic stresses |
| KONDO Kensuke | Tottori | Vegetable Science | Studies on vegetable cultivation technology |
| SHIGYO Masayoshi | Yamaguchi | Vegetable Crop Science | Studies on Breeding and Cultivation of Vegetables |
| SHIRO Sokichi | Shimane | Soil Microbiology | Studies on the improvement of legume crop productivity by utilizing symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
| TANAKA Hideyuki | Shimane | Horticultural Science | Studies on production of horicultural plants |
Managerial Economics
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ASRES Elias Baysa | Tottori | Rural Development and Agricultural Extension | Socio-economic studies of rural and agricultural development interventions in Africa and Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on understanding their effects on farm productivity, livelihoods, and poverty alleviation |
| TSUTSUI Kazunobu | Tottori | Rural Geography / Regional Economics | Studies on regional economy and community development in Rural areas |
| WAN Li | Tottori | Marketing Information Analytics | Agricultural products distribution channels and econometric analysis of market information |
| MATSUDA Toshinobu | Tottori | Economics of Consumer Behavior | Empirical analysis of consumer behavior, especially food demand |
| MATSUMURA Ichizen | Tottori | Farm Management | Studies on the relationship between farm management and rural society |
| YASUNAGA Nobuyoshi | Shimane | Regional Economics | Sustainability of farmlands, communities, and economies in less favored areas |
| YASUNOBU Kumi | Tottori | International agricultural development studies | Agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| KIHARA Nahoko | Tottori | Agribusiness Accounting | Organizational management and accounting in agriculture and rural areas |
| NAKAMA Yukiko | Shimane | Agricultural policy | Studies on agricultural policies in postwar Japan |
Forest and Watershed Environmental Sciences
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ISHII Masayuki | Shimane | Regional infrastructure Engineering | Development of designing method for renovation of irrigation facilities |
| IWASAKI Nobusuke | Tottori | Geographic Information Science | Application of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) and Open Data for analyzing historical landscape changes in Satochi-Satoyama (traditional rural areas) |
| KUBO Masako | Shimane | Plant Ecology | Plant ecology, vegetation and conservation |
| NAGAMATSU Dai | Tottori | Plant Ecology | Population dynamics of forest and grassland, vegetation science and biodiversity conservation |
| FUJIMOTO Takaaki | Tottori | Wood Physics | Analysis of wood property variation, and development of measurement techniques |
| YOSHIMURA Tetsuhiko | Shimane | Forest Utilization | Social and technological issues in forest utilization and wood harvesting |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| IWANAGA Fumiko | Tottori | Tree Physiology | Tree ecophysiology in forests |
| UENO Kazuhiro | Shimane | Water Circulation Design Engineering | Development of maintenance and disaster prevention methods for irrigation and drainage facilities |
| KATO Sadahisa | Tottori(Tottori University of Environmental Studies) | Ecological Planning | Nature-based Solutions, Green Infrastructure |
| KUWABARA Tomoyuki | Shimane | Water Environmental Conservation | Conservation and restoration of water environment, and purification of waste water and environmental water |
| SUGAMORI Yoshiaki | Tottori | Historical Geology | Approaching the geohistory and mechanism of the Earth with geology |
| TAKAHASHI Erina | Shimane | Silviculture | Research on forest management of artificial forests and dynamics of natural forests |
| HAGA Hirokazu | Tottori | Forest Hydrology | Water cycle, organic matter export, and instream wood dynamics |
| HAGIWARA Taiki | Yamaguchi | Nondestructive Inspection | Nondestructive inspection of water pipeline systems based on fluid-structure interaction |
| YAMASHITA Tamon | Shimane | Forest Science | Forest Ecology and Environment |
| YAMANAKA Keisuke | Tottori | Silvicultere | Research on forestry and forest management |
| YONE Yasumichi | Shimane | Forest Remote Sensing | Studies on forest measurement and resource management using satellites, airborne, UAVs and terrestrial lasers. |
Environmental Bioscience
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ARANISHI Futoshi | Shimane | Conservation ecology | Conservation genetics and evolutionary ecology of hydrobiosphere |
| UENO Makoto | Shimane | Plant Pathology | Studies on the expression of resistance in plant-microbe interaction |
| KAMINAKA Hironori | Tottori | Plant-Microbe Interactions | Molecular mechanisms of immune response and mycorrhizal symbiosis in plants |
| KARASAWA Shigenori | Tottori | Biodiversity | Genetic diversity and species diversity of invertebrates |
| KIHARA Junichi | Shimane | Plant Pathology | Photoresponces of the phytopathogenic fungi |
| NAKA Hideshi | Tottori | Applied Entomology | Revealing the chemical ecology of insects, mainly moths, and their application to agricultural pest control |
| TAKEMATSU Yoko | Yamaguchi | Ecological Entomology | Biodiversity and ecology of termites |
| HOSOI Eiji | Yamaguchi | Applied Animal Ecology | Ecological study of pest and/or endangered animal species for conservation and management |
| YAMAGUCHI Keiko | Shimane | Aquatic Ecology | Studies on ecology of benthic animals and aquatic environments |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| IZUMI Yohei | Shimane | Insect Physiology | Studies on diapause and cold hardiness in insect |
| OSAKI Kumiko | Tottori | Plant pathology | Studies on plant disease control in plant-pathogen interactions |
| KITAZAWA Yugo | Yamaguchi | Plant Pathology | Studies on infection mechanisms of bacterial plant pathogen |
| KIDO Kazutaka | Tottori | Plant Pathology | Mechanism of seed borne diseases by plant-pathogenic bacteria |
| SASAKI Kazunori | Yamaguchi | Plant Pathology | Mechanisms of pathogenicity expression in plant-microbe interactions |
| SHIMIZU-KAYA Usun | Shimane | Insect Ecology | Species interactions of insects and plants |
| HAYASHI Shohei | Shimane | Microbial Ecology | Ecology of soybean-nodulating rhizobia, Antarctic bacteria, and cyanobacteria in the environment and their applications |
| HORINOUCHI Masahiro | Shimane | Fish Ecology | Fish ecology in coastal habitats such as seagrass beds and mangrove areas |
| YANAGI Yukiko | Yamaguchi | Soil Science | Dynamics of soil organic matter / Soil genesis |
Bioresource and Life Sciences
Fungus and Mushroom Sciences
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| AIMI Tadanori | Tottori | Biochemical Technology of Microorganisms | Biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology of microbial production |
| SHIMOMURA Norihiro | Tottori | Mushroom Breeding and Cultivation | Studies on breeding and cultivation of mushroom resources |
| SOTOME Kozue | Tottori | Mushroom Phylogeny and Taxonomy | Phylogenetic taxonomy of mushrooms, and ecological researches of wood-decaying basidiomycetes |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ENDO Naoki | Tottori | Taxonomy and Ecology of Fungi | Resource enrichment, phylo-taxonomy, and ecology of mycorrhizal mushrooms |
Bioscience and Biotechnology
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| ARIMA Jiro | Tottori | Bio-Functional Chemistry | Functional analysis of enzymes and microorganisms, and their application to industry |
| ISHIKAWA Takahiro | Shimane | Plant Molecular Physiology | Biosynthesis pathway of antioxidants and metabolism of reactive oxygen species in photosynthetic organisms |
| IWASAKI Takashi | Tottori | Bioregulatory Chemistry | Development and screening of bioactive substances regulating biological function |
| SHIOTSUKI Takahiro | Shimane | Insect Chemical Biology and Agrobio-Regulators | Chemical biology and molecular mechanisms in regulation of insect development and their applications |
| MATSUO Yasuhiro | Shimane | Microbial Genetics | Cell signaling and cell cycle control in fission yeast |
| MARUTA Takanori | Shimane | Plant Physiology | Redox metabolism network and stress response in plants |
| YAMAMOTO Atsushi | Tottori(Tottori University of Environmental Studies) | Environmental mass spectrometry | Using mass spectrometry to characterize chemical composition and contamination in air, water, soil, and biological systems. |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| IMAMURA Hiromi | Yamaguchi | Analytical Cellular Biochemistry | Study on energy metabolism homeostasis with advanced analytical methods |
| OGAWA Takahisa | Shimane | Plant molecular physiology | Metabolism of vitamin-derived coenzymes in plants |
| KAINO Tomohiro | Shimane | Applied microbiology | Elucidation of biosynthesis, regulatory mechanism and function of coenzyme Q (ubiquinone) |
| KATAOKA Naoya | Yamaguchi | Fermentation Physiology and Engineering | Understanding of physiological characteristics of fermentation microorganisms and its biotechnological application |
| KOSAKA Tomoyuki | Yamaguchi | Functional microbiology | Research using microbial cells to study gene function |
| SATO Yu | Yamaguchi | Microbial Biothermology | Research on temperature adaptation mechanisms of microorganisms and their applications |
| NAKAGAWA Tsuyoshi | Shimane | Plant Molecular Genetics | Functional analysis of genes responsible for growth and development of plants |
| HACHIYA Takushi | Shimane | Plant Nutrition and Physiology | Nitrogen responses in plants |
| YAKUSHI Toshiharu | Yamaguchi | Biochemistry | Biochemistry |
| YUYAMA Ikuko | Yamaguchi | BiologyEnvironmental microbiology | Research on symbiotic associations with microbes |
| YOSHIDA Masa-aki | Shimane | Genome Biology | Evolution and biodiversity of marine invertebrates based on genome information |
Applied Bioresource Chemistry
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| AZAKAMI Hiroyuki | Yamaguchi | Molecular Microbiology | Molecular mechanisms of bacterial colonization to host surface |
| ISHIHARA Atsushi | Tottori | Natural Product Chemistry | Function, Biological activity, and Biosynthesis of metabolites produced by plants and microorganisms |
| ICHIYANAGI Tsuyoshi | Tottori | Organic Chemistry | The molecular design and functional analysis of bioactive compounds |
| KAWANO Tsuyoshi | Tottori | Bioorganic Chemistry | Regulation of diapause, metabolism and longevity corresponding to the growth environment |
| JISAKA Mitsuo | Shimane | Chemistry in Food Function | Modification of functional components in foods using enzymes and microorganisms |
| SHIMIZU Hidehisa | Shimane | Nutritional Pathophysiology | Study on the relationship between food-derived bacterial metabolites or cyanobacteria-derived toxins, and pathogenesis of diseases |
| TAMURA Jun-ichi | Tottori | Organic Chemistry | Chemical synthesis of bioactive glycans and isolation/characterization of natural glycans |
| BITO Tomohiro | Tottori | Food Function | Research on the biological functions of vitamins and other food components contained in foods |
| MUROTA Kaeko | Shimane | Bioavailability and Food Function | Bioavailability and physiological function of lipophilic food factors |
| YABUTA Yukinori | Tottori | Nutritional Science | Studies on the function of antioxidant vitamins and oxidative stress response |
| YAMAMOTO Tatsuyuki | Shimane | Bio-molecular Spectroscopy | Spectroscopic studies on life science and medical applications |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| AKAKABE Yoshihiko | Yamaguchi | Organic Chemistry | Search for naturally active compounds |
| IUCHI Yoshihito | Yamaguchi | Functional Food Chemistry | Study on biomolecular mechanism of the long-lived termite for anti-aging and longevity |
| ISHIGAKI Mika | Shimane | Molecular spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry | Non-destructive analysis of living bodies and biomolecules using molecular vibrational spectroscopies |
| UENO Kotomi | Tottori | Bioactive Chemistry | Identification and development of plant hormone-like compounds |
| OZAKI Shin-ichi | Yamguchi | Chemistry | Structure and function of enzymes |
| KIMATA Yoko | Yamaguchi | Biomolecular science | Elucidation and application of the anabolic metabolic control mechanism of plants |
| KOEDUKA Takao | Yamaguchi | Plant biochemistry | Major Research Interests: Plant metabolism and biochemistry |
| NISHIMURA Kohji | Shimane | Plant Molecular Cell Biology | Study of membrane trafficking of plant proteins and generation and application of health functional plants |
| NOOTHALAPATI Hemanth | Shimane | Bio-molecular Spectroscopy | Biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy coupled with big data analysis |
| MAENO Shintaro | Yamguchi | Food Microbiology | Bacterial taxonomy and environmental adaptation |
| MATSUI Kenji | Yamaguchi | Plant Biochemistry | Study on plant metabolic pathway and its ecophysiological function |
| MIYATA Hirofumi | Yamaguchi | Applied Physiology | Plasticity of neuromuscular function in mammals |
| YOSHIKIYO Keisuke | Shimane | Molecular recognition engineering | Food applications of molecular capsules |
Global Dryland Science
Global Dryland Science
Qualified major supervisor
| Name of Major Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| AKASHI Kinya | Tottori | Molecular and Cellular biology | Molecular responses of drought-tolerant plants and their application to molecular breeding |
| AN Ping | Tottori | Plant Eco-Physiology | Physiological responses and relative mechanisms of plants and plant ecophysiology in dry lands |
| ISHII Takayoshi | Tottori | Plant Cytogenetics | Improving crops through cellular engineering methods |
| ICHINOHE Toshiyoshi | Shimane | Livestock Feeding | Evaluation of ruminants production system |
| INOSAKO Koji | Tottori | Soil and Water Management | Conservation, restoration and sustainable use of soil and water environment |
| IBARAKI Yasuomi | Yamaguchi | Bio-environmental Control Engineering | Environmental control in plant production |
| ENDO Tsuneyoshi | Tottori | Soil Chemistry | Influence of soil properties and irrigation water quality on soil salinization/sodication in irrigated farmlands of arid regions |
| OGATA Hidehiko | Tottori | Irrigation and Drainage Facilities Engineering | Evaluation of construction materials and structural performance of irrigation and drainage structures |
| KISHII Masahiro (JIRCAS) |
Tottori | Plant genetic resource development | Research and utilization of plant genetic resources with high environmental tolerance for breeding |
| KINUGASA Toshihiko | Tottori | Dryland Restoration and Conservation Ecology | Ecology and ecophysiology of plants in arid and semi-arid grasslands |
| KIMURA Reiji | Tottori | Boundary Layer Meteorology | Heat and water balance in arid lands |
| KUROSAKI Yasunori | Tottori | Dryland Climatology | Climate change and variability, wind erosion, dust emission in drylands, and impacts of aeolian dust on climate |
| SAKUMA Shun | Tottori | Plant molecular breeding | Elucidation of the genetic basis controlling important traits and genomic breeding in crops |
| SHIMIZU Katsuyuki | Tottori | Water Use and Management | Monitoring and assessment of irrigation water management |
| SUZUKI Kenji | Yamaguchi | Meteorology | Observational study on precipitation mechanisms and development of instruments for hydrometeor measurements |
| TAGAWA Kotaro | Tottori | Renewable Energy Engineering | Technological development and optimal design of renewable energy systems and components |
| TANIGUCHI Takeshi | Tottori | Microbial Ecology | Soil and root microbial ecology and the application |
| TSUBO Mitsuru | Tottori | Climate Risk Management | Dryland agrometeorology and climate-smart agriculture |
| NISHIHARA Eiji | Tottori | Crop Production in Drylands | Construction of crop production system in areas including drylands |
| Nigussie Haregeweyn AYEHU | Tottori | Land Management | Watershed processes monitoring, modeling and management |
| HYODO Masahiro | Tottori | Facilities and Environmental Materials | Rehabilitation management of agricultural irrigation facilities and development of environmental materials |
| FUJIMAKI Haruyuki | Tottori | Soil Conservation | Development of methods for preventing salt accumulation and erosion and remediation of degraded soils |
| YAMADA Satoshi | Tottori | Plant Nutrition | Mechanisms of Response to Stresses of Plants in Arid Regions |
| YAMAMOTO Sadahiro | Tottori | Environmental Soil Science | Conservation of soil environment and sustainable use of farmland in arid regions |
Qualified supervisor
| Name of Supervisor | University | Research and Educational Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Major Research Interests | ||
| SAITO Tadaomi | Tottori | Soil and water management and conservation | Development and evaluation of environmental monitoring methods for arid land soils, hydrology and vegetation |
| SAGO Yuki | Yamaguchi | Protected horticulture | Monitoring and modeling of plant physiology in protected horticulture |
| SATO Kuniaki | Shimane | Soil Ecological Engineering | Environmental restoration and resource recycling by soil ecological engineering |
| SONG Sanghoun | Shimane | Animal Physiology | Animal nutritional physiology & Insect production and utilization |
| HAYASHI Keiichi | Tottori(JIRCAS) | Climate risk management | Agro-climate and climate change-responsive agriculture in developing regions including arid lands |
| MEGA Ryosuke | Yamaguchi | Plant Breeding Science | Molecular analysis of plant drought-tolerant and water-saving mechanism and breeding of new crop cultivar |
| YAMAZAKI Yuri | Tottori | Hydrospheric environmental science | Study on the assessment of the impact of the aquatic environment in agricultural areas |