Bunpei Tojo – TUFS
Area Studies
Bumpei Tojo specializes in Bengali regional studies, geography, and geographic information systems (GIS). His research encompasses land cover and land use changes, forest conservation, public health, and spatial epidemiology, particularly focusing on the surveillance of tropical infectious diseases, with South and Southeast Asia as key research regions. In the courses and seminars he offers, a strong emphasis is placed on equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to address social and environmental challenges through the perspectives of regional studies and applied geography. Students learn to comprehensively analyze natural and social environments, conduct critical evaluations, and design coherent plans and proposals to resolve regional issues. Centered around the theme of “development and environmental conservation,” the program integrates fieldwork-based regional research with GIS, statistical analysis, and other geographic methods to enhance students’ analytical capabilities. Moreover, the program actively promotes problem-solving research that incorporates local residents’ perspectives, fostering the ability to apply academic findings to practical and societal contexts.