Department of Geography, Komazawa University

ODA, Masayasu

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�yEducation�z

�yProfessional Positions�z

�yResearch Interests�z

• mountain religions in Japan
• pilgrimage in Japan and Europe
• distribution of religions in Japan
• old maps of Japan
• tourism in Yoshinoyama, Nara, Japan

�yProfessional Affiliations�z

• Association of Japanese Geographers
• Human Geographical Society of Japan
• Association of Historical Geographers in Japan (Councilor)
• Association for the Study of Japanese Mountain Religion (Executive Committee Member)
• Folklore Society of Japan
• Folklore Society of Kyoto
• Society of Historical Research
• Japanese Association for Religious Studies
• Japanese Society of the History of Transport and Communications

�yRecent Publications�z

ODA, Masayasu. 1991. Geographical Perspectives on the Study of Shugendo, A Japanese Mountain Religion, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 4: 19-27.

�Q�Q�Q.1993. Geographical Problems in the Study of Mountain Religion, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 29: 135-153. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1993. Types and Propagation of Lists of 75 Sacred Place Names in the Ohmine Mountains, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 6: 71-88. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1993. Geographical Perspectives on a Japanese Mountain Religion, Shugendo: With Special Reference to the Ohmine Mountains, Dossiers de la Revue de Geographie Alpine, 11: 135-140.

�Q�Q�Q. 1994. On the Geographical Studies of Pilgrimage by Gisbert Rinschede, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 30: 129-141. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1995. Catholic Pilgrimage in the Southern Part of Germany, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 31: 39-68. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1996. Bergreligion in Japan, Komazawa daigaku bungakubu kenkyu kiyo [Journal of the Faculty of Letters, Komazawa University], 54: 33-54. (in German)

�Q�Q�Q. 1997. The Current Trends of Literary Geography in Japan, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 33: 101-116. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1998. The Omine Mts. Painted on Pictorial Maps of Yamato Province in the Edo Period, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 34: 47-64. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1999. Old Maps in Komazawa University Library, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 35: 71-82. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 1999. Geography of Religion in Japan since 1977, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 12: 27-32.

�Q�Q�Q. 1999. Distribution of Christianity in Japan, The Pennsylvania Geographer, 37(1): 17-32.

�Q�Q�Q. 2000. Historical Change and Seasonable Variation of Tourlist Arrival in Yoshinoyama, Nara Prefecture, after the Second World War, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 36: 33-54. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 2001. Establishment of a Kokumin Shukusha (People's Inn) and its Business Closure in Yoshinoyama, Nara Prefecture, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 37: 37�|64. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 2001. History of Pictorial Maps of Yamato Province: Reexamination of the Omine Mountains Painted on Pictorial Maps, Rekishi chirigaku [Historical Geography], 43(5): 1-20. (JE)

�Q�Q�Q. 2002. Geography of Religion in Postwar Japan: An Analysis of the Bibliography, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 38: 21-51. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2002. On a Historical Record about the Forty-two Sacred Places in the Omine Mountains in the Jimben, a Shugendo Journal, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 15: 41-67. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2003. Distribution of Buddhism in Japan: An Attempt to Draw a Map of the Buddhist-Denominational Regions, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 39: 37-58. (JE) abstract

KAYAMA, Norio and �Q�Q�Q. 2003. Tourist Trends and the Role of a Resident Organization in Kakunodate Town, Akita Prefecture, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 16: 45-57. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2004. Geographical Themes in the Study of Worship Catchment Area: A Review of Religious Space of Japan by Keisuke Matsui, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 40: 105-120. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2005. Guest Editor's Introduction to the Special Issue on Historical Geography of Religious Culture, Rekishi chirigaku [Historical Geography], 47(1): 1-3. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2005. Conclusions: Future Issues in Historical Geography of Religious Culture, Rekishi chirigaku [Historical Geography], 47(1): 107-110. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2006. On Commemorating the History of the Department of Geography: An example of the commemoration program of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Department of Geography, Komazawa University, Komazawa chiri [Komazawa Journal of Geography], 42: 5-10. (JE) abstract

�Q�Q�Q. 2006. Distribution of Buddhist Denominations in Japan, Chiikigaku kenkyu [Regional Views], 19: 31-35. abstract (same as Oda (2003))