Personal Information
Assistant Professor, World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Profession
Architectural History of Ancient and Medieval Period at the Southeast Asia
Conservation of Stone and Brick Structure
World Heritage Studies
Career
2019-: Assistant Professor
World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
2018-2019: Senior Specialist
World Cultural Heritage Unit, Office for International Cooperation of Cultural Heritages, Cultural Resources unitization Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs
2016-2018: Senior Specialist
Office for World Cultural Heritage, Monuments and Sites Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs
2013-2016: Assistant Professor
World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
2007-2013: Site Director
Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor
2004-2007: Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Education
2010: Doctor of Architecture degree awarded
Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture
Doctoral thesis: “Study on the Ancient Khmer City ISANAPURA”
2001-2004: Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
2001-2004: Doctoral Program in Architectural History
Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture
1999-2001: Master of Architecture
Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture
1996-1999: Bachelor of Architecture
Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture
Main Works
2016-2019: Senior Specialist, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Nomination work of the UNESCO World Heritage
Architectural Works of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (2017)
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018)
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, Mounded Tombs in Ancient Japan (2019)
2013-2015: UNESCO Expert
Borobudur Conservation Project (in Indonesia)
2006-2015: Technical Advisor, Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor Monument
Restoration Project of the Outer Gallery, Bayon
Restoration Project of the Southern Library, Bayon
Restoration Project of the Northern Library, Angkor Wat
2003-2016: Field Director
Sambor Prei Kuk Conservation Project (in Cambodia)
Awards
2012: Decorated the Royal medal of Sahametrei from Kingdom of Cambodia,
by the restoration work of the Bayon temple
2006: Decorated the Royal Medal of Sahametrei from Kingdom of Cambodia,
by the research and conservation of Sambor Prei Kuk monuments
SHIMODA Laboratory
World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY