Application of Geographical Terminology to Japanese Urban Growth

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Japan is one of the rare countries in the world where the education of university level is given by non-european language. It is very difficult, therefore, for geographers in the world to read and to use the articles of Japanese geographical magazines. But on the other hand it is very common in Japan to read and to refer to the articles and theories appeared in the occidental world. We can say that Japanese geographers have more chance to aproach to the world-wide geographical studies. Japan exports very little works in the field of geographical science, while it imports excessively abundant. Japanese geographers are almost accustomed not to express their original contributions to the international society of geographers, but to be taught by Occidentals, to introduce the Occidental theories and terminologies of sciences, and to apply them to the Japanese actualities. This situation is very similar to that of developing countries in the third world. The author would summarize the facts observed in Japanese urban growth and urban structure in recent days and examine the geographical words if they will be applicable to Japanese urban phenomena.
東京大学教養学部人文地理学研究室,Institute of Human Geography,東京大学教養学部人文科学科の論文
1986-03-30