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Geomorphology and Physical Geography Lab
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A geomorphology lab that reads the Earth's surface environment from how landforms formed.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding the Earth's surface environment from how landforms came to be.
The Geomorphology and Physical Geography Lab studies how various landforms, such as coasts, rivers, slopes, and tectonic landforms, have formed.
Using a range of methods, including geomorphology, Quaternary geology, and geophysics, the lab clarifies the developmental history and formation processes of landforms.
Through this basic research, the lab also works on determining when past earthquakes occurred on active faults and on investigating shallow structures a few kilometers underground.
The lab has close ties with the Terrestrial Seismology and Volcanology research division at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, and holds lab seminars and conducts research together with it.
Key terms
- Quaternary
- The geological period from about 2.6 million years ago to the present. Glacial and interglacial periods repeated, and sea level and climate changed greatly.
- Sea-level change
- The rise and fall of sea level over long periods of time. It affects coastal and river landforms.
- Active fault
- A fault that has moved repeatedly in recent geological time and may move again. It can cause inland earthquakes.
NewsLab news
A graduate student's research was published in Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union
An alumnus's research was published in Geomorphology
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to clarify how landforms form and to understand the Earth's surface environment. It investigates the development and formation mechanisms of various landforms, such as coasts, rivers, and slopes.
*Illustrative imageCoastal and River Landforms and Changes in Sea Level and Climate
The lab investigates how coastal and river landforms in Asia, including Japan, have developed. It focuses on their relationship to sea-level change and climate change in the Quaternary, especially since the Last Glacial Maximum.
*Illustrative imageProcesses of Slope Formation
The lab investigates the processes by which slopes are formed in humid regions and tropical highlands.
*Illustrative imageSoil Erosion and Desertification in Drylands
The lab studies soil erosion and desertification in arid and semi-arid regions.
*Illustrative imageLandform Changes Caused by Sudden Events
The lab investigates landform changes and sediment movement caused by sudden events such as landslides, debris flows, floods, and earthquakes.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Geomorphology and Physical Geography Lab are faculty and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKazuaki Hori
- Assistant ProfessorYoshinori Otsuki
- Assistant ProfessorNaoya Takahashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Sydney (AU), Coastal Cliff Walk” Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Coastal and River Landforms and Changes in Sea Level and Climate: “Yellow River Delta” NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland. / Public domain (cropped)
- Processes of Slope Formation: “Kokkozka Valley, Belbek Valley, Crimean Mountains, Crimea” Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Soil Erosion and Desertification in Drylands: “White Desert, Desert landscape, Egypt” Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Landform Changes Caused by Sudden Events: “Torrent du Pousset” Alexmodesto73 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Natural Disaster Science Lab): “Fault scarp a Quake Lake 19970627” Jstuby / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fault and Crustal Mechanics Lab): “Fault Zone - geograph.org.uk - 8323129” Anne Burgess / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Geology and Paleoceanography Lab): “Kilve Beach Rock Formation - geograph.org.uk - 229528” Rob Farrow / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Human Geography Lab): “Mercator projection SW” Strebe / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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