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Urban Stock Evaluation Lab
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A lab that studies the history and preservation of traditional cities and architecture in Japan and Asia.

AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the history and preservation of traditional cities and architecture.
The Urban Stock Evaluation Lab studies traditional cities, villages, and architecture in regions such as Japan and Asia, from both historical and preservation-and-regeneration perspectives.
Topics for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses are set independently by students according to their own interests.
Students can take part in activities such as Research Units and the Edo Samurai Residence Area Study Group, and can receive guidance and advice from researchers at the University of Tsukuba and other universities.
On the lab's website, the lab is introduced under the name "Fujikawa Lab."
Key terms
- Village
- Village: a settlement where people gather to live, such as a farming community.
- Preservation and regeneration
- Preservation and regeneration: keeping old buildings and townscapes and renovating them so that they can continue to be used.
- Research Unit
- Research Unit: a unit of research groups at the University of Tsukuba. Undergraduate and graduate students in the lab can take part in its activities.
ResearchResearch themes
This lab conducts historical research and research on preservation and regeneration, targeting traditional cities, villages, and architecture in regions such as Japan and Asia. Students set the topics of their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses independently according to their own interests.
*Illustrative imageHistorical Research on Traditional Cities and Architecture
The lab conducts historical research on traditional cities, villages, and architecture in regions such as Japan and Asia. Specific topics are decided by undergraduate and graduate students according to their own interests.
*Illustrative imageResearch on the Preservation and Regeneration of Cities and Architecture
The lab conducts research on the preservation and regeneration of traditional cities, villages, and architecture in regions such as Japan and Asia. Here too, undergraduate and graduate students set their topics according to their interests.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Urban Stock Evaluation Lab consist of faculty members, part-time researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMasaki Fujikawa
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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: “Linwood Historic District, barn ( )” Preservation Maryland / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Historical Research on Traditional Cities and Architecture: “Machiya building” Japanexperterna.se / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Research on the Preservation and Regeneration of Cities and Architecture: “Preserved Historic Stone House Architecture” QueenCityCebu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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