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Sasaki Lab
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A lab that considers the future of local communities through landscapes and scenery.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating a happy society through rich landscapes and spaces.
The Sasaki Lab studies how to create rich landscapes and spaces through landscape and design.
Focusing on regional cities and hilly and mountainous areas, such as Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu Prefecture and Miyada Village in Nagano Prefecture, the lab conducts place-based surveys and research.
Based on the idea that a lab is not an organization but a “place,” people from various backgrounds gather to engage in research, surveys, and community development practice.
Key terms
- Machizukuri (community development)
- Activities in which local people take the lead in creating a more livable local environment
- Regional perception
- The images and feelings that residents hold about their area or specific places in their daily lives
- Landscape plan
- A plan by municipalities and other bodies to protect and cultivate a landscape distinctive to the area
NewsLab news
A master’s student received the Outstanding Poster Award at the 21st Landscape and Design Research Presentation
A lab alumnus received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Landscape and Design Research Presentation
A student received an Honorable Mention in the design competition for Honmachi Bridge Plaza
Two master’s students received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 20th Landscape and Design Research Presentation
A student received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Landscape and Design Research Presentation
ResearchResearch themes
In the lab (known as the Landscape and Design Lab), each member tackles issues they consider important while continuing multifaceted research in fields they have ties to. The research focuses not on large cities but on regional cities and hilly and mountainous areas, where the survival of irreplaceable landscapes is at risk.
*Illustrative imageResearch in Gujo-Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
In Gujo-Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, the lab has long been conducting surveys and research on community development activities, the actual conditions of water-use facilities, and traditional townscapes. It also shares its findings through exchange with local residents.
*Illustrative imageLandscape Planning in Miyada Village, Nagano Prefecture
In Miyada Village, Nagano Prefecture, toward the formulation of a landscape plan, the lab studies the management of farmland and water systems, and residents’ regional perceptions of “favorite places” and “important places.”
*Illustrative imageRegional Design in Fukushimagata, Niigata Prefecture
Targeting Fukushimagata Lagoon in Niigata Prefecture and its surrounding area, the lab conducts surveys and research that reconsider the value of wetlands today and explore methods of regional design that make use of that value.
*Illustrative imageLandscape Making on the Kaida Plateau, Nagano Prefecture
The Kaida Plateau in Nagano Prefecture is an area where the local government and residents have worked together to carry out their own landscape policies. The lab conducts surveys and research for preparing the area’s landscape guidelines and community development proposals.
MembersFaculty
The Sasaki Lab consists of faculty members and doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYoh Sasaki
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Eriyama rice terraces Saga Ogi with houses” Pekachu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research in Gujo-Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture: “Nagara River and Yoshida River” Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Landscape Planning in Miyada Village, Nagano Prefecture: “Kiso Mountains and Ina Basin from Mount Tokura” Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Regional Design in Fukushimagata, Niigata Prefecture: “Sceanry of the lagoon Fukushimagata 20160504b” 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Landscape Making on the Kaida Plateau, Nagano Prefecture: “Mount Ontake from Kaida Plateau” Koda6029 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sato Lab): “Side View Of Concrete Bridge” Collins Musonda / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ono Lab): “STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE” Devilbose / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Akiyama Lab): “2010 Chile earthquake - Collapsed bridge in Vespucio Norte” Esteban Maldonado / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sakakibara Lab): “S Koirala Hospital Constructed Wetland ( )” SuSanA Secretariat / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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