AQS00701 Rural Revitalization

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AQS00701 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Rural Revitalization (地域活性化)

Subject Name
（Katakana）チイキカッセイカ

Subject Name in
English Rural Revitalization

Instructor WANG CHUJUN

Instructor
(Katakana) オウ　ソクン

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur3-4：IAS K306

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Discussion, presentation

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 13 : Area Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords Rural revitalization, rural area, tourism, sustainability, sustainable development, SDG-03, SDG-05, SDG-08, SDG-10, SDG-11, SDG-15, SDG-17

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Multidisciplinary subjects
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.

Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the
mutual relations and their importance among individual
academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Critically understanding rural decline, rural revitalization, and their related phenomena as well as current status in different countries and regions. Explaining and applying theories about regional revitalization and sustainable tourism. Providing feasible suggestions on regional problems.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance; historical background on rural decline
lesson2 Rural revitalization policies and patterns in Japan
lesson3 Individual presentation: Rural revitalization policies and patterns in a selected country or region in Japan
lesson4 Theories for regional revitalization
lesson5 Regional revitalization and sustainable tourism
lesson6 Case study: Newly constructed ancient towns in China and sustainability
lesson7 Case study: Continuing traditions and commercializing culture
lesson8 Group presentation: Providing possible solutions on a specific regional case study
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Readings will be announced in class

PC or AV used in
Class,etc.

(More Details) PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1　Think about what are rural decline and rural revitalization.
Lesson 2  Think about why and how to revitalize rural areas.
Lesson 3  Think about a rural area you are familiar with and collect information about its policies and practices about rural revitalization.
Lesson 4　Think about ideal ways for revitalizing rural areas.
Lesson 5　Think about how tourism can play a role in rural revitalization.
Lesson 6　Think about the top-down approach to rural revitalization.
Lesson 7　Think about the bottom-up approach to rural revitalization.
Lesson 8　Conduct fieldwork and provide possible solutions for regional problems.

Requirements

Grading Method Active participation in class (30%), group work (30%), reports and presentations (40%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Bring your laptop to class

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AQS00701	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Rural Revitalization (地域活性化)
Subject Name （Katakana）	チイキカッセイカ
Subject Name in English	Rural Revitalization
Instructor	WANG CHUJUN
Instructor (Katakana)	オウ　ソクン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Thur3-4：IAS K306
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Discussion, presentation
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	13 : Area Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords	Rural revitalization, rural area, tourism, sustainability, sustainable development, SDG-03, SDG-05, SDG-08, SDG-10, SDG-11, SDG-15, SDG-17
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Multidisciplinary subjects
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them. Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Critically understanding rural decline, rural revitalization, and their related phenomena as well as current status in different countries and regions. Explaining and applying theories about regional revitalization and sustainable tourism. Providing feasible suggestions on regional problems.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance; historical background on rural decline lesson2 Rural revitalization policies and patterns in Japan lesson3 Individual presentation: Rural revitalization policies and patterns in a selected country or region in Japan lesson4 Theories for regional revitalization lesson5 Regional revitalization and sustainable tourism lesson6 Case study: Newly constructed ancient towns in China and sustainability lesson7 Case study: Continuing traditions and commercializing culture lesson8 Group presentation: Providing possible solutions on a specific regional case study lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Readings will be announced in class
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1　Think about what are rural decline and rural revitalization. Lesson 2 Think about why and how to revitalize rural areas. Lesson 3 Think about a rural area you are familiar with and collect information about its policies and practices about rural revitalization. Lesson 4　Think about ideal ways for revitalizing rural areas. Lesson 5　Think about how tourism can play a role in rural revitalization. Lesson 6　Think about the top-down approach to rural revitalization. Lesson 7　Think about the bottom-up approach to rural revitalization. Lesson 8　Conduct fieldwork and provide possible solutions for regional problems.
Requirements
Grading Method	Active participation in class (30%), group work (30%), reports and presentations (40%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Bring your laptop to class
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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