Understanding the Japanese Local History and Development
JICA offers its scholars in master’s or doctoral programs at Japanese graduate schools various opportunities to learn about Japanese local history and development experiences as part of the JICA Development Studies Program.
The JICA-DSP Local Program is designed to deepen the understanding of Japan’s development experience and apply it to development in participants’ home countries by learning more specific development cases rooted in the region. Through region-specific development cases*, participants can explore the cooperation of various local actors in its development and unravel the connection between participants’ research activities and the local field.
*The topics to be covered include not only modernization experiences in various regions of Japan, but also Japan’s development challenges, such as its aging society, as a country with advanced issues.
JICA Domestic Centers and Local Program
The program is planned and managed by JICA domestic centers, and the main participants are JICA scholars enrolled at universities in the areas under their jurisdiction.
Examples of Programs in Various Locations
In the program, participants will not only visit and experience related facilities, but will also have the opportunities to have lectures on historical development case studies and discussions/workshops among participants to gain more practical knowledges and experiences.
JICA Hokkaido (Obihiro)
JICA Tohoku
JICA Tokyo
JICA Yokohama
- The Blooming Culture of Yokohama; A History of Modern Horticulture (2023, YouTube)
- 170 Years of Tokyo Bay viewed from Yokosuka,Yokohama and Kawasaki (2022, YouTube)
- Opening of Yokohama Port and Modernization of Transportation (2021, YouTube)
- The Birth of Yamanashi Wine ～ Using Local Products to Become a Global Brand (2020, YouTube)
- Japan’s waterworks -Progress made since the implementation of Yokohama Waterworks- (2019, YouTube)
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