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30 March 2020 (Monday)


I participated in the 2nd data archive workshop, organized by National Astronomical Society of Japan, Tokyo, though internet telecon.

26 March 2020 (Thursday)


I participated in the workshop on Aerospace Science and Military Study, organized by Kyoto University Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space, though internet telecon.

13 March 2020 (Friday)


I particiapted in the regular meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held on line over zoom, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

1 March 2020 (Sunday)


KSRUG, the research group of early childhood science education, led by Dr. Takuya Kotani of Osaka Ohtani University, invited Dr. Esmé Glauert of University College London, Institute of Education, and had a symposium at Osaka Ohtani University Harukas Campus, Osaka. Due to the COVID-19 problem, the symposium was held without audience and recorded the talks.

29 February 2020 (Saturday)


KSRUG, the research group of early childhood science education, led by Dr. Takuya Kotani of Osaka Ohtani University, invited Dr. Esmé Glauert of University College London, Institute of Education, and had a colloquium at Sakurambo Nursery School, Osaka.

28 February 2020 (Friday)


KSRUG, the research group of early childhood science education, led by Dr. Takuya Kotani of Osaka Ohtani University, invited Dr. Esmé Glauert of University College London, Institute of Education, and had a colloquium at Osaka Shoin Women's University, Osaka.

22 February 2020 (Saturday)


The graduation thesis and master thesis presentation of Department of Earth Science, academic year of 2019, was held at Attached Junior High School, Faculty of Education, Wakayama University, Wakayama City.

20 February 2020 (Thursday)


I visited Izumi Child Kindergarten at Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, and performed astronomy outreach activity to 4-year-old class children.

17 February 2020 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Osaka Shoin Women's University, Higashi Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

15 February 2020 (Saturday)


We had a meeting for annual report of university-school collaboration, academic year 2019, coordinated by Faculty of Education, Wakayama University and Boards of Education of Wakayama Prefecture and other areas, held at Faculty of Education, Wakayama University.

14 February 2020 (Friday)


I participated in Wakayama Univestiy diversity lecture on gender equity and diversity, talked by Ms. Kazuko Tanaka.

2 February 2020 (Sunday)


I particiapted in the workshop of Fröbel's Gift held at Osaka Science Museum, Osaka City. We enjoyed building block activity with the instruction by the staff of Froebel-Kan Co., Ltd,

27 January 2020 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Professor Hiromi Tsuji's office at Osaka Shoin Women's University, Higashi Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

27 December 2019 (Friday)


I attended the board meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan held at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo, as the next board member in charge of astronomy education.

23 December 2019 (Monday)


I attended a meeting of Advisory Committee meeting of Kiso Observatory, Institute of Astronomy (IoA), University of Tokyo, held at Mitaka Campus of IoA, Tokyo. I visited International Astronomical Union Office for Astronomy Outreach office in National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and discuss about new topics and events of astronomy education with the staff.

15 December 2019 (Sunday)


I visited the monthly activity organized by the NPO, Picture Books for Weak Eyesight Children, with one of my graduate students, Sagisaka Kanae-san. On the day, titled Touch the Universe, we brought the solar demonstrator model from ground viewpoint. The model was originally developed by NASE. I and two graduate students, Uenoyama Sachiyo-san and Sagisaka Kanae-san, added some device for the visually-impaired to understand well and easily. We enjoyed astronomy event for about ten visually-impaired children, their parents, and supporting staff of the NPO to learn and understand why summer is hot and winter is cold, how the motion of the Sun changes throughout the year, and how the motion is different depending on the latitude of observing site, held at a hall for Suita Citizen Public Activity Center, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture.

14 December 2019 (Saturday)


I gave a talk and workshop on early childhood science education especially about home astronomy for educators of Sakurambo Nursery School and Miyuki Kindergarten at Sakurambo Nursery School, Moriguchi, Osaka.

7 December 2019 (Saturday)


I gave a talk, "Why the phase change of the Moon is so difficult to understand and to learn?" at 24th Lecture of NPO Kwasan Astro Network, held at Kyoto Univeristy, Kyoto.

2 December 2019 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Professor Hiromi Tsuji's office at Osaka Shoin Women's University, Higashi Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

30 November 2019 (Saturday)


I participated in 2019 annual meeting of Kinki Branch of Society of Japan Science Teaching, held at Attached Junior High School, Faculty of Education, Wakayama University, Wakayama City.

19 November 2019 (Tuesday)


I talked to mothers of 0 to 2-year-old children on "Topics about universe, Why? Why?" at Childcare Seminar, Kainan City Childcare Support Center Satsukiyama.

12 (Tuesday) - 15 (Friday) November 2019


I participated in IAU Symposium 358, Astronomoy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion -- A Roadmap to Action Within the Framework of IAU Centennial Anniversary, held at National Astronomical Obsrevatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo. The IAU100 exhibition project, Inspiring Stars was also held during the symposium, and I present the activity for children regardless of eyesight using tactile map of Japan and lunar surface co-created with parents of visually-impaired children.

9 (Saturday) - 10 (Sunday) November 2019


The teacher-training program of NASE which has been developed under a working group of teacher training of the International Astronomical Union had its 152nd course in Japan, at Osaka Kyoiku University Tennoji Campus, NASE-Japan 2019. Professors and graduate students of Wakayama University and Osaka Kyoiku University together with Rosa Ros of NASE president and Beatriz García of NASE vice-president served instructors. More than 50 participants, including teachers of elementary schools, high schools, and special need schools, retired teachers, staff of teacher-training center, university staff studying education of science or childhood, students studying astronomy or astronomy education, staff of science centers, friends member of the centers, enjoyed the course.

3 November 2019 (Sunday, holiday)


I participated in the annual Education Conference as an adviser for science classes held at Attached Elementary School, Faculty of Education, Wakayama University.

30 October 2019 (Wednesday)


I will be on the radio on 12 November 2019 in a regular program of charity campaign and raising awareness for visually-impaired people, on Radio Osaka, 1314 kHz. The personality of the program, Nishimura Toyoko-san kindly invited me to the program, and today we recorded the program with the program announcer, Okada Toshiharu-san.


I visited Izumi Child Kindergarten at Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, and performed astronomy outreach activity "Enjoy Evening Sky" at the kindergarten playground with many children and their parents, and kindergarten teachers from 17:00 to 18:00. We enjoyed thin crescent, its slow moving in the sky, Jupiter: the first star of the day, the legendry pair of starlore: Vega and Altair, and many interesting questions from children and parents.

24 October 2019 (Thursday)


I visited Kihoku Special Needs Education School, Wakayama City, and gave a lecture on lunar phase. I and one of my students, Uenoyama Sachiyo-san enjoyed discussion class with upper secondary class students.

21 October 2019 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Osaka Ohtani University Halkas Campus, Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

14 October 2019 (Monday, holoday)


Dr. Chatief Kunjaya, associate professor of Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, visited us and discussed on astro-tourism with related people.

30 September 2019 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Osaka Ohtani University Halkas Campus, Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

29 September 2019 (Sunday)


I participated in “Space in Tourism 4,” Space & Mobility Unit Symposium, Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, held at AP Osaka Umeda Chayamachi, Osaka City. One of graduate students of our reaseach group, Sagisaka Kanae-san, served one of the speakers of the panel discussion.

28 September 2019 (Saturday)


I participated in the annual meeting of Kyodai UchuKai, the gathering of people related to Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University, as one of the staff, held at Kyoto University.

26 September 2019 (Thursday)


I visited NAttached Elementary School, Faculty of Education, Wakayama University to discuss with teachers who trained preservice student teachers.

16 (Monday) - 18 (Wednesday) September 2019


I participated in Astronomy Education 2019: Bridging Research and Practice, held at Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Munich, Germany. I was one of the SOC, and talked our team's recent research.

11 (Wednesday) - 14 (Saturday) September 2019


I participated in 2019 autumnal annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan, held at Kumamoto University, Kurokami Campus, Kumamoto City. I attended the board meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan, held also at the annual meeting, as the next board member in charge of astronomy education.

6 September 2019 (Friday)


I visited Nisshin Junior High School, Wakayama City, and Attached Elementary School, Faculty of Education, Wakayama University to observe preservice teacher training classes.

23 (Friday) - 24 (Saturday) August 2019


I particiapted in 67th annual meeting of Japan PTA (Parents Teachers Association) and 45th annual meeting of Japan PTA Kinki Branch, held in Hyogo Prefecture.

11 August 2019 (Sunday, holiday)


I presented air-dome planetarium show and other astronomy education activity to children with parents, with Wakayama University students, at Child and childcare plaza of Chuo Ward, Osaka City.

29 July 2019 (Monday)


Our seminar group visited a special activity organized by Kinokuni Kodomo NPO, a nonprofit organization for local children. The NPO planed a camp and as a pre-activity of the camp, we perform "Trip to the Universe with Mitaka-Arpa Fusion Performance," held at Kahoku Community Center, Wakayama City (90 min, from 13:30). Mitaka is software for visualizing the known Universe with up-to-date observational data and theoretical models, developed by the Four-Dimensional Digital Universe (4D2U) project of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Arpa is the music instrument of harp played mostly in Paraguay and other Latin American countries. A senior undergraduate student, Nakano-kun, guided the Mitaka and M2 master-course student, Uenoyama-san, played the arpa.

22 July 2019 (Monday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Osaka Ohtani University Halkas Campus, Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

17 July 2019 (Wednesday)


I visited Izumi Child Kindergarten at Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, and performed astronomy outreach activity to 5-year-old class children.

15 July 2019 (Monday, holiday)


I attended 9th High School Students Astronomy Activity Presentation, as one of the commentators, held at Tennoji Campus of Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka City.

22 June 2019 (Saturday)


I and master course students participated in Kinki branch meeting of Japanese Society for Education and Popularization of Astronomy, held at Osaka Science Museum, Osaka City.

14 June 2019 (Friday)


I particiapted in the monthly meeting on science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years held at Osaka Ohtani University Halkas Campus, Osaka City, organized by Kotani Takuya-san of Osaka Ohtani University.

10 June 2019 (Monday)


I visited Kitaokajima Kindergarten, Osaka City, to participate in the conference on the science activity at the kindergarten.

8 June 2019 (Saturday)


I gave a lecture, "Feel the Universe," a course of teacher's license renewal at Wakayama University, Wakayama City.


I attended the board meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan over zoom as the board member in charge of astronomy education.

27 (Monday) - 28 (Tuesday) May 2019


I participated in "Astronomy 100 years, from past to future: the International Astronomical Union 100 anniversary symposium" held at National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo.

26 May 2019 (Sunday)


I participated in the annual meeting of Osaka City Liaison Association of After School Care and the Symposium on Quality and Standards of After School Care, held at Abeno Community Center, Osaka City.

24 May 2019 (Friday)


I visited Kitaokajima Kindergarten, Osaka City, to observe the science activity and help record the activity.

17 May 2019 (Saturday)


I attended the board meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan held at Tokyo as the next board member in charge of astronomy education.

19 April 2019 (Friday)


Together with Kotani Takuya-san, Nagase Yoshiko-san of Osaka Ohtani University and Tsuji Hiromi-san of Osaka Shoin Women's University, we had a meeting at Osaka Ohtani University Halkas Campus, Osaka City, to discuss science education research in early childhood to lower-grade school years.

12 April 2019 (Friday)


I enjoyed Yuri's Night in Osaka 2019, part of Yuri's Night and Yuri's Night Japan event, held at an Italian Retaurant Rosa Rocce at the center of Osaka City.

8 April 2019 (Monday)


I visited Kitaokajima Kindergarten, Osaka City, with Kotani Takuya-san, Nagase Yoshiko-san of Osaka Ohtani University and Tsuji Hiromi-san of Osaka Shoin Women's University, and discussed with kindergarten's teachers about early childhood science education.