Naoyuki TOMARI, Dr. Eng.
Associate Professor, Tohoku Institute of Technology
Associate Professor, Tohoku Institute of Technology
National and urban planning
Planning institution, system, process and procedure
Public involvement and communication
Transport Policy
Urban public transport, especially taxi policy
Driving condition and hours in transport business
Airport policy (runway capacity)
High-speed rail policy (economic spill-over effect)
Inbound tourism policy
Name: Naoyuki Tomari
Email: tomari00 at tohtech.ac.jp
Mailing Address: Dept. of Civil Engineering and Management, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Sendai 982-8577, JAPAN
Telephone: (+81)(0) 22 305 3533
Apr. 2019 - present, Associate Professor, Tohoku Institute of Technology
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019, Lecturer, Tohoku Institute of Technology
Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016, Visiting Research Fellow, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2015, Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) (Currently, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute, JTTRI)
(Visiting scholar, etc.)
Apr. 2015 - July 2015, Research Fellow (part time), Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
Apr. 2014 - Oct. 2014, Visiting Research Fellow, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Dr. of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2011
M.A., Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2007
DIPLOMA/CREDENTIALS: Confederation of the Four Universities, 2005 (Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Hitotsubashi Univ., Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies and Tokyo Institute of Technology)
B.A., Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2005
Secretariat member, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), Nov. 2011 - present
(In Japan)
June 2025 - present, Vice Secretary, Academic Subcommittee, Committee on Infrastracture Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE); Secretary, Policy and Practice Subcommittee
May 2024 – Present, Member (Vice Chair), Nagamachi Walkable Street Planning Committee (Chair, Transportation Working Group)
Apr. 2024 – Present, Advisor, Miyagi Disaster Transport Management Committee, Tohoku Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Apr. 2023 – Present, Member, Council for Revitalization of Local Public Transportation, Miyagi Prefecture
Aug. 2021 – Present, Chair, Sendai City Welfare Transport Council
Aug 2019 – Present, Acting Chair, Member, Local Public Transportation Council, Sendai City
Sep 2018 – Present, Urban Planning Advisor, Sendai City
Apr 2018 – Present, Member, Mediation Committee on Conflicts over Mid- and High-Rise Buildings, Sendai City (Chair since Aug 2024)
Feb 2017 – Present, Member, Study Group on Road Planning & Development, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
April 2016 – Present, Member, International Research Review Committee, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute
Jan. 2024 – Mar 2025, Member, Working Group on Social Acceptance for Recycling and Final Disposal of Removed Soil from Interim Storage Facilities, Ministry of the Environment
Mar. 2023 - Mar. 2025, Committee member, Committee on Technological Visions on Development of Ports in Tohoku Region, Tohoku Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
June 2022 - 2025, Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) (Policy & Practices, Infrastructure Planning)
June 2022 - June 2025, Member, Academic Subcommittee, Committee on Infrastracture Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
July 2020 - Mar. 2021, Member, Meeting for Transport Plan, Miyagi Prefecture
Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2022, Board member, Selection Board of an Operator of Rebuilding of Izumi Ward Office, Sendai City
Nov. 2019 - Mar. 2020, Member, Technical Committee on Port Administration in the Tohoku Region, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
June 2019 - June 2021, Committee & Secretariat member, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
May 2018 - May 2020, Secretariat member, Tohoku Regional Branch, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
June 2016 - Dec. 2019, Secretariat member, Subcommittee for Conference Operation, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Apr. 2012 - July 2017, Research member, Research Group on Taxi Policy, Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association
Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2015, Secretariat member, Editorial Board of Transport Policy Studies, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
Nov. 2008 - Mar. 2010, Research member, Research Group on Transport Planning System considering Climate Change, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
June 2007 - June 2009, Assistant of Secretary-General, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Books
Yai, T., Fujisaki, K., Itoh, R., Kariyazaki, K., Kume, H., Pan, H., Rothengatter, W., Suzuki, A. and Tomari, N. (2015). Intercity Transport Policy and Planning System: International Comparison Between the EU, USA, China and Japan, In: Morichi, S., Rothengatter, W., Oum, T. and Hayashi, Y. (Eds.), Intercity Transport and Climate Change -Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint, Springer. [ISBN978-3-319-06523-6]
Oh, J.h., Kwon, Y.J., Kim, Y.K., Terabe, S. and Tomari, N. (Eds.) (2015), International Comparison on High-Speed Railway Impacts and Station Area Development: Japan, Taiwan and Korea, The Korea Transport Institute and Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies. (Also, as one of the contributors) [ISBN978-89-5503-759-3]
*to be prepared for others.