| Research Category | Principal Investigator | Project Title | Project Period | Research Field |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（B） | SHARPLEY Richard | Confronting difficult past: Dark Tourism development in Japan: | 2020/4/1～2023/3/31 | Tourism Studies |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（B） | YASHIMA Yuji | Competitive advantage in tourism destination:Role transformation on DMO managers triggered by increase of visitors to Japan | 2019/4/1～2022/3/31 | Tourism Studies |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（C） | SAITO Hiroaki (Visiting Fellow) | The role of staff breakrooms in employees' psychophysiological recovery, well-being, and performance | 2020/4/1～2024/3/31 | Business administration-related |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（C） | SANO Kaede | Smart tourism destination development and value co-creation through big data | 2020/4/1～2023/3/31 | Tourism Studies |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（C） | TOMITA Akihiko | Astronomy education research for children through international collaboration | 2018/4/1～2022/3/31 | Science Education |
| Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists | NAGAI Hayato | Attitudes of non-host city residents toward a mega-event during the pre-event stage: A longitudinal study | 2020/4/1～2024/3/31 | Tourism Studies |
| Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists | PROGANÓ Ricardo Nicolás | Analysis of tourism guiding in pilgrimage: Model for perception of role of guides | 2020/4/1～2022/3/31 | Tourism Studies |
| Fostering Joint International Research (B) | KATO Kumi | Enhancing Social-Ecological Resilience through Sustainable Tourism Governance in post-corona era: Traditional value-based approach for Community Vision, Capacity and Leadership. | 2020/10/27～2024/3/31 | Sociology and related fields |
| Fostering Joint International Research (B) | SAITO Hiroaki (Visiting Fellow) | Inducing pro-environmental behavior in tourists for the sustainable development of Japan's tourism and hospitality industries | 2020/10/27～2025/3/31 | Economics, business administration, and related fields |
