2026年3月(令和7年度)の社会基盤学専攻学位授与伝達式で、川崎が教員祝辞を述べました。以下にその文面を掲載します。
川崎グループだより / Kawasaki Group Blog
東京大学 社会基盤学科 河川研川崎グループ(川崎昭如 教授)のブログです。Blog of Kawasaki Group (Prof. Akiyuki Kawasaki) at REEL, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Sunday, March 29, 2026
祝辞 /Congratulatory speech
Monday, March 23, 2026
Lost in Uppsala (not in direction, hopefully not in research)
I've spent the last two weeks getting lost at Uppsala University, not literally lost (thanks, Google Maps!) but lost in its incredible history and atmosphere. I want to express my huge thanks to the Musha Shugyo Program of the School of Engineering, UTokyo, for this incredible opportunity, and of course, to Prof. Giuliano Di Baldassarre for his hospitality and guidance.
My short stay in Uppsala provided a vital external lens for my PhD research. The feedback from Prof. Di Baldassarre and LUVS has been instrumental in refining my direction. Moving forward, we have identified two key research gaps to tackle: (1) challenging the homogeneity assumption in current socio-hydrologic models by integrating survey data to capture the diverse flood impacts and recovery patterns, (2) conducting sensitivity analysis on various economic loss models within flood risk monetary estimation. I'm still in awe of how most researchers I met here share a genuine curiosity for connecting scientific findings to the community, whether through socio-economic improvement or policy recommendations.
While my primary mission was gaining feedback on my research, I've been using my breaks to get lost with the history of this country. Founded in 1477, Uppsala is the oldest university in Scandinavia, the home of legends like Anders Celsius and Carl Linnaeus. I'm amazed by how they have preserved the past, from the ancient architecture to the vast library collections. I visited the Uppsala Domkyrka, the largest cathedral in Scandinavia, and the Botaniska trädgården , where it was impressive to see tropical plants thriving even in the Swedish climate!
Since Stockholm is only a 40-minute train ride away, I even managed to sneak in on a sunny Sunday exploring Gamla Stan and the Vasa Museum.
Everything here feels brand new to me, and I've tried my best to capture every moment. Since I can't upload everything (as much as I'd like to 😂 HAHA), I've put together a one-minute reel of my Uppsala and Stockholm solo adventures. Please be kind just tried it today✌️LOL
I hope you enjoy it, and I promise to share more in my next blog! Perhaps about the Fika culture and the conference that coincidentally took place in Uppsala during my stay!
Sunday, March 22, 2026
HyDEPP-SATREPS Colloquium 2026
Kumusta? This is Budz again!
Last February, I joined Kawasaki Sensei at the SEARCA Headquarters in the Philippines for the HyDEPP-SATREPS Colloquium 2026. The event, a collaboration between the University of Tokyo and the University of the Philippines Los Baños, focused on presenting various research related to its theme: “When Water Strikes: Building Climate-Resilient Communities Through Hybrid Water Disaster Risk Assessment Technologies.”
During the plenary sessions, Kawasaki Sensei shared insights from the lab's localized assessment initiatives to better understand the relationship between flooding and poverty in Southeast Asian countries. I also had the chance to share a chapter of my PhD research on the development of flood resilience curves and was honored (and lucky) to be named one of the best presenters among the student participants.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Field survey from my perspective Part 2 ~Accra~
Hi this is Risako, M1 in Kawasaki Lab. This is part 2 of my trip blog!
Day 5
Drive to Accra. It was actually the 1st of January, and the prof. Kawasaki and my friend Eyad went to see the sunrise from Gulf of Guinea!! I missed it bc I was sooo sleepy ;;) Maybe next time :)
At night we had a new year feast at a nice Japanese restaurant. And we got special new year present from the hotel!
Day 6
First survey day in Accra. We had another meeting with enumerators for Accra. There were less questions asked than in Keta so I was a bit worried.
Day 7
Day 8
Sunday was off! I slept like mud X0
We had an excellent dinner in an Italian restaurant Tomato.
Day 9
Second survey day! I don't remember much, but we were walking all over the area wandering in houses structured like a maze.
Day 10
Last survey day!! I felt I was getting a little tired and couldn't be active till the end of the day. I was very thankful that other staff members worked a lot when I couldn't.
For dinner, we celebrated the success of the field survey in a restaurant with live music! We danced to Ghanaian traditional songs:)




