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Do Beautiful Places Bring Health? A Comprehensive Understanding of Environmental Beauty and Brain Regions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K10578
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
Research InstitutionInstitute of Science Tokyo (2024)
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2022-2023)

Principal Investigator

Tani Yukako  東京科学大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 准教授 (70735422)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 菖蒲川 由郷  新潟大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 特任教授 (30621198)
Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords近隣環境 / 美しさ / 脳 / うつ / メンタルヘルス / 閉じこもり
Outline of Research at the Start

人々は古来より美しい風景を好み、その美しさに癒されてきた。しかしながら、その理由について科学的エビデンスを与える研究は乏しい。住む場所の環境が健康の重要な決定要因であることがわかってきているが、近隣環境の「美しさ」がどのように認識され健康に影響を及ぼすかを検討したものは限られている。そこで本研究では、環境美の神経基盤を明らかにすることで、主観的な美の感覚を客観的に測定可能な表現型と結びつけることを試みる。さらに、「美しい」と感じる場所に住むことの健康影響、「美しい」と感じる環境因子を明らかにすることで、新たな切り口から人々の健康を見据えた町づくりに資するエビデンスの提供を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

People have long had a taste for beautiful landscapes and have been soothed by their beauty. However, studies providing scientific evidence for the reasons for this preference are scarce. Therefore, this study aims to clarify the neural basis of environmental beauty and the relationship between living in a “beautiful” place and health. In this study, we examined the effects of living in a beautiful environment on the brain, and were able to publish a paper in an international journal. In addition, we analyzed the relationship between living in a “beautiful” place and health-related behaviors and health, such as confinement and mental health among the elderly, and proceeded to publish the results in a paper.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

美的感覚の曝露を、客観的に測定できる脳画像を用いて特定の表現型と結びつけることで、美が数値化できない定性的な研究分野にとどまらず、他分野との融合を推し進めることができた点で学術的価値が高い。「美しい」と感じる場所に住むことの健康影響を明らかにしたことで、人々が古来より美しい風景を好み、その美しさに癒されてきた理由に科学的エビデンスを与えることができた点で学術的独自性が高い。人々の健康を見据えた町づくりには「美しさ」の要素も重要であることを示唆できた点で社会的意義がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2024 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2024 2023 2022

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Childhood Book Availability Helps to Preserve Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Low Education: Results From the NEIGE Study2024

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Kawahara Tomoki、Sugihara Genichi、Machida Masaki、Amagasa Shiho、Murayama Hiroshi、Inoue Shigeru、Fujiwara Takeo、Shobugawa Yugo
    • Journal Title

      The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

      Volume: 79 Issue: 6

    • DOI

      10.1093/geronb/gbae052

    • URL

      https://pure.teikyo.jp/en/publications/92cb5f20-64f0-455c-86cd-8e26957fbed6

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Change of human flourishing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: Results from population-based U-CORONA study2023

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Matsuyama Yusuke、Yamaoka Yui、Matsukura Hanayo、Kawahara Tomoki、Fujiwara Takeo
    • Journal Title

      SSM - Population Health

      Volume: 23 Pages: 101430-101430

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101430

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Cooking skills modify the association between oral health and mortality2023

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Yamamoto Takafumi、Kusama Taro、Kinugawa Anna、Aida Jun、Fujiwara Takeo、Kondo Katsunori
    • Journal Title

      Age and Ageing

      Volume: 52 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1093/ageing/afad180

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cooking skills, living alone, and mortality: JAGES cohort study2023

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Fujiwara Takeo、Anzai Tatsuhiko、Kondo Katsunori
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

      Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Pages: 131-131

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12966-023-01522-1

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Food Categories for Breakfast and Mental Health among Children in Japan: Results from the A-CHILD Study2023

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Isumi Aya、Doi Satomi、Fujiwara Takeo
    • Journal Title

      Nutrients

      Volume: 15 Issue: 5 Pages: 1091-1091

    • DOI

      10.3390/nu15051091

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Associations of Cooking Skill with Social Relationships and Social Capital among Older Men and Women in Japan: Results from the JAGES2023

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Fujiwara Takeo、Kondo Katsunori
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 20 Issue: 5 Pages: 4633-4633

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph20054633

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neighborhood Beauty and the Brain in Older Japanese Adults2022

    • Author(s)
      Tani Yukako、Fujiwara Takeo、Sugihara Genichi、Hanazato Masamichi、Suzuki Norimichi、Machida Masaki、Amagasa Shiho、Murayama Hiroshi、Inoue Shigeru、Shobugawa Yugo
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Pages: 679-679

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph20010679

    • URL

      https://pure.teikyo.jp/en/publications/c5b592f4-9ecd-46f8-b1be-5a1126d27ad0

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 近隣環境の美しさは高齢者のどの脳領域と関連するか?2024

    • Author(s)
      谷 友香子, 藤原武男, 杉原玄一, 花里真道, 鈴木規道, 町田征己, 天笠志保, 村山洋史, 井上茂, 菖蒲川由郷
    • Organizer
      第34回 日本疫学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2026-01-16  

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