【Obituary】
In Memory of Late Prof. Yoshimasa Yamashina, the Founder of The Japan Society of Island Studies. Yuji SUZUKI

【Articles】
Total Utility of Islands Increasing by Compositing Construction Technology: A Case Study of the Underground Dam Construction Effects in Miyakojima Region, Okinawa Prefecture.
Yoshihiro KURONUMA

Inheritance Activities of the Local Community Arts: Initiative of Schools, in Amami Oshima Island
Satoshi SUYAMA, Haruka KAWASHIMA

【Research Notes】
Consumer’s Food Selection Standards in Remote Island: A Case of Aogashima Island.
Masami ASAKAWA

On the Effects of the Traffic Irregularity between Island and Mainland for Islanders Lives: A Case Study in Awashima Island, Niigata Prefecture
Takuya YOKOYAMA, Hitoshi NAKAMATA

【Book Review】
Masami YUGE, Masao IWATA, Takashi IIDA and Kiyomi NAKAYAMA (2012): Past and Present of Naze City: From Pictorial Maps to Cadastral Maps.
Satoshi SUYAMA