Strait of Hormuz Seafloor Explorer
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Pluralistic Digital Archives of War and Disaster
We have produced the Pluralistic Digital Archives series, which maps data into VR and AR spaces on the digital earth. Even after each archive is released, the projects continue to be updated with support from communities in both real and virtual spaces.
2026
4 projects
Syria 3D Archive
Piece of Syria × Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Never Forget: Records of Disaster Victims' Final Actions AR
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University × Iwate Nippo
Great East Japan Earthquake Tweet AR
Hidenori Watanave, Great East Japan Earthquake Big Data Workshop
2025
5 projects
3D Archive of the Large Fire Damage in Saganoseki, Oita City
Drone footage: Oita Godo Shimbun, Photos: Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., 3D data production: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Zero Reconnaissance Seaplane 3D Data
Reporting: TBS/JNN, Cooperation and 3D imaging: Windy Network Co., Ltd., StoryMap production: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo (Hidenori Watanave, Shohei Komatsu)
Gaza 3D Digital Archives
The University of Tokyo, Al Jazeera and UNRWA
Myanmar Earthquake 2025
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Kobunsha Shinsho: War as Seen by Animals Through Wartime Photographs
Hidenori Watanave, Toshihiko Kishi, Miyuki Nakajima
2024
6 projectsNoto Peninsula Disaster 3D Data
Ishikawa Prefecture × Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Flood Collapse Range 3D Map
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Taiwan Earthquake Satellite Imagery Map
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Damage Map of Japan-Supported Facilities in Gaza
Japan International Volunteer Center × Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Noto Peninsula Earthquake Photogrammetry Map
Photogrammetry: STUDIO DUCKBILL, Optimization, georeferencing, and storytelling: Hidenori Watanave
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Damage Status Map
Produced by The Yomiuri Shimbun, Academic supervision: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
2023
6 projects
Satellite Images Map of Morocco Earthquake
© 2023 Hidenori Watanave, Images by © Maxar Technologies Open Data Program
Reading the Great Kanto Earthquake Through Corporate Materials
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo × Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation × National Museum of Nature and Science
Satellite Images Map of Maui Wildfires
© 2023 Hidenori Watanave, Images by © Maxar Technologies Open Data Program
Tokyo 1923-2023: Aerial Photos from the Aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake Through a Digital Twin
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo × National Museum of Nature and Science
"Museum of Ukrainian Victory" Map
Pixelated Realities NPO & Hidenori Watanave Laboratory at The University of Tokyo
Turkey-Syria Earthquake Satellite Imagery Map
Satellite Images Map of Turkey-Syria Earthquake / Hidenori Watanave
2022
3 projects
Digital Archive of Soldiers' Journeys: From Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture
Naomi Mikami (2nd-year master's student, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)
Ukraine: Reconstruction Under War, a Report from the Kyiv Region
Україна — відбудова під війною, репортаж з Київщини / Hidenori Watanave × The Yomiuri Shimbun × Ukrainian civic volunteers
Ukraine Satellite Imagery Map
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo, Taichi Furuhashi Laboratory, Aoyama Gakuin University
2021
4 projects
Never Forget: Ten Years in the Lives of Bereaved Families
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo × Iwate Nippo
Archive of the Lost City: Okawa District, Ishinomaki
Naganotsuraura Kaito General Incorporated Association, Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Report Archive
Hidenori Watanave, Weathernews, Great East Japan Earthquake Big Data Workshop
Great East Japan Earthquake Tweet Mapping
Hidenori Watanave, Great East Japan Earthquake Big Data Workshop
2020
1 project
2019
3 projects
2016
2 projects
2015
3 projects
Hand-Built Satellite Digital Archive
UNISEC × Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Mt. Fuji Animal Roadkill Map
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University × Mt. Fuji Outdoor Museum
Okinawa Battle Digital Archive: Messages Handed Down from the War Era
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University × Okinawa Times × GIS Okinawa Laboratory
