About

Mitsunari Terada (Charlie), PhD 

is a community designer specializing in landscape planning for children's play environments. He collaborates with children, residents, practitioners, and policymakers from local to national levels. With seven years of experience co-managing a neighborhood association center, he currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Research Institute for Children's Physical Health, Nippon Sport Science University, and holds roles including IPA Japan, the Japan Adventure Playground Association, committee member on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's inclusive urban parks initiative, and third-party evaluator for UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities Initiative.