1994年　東京学芸大学附属高等学校大泉校舎　卒業
1998年　横浜国立大学教育学部小学校教員養成課程社会科専攻地理学分属　卒業
1998年　筑波大学大学院地球科学研究科地理学・水文学専攻地誌学分野　入学
2000年　修士(理学)　取得
2001年　Ph.D Program, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky 入学
2003年　筑波大学大学院地球科学研究科地理学・水文学専攻地誌学分野　中退
2004年　Qualifying Exam 合格、Ph.D Candidate 認定
(2007年　Ph.D (University of Kentucky) 取得　(予定))

Futamura, Taro. 2007.
Made in Kentucky: The Meaning of 'Local' Food Products in Kentucky's Farmers' Markets.
Japanese Journal of American Studies 18: 209-227. [PDF]
キーワード：'Local' food, farmers' markets, geographical scale, Kentucky.

矢ケ崎典隆・二村太郎. 2005.
アメリカ大平原ガーデンシティにおける東南アジア系社会とローカルホスト社会. 新地理 53(2): 33-51.
キーワード：アメリカ大平原、東南アジア系社会、難民、食肉工場、ローカルホスト社会

斎藤　功・仁平尊明・二村太郎. 2001.
カンザス州におけるグレインエレベーターの地域的展開と垂直的統合．地理学評論　74(12): 661-684.
キーワード：グレインエレベーター、農協系エレベーター、ターミナルエレベーター、穀物メジャー、垂直的統合

仁平尊明・二村太郎・斎藤　功. 2000.　
ハイプレーンズにおける農地保全政策CRPの展開: カンザス州南西部カーニー郡を中心として.　季刊地理学　52(4): 251-271.
キーワード：CRP(保全留保計画)、穀作農業、土壌侵食、環境保全、オガララ帯水層、ハイプレーンズ

斎藤　功・矢ヶ崎典隆・二村太郎. 1999.
カンザス州サンドヒルズにおける土地所有と土地利用の変化．人文地理　51(5): 457-476.
キーワード：サンドヒルズ、肉牛育成牧場、フィードロット、土地所有変化、トウモロコシ・アルファルファ

二村太郎. 2001.　
松本市における外国人生活支援事業の展開．地域調査報告　23: 31-42．
キーワード：松本市、外国人、生活支援事業、外国人医療119番システム

斎藤　功・仁平尊明・二村太郎 2000.　
カンザス州南西部ハスケル郡における穀作農業の展開と借地農．人文地理学研究　XXIV: 99-129．
キーワード：穀作農業、借地農、小麦畑放牧、グレーンエレベーター、フィードロット、ハスケル郡、オガララ帯水層

仁平尊明・岡本友志・藤永　豪・二村太郎・大森祐美・森本健弘. 2000.
茨城県ひたちなか市におけるサツマイモ生産・流通の地域的性格. 地域調査報告　22: 133-169.
キーワード：土地生産性、農業経営、ほしいも、加工、流通、問屋

Saito, Isao, Noritaka Yagasaki, Taaki Nihei, Makoto Hirai, and Taro Futamura. 2000.
Changes of Crop Combiration Regions and Land Use in the Kansas High Plains. Science Reports, Institute of Geoscience, the University of Tsukuba, section A, 21: 107-129.

美谷　薫・二村太郎・美濃部篤・手塚　章 1999.
筑後川下流クリーク地帯における農村景観と農業活動の変容: 福岡県大川市中八院地区を事例として．地域調査報告 21: 13−26．
キーワード：福岡県大川市、クリーク地帯、圃場整備事業、いぐさ生産、イチゴ栽培

Futamura, Taro. 2006.
Beyond Food Localism: Politics and Challenges of Defining "Local Food" under Direct-Sale Context in Kentucky's Farmers' Markets.
To be presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southeastern Division of Association of American Geographers, Morgantown, WV. November, 2006.
Key Words: "local food", territory, direct sale, geographic scale, localism.

Futamura, Taro. 2006.
Consuming Non-Local Food at Festivals: Questioning Commodified Food Localism and Identities of Place in Kentucky's County Festival.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Louisville, KY. August 11, 2006.
Key Words: county food festivals, Kentucky, identity, place, scale.

Futamura, Taro. 2006.
Mapping Out Post-Tobacco Agricultural Restructuring and Construction of Food Localism in Kentucky.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL. March 6, 2006.
Key Words: crop combination, tobacco, restructuring, food localism, Kentucky.

Futamura, Taro. 2005.
What is Our "Local Food," and Where Does It Come From? A Critical Examination of Food Localism and Identities of Place In Kentucky's County Festivals.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southeastern Division of Association of American Geographers, West Palm Beach, FL, November 21, 2005.
Key Words: county food festivals, origins of products, identity, local and non-local, Kentucky.

Futamura, Taro. 2005.
Feeding the Fire of Consumption: Examining Community Politics of Lexington, Kentucky's Smoking Ban.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO. April 6, 2005.
Key Words: smoking ban, public and private, consumption, Lexington, KY.

Futamura, Taro. 2004.
Consuming 'Local': Producing Area Specification and Representation of Geographical Scale.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA. March 25, 2004.
Key Words: farmers market, Lexington KY, local, geographical scale, producing area identification.

Futamura, Taro. 2004.
Are We Where We Eat? Re-examining 'Local' Food and Commodification of Place.
Presented at the Geography Colloquium, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, February 13, 2004.
Key Words: Local food, place, scale, agriculture, restructuring, Kentucky.

Futamura, Taro. 2003.
Eating ‘Local’: Producing Area Specification and Representation of Geographical Scale.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, NC. November 25, 2003.
Key Words: farmers market, Lexington KY, local, producing area specification.

Saito, Isao., Takaaki Nihei, and Taro Futamura (presenter). 2003.
Development of Grain Elevators and their Vertical Integration in Kansas.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, LA. March 6, 2003.
Key Words: Grain elevators, Kansas, major grain companies, terminal elevators, vertical integration.

Futamura, Taro. 2002.
An Examination of the Relationship Between Residential Distribution and Language Acquisition by Language Minorities: Case Study of English Learning by ESL Students in San Francisco Bay Area.
Presented at the Annual Meetings of Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Richmond, VA. November 25, 2002.
Key Words: Ethnicity, language minority, residential distribution, English as a Second Language (ESL), San Francisco Bay Area.

Futamura, Taro. 2002.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for Agro-Environmental Development in the Kansas High Plains: A Case Study of Kearny County.
Presented at the Geography Colloquium, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, February 22, 2002.
Key Words: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), High Plains, soil erosion, agriculture, environmental management, Kearny County, Kansas.