A STUDY ON THE RELATION BETWEEN PLACE ATTACHMENT AND LOCAL CULTURAL HERITAGE :

Focusing on regional characteristics, individual attributes, and changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

In this paper, a large-scale internet survey of smartphone users conducted by a mobile carrier revealed differences in the level of attachment to ‘cultural heritage’ and ‘place attachment’ in the Tokyo metropolitan area, regional areas (prefectural capital cities and towns and villages) and historic cities (central Kyoto and castle cities). It also revealed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on place attachment, interest in and attachment to cultural heritage in their residential area.