Abstract
In the present century, a new form of tourism, which is a landing-type tourism (optional tour) in contrast with a departing-type tourism, has been attracting attention. The landing-type tourism is that local communities take the initiative in using local resources as tourist resources, which is also regarded as one of the effective approaches for disaster recovery. In July 2012, the area of the Hoshino Village, Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, sustained significant damage caused by the heavy rains in Northern Kyushu. Accordingly, the author conducted a questionnaire survey targeting the residents of the Hoshino Village, who experienced the heavy rains, with an aim to understand how they see the current issues of their local communities and how they think about the possibilities of realizing the landing-type tourism. Based on the acknowledgement, the author advances discussions with the goal of determining the ways of tourism in the village in the future.
