A Comparative Study on the Attributes and the Consciousness of Visitors to Oze and Mt. Fuji

Abstract

Too many public visitors in natural parks have threatened the integrity of natural and cultural resources and the quality of the visitor experience. In the concrete, not only the impact on the ecological system caused by visitors leavings and the eutrophication of the peripheral water, but also the conflict occurred by the interaction of visitors, including psychic overcrowding are as important problems as ever. To solve the psychic problems effectively, the comprehension on the nature of the visitors consciousness including perceived crowding is required. This paper deals with Oze, Nikko National Park called as the birthplace of nature conservation of Japan, and Mt. Fuji in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, a symbol of Japan. The purpose of this study is 1) to grasp the difference of the attributes and the consciousness of visitors in two parks and 2) to make clear the relation between them. In the result, the tendency for first visitors to be more satisfied than others, the difference that generation of visitors in each park perceived crowding strongly and like those were found.