Abstract
The purpose of this research is to elucidate the Possibilities and challenges of slow tourismin local community based on the development case of slow tourism in Nakanoto town, Kashima district, Ishikawa prefecture, and to consider sustainable community development through slow tourism. The conclusions of this research are as follows. Firstly, slow tourism can express the local life and lifestyle itself as an attraction, and secondly, local residents expect slow tourismto have a secondary effect, such as an increase in immigration. Thirdly, we found that the main issues related to the promotion of slow tourism are ''cultivation of specialists'', ''improvement of acceptance system'', and ''registration of travel industry''.
