2015 Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 191-200
Tourism is both a recreational activity and also one of the great joys in life. Taking a trip for sightseeing is an unforgettable event for families and friends, one that deepens the bonds, or kizuna, between people. Many tourist sites are now developing unique ways to invigorate their overall approach to hospitality, omotenashi in Japanese, so that visitors make lasting memories, while also supporting and improving regional economies through tourist revenue. The other side of this coin is the cold fact that tourism puts an added burden on any popular tourist area when it comes to solid waste/human waste management.
This paper introduces cases and approaches being implemented at some tourist areas, both within and outside Japan, to present an outline of feasible solid waste management programs for the tourism infrastructure.
