Abstract
From the perspective of Rodney Harrison’s critical heritage studies, this paper discusses whether corporate heritage, particularly industrial heritage, can be a forum for diverse values’ coexistence. In Harrison’s argument, many heritages are publicly owned and operated, so it is difficult to order diverse values at corporate heritage. In Ashio Town, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, where the regional economy stagnated after the mine’s closure, industrial heritage was valued as a cultural asset and regarded as a means of economic revitalization through tourism, but its power was weak. The core group of companies that once managed the mine began to cooperate with the movement to promote World Heritage registration, and in recent years, they have made an investment to build a museum. Although this practice has increased heritage tourism’s financial sustainability, we must continue to consider how to make the corporate museum function so that not only local government and residents but also tourists and companies can discuss creating the region’s future.
https://ror.org/02c3vg160 
