The Tourism Studies

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Tourists’ Perceptions of Negative Heritage Interpretation in Natural Disaster Area, China: Case of the Beichuan Earthquake Site Area in Sichuan Province

Jinwei WANG

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 41-54
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_41

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By referring the case of negative heritage site of the Beichuan Earthquake Site Area in Sichuan Province of China, this paper involved a detailed research on tourists’ perceptions of interpretation that are available at the site. Research findings show that the interpretation facilities are inadequate, the number of interpreters insufficient, and content of interpretation is unsatisfactory; hence, tourists’ expectations remain unfulfilled. Moreover, interpreters’ skills, availability, and the charges for interpretation facilities greatly affect tourists’ feedback on their perception and evaluation of the services provided. Based on the prevailing situation, it is recommended that the availability of interpretation facilities be enhanced, the prices of the facilities provided be either reduced or free of charge, and interpretation techniques be improved. A complete and proper interpretation will be convenient for the tourists as it will provide them with a better understanding of the heritage.

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Role of Restaurant in Food Tourism

The Research of Restaurants in the Region of Shonai and the Formation of ‘Gastronomic City’

Tateo OIE

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 55-63
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_55

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Restaurants are highly important tourist attraction and supplier of regional tastes in food tourism.Although Hall and Sharples described food as one component of tourism, it is yet such an integral part of the whole tourist experience that it has become a subject of study in its own right. However, the role of restaurant in food tourism is still underexplored. In this paper, restaurants in Shonai region of Yamagata prefecture is surveyed to illuminate the city’s status and potential as a Gastronomic City. Overall, the external and internal assessment suggests that Shonai requires a symbolic food to market the food tourism more effectively. While public awareness of the Shonai cuisine culture needs to be propagated to further attract and diversify the clientele base, working towards a higher ranking in the Michelin Guidebook is paramount to establish Shonai as a recognized Gastronomic City.

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Shopping behavior and attitudes toward shopping at the international airport terminal

A Causal Study between Attitudes and Expenditure Behavior of Japanese Overseas Tourists

Akira SAITO

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 65-77
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_65

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This study examines the shopping behavior of Japanese tourists at international airports, in particular, the causation between attitudes toward shopping at the airport and expenditure behavior. Based on quantitative research, three dimensions, such as hedonic, utilitarian, luxury, are observed as consumer attitudes. Using the three dimensions of consumer attitudes, multiple regression analysis of spending on the entire shopping and luxury brand products at the airports reveals causalities between the hedonic, luxury dimensions and spending on the entire of shopping, further between the luxury dimensions and expenditure for luxury brand products. Significant theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Analysis of the Structure of Film Tourism Induced by Korean TV Drama “IRIS” in Akita, Japan

Junko DAI, Jiho HAN, Keumjin CHOI

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 79-89
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_79

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Korean Drama “IRIS” induced inbound tourism from Korea to Akita in 2009. This phenomenon is called “IRIS” impacts. This research attempts to clarify how “IRIS” film tourism in Akita occurred and the structure of the phenomenon, by analyzing local newspaper articles reported on “IRIS”, interviews with Japanese fans who visited Akita, and the data obtained by visitors at Iris Museum. It was found that “IRIS” film tourism in Akita started in March 2009 by 300 over Japanese fans of the actor ”Lee Byung-Hun”. Immediately after the “IRIS” was aired on KBS in Korea from October 2009, Korean tourists began visiting Akita. Then CS channel and TBS aired it from spring 2010 in Japan, which triggered Japanese fans and tourists to travel to Akita. “IRIS” film tourism in Akita produced three stages of its impacts.

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Study on Stable Funding for Town Planning in Onsen Resort

With an Emphasis on the Bathing Tax

Tomoya UMEKAWA, Kiyoyoshi YOSHIZAWA, Kaori FUKUNAGA

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 91-100
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_91

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To become a community which is “worth living/worth visiting”, an onsen resort need to proceed a steady community development with a clear vision of the future, and it is essential to secure stable financial resources to achieve the aim. This study focuses on the “bathing tax”, an earmarked tax defined as a stable funding for tourism on the Local Tax Act. Firstly, it gives an outline of the tax and the background of its introduction. It shows next a case study of communities using the tax as a stable resources for the development. Then it discuss the possibility as a stable financial resource using the data from the survey on the sense of tax burden of the visitors.

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The Influence of Sport Event Participant’s Destination Image on Evaluation, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions

Focusing on Sport Tourists of a Sport Event

Erika YUMITA, Munehiko HARADA

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 101-113
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_101

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Although destination image is known to be an important antecedent of behavioral intentions and other factors such as evaluation and satisfaction in the tourism field, research on developing a scale particularly examining the images of sport tourists is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the destination image construct of sport tourists and to examine the influence of sport tourists’ destination image on behavioral intentions. As a result of analyzing data collected from participants at a sport event, 4 factors emerged; Feeling, Atmosphere, Activity, and Access. Furthermore, sport tourists’ destination image also showed a significant influence on behavioral intentions such as participating to the event again, and revisiting the destination in the future. These results indicate the need for event organizers to consider sport event participants not just as participants of an event, but also as a tourist.

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The Issue of Collaboration in Tourism-Based Community Development of Beppu City

Keiko HORI, Yuriko SATO, Takehiko MURAYAMA, Shigeo NISHIKIZAWA

2015 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 115-125
Published: 2015
Released on J-STAGE: December 01, 2016

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.27.1_115

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In this research, aiming to get the suggestion about fruitful tourism revival, semi-structured interview survey was conducted. Focusing on the collaboration between tourism-related administrations, tourist association, tourism-related organizations and others, this research examines tourism-based community development of Beppu city which was formerly flourished as a big hot spring destination. As the result, it is revealed that the effectiveness of connection between mass tourism and new tourism is starting to be recognized by some organizations, though the local government does not adopt positive policies heading towards the collaboration. Preparing the place of exchange information between organizations under tourism-based community development as a policy seems important.

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