The Tourism Studies
Online ISSN : 2189-7530
Print ISSN : 1342-0208
ISSN-L : 1342-0208
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Volume 32, Issue 1
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  • The Evaluation of Shops that Fosters Tourists’ Purchase Behavior
    ―A Case of Tourists’ Purchase of Souvenirs in a Shopping District in Naha City―
    Akira UEHARA, Taketo NAOI, Shoji IIJIMA, Hirono IRAMINA
    2020 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 5-18
    Published: September 30, 2020
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2021
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.32.1_5
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    This study aims to elucidate relationship between the evaluation of shops and tourists’ purchase intention. In this study, we distributed return envelopes with questionnaires enclosed them to tourists visiting in and around center shopping streets in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture (distributed:2000, collected:445, valid response:334). The result shows that “Feeling lively Okinawa locality,” which is a type of evaluation, and ”Shopping enjoyment tendency,” which is tourists’ tendency to enjoy shopping, affected “URGE,” which is a feeling towards souvenir purchasing, and the intention to repurchase souvenirs through “PA,” which is a positive emotion related to souvenir purchasing. The results points particularly to the strong effect of “Feeling lively Okinawa local.”
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  • A Study on the Experiential Value of Pilgrimage Tourism
    Nobuaki NANCHI
    2020 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 19-32
    Published: September 30, 2020
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2021
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.32.1_19
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the experiential value of pilgrimage tourism from the viewpoint of the experience economy and clarify the characteristics of the modern pilgrimage tourism. A pilgrimage to the sacred space that was a traditionally religious act was commercialized by tourism industry and fused with the tourism as the entertainment product in spare time. In a new economic era, pilgrimage tourists are in search for extraordinary and memorable experiences. However, there is no academic investigations on the measurement of pilgrimage tourism experiences. Overall, findings of this study improve the theoretical advance on the experiential concept in pilgrimage tourism.
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  • The Effects of Tourism Experience and Destination Involvement on Lifestyle Migration Intention
    Mitsuharu OHARA
    2020 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 33-46
    Published: September 30, 2020
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2021
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.32.1_33
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    Lifestyle migration refers to migration in the pursuit of hobbies and self-realization. Previous studies have found that lifestyle migrants often visit their target destinations prior to their migration, and these pre-migration visits likely have a significant impact on their migration decisions. Based on this knowledge, a qualitative research model was created to study the transition for the experience of tourism to the intention of lifestyle migration. The purpose of this study is to validate this model quantitatively. As a verification method, we applied “involvement,” which was created in social psychology by covariance structure analysis and was a concept expressing the feelings of consumers, who visited Okinawa with the intention of migrating, for consumer products in consumer behavior research. The results showed that having a positive experience of self-growth through tourism affects emotional connection with the place of visit, and this connection further affects the intention to migrate.
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  • Implementing Community Development through Typology of Engagement with Outsiders
    ―The Case of Long-stay Projects in Kushiro City, Hokkaido―
    Masayuki MORISHIGE, Junichi UCHIDA, Asami SHIKIDA, Yurie KAIZU
    2020 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 47-59
    Published: September 30, 2020
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2021
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.32.1_47
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    With the onset of a shrinking population, there is a need in Japan for a new kind of community development based on engagement with outsiders. This study summarizes previous studies which discussed the involvement of outside parties in community development and highlights the issues raised. Accordingly, the authors propose a typological model that captures the characteristics of engagement by outsiders from two viewpoints: “community development initiatives” and “community resources”. On this basis, we attempt to apply this model to the case of long-stay projects in Kushiro City, Hokkaido. As a result, it is shown that this model clarifies the actual circumstances of various engagements with outsiders and reveals the factors behind these transformations. In the future, by utilizing this model, it is thought that the community side can better understand the diverse characteristics of outsiders and conduct each engagement accordingly.
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