The Tourism Studies
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Volume 34, Issue 1
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  • Current State and Issues Regarding the Availability of Public Baths for Customers with Tattoos
    ―A Qualitative Consideration Based on Interviews with Public Bathing Facilities―
    Daiki SEKIYA
    2022 Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 5-16
    Published: 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2023
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.34.1_5
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    It is said that the majority of bathing houses in Japan refuse the use of customers with tattoos. The problem of refusing the use of facilities based only on tattooing has been raised, but there is still a lack of objective data and discussion to deepen the discussion. In this study, 10 public bathing facilities such as public bathhouses and hot spring inns, as well as hot spring associations and tourist associations were visited, and semi-structured interviews with facility managers were conducted. The interviews focused on the policy of handling tattoos, the impact and consequences of the policy, and the issues related to the handling of tattoos. The results showed the existence of half-hearted handling, resulting paradoxical problems, and the difficulty of an organized approach. It was also suggested that an alternative approach to changing the stereotype of public users be considered.
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  • A Basic Study on the Hotel Stay in a City Where They Live Under the Covid-19 Pandemic
    Ryo NISHIKAWA
    2022 Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 17-30
    Published: 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2023
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.34.1_17
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    This study aims for clarifying how people stay at hotels in a city where they live (“hotel stay in a city where they live”) under the COVID-19 restrictions. Internet-based survey based on the path analysis revealed the relationship between the following; 1. How are people involved in their community? 2. The reason for a hotel stay in the city where they live, 3. The criteria for selecting the hotels, 4. How did they feel after the hotel stay in the city where they live? 5. Did they find the experience extraordinary? 6. Do they hope to re-visit under the post-COVID-19? As a result, those who take a positive attitude toward the hotel stay in the city where they live tend to be interested in re-visiting the hotels compared to those who found the experience extraordinary.
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  • An Investigation on the Measurement of Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage Tourism Experiences
    ―Based on the Questionnaire Survey for Pilgrimage Tourists―
    Nobuaki NANCHI
    2022 Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 31-50
    Published: 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: April 01, 2023
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18979/jitr.34.1_31
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    The purpose of this study is to identify the underlying dimensions of Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage tourists’ experiences and to investigate the measurement of pilgrimage tourism experiences from the viewpoint of the experience economy. In this new economic era, pilgrimage as a traditionally religious act has been fused with tourism and commercialized as a consumable entertainment product by the tourism industry. Pilgrimage tourists then, while in search of extraordinary and memorable experiences, can purchase the access to these experiences of pilgrimage tourism as a part of the experience economy. The author conducted the questionnaire survey for tourists to develop and test a proposed model of experience economy concepts. As a result of the survey, it was found that the measurement model includes six realms, and the data supported the dimensional structure of the six realms of experience, so tourists captured six dimensions of experience value in the pilgrimage tours.
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