The purpose of this study is to examine the current state and challenges of workcation in Japan. At first, a survey of local governments working to promote workcation was conducted to understand the current state. Secondly, the details of the measures to promote the workcation were analyzed using the examples of Tatsuno Town and Iijima Town in Nagano Prefecture, which were consistent with the purpose and effect of the promotion. As a result, local governments are promoting workcation for various purposes, but only temporary events and assistance have been implemented. In the case analysis, companies mainly use workcation for training, and while workcation centered on work rather than vacation was carried out, new networks inside and outside the region were formed.

In this study, we made labor force projections in the accommodations, eating and drinking services industry by municipality using cohort-component method and cohort-change rate method, and compared the results from both methods. The results showed that while the cohort-component method indicates that many municipalities can continue to secure labor force in the future, the cohort-change rate method indicates that the labor force may decrease in many municipalities. This is because the data used for the estimation was for the period 2000-2020, which is a period when women and the elderly were increase their employment. This suggests that in order for the accommodations, eating and drinking services industry to secure its labor force in the future, it will be important to maintain the employment of the elderly and to hire young people, especially women, who are highly appropriate for this industry.

The purpose of this research is to empirically clarify the actual situation in which tourists contribute to peace. The changing international situation after the pandemic calls for the need to redefine and socialize tourism, but the specific measures to do so have not been made clear. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to elucidate the actual situation in which tourists contribute to peace by conducting quantitative text analysis based on reviews posted on travel review sites. This study suggests the following three characteristics of tourists who contribute to peace: a tourism experience that induces self-reflection, an intention to recommend others, and changes in co-occurrence patterns depending on the international situation.

This study focuses on the disengagement of lifestyle migrants who relocated to Okinawa Prefecture and subsequently returned to their original homeplaces. The reasons for this disengagement were investigated in two stages, namely, a primary interview and a secondary questionnaire. Furthermore, the data from the questionnaire were used to analyze the relationship between regional commitment and the willingness to continue relations with Okinawa after leaving it. The results revealed that the motives for leaving were similar to factors previously noted in U-turn studies (e.g., studies on graduates of metropolitan universities returning to their non-metropolitan homeplaces); however, the formation of regional commitments shapes departing lifestyle migrants’ intention to continue relationships with that place after their departure from Okinawa.

The purpose of this research is to clarify the factors for building a related population from a qualitative perspective based on an interview survey of migrants to Nakanoto Town, and then to consider the possibility of building a related population from a planned perspective based on the characteristics of slow tourism. The conclusions of this research are as follows. Firstly, it was found "the presence of local relatives, friends, etc. living in the community" is important as an element for building a related population. Second, taking advantage of the characteristics of slow tourism is important for building a relevant population. It was suggested it would contribute to the creation of "the existence of local blood relatives, friends, etc. living in the community."

The study used a questionnaire to survey and analyst cases of anime tourism in four different regions and found that there were similarities and differences in the attitudes and behaviors of visitors depending on the different regions and the characteristics of the works. The commonalities were that visitors visited the region with the work as a driving force, focused on places associated with the work but also did general sightseeing, and showed a high level of satisfaction and willingness to return. Differences exist in terms of gender according to the content of the story, diversity in terms of transport, information gathering and use according to local initiatives, and the overlap between the setting and tourist attractions affecting the range of activities.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors that influence the residents' evaluation of tourist acceptance in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Existing studies have only analyzed the relationship between the overall evaluations of residents and individual factors, and have not clarified the priorities and trade-offs among individual factors. A questionnaire survey of residents was conducted and analyzed by the Quantification Theory Type I. The results revealed that "pride in the reputation of tourism", "economic benefits of visiting the city" and "length of residence" had a significant impact. These results will be useful information to support effective EBPM practice for sustainable tourism destination management.

This article examines the role of disciplinary power in tourism policy and its impacts on cycle tourism in heritage spaces. It defines disciplinary power as an invisible force that regulates individual behavior and uses this as a lens through which to examine the Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail, a cycle route in Cornwall’s mining area in the UK and part of Cornwall Council’s Mineral Tramways Heritage Project. It argues that, along with the influence of Cornwall Council, the widely recognized authority of Sustrans and the World Heritage Committee enables these authorities to contribute to a structure that regulates tourist behavior along the Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail. In this sense, it examines how far these authorities have been naturally suited to organizing the trail around principles of disciplinary power.

This paper aims to examine the historical transition of hot spring in the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, Japan. The findings show that the national park system had identified hot spring inns as a recreational activity base from the early stage of its designation. Although the area experienced tourism development following the national park designation, the inns, which continue hot spring cure culture (toji), have widely remained. These hot springs and inns have been recently appreciated as cultural landscape of the park. However, as the awareness of toji culture has faded across the country, the study area faces a challenge: how to convey the historical/cultural background and the value of toji to the next generation.

Gastronomy tourism, the experience of a region through the taste of food and drink, has grown rapidly over the past 30-plus years with the growth of international tourism, and has become an indispensable tourism development technique for establishing a place's identity and branding. Food culture, which has been seen as a part of the living culture, has begun to be claimed as an important heritage, and gastronomy is seen as a superordinate concept of food and cuisine by the UN Tourism initiative. This study examines the relationship between value co-creation and community in gastronomy tourism, focusing on the interrelationship between suppliers and consumers of tourism services, and applying service theory in the field of business administration.

In recent years, DMOs are expected to be a leader in tourism based regional development, but there are few cases in which the social value of their activities has been quantitatively analyzed. In this study, Social Return on Investment (SROI), which is one of the methods of social impact measurement, is utilized to quantify the social value of an ecotourism guide project conducted by the DMO at Yatsugatake area. As a result of the analysis, SROI values are calculated as 2.31-4.34. Moreover, it is suggested that SROI could be useful in the process of stakeholders improving the quality of collaboration in destination development activities and enhancing their projects.

This paper explores the Japanese concept of tourism, comparing it to the Western idea of tourism. Previous tourism research has often contrasted pre-modern travel with modern tourism and experiences in everyday life with those at tourist destinations. However, this paper questions whether the same framework applies to analyzing modern tourism and pre-modern travel in Japan as it does in the West. In Japan, modern tourism includes group travel from schools and companies, and pre-modern travel is more focused on enjoyment. The paper argues that the commonly used dichotomy or contrast does not effectively capture the essence of tourism in Japan, emphasizing that tourism is a cultural phenomenon and can be culturally defined.