S. Beeton defines tourism developed by the soft power of media as "media-induced tourism." Such tourism can be considered a research object that bridges tourism and media studies. However, media-induced tourism has rarely been studied from this perspective in tourism research, whereas the aspects that positively contribute to modern society's values and local communities have been frequently studied. Beyond these studies, connecting tourism and media research and renewing and repurposing both fields is crucial. In particular, in the field of media-induced tourism research, radical and fundamental questions about tourism and media, such as "what is tourism" and "what is media," should be posed with the goal of actively integrating and reinventing tourism and media research. In this paper, I examine this topic in greater depth.

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This study aimed to understand popular culture in modern society via the “mobilities paradigm.” The study assessed the issues associated with idols/fans as presented in the literature and examined in detail the point of contact between idol and tourism studies by identifying trends of fan tourism research. These trends focus on the physical movement of fans and have been garnering increasing attention recently. Further, the study analyzed a K-pop audition program entitled Boys Planet as a space for transnational fan practice in which mass media, social media, and on-site scenarios influence one another on multiple levels. This transnational space was studied against the background of the progress of globalization and the spread of social media. Thus, we investigated the possibility of reconsidering conventional idol studies and modern fan practices from the perspective of movement in space. The framework of this study used spatial concepts developed on the basis of tourism phenomena, including real, fictional, and information spaces.
Analysis of the interactions of the production staff and fans through their movement in these three spaces revealed that the staff and fans are occasionally complicit with one another while overriding the existing active/passive, producer/consumer, and professional/amateur dichotomy. Moreover, despite occasional conflicts between these two groups, the study noted the emergence of “fandom,” a recurrent or continuous practice performed cooperatively by fan groups.

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This paper analyzes the Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR) as a typical example of a phenomenon in which religion (holy) and entertainment (recreational) have come closer to each other through consumerism and information technology, and the boundary between them is disappearing, or becoming fluid. While Lyon pointed out that religion has approached casual and entertainment(2000), TDR has approached from entertainment to religion. In this paper, I extracted the following three points that the two have in common : 1. Reenchantment and the extravaganza as a gigantic spectacle continue; 2. A third place is set up, allowing guests to be re-embedded there; and 3. Guests will be able to customize park information to create their own personal Disney, or "My Disney," and maintain their own identity based on this. In conclusion, the environment that TDR offers to its guests foreshadows the postmodern conditions that are helping spur liquid modernity in today's society.

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In todayʼs world, one can imagine a certain tourist spot or even experience a real trip in the middle of various types of content. A typical example is content tourism; however, to a certain extent, all types of travel could be considered content-induced tourism. Currently, imagining a trip that is not influenced by a certain form of content, such as tweets on Twitter, photos on Instagram, reviews on TripAdvisor, travel videos on YouTube, or game apps (e.g., Pokémon GO and Dragon Quest Walk), as well as mystery-solving events and stamp rallies organized by local communities is impossible.
Owing to the excessive proliferation of various types of content and the ability to freely consume them via smartphones, the interests and concerns of tourists have also become diversified. Using location-based and mystery-solving games as examples, this study examines the current relationship between tourism and games and further analyzes the multilayered relationship between tourist spots and content spaces.

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