Japanese Popular Culture and Contents Tourism

ISBN-13: 9780367029401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 110 str.

Philip A. Seaton; Takayoshi Yamamura

Opis

Contents tourism is tourism induced by the contents (narratives, characters, locations and other creative elements) of films, novels, games, manga, anime, television dramas and other forms of popular culture. Focusing on both fan behaviours and the impacts on tourism destinations, this book provides insights into this rapidly-growing phenomenon in Japan.

Spis treści

1. Japanese Popular Culture and Contents Tourism 2. Otaku tourism and the anime pilgrimage phenomenon in Japan 3. Rekijo, pilgrimage and ‘pop-spiritualism’: pop-culture-induced heritage tourism of/for young women 4. Contents tourism and local community response: Lucky star and collaborative anime-induced tourism in Washimiya 5. Taiga dramas and tourism: historical contents as sustainable tourist resources