Japanese Tourism (eBook)

Malcolm Cooper was Vice-President, Research and International Cooperation until 2011 at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan. He is currently Professor of Tourism Management and Environmental Law. He is a specialist in tourism management and development, environmental planning, water resource management and environmental law. He is co-editor of the books Volcanic Tourism – Geo-Resources for Leisure and Recreation, Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems and Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry, and co-author of Health & Wellness Spa Tourism and River Tourism.

Carolin Funck is Associate Professor in Human Geography at Hiroshima University (Japan) Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on the development of tourism in Japan and the rejuvenation of mature tourist destinations; machizukuri and citizen participation are her second theme of interest. She is the author of Tourismus und Peripherie in Japan and co-editor of Living Cities in Japan. 

Acknowledgements
Glossary
List of Tables
List of Figures

Chapter 1. Introduction to Japanese Tourism
Carolin Funck and Malcolm Cooper

Chapter 2. The Roots of Japanese Travel Culture
Carolin Funck

Chapter 3. The Rules of the Game: Policy, Plans and Institutions for Tourism
Malcolm Cooper

Chapter 4. Domestic Tourism and its Social Background
Carolin Funck

Chapter 5. The Travelling Yen
Malcolm Cooper

Chapter 6. The Japanese Gaze on the World
Malcolm Cooper

Chapter 7.  Welcome to Japan
Carolin Funck

Chapter 8. Multiple Futures for Japan’s Tourism
Carolin Funck and Malcolm Cooper

Chapter 9. Conclusions: Retrospect, Challenges and the Future
Malcolm Cooper and Carolin Funck

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Index