13. ‘Fast Japan, Slow Japan’: Shifting to Slow Tourism as a Rural Regeneration Tool in Japan

Murayama, Meiko; Parker, Gavin

doi:10.21832/9781845412821-015

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“…It should be noted that these young people are not seeking to gain profits or to create businesses whereby they become rich. Instead, they prefer to live within the strong community with nature all around and promote the “slow tourism” (Murayama & Parker, ). One of the students was told that “it is impossible to become a rich man here and no one is running for that.” Thus, we learned from our study that those living in Shiramine promote and seek equal rights and equal opportunities for all and that social capital that is built on networks and trust with collective activities can create sustainable economic development (Kaldaru & Parts, ).…”

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Sustainable Development Goals as educational tools to raise students' awareness of the rural development of biosphere reserves: A case study of Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve

Mammadova

2019

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Biosphere reserves (BRs) function as learning sites to implement the UN's 2030 Agenda for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, many BRs in Japan now face issues such as depopulation and aging, and without inhabitants and young residents, these regions cannot be called sustainable. In this study, SDGs were used as tools to raise awareness in youth towards the rural issues within BRs. Fieldtrips were conducted in Japan's Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve. Based on the 17 SDGs, 17 community service activities were conducted by performing experiential practices in the social, tourism, and industrial sectors of a village. After the fieldtrips, 81% of the students replied that SDGs helped to identify and become aware of local issues. Most students found the lifestyle of the villagers very challenging for youth. SDGs helped students to see the reality of the village and those factors that prevent sustainable development.

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Sustainable Development Goals as educational tools to raise students' awareness of the rural development of biosphere reserves: A case study of Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve

Mammadova

2019

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“…Ecotourism has taken the backseat because of the emphasis on marketing Japan as a destination for international tourists and on increasing number of sites that will attract tourists to local communities (Uzama, 2011(Uzama, , 2017. There has been little or nothing done to control the environmental impact of tourists on local communities and on historical, cultural, and religious sites (Murayama & Parker, 2012;Wang, Heo, Yamada, & Hwang, 2009).…”

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“…As more tourists move into these heritage sites, the main focus has been on financial gain and the international exposure these visits bring. Government agencies or private companies are not paying much attention to how to sustain the sites (Murayama & Parker, 2012). It is now the responsibility of local communities to think about how to deal with the influx of tourists and its consequences.…”

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Incorporating ecotourism into social education (shakai kyouiku 社会教育) and lifelong learning (shougai gakushuu 生涯学習) in Japan

Uzama

Walter

2018

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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This paper examines the benefits of incorporating ecotourism programs into the adult education curriculum. Social education and lifelong learning (shougai gakushuu) are terms used to refer to adult education and related activities in Japan. Adult education originated immediately after Second World War with the enactment of the Fundamental Law of Education (1947; revised in the 1980s). Since the mid-1980s lifelong learning has been the more commonly used term. Lifelong learning involves not only going to school to learn how to read and write, it can also involve the learning that takes place outside the classroom-through volunteering, outdoor activities, sporting events, and so on. A literature review was conducted as the means to pursue the aim of introducing ecotourism into adult education. Education for Sustainable Development was examined to see how its contexts can be applied to Japan's adult education. This paper is aimed specifically at how the host community can learn, from adult education centers in their communities, to practice a sustainable ecotourism. Although there have

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“…Because an integrated tourism model is a form of alternative tourism, it needs to target the niche market segment of quality tourists who tend to spend time and money over the long-term and who are able to sustain the culture and environment of the rural community (Edgell 2006;Weaver 2006;Maruyama and Parker 2012). This model supports the notion of Maruyama and Parker (2012) that tourism in rural areas (which they call "slow tourism") includes the idea of encouraging some tourists to live or work in those rural communities in order to revive the rural economy. With its focus on the economy, it is similar to "pro-poor" tourism for poverty alleviation that encompasses economic as well as environmental, social, and cultural dimensions (Chok et al 2007).…”

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Sustainability of Rural Land Use Based on an Integrated Tourism Model in Mae Kampong Village, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Khaokhrueamuang

2014

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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This paper recreates an appropriate tourism model to sustain rural land use in Mae Kampong village, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. The study focuses on the village's current land use and existing tourism management. The data, collected by interview and field observation, were analyzed and compared with tourism trends in the area for modification into an integrated tourism model for sustainable rural land use. In this paper, the sustainability of rural land use is shown to derive from the maintenance and increase of community capital, including natural, human, social, financial or built, and cultural capital. These categories of capital can also be comparably merged with four elements of rural land use sustainability, ecological, economic, social, and cultural sustainability as a conceptual framework for an integrated tourism model. Land use in Mae Kampong village can be sustained by the existing tourism management model, which has been integrated mainly by community-based tourism and ecotourism. Recently, however, long-stay tourism and health tourism have arisen with the possibility of creating new resources and generating new wealth from tourism and rural land use, such as an increase in rental houses and resort hotels, the development of health products from forest tea, and the organic local food served to tourists in homestays. The recreated tourism model, therefore, is integrated by four types of tourism, community-based, long-stay, health, and ecotourism, so as to achieve a higher living standard which attributed the overall rural land use sustainability to four components of its sustainability.

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13. ‘Fast Japan, Slow Japan’: Shifting to Slow Tourism as a Rural Regeneration Tool in Japan

Cited by 14 publications

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Sustainable Development Goals as educational tools to raise students' awareness of the rural development of biosphere reserves: A case study of Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve

Sustainable Development Goals as educational tools to raise students' awareness of the rural development of biosphere reserves: A case study of Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve

Incorporating ecotourism into social education (shakai kyouiku 社会教育) and lifelong learning (shougai gakushuu 生涯学習) in Japan

Sustainability of Rural Land Use Based on an Integrated Tourism Model in Mae Kampong Village, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

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