Japanese inns (ryokan) as producers of Japanese identity

Guichard‐Anguis, Sylvie

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“…However, there is a cultural shift occurring within these arenas. While furusato ideology may support the nostalgic notion that a child can run free and unclothed without fear of prying eyes or danger this attitude is being challenged in the light of rising awareness of child abuse issues (Goodman, 2002; Leheny, 2009), violent attacks (Sukemune, 2004) and changing notions of privacy (Guichard-Anguis, 2009).…”

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“…However, there are signs that Japanese attitudes to the collective unclothed body are changing amid rising perceptions of personal privacy (Clark, 1994; Guichard-Anguis, 2009). Tobin et al (2009) identify this shift as ‘a form of embourgeoisement, the spread of middle-class Western styles, values, and notions of the self to other classes and cultural contexts’ (p. 119).…”

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Culturally contested corporeality: Regulation of the body in New Zealand and Japanese early childhood education

Burke

Duncan

2016

Global Studies of Childhood

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Children's bodies occupy a culturally contested space in the early childhood arena. In New Zealand, children's bodies have increasingly become the focus of regulation. The early childhood centre has become a site of constant surveillance, turning teachers into 'disciplinary individuals' who are internally controlled by their own behaviour. This increased regulation mirrors that of other Western contexts. In contrast, Japanese early childhood education still places children's bodies at the centre of preschool life. Shared embodied experiences serve to consolidate certain traits and qualities identified as Japanese and intimate physical contact is valued. This article is based on ethnographic research conducted at an early childhood centre in New Zealand and a kindergarten in Japan. We argue that in New Zealand early childhood circles, the child's body has become the focus of civilising routines which limit physical touch between adults and children, and minimise attention to the body. Asian early childhood education contexts are often depicted as overly controlling. However, we suggest that while Japanese children's bodies may be subject to routine and management, they are viewed through a lens of nostalgia and innocence which allows for greater freedom of the corporeal.

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Culturally contested corporeality: Regulation of the body in New Zealand and Japanese early childhood education

Burke

Duncan

2016

Global Studies of Childhood

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“…Many rural ryokan like Yamazakura have survived or thrived thanks to tourists in search of a time and space distant from contemporary urban Japan. For some, the ryokan may be only an overnight stay on a long journey, but for others (both hosts and guests) the ryokan is a touchstone of identity, a place where one can feel Japanese again (Graburn 1995;Guichard-Anguis 2008). Therefore, ryokan epitomize what Malkki (1992) refers to as the 'territorialization of national identity,' albeit at a small scale and spread throughout the country.…”

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Mobilities Amid the Production of Fixities: Labor in a Japanese Inn

McMorran

2013

Mobilities

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Building on recent interest in fixities within mobilities studies, this article analyzes the 'production of fixities' in Japanese inns, or ryokan. I describe the complex ways that different scales and regimes of mobility interact on the bodies, personal lives, careers, and aspirations of inn employees. I show how the daily grind of producing fixity for tourists engenders ambivalence toward both movement and stasis, mediated through gender, age, and other circumstances. Ultimately, I argue that mobility and fixity should not be seen as opposites, but as mutually constitutive conditions that intermingle in nuanced ways in the everyday lives of individuals.

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“…Onsen ryokan with traditional features can be described as generally smaller properties that are "very individualistic and deriving from different historical periods" [7] and that they have characteristics representing the local culture, history, and customs. Therefore, a significant component of many of the building designs, both interior and exterior, is that they integrate into their natural surroundings.…”

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Impressions Evoked by Photographic Presentations of Hot-Spring Hotels in Prospective Japanese Tourists

Kyutoku

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Dan

2023

IJAE

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Hot springs are a major attraction for domestic tourists in Japan. Evoking a favorable impression of the experience during the information-gathering stage of travel is important in order to attract prospective tourists. Previous findings have suggested that the photographic presentation of a hot-spring hotel can serve as a medium for hotel managers to attract prospective tourists. In the current online questionnaire study, five hundred and eighteen prospective Japanese tourists were asked to rate their affective reactions, cognitive evaluations, behavioral intentions, and willingness to pay (WTP) for two sets of photographic images representing two hot-spring hotels in Japan with traditional and contemporary designs, respectively. The empirical results suggest that the photographic images reflecting a traditional design generated higher affective reactions, cognitive evaluations, behavioral intentions, and WTP. The findings extend the current knowledge on consumers' perceptions and behavioral intentions and provide practical implications for hotel managers to promote their services and products.

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Japanese inns (ryokan) as producers of Japanese identity

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Culturally contested corporeality: Regulation of the body in New Zealand and Japanese early childhood education

Culturally contested corporeality: Regulation of the body in New Zealand and Japanese early childhood education

Mobilities Amid the Production of Fixities: Labor in a Japanese Inn

Impressions Evoked by Photographic Presentations of Hot-Spring Hotels in Prospective Japanese Tourists

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