Study on possibilities of expansion of Japanese-Type ecotourism – focusing on nature-based daytrip tourists to ecotourism regions in Nabari City

Abstract

This paper is an expedition study analysing the features of trips of 'nature-based tourists' from amongst daytrip tourists in Japan with the aim of seeking for expansion possibilities of Japanese-type ecotourism. Approximately 400,000 people visit Nabari City in Mie Prefecture, the target destination in this paper, on an annual basis with the aim of enjoying the nature. Samples used for analysis in this paper have been collected from 437-day trip visitors from amongst 500 visitors to major sight-seeing spots of Nabari City from October to December 2014. It has been found through analysis that whilst nature-based daytrip visitors in Japan were satisfied with natural environments themselves, they were less satisfied with regards to activities and services during their trips. Cluster analyses for grasping tendencies per markets were performed and disclosed.

Nature-Based Tourism Motivations and Visit Profiles of Domestic and International Segments to a Japanese National Park

“…However, in other national parks such as Aso Kuju, specific motivations such as snowboarders and skiers are also dominant visitor segments in the winter. The domestic visitors to Japanese national park not in the winter are mostly the age of 40s and 50s or older, while the distribution of gender is different according to the national park (Jones 2009;Kim 2017;Inui et al 2004;Romão et al 2014). More than 60% of domestic visitors to national parks have completed a university degree or higher (Kim 2017;Inui et al 2004).…”

“…The domestic visitors to Japanese national park not in the winter are mostly the age of 40s and 50s or older, while the distribution of gender is different according to the national park (Jones 2009;Kim 2017;Inui et al 2004;Romão et al 2014). More than 60% of domestic visitors to national parks have completed a university degree or higher (Kim 2017;Inui et al 2004). Given that the current tourism infrastructure and destination management in Japan continue to reflect domestic demand first and foremost, the aforementioned differences in demographic characteristics can leave managers uncertain of visitors' motivations.…”

“…The two most frequently used means of transport for domestic visitors are private cars and railway respectively, due to the developed road and railroad infrastructure system across Japan (Kim 2017). Since 1995, the total number of overnight stays has dropped steadily across all age categories except for visitors within the 60s and 70s (Suganuma et al 2011).…”

Potensi Pola Perjalanan Ekowisata Jawa Timur Pasca Pandemi Covid-19

“…Saat ini banyak ahli yang melakukan penelitian tentang pola perjalanan, diantaranya adalah: (Kim, 2017) yang menganalisis fiturfitur pola perjalanan, (Feng, 2017) menyelidiki bagaimana pengaturan sosial-budaya mempengaruhi pola perjalanan, (Hanifah et al, 2018) berupaya untuk mengetahui pola perjalanan wisatawan menuju fasilitas kesehatan, (Inoue & Tsukahara, 2016) mengusulkan ekstraksi pola perjalanan melalui klasifikasi hirarkis masa inap dan pola perjalanan berdasarkan pada algoritma pengkodean Huffman, dan (Zhou et al, 2019) menggunakan beberapa algoritma pembelajaran mesin untuk memprediksi kondisi lalu lintas untuk prakiraan pola perjalanan dan mendapatkan algoritma yang optimal untuk prediksi klasifikasi.…”

Perfil del turista ecológico, aspectos sociodemográficos, expectativas y actividades del ecoturista en España

“…En este exhaustivo repaso, Kim (2017) señala que no hay muchos estudios que fijen como sujeto de estudio al ecoturista, porque, por un lado, el concepto sobre qué es el ecoturismo no está claro, por tanto, es difícil investigar a los sujetos que lo realizan y, por otro lado, porque la industria no ha mostrado interés, dado el bajo número de personas que hacen ecoturismo. Esto indica la necesidad y la oportunidad de seguir aproximándonos en el conocimiento de estos perfiles.…”