Handbook of Japanese Tourism and Hospitality

The Handbook of Tourism and Hospitality in Japan explains how Japanese nature, society, and culture are related to essential elements of tourism, hospitality, and tourism resources. Japan has created a new type of tourism based on the harmonized relationship between its natural and cultural environments. This recognition leads to the development of place-based tourism, revealing the united form of nature and culture. Chapters focus on the history of tourism in Japan, tourism theory and policy, and tourism marketing and management, providing scholars and researchers with the basis for analyzing contemporary Japanese tourism, from cultural and mediated tourism to rural, pilgrimage, gastronomy, and event tourism

Fujii Hideto is Professor of Tourism and Transport in the School of Commerce, Meiji University, Japan, and Dean of the Graduate School of Commerce. He is the author of Gendai kotsu ron no keifu to kozo [Modern transport studies from a historical and structural perspective] (Zeimu Keiri Kyokai, 2012) and Gendai no kanko jigyo ron [Modern tourism] (Zeimu Keiri Kyokai, 2014). Recently, he has taken an interest in transport and its related infrastructure as tourism resources for heritage tourism. Prior to entering academia, he had experience working in the Japanese tourism industry.

Introduction: The Japanese Language, Wabi-Sabi, and Tourism in the 21st Century Part 1: Basic Perspectives on Tourism 1. Tourism in Modern Japan: From the Meiji Era to the Wartime Period 2. Tourism Policy: Historical Transition 3. Tourism: Local-Global Nexus 4. Inbound Tourism and Economic Growth 5. Cultural Tourism Resources 6. A Cultural Landscape-Based Approach to Natural Tourism Resources: Understanding Synergies and Tradeoffs 7. International Tourists at Japanese Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes: An Introduction Part 2: Understanding the Tourism Industry 8. The Travel Industry: Management Perspectives 9. Transport Industry and Tourism Experiences 10. Hotel Industry for Outbound Tourists Part 3: Applied and Contemporary Themes 11. Gastronomy Tourism and Destination Development in Japan: Ohnan and Kanazawa 12. Rural Tourism and Sustainability 13. Japan as a Heavily Mediatized Destination: The Media and Tourism 14. MICE Industry and Global Tourism 15. Tourism and the Impact of Mega-Events 16. Challenges: Toward a Tourism-Oriented Country Appendix: Postwar Laws Concerned with Hospitality, Tourism and Transportation