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Development of Sustainable Tourism in Japan

Development of Sustainable Tourism in Japan. Norihiro TANIGAWA. Sustainable Tourism as Teaching Materials. Eco-tourism Sustainability Economy Society Environment. Sustainability is complicated concept. Economy. Environment. Society. Teaching Material of Sustainable Tourism.

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Development of Sustainable Tourism in Japan

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  1. Development of Sustainable Tourism in Japan Norihiro TANIGAWA

  2. Sustainable Tourism as Teaching Materials • Eco-tourism • Sustainability • Economy • Society • Environment

  3. Sustainability is complicated concept. Economy Environment Society

  4. Teaching Materialof Sustainable Tourism Naturalist: discovery World Heritage Many tourists Negative impact Which way: stop the tourism or develop for tourism?

  5. Example of Japan; Yakushima • YAKUSHIMA UNESCO World Heritage Site 30° 21′ 31″ N, 130° 31′ 43″ E

  6. YAKUSHIMA: peripheral island,“Alps on the ocean” • 505k㎡ (forest: over 90%, the highest point 1936m) • 107.5k㎡; World Heritage Site (21%) • Eco-tourism and tourist increase by 1993. • Popularization as sight-seeing site

  7. Fact of Eco-tourism • Mass eco-tourism (ego-tourism) • “eco” as the sales word • Concept of Eco-tourism is one culture.

  8. Sustainability on tourism site Tourism developer Economy Many tourists Tourism resources attraction Environment Local development (or destroy?) Tourism-related migration Society Local community

  9. Economy • Periphery island: almost young people leave to mainland • Local community: main industry is agriculture; fruits • Tourism industry: tourist increase is good • Public works spending with the world heritage registration

  10. Society • Tourism industry is the culture from outside • Increase migration: tourism-related migrants • tourist & tourism developer + local community

  11. Environment • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Increase tourist = destroyer has come? • If it’s not famous site, few people go to mountain.

  12. role-play or discussion Tourist Tourism sector Local people

  13. Responsibility • What is the sustainability as the famous tourism site? • Should not I go to the famous tourism site? • Do you judge the idea of the company? • What the relationship to local habitants? • What do you have as one tourist?

  14. Would you be thought at your close tourism site? Thank you for your attention.

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