| Project/Area Number |
22F20797
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 外国 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
Edelheim Johan 北海道大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 教授 (00846305)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
CROSSLEY EMILIE 北海道大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-22 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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| Keywords | tourism / zoos / animals / iyashi / ethnography / netnography / red fox |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The study aims to understand the experiences of domestic and international
tourists at low-consumptive animal attractions in Japan and the negotiation
of meaning, identity, and ethics at these sites. It interprets tourists’
values regarding the treatment of captive wildlife and how these are
expressed online.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The research developed a conceptual framework of ‘animal-induced iyashi tourism’, which drew connections between animal-based tourism, kawaii culture, and human wellbeing. Non-human performative work was elicited from animals in order to produce feelings of iyashi in tourists. This often involved commodified encounters involving holding/touching animals, e.g. wildlife selfies, that negatively impacted their welfare. Tourists’ perceptions of animal-induced iyashi attractions were culturally influenced, with Western tourists more likely to react negatively to seeing captive animals in low-welfare conditions. Online, tourists debated the meaning of ‘responsible’ animal tourism in the Japanese context, thereby exercising collective moral reflexivity.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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