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Rural Art Revitalization - A Comparative Study Between Japan and China

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K13251
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University (2023)
Hiroshima University (2022)

Principal Investigator

渠 蒙  北海道大学, 観光学高等研究センター, 准教授 (40910295)

Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
KeywordsCreative revitalisation / Socially engaged art / Neo-endogenous / Micro-entrepreneurship / Peripheral islands / Art Islands / Community resilience / rural revitalization / socially engaged art / art tourism / interdisciplinary / creative place-making
Outline of Research at the Start

The power of socially engaged art, tourism, and creative place-making activities as an instrument for the revitalization of rural and peripheral regions is receiving more international attention in both Japan and China. These emerging cross-national/regional ‘art grafting’ projects give rise to several multidisciplinary research questions that encompass humanities and social sciences. This study examines the origins of art revitalization in both rural Japan and China, and the performance of new grafting-type art initiatives by bringing Japan’s art revitalization experience into rural China.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The project led to the publication of six articles in international journals and one chapter in a refereed book. It also organized an international academic conference on island studies, drawing 55 participants from 25 countries to Miyajima in June 2023. This event highlighted Japan's island challenges, attracting attention from international researchers. Through 8 international conferences, this project connects scholars including rural, island, creative tourism, tourism geography, China, and Japan studies.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.

Reason

This year, research continued in the islands of the Seto Inland Sea and Goto Island, Nagasaki. Each activity was followed by the accumulation of data and experience for the writing of a book and other studies the following year. The design of the book's framework was completed this year.

Simultaneously, five field surveys were undertaken throughout the year. Three of these surveys were conducted in Japan, while the remaining two took place across six islands in the Seto Inland Sea, with an extension to the Goshima Islands in Nagasaki.

In China, interviews were carried out with the organizers of two rural art festivals during fieldwork. These collected data will be utilized to compose a paper and a book within the coming year.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

In 2023, an international conference on the study of island cultures was already held in Japan, and in January 2025, another international conference on the revitalization of artistic islands is planned to be held on Hainan Island, China.

This year, we plan to collaborate with South China Normal University to conduct a quantitative field survey of art villages in Qingtian, China. The results will be presented at the January 2025 Hainan Society.

This year, we will continue to work on the publication of the thesis book based on the fieldwork.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (33 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 15 results,  Invited: 9 results) Book (3 results) Funded Workshop (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 華南師範大学/広州美術学院/南京大学(中国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ウェスタン・シドニー大学/シドニー工科大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ニューカッスル大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] モントリオール大学(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] コインブラ大学(ポルトガル)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Regenerative Creative Tourism and Community Revitalization2024

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Zollet Simona
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Responsible Tourism Management

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 22-38

    • DOI

      10.47263/jrtm.04-01-02

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Art tourism and paradigms of island revitalization in Japan2024

    • Author(s)
      Funck Carolin、Qu Meng
    • Journal Title

      Contemporary Japan

      Volume: 36 Issue: 1 Pages: 20-40

    • DOI

      10.1080/18692729.2024.2306112

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Revitalising rural areas through counterurbanisation: Community-oriented policies for the settlement of urban newcomers2024

    • Author(s)
      Zollet Simona、Qu Meng
    • Journal Title

      Habitat International

      Volume: 145 Pages: 103022-103022

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103022

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Coercive geographies: Biopower, spatial politics, and the tourist2023

    • Author(s)
      Iaquinto Benjamin Lucca、Cheer Joseph M、Roelofsen Maartje、Minca Claudio、Ong Chin-Ee、Wong Cora、Lapointe Dominic、Qu Meng、McCormick AD、Lin Chih-Chen Trista
    • Journal Title

      Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

      Volume: 42 Issue: 2 Pages: 149-170

    • DOI

      10.1177/23996544231194828

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Rural Art Festivals and Creative Social Entrepreneurship2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Zollet Simona
    • Journal Title

      Event Management

      Volume: 27 Issue: 8 Pages: 1219-1235

    • DOI

      10.3727/152599523x16830662072107

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Spatial Patterns and Determinants of Bed and Breakfasts in the All-for-One Tourism Demonstration Area of China: A Perspective on Urban-Rural Differences2023

    • Author(s)
      Sun Ao、Chen Lin、Yoshida Kunimitsu、Qu Meng
    • Journal Title

      Land

      Volume: 12 Issue: 9 Pages: 1720-1720

    • DOI

      10.3390/land12091720

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Neo-endogenous revitalisation: Enhancing community resilience through art tourism and rural entrepreneurship2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Zollet Simona
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Rural Studies

      Volume: 97 Pages: 105-114

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.016

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Island studies and socio-economic development policies in East Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Funck Carolin、Usui Rie、Jang Kyungjae、He Yachen、Lew Alan A,
    • Journal Title

      Island Studies Journal

      Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Pages: 226-247

    • DOI

      10.24043/isj.395

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rural Sustainability Education Through Creative Tourism and Art Workshops2024

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Japanese Society of Tourism and Hospitality (JSTHE) Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exploring the Power of Small Creative Island Revitalization and Socially Embedded Tourism Micro-Entrepreneurship2024

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Islands Tourism & Hospitality Management (SEAMA) 2024
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Is the Yellow Pumpkin Fun? Serious Art and Casual Fans in the Instagram Age2024

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      The Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rural Triennale Tourism Revitalization in Japan with Chinese Creative Tourists2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA)18th Biennial Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Military Tourism in a Depopulation Context: Is There no Other Island Revitalization Option?2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng, Zollet Simona
    • Organizer
      Gendered geographies of disasters: Environmental Militarism in Asia Pacific Island Countries
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Creative Revitalization - Art and Contents Tourism in the Peripheral Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      62nd European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Neo-endogenous revitalization Enhancing community resilience through art tourism and rural entrepreneurship2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      17th International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Neo-endogenous revitalization Enhancing community resilience through art and creativity-based strategies for rural revitalization2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      XXIXth European Society for Rural Sociology Congress Crises and the futures of rural areas (ESRS)
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Creative Island Revitalization Artistic Mapping for Sustainability Education2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      The 17th International Conference on Small Island Cultures (ISIC) 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Community-based/engaged Art Tourism2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH) 2022, Sarawak, Malaysia
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Neo-endogenous Revitalisation: Increasing Community Resilience through Socially Engaged Art and Creative In-migrant Micro-entrepreneurship2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Art in the Countryside Symposium on Art and Regional Revitalization, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] From Island Arts to the Art Islandness2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Conference on Small Island Cultures
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Revitalization Engaged Creative Tourism Micro-entrepreneurship Community Enhancement2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Creative tourism regenerative development and destination resilience, Miguel Island Azores, Portugal
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Revitalization Engaged Art Island Tourism Art Islandness, Creative Micro-entrepreneurship & Neo-endogenous Revitalization2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      International Island Forum, Mokpo, Korea
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Island studies in East Asia and Revitalization Engaged Art Island Tourism in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng
    • Organizer
      Scottish Islands Futures 2050 & Beyond Workshop 2 'Speaking of the Future - the Role of Language, Culture and Heritage'
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] Adventures in Small Tourism: Studies and Stories2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Zollet Simona
    • Total Pages
      316
    • Publisher
      University of Calgary Press
    • ISBN
      9781773854755
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Rural quality of life - Urban-to-rural lifestyle migrants in Japanese island communities: Balancing quality of life expectations with reality2023

    • Author(s)
      Qu Meng、Zollet Simona
    • Total Pages
      448
    • Publisher
      Manchester University Press
    • ISBN
      9781526161628
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Handbook of Tourism Impacts: Social and Environmental Perspectives - Tourism in the rural periphery: Revitalization and community resilience in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Joseph M Cheer、Ricardo Nicolas Progano、Meng Qu、AD McCormick
    • Total Pages
      360
    • Publisher
      Edward Elgar Publishing
    • ISBN
      9781800377684
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] The 17th International Conference on Small Island Cultures (ISIC) 20232023

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] The 16th International Conference on Small Island Cultures2022

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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