Establishing Quality Standards for Sustainable Indigenous Tourism

• Project/Area Number: 25K15682
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: ポッゲンドルフ ローレンツ 東洋大学, 国際観光学部, 准教授 (70844083)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 栗原 剛 東洋大学, 国際観光学部, 教授 (80610344)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
• Keywords: Indigenous people / Sustainable tourism / Reconciliation / Landspirituality / Cross-national analysis

Outline of Research at the Start

This project explores how Ainu and other Indigenous tourism can grow sustainably. Through surveys, interviews, and international fieldwork in Japan and Canada, we aim to understand key challenges and share ideas for respectful, community-based tourism.