1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A study on the development of Chinatowns' tourism in Japan.
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03680200
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Akita University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASHITA Kiyomi Akita University, College of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (00166662)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1992
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| Keywords | Overseas Chinese / Chinese / Chinatown / Ethnic group / Minority group / Yokohama / Kobe / Nagasaki |
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| Research Abstract |
Three Chinatowns have been formed in Japan; Yokohama, Kobe. and Nagasaki. The largest Chinatown of them is Yokohama's. The aim of this study was to discuss the development of Chinatowns' tourism in Japan, and to a data base of bibliographies on Chinatowns in Japan.
Right after World War II, the Chinatowns in Japan became black markets. After the Korean War, the number of bars owned by Chinese people increased in the Chinatowns. These days, however, shops which sell Chinese products, folkcrafts, cookies, and so on, are increasing with the development of tourism. Recently the number of persons who visit the Chinatowns is increasing.
The Chinese in Japan made a great use of their cultural backgrounds for making unique commercialized ethnic towns. This is one of the most distinctive forms of their accommodation to Japanese society. The Chinese culture and traditions are being reduced to a shell in the Chinatowns, whereas the place looks more and more exotic outwardly because of tourism.
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