Japan's Post-war Revival of International Tourism: Emergence and Development

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K13306
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: MILNE Daniel 京都大学, 国際高等教育院, 講師 (10766778)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: tourism / war / occupation / Japan / peace

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through an international collaborative project and publication, this grant was used to explore the relationships between tourism and war in modern Japan. Across the period, the researcher worked with a colleague to run workshops on the topic, gather leading scholars, then write articles for and edit a major publication involving eleven researchers from around the world.

This culminated in the successful publication in 2019 of the first collaborative study on the topic, "Tourism and War in Modern Japan" (Japan Review), and the presentation of results in various international conferences and public forums. It contributes not only to understanding the history of tourism in Japan, but also internationally.

Free Research Field

History of tourism

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This project made a significant contribution to understanding the connections between tourism and war/peace outside of the well-researched context of America and Britain by producing the first major study of the relationships between war and tourism in Japan.