Research on Experience and Decentralisation of Albergo Diffuso:Decentralised Hotels,Using Va-cant Houses in Rural Italian Settlements

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12586
• 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: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Yasushi 日本大学, 生産工学部, 教授 (00613803)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 亀井 靖子 日本大学, 生産工学部, 准教授 (50386083)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: イタリア / 集落 / 空き家 / アルベルゴ ディフーゾ / 集落の過疎化 / 集落再生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An initiative in Italy called Albergo di Fuso (decentralized hotel, abbreviated as Adi), in which several vacant houses in a village are renovated as lodging facilities, is attracting attention as a solution to the problems of depopulation and vacant houses in rural areas. It is characterized by the fact that it not only provides beds, but also allows travelers to experience village life by staying in houses similar to those of the residents. By conducting a field survey of 18 locations between 2014 and 2023, this paper clarifies the relationship between the dispersion of lodging facilities in a village and the efforts of the operators and residents and the content of the traveler's experience, and finds that among the various Adi, Adi with rooms finely distributed among the residents are more likely to provide the traveler's experience with a uniqueness that is not found in ordinary tourist attractions and resorts.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

単体の古い住宅を宿泊施設とする事例は多くあるが、集落単位や地域規模の試みはAdiが先駆けである。日本でも民家再生の宿泊施設やAirbnbも急激に増え、近年数棟で運営する試みも増えているが、質や目的は玉石混交であり、地域のルールと齟齬を生む問題も生じている。2016年に谷中HAGIS0がAdi1号となった折に主催する宮崎晃吉氏に日本にもAdiのようなネットワークが必要であることを提案した。その後「まちやど協会」を作るが規定が困難であり、個別に見て判断するとの話である。いずれ日本の実情に沿う"本物の生活の体験ができる"とはどういうことで、そのためには何が必要なのか明確にする必要があると考える。