2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on the changing process of ski resorts in Japan under thedevelopment of global tourism
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22520786
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | スキーリゾート / スキー場 / ツーリズム / 国際観光 / インバウンド観光 / 地域性 |
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| Research Abstract |
In Japan, ski tourism has been declining since the mid 1990s, showing that around a quarter of total ski fields was closed down. Most of those fields are in small scale and located in eastern Japan. However, some ski resorts are developing as the destination for foreign skiers through the growing trend of international tourism in global era. Niseko Hirafu district in Kutchan-cho (Hokkaido) has experienced the remarkable landscape change, mainly by the construction of apartments for Australian holiday-makers or skiers.
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