The potential of war heritage sites as educational and touristic attractions in Japan: comparative studies with five relevant countries
| Project/Area Number |
15H03149
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Tourism Studies
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIDA Kaori 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (00550386)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
リー ティモシー 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (20635495)
COOPER M・J・M 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (50369146)
BUI ThanhHuong 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 准教授 (80711556)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥11,830,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,730,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
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| Keywords | dark tourism / war heritage / war and edutainment / educational tourism / war memory / war edutainment / war and memory / war and tourism / war and entertainment / war education / War and tourism / War and memory / Education and tourism |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Based on the data collected from fieldwork at war-related sites and museums, interviews with site managers, tourism bureau officials, travel agents and site visitors, the project has investigated the complexity of war heritage sites as both historical education and attractive tourism destinations, by incorporating temporal, spatial, and ideological/intentional dimensions. It has successfully elaborated the symbiosis between historical education and international tourism by comparing war heritage sites from the 20th century’s major wars. Our findings highlight the complexity of using war heritage sites for war narrative formation in the context of contemporary international tourism, revealing four themes aligned in two pairs, tourism-education and war-peace, which are intertwined with the historical context of each site. This project also stresses that the exploration of the meaning and motivations of dark tourism once again became important in the world of academia and popular media.
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Report
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Research Products
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