2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The study of consumption spaces and agglomeration of contemporary performance art on Tokyo
| Project/Area Number |
23720413
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Kyushu International University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAMOTO Kenta 九州国際大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40598190)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 都市地理学 / 文化産業 / 集積 / 演劇 / 観劇者 / 消費者行動 / 文化施設 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study focuses on contemporary performance art, especially small theater performances, details its agglomeration structure in Tokyo and demonstrates the cultural creative function of the metropolis. A factor contributing to agglomeration and the development of small theater performances in Tokyo is that many audience members’ behaviors are similar to those of bar-hoppers. Some audience members patronize cultural institutions located around theaters before or after performances. And, for this reason, Shimokitazawa has become one of the core districts for urban subcultural industries because of these audiences and institutions located around the western part of the Yamanote Line.
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