This book explores contemporary tourism and coastal developments in Hyogo, Japan-the nation's only non-peninsular prefecture bordering two oceans. In striking detail, Dr. Lesley Crowe-Delaney skillfully contextualizes tourism industry and policy; illustrates coastal urban and rural development dichotomies; discusses hegemonic devices of nationalism, nature, authenticity and tradition, as embedded in tourism strategies; and highlights the nuances of Japan's distinctive administrative systems and specific approaches to tourism. Crowe-Delaney reveals the strains placed on coastal communities when fisheries, tourism, sustainable development, and national policies intersect, offering readers an enlightening discourse of the potency of tourism as a rejuvenation tool.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Nature, Networking and Coastal Tourism in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan: An Introduction. -Chapter 2 A Distinct Geographical Setting: Contrasting Coastal Development in Hyogo, Japan. - Chapter 3 Idealising Nature, Rurality and Staging Authenticity: The Foundations of Tourism Policy in Japan. - Chapter 4 Hyogo Prefecture and Hard times: Making Strategies and Changing Tourism Policies, 1990 2017. - Chapter 5 Rejuvenating Coastal Japan: An Uneasy Mix of Tourism and Heavy Industry in Himeji. - Chapter 6 Coastal Tourism in Rural Japan: Issues of Fisheries, Heritage and Culture in Kasumi. - Chapter 7 Raising Hope with Promises: Unfulfilled Strategies for a Sustainable Rural Tourism Industry. - Chapter 8 Economic Rejuvenation: Discussing Tourism for Regional Japan. - Chapter 9 Epilogue. Optimistic Communities in Himeji and Kasumi: Still Waiting for Long-term Tourism Growth
