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Domestic Nature-Based Tourism in Japan: Spirituality, Novelty and Communing

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure

ISBN: 978-1-78635-616-1, eISBN: 978-1-78635-615-4

Publication date: 9 December 2016

Abstract

This paper explores why and how Japanese tourists travel in their home country. This work uses in-depth interviews and focus group interviews as its study design. Nature is an important aspect of Japanese life, and the meaning and use of nature include spiritual and bodily purification. Furthermore, Japanese domestic nature-based travels are strongly linked to self-identity and self-presentation, in that the Japanese travel not only for the sake of enjoyment, but also to a large extent as an instrument for learning, sharing and communing. The results are discussed in terms of theoretical contributions and practical applications.

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Krag, C.W. and Prebensen, N.K. (2016), "Domestic Nature-Based Tourism in Japan: Spirituality, Novelty and Communing", Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, Vol. 12), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-354220160000012003

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