[Event] Rural Tourism Conference in Shirahama

The international conference on “Tourism for Recovery, Resilience and Regeneration in Rural and Peripheral Areas” will be hosted by Prof. Joseph Cheer, the University of Western Sydney, Australia, a Visiting Professor at Wakayama University and a CTR Researcher.

The conference will bring together more than 20 researchers from Japan and abroad to present their research on the role of tourism in rural and peripheral areas for recovery resilience and regeneration.

For registration, please see below.

The conference is supported by a JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 22K12588 “Post-Pandemic Rural Revitalization: Culture and Tourism for Recovery, Resilience and Regeneration”.

 

 

Rural Tourism Conference in Shirahama

Theme

Tourism For Recovery, Resilience And Regeneration in Rural And Peripheral Areas

Date & Time

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm (JST)

Venue

Ryokan Musashi, Shirahama, Wakayama, JAPAN
868, Shirahamacho, Nishimurogun, Wakayama 649-2211

Language

English

Keynote speeches

¡ñKeynote – 1: “Nikkei People and VFR Tourism: the Case of Wakayama Prefecture”
  Speaker: Prof. Etsuko Higashi (Wakayama University, JAPAN)

¡ñKeynote – 2: “Potential Contributions of Sport Tourism to Rural Regeneration in Tanabe, Wakayama: The Case of Kumano Kodo and Aikido”
  Speaker: Prof. Eiji Ito (Chukyo University, JAPAN)

¡ñKeynote – 3: “Rural Vitalization Through Constructing Tourism”
  Speaker: Prof. Xu Honggang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

Registration

Please email to: kazuen[α]wakayama-u.ac.jp *Change [α] to @. **Deadline: Tuesday, Nobember 5.

Organizer

JSPS KAKENHI (C) 22K12588 "Post-Pandemic Rural Revitalization: Culture and Tourism for Recovery, Resilience and Regeneration"

Supporter

Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University