Wakayama Tourism Review Vol.7 Special Issue, 2026

The seventh volume of ‘Wakayama Tourism Review’, a collection of short communication articles published by Center for Tourism Research (CTR) has been published.

This special issue focuses on the various roles of tourism in the recovery, resilience, and regeneration of rural and peripheral areas.
It contains articles based on research presentations by Japanese and international researchers at the “Rural Tourism Conference in Shirahama,” held on November 19, 2024.

All articles are available online through the Wakayama University Academic Repository.

 

 

Source

Wakayama Tourism Review Vol.7 Special Issue
Tourism for Recovery, Resilience and Regeneration in Rural and Peripheral Areas (2026.1)

Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University

Editor-in-Chief: Husna Zainal Abidin

ISSN (Online) 2436-3839

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Contents

Message from the Director, Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University     Kaede Sano

Preface     Husna Zainal Abidin

Regeneration, Culture and Place-Making

1. Regenerative tourism for rural revitalization in post-growth Japan      Zollet Simona

2. Ibasho tourism: Rural areas as pockets of resilience or risk?       Susanne Klien & Axel Eriksson

3. Art and pop culture tourism as creative dialogue for rural revitalization      Meng Qu, Takayoshi Yamamura & Kyungjae Jang

4. Potential contributions of outdoor sport tourism, Budo tourism, and spectator event sport tourism to rural regeneration in Japan      Eiji Ito

5. Embracing the periphery or bringing in the city? Female entrepreneurs and managers in remote island tourism      Carolin Funck

6. Regenerating culture and country: First Nations rural tourism in Australia      Lisa Ruhanen

Resilience in Rural Development and Marketing

7. Developing a model village focusing on sustainability in rural areas: The case of Heel Oya CBT Village, Sri Lanka       Nirmala Ranasinghe

8. Promote the synergistic growth of rural tourism and the OCOP program in Vietnam      Linh Le Dieu Pham & Hoai Nam Dang

9. Rebuilding for tomorrow: Perspectives on resilience in tourism governance and policy in the Kanto Region      Olesia Silanteva

10. The peculiarities and marketing of sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range      Motohiro Adachi

11. Historical background of Japan’s rural tourism and the challenges faced by Destination Marketing Organizations      Kosei Yamada

12. Understanding the organizational culture of luxury resorts: Focusing on Hoshino Resorts and Luxury Resorts in Bali      Shunsaku Hashimoto