TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracing Shintoism in Japanese nature-based domestic tourism experiences
AU - Lee, Young Sook
AU - Sakuno, Seiichi
AU - Prebensen, Nina
AU - Kimura, Kazuhiko
N1 - Funding Information:
The publication charges for this article have been funded by a grant from the publication fund of UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
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PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This study explores into Japanese cultural meaning of nature. The paper studies Japanese domestic tourists to a mountain trail near Tokyo. East Asian concept of nature distinctively identifies itself as a unity between nature and humanity. To gain a more defining understanding of Shintoism-inspired meaning of nature, we surveyed on the meaning of nature, experiences and benefits sought and type of things they wanted to see during their visit. Two-stage content analysis identify two themes that are indicative characteristics of Shintoism; woods/forests and Kami (gods). While there is shared notion of nature within the East Asian meaning of nature, Japanese appear to have Shintoism-influenced concept of nature, distinct from other East Asian countries. Implications for future research are provided.
AB - This study explores into Japanese cultural meaning of nature. The paper studies Japanese domestic tourists to a mountain trail near Tokyo. East Asian concept of nature distinctively identifies itself as a unity between nature and humanity. To gain a more defining understanding of Shintoism-inspired meaning of nature, we surveyed on the meaning of nature, experiences and benefits sought and type of things they wanted to see during their visit. Two-stage content analysis identify two themes that are indicative characteristics of Shintoism; woods/forests and Kami (gods). While there is shared notion of nature within the East Asian meaning of nature, Japanese appear to have Shintoism-influenced concept of nature, distinct from other East Asian countries. Implications for future research are provided.
KW - Kami
KW - Shintoism
KW - forest
KW - nature-based tourism
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U2 - 10.1080/23311886.2018.1446671
DO - 10.1080/23311886.2018.1446671
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85051667234
SN - 2331-1886
VL - 4
JO - Cogent Social Sciences
JF - Cogent Social Sciences
IS - 1
M1 - 1446671
ER -