CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.59 on Thursday, November 13. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. Archived videos are available on CATS official YouTube.

▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.59

▶ Click here for other archived videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4z592IeJi3FNJ98VevfDYA

Illuminating Collective Memories, Communities and Tourism: A Plasmatic Perspective

• Abstract:
  Drawing on cases from Indonesia, Singapore and the Netherlands, this talk adopts a ‘plasmatic perspective’ (Ong, 2023) to discuss the ways in which collective memories feature in the making of communities and tourism. Rather than structures, networks or fluidities, plasmatic thinking sees the world as composed of ‘plasmas’ – ‘charged’ sociomaterial clustering of objects, humans and the processes between them. Plasmas are a form of charged matter falling outside solid, liquid and gaseous states and metaphorises the fragility and impermanence of sociomaterial situations for plasmas disintegrates when discharged. Specifically, drawing on the concept of ‘luminosity’ in plasmatic perspective, it examines how collective memories and amnesia gather and disrupt imaginings, productions and consumption of specific sites and position these sites as places of attachment, bonding and identification and/or tourism. From cultural parks to leisure spots to refugee and transit camps, this guest lecture will interrogate the power-relations that shape remembering and forgetting and illuminate the contingent nature of these power processes.
• Keywords: plasmatic perspective, collective memories, communities, disruption, tourism
• Some of the articles upon which this talk is built on:
  • Ong, C. E. (2023) Plasmatic Thinking and Tourism: Macao Tourism as ‘Plasmatic Modernity’, Asia Pacific Viewpoint. https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12388
  • Xu, S. M. & Ong, C. E.(2024) Assembling Tigers, Dragons and Hells: Relational Materialist Geographies of Curated Themed Spaces, Tourism Geographies, 26(7), 1134–1150. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2024.2412551
  • Ong, C. E. and Mah, O. B. P. (2021) The Politics of Remembering and Forgetting: Vietnamese Refugees at Singapore’s Hawkins Road Camp, Geoforum, 123:36-46.
  • Minca, C. and Ong, C. E. (2016) The Power of Space: The Biopolitics of Custody and Care at the Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, Political Geography, 52:34-46.
  • Ong, C. E., Minca, C. and Felder, M. (2015) The Historic Hotel as ‘Quasi-Freedom Machine’: Negotiating Utopian Visions and Dark Histories at Amsterdam’s Lloyd Hotel and ‘Cultural Embassy’, Journal of Heritage Tourism, 10(2): 167-183.
  •  Felder, M., Minca, C. and Ong, C. E. (2014) Governing refugee space: the quasi-carceral regime of Amsterdam’s Lloyd Hotel, a German-Jewish refugee camp in the prelude to World-War-Two, Social Geography, 69:365-375.
  • Ong, C. E., Minca, C. and Felder, M. (2014) Disciplined Mobility and the Emotional Subject in Royal Dutch Lloyd’s Early Twentieth Century Passenger Shipping Network, Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, online first. doi: 10.1111/anti.12091
• Hosted by: Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS), Hokkaido University
• Date/Time: Thursday 13 November 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Dr. Chin-Ee Ong
  Bio:
  Professor Chin-Ee Ong is Professor of Cultural and Tourism Management at Macao University of Tourism. He has a range of international and regional academic and research experiences in Europe and Asia and his research and teaching focus on the cultural and creative in tourism and heritage management. In addition to research grounded in the field and the empirical, Prof Ong advances a new theoretical approach he terms, ‘plasmatic thinking’. Plasmatic thinking is aimed at interrogating the contingent and fleeting socio-material environments we live in using and challenges the static and stable view of our material and social worlds. It stresses the need to illuminate the ‘charges’; that initiate and hold social and material situations together. ​Prof Ong serves as Editor-in-Chief for Tourist Studies (Sage Publications, SSCI), Co-Chair for ATLAS Critical Tourism Studies-Asia Pacific and Asia Coordinator and Coordinator for Heritage Tourism and Education Group at the Association of Leisure and Tourism Education (ATLAS).
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lQ0Z260bQzGrCy0NRcC5cw
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  *Please replace the (at) part with @.

北海道大学観光学高等研究センターは、10月29日(水)に第58回オンライン観光創造フォーラムを開催いたします。どなたでもご参加いただけます。奮ってご参加ください。

※こちらのフォーラムは終了いたしました。

著作物性と類似性「似ている／似ていない」

• 概　要：
  著作権が成立するために必要な「著作物性」とは？また、著作権の侵害判断に必要な「類似性」とは何でしょうか？
  

  例えば、応用美術（被服・自動車・家電・コスチュームなど意匠の分野）は、著作物性を有さない創作物の例としてしばしば挙げられます。一方で、自治体等がマスコットキャラクターを制作する際には、他のキャラクターの権利を侵害しないよう、その類似性に十分配慮する必要があります。すなわち、「似ている／似ていない」の判断です。本フォーラムでは、長年にわたり創作物の著作権実務に携わってこられた弁理士の 中川裕幸 氏 を講師にお迎えし、判決や意匠登録の事例を通じて、著作物性と類似性についてわかりやすく解説していただきます。

• 共　催： 北海道大学観光学高等研究センター
  　　　　icn-crrd（文化資源研究開発☆地域間ネットワーク）
  　　　　※2025年度観光学高等研究センター産学連携オンラインフォーラム第四弾
• 日　時： 2025年10月29日（水）18:30～20:00
• 会　場： オンライン（Zoomウェビナー）
• 定　員： 50名程度　先着順
• 参加費： 無料（事前申込制）
• 講師：
  
  中川裕幸
  弁理士（弁理士登録年度1987年、弁理士38年目）。早稲田大学商学部／東京理科大学電気工学部二部卒。弁理士会にて、弁理士会副会長（2014）、研修所所長（2020～2021）、著作権委員長（2007，2012）、意匠委員長（2001）を務める。関税局専門委員（2010～2011）、中小企業診断士試験委員（2018～2020）、弁理士法試験委員（2021～2022）等も歴任。『発明』誌（発明推進協会）にて2014年から「ネズ爺＆ハテニャンの特許探偵団」を連載中。趣味は鉄道・神社仏閣巡り・猫・模型製作・日本酒。

• モデレータ：
  張慶在　広島大学大学院人間社会科学研究科准教授
  山村高淑　北海道大学観光学高等研究センター教授
• 申込方法：
  下記フォームよりご登録ください。
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YccL68jwS6-cLD2lRwiLwA
• お問い合わせ先：
  北海道大学観光学高等研究センター　online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  ＊(at)部分を＠に置き換えてご送信ください。

※こちらの講演会は終了しました。

北海道大学観光学高等研究センターは、令和7年10月9日（木）に「石川直樹氏 特別講演会」を開催いたします。

昨年10月に世界の8000メートル峰全14座を制覇した写真家・石川直樹さんをお迎えし、これまで歩んできた旅の道のりや挑戦の裏話をお聞きします。山や冒険の記録にとどまらず、訪れた土地や文化との出会い、自然との対話、現地の人々との交流など、石川さんの冒険心と好奇心あふれる体験は、自分自身の観光研究や旅への関心、人生観を見つめ直すきっかけになるはずです。

参加は無料ですが、事前の申し込みが必要となりますので、詳細は下記をご覧ください。
多くの皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。

※定員に達したため、登録受付を終了いたしました。

• 日　時：令和7年10月9日（木）18:15～19:45
• 場　所：北海道大学大学院 国際広報メディア・観光学院 1階 105教室
  　　　　（〒060-0817 札幌市北区北17条西8丁目）

• 申込み：参加無料 ※先着35名（先着・要事前申込）
  ※定員に達したため、登録受付を終了いたしました。
  下記フォームよりご登録ください。
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• 問合せ：小泉大輔（観光学高等研究センター）
  koizumi@cats.hokudai.ac.jp
• 主　催：北海道大学観光学高等研究センター
• 特別協力：株式会社ゴールドウイン
• 講　師：石川直樹 氏
  （プロフィール）
  1977年東京都生まれ。東京芸術大学大学院美術研究科博士後期課程修了。人類学、民俗学などの領域に関心を持ち、辺境から都市まであらゆる場所を旅しながら、作品を発表し続けている。著書に、開高健ノンフィクション賞を受賞した『最後の冒険家』（集英社）、『地上に星座をつくる』（新潮社）ほか多数。

CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.57 on Tuesday, October 7. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. Archived videos are available on CATS official YouTube.

▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.57

▶ Click here for other archived videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4z592IeJi3FNJ98VevfDYA

The Dynamics of Street Art (Murals) as Tourist Attractions

• Abstract:
  The semiotic landscape (e.g., symbols, images, texts) in tourist destinations influences visitors’ overall experience. In a similar vein, street art murals—visual pieces of art created in public spaces, often with permission and intended to communicate with a broad audience—have been promoted as creative tools for urban revitalization, beautification, placemaking, and branding of tourist destinations. Beyond their social, political, or aesthetic values, street art murals can also drive economic growth and cultural revitalization as creative tourist attractions in global cities such as New York, Paris, Barcelona, Porto, Breda, and Berlin. However, street art may also trigger challenges related to social comprehension, urban policy, and community displacement. In this workshop, we will discuss the dynamics of street art, and identify strategies for leveraging murals in city branding and tourism attraction, drawing on examples from around the world.
• Keywords: Street art, murals, semiotic landscape, placemaking, alternative tourism
• Hosted by: Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS), Hokkaido University
• Date/Time: Tuesday 7 October 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Elbarbary
  Bio:
  Dr. Mohamed ELBARBARY (Mido-Sensei) is a lecturer at the Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University. In 2022, he received a PhD in World Cultural Heritage Studies from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Mohamed uses a mixed-methods approach in research published in international peer-reviewed journals. His interests cover tourism studies, cultural heritage, human geography, and linguistic landscape. Dr. Mohamed worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba. There, he led a research project on ‘Graffiti as Catalyst for Sense of Place’ with researchers from Hamburg University, Germany. Currently, he leads a research project titled “Addressing Overtourism Issues in Global Cities: Street Art as an Alternative Tourism Product,” collaborating with research fellows from Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tFgs_J1ITYSS5jobS23ikw
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  *Please replace the (at) part with @.

CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.56 on Monday, September 8. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. Archived videos are available on CATS official YouTube.

▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.56

▶ Click here for other archived videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4z592IeJi3FNJ98VevfDYA

Cultural tourism and community in rural Europe

• Abstract:
  Cultural tourism is being actively developed as an economic, cultural and social stimulus for communities in rural Europe, stimulated by the European Union’s long-term vision for rural areas. Cultural tourism is seen as a potential support for both tangible and intangible heritage, but this faces a number of challenges, including lack of human resources and inadequate governance structures. Drawing on research from the Crocus Project (Cultural Creative Tourism in Rural and Remote Areas) this presentation assesses the current state of research on rural cultural tourism and the prospects of more sustainable pathways to the future.
• Keywords: Cultural tourism, creative tourism, rural areas, sustainability
• Hosted by: Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS), Hokkaido University
• Date/Time: Monday 8 September 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Dr. Greg Richards
  Bio:
  Greg Richards is Professor of Leisure Studies at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is currently working with ATLAS on the Crocus Project (Cultural and Creative Tourism in Rural and Remote Areas).
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tK7EBN34TDev03PdFunU5Q
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  *Please replace the (at) part with @.

北海道大学観光学高等研究センターは、9月3日(水)に第55回オンライン観光創造フォーラムを開催いたします。どなたでもご参加いただけます。奮ってご参加ください。

※こちらのフォーラムは終了いたしました。

北欧のアニメ関連コンテンツ受容

―ジェンダー平等社会における若者たちのポリローカリゼーション

• 概　要：
  デンマーク、スウェーデン、フィンランド、ノルウェーなど北欧のイメージは、ジェンダー平等と福祉国家が先行するかもしれない。しかし若者たちは、ジェンダー平等ゆえの差別、アジア文化への偏見が潜む社会の中で、日本のアニメやアニメ関連コンテンツ（コスプレなど）を自分たちの文化として再構築している。本フォーラムでは、2024年に話者が行った北欧における調査の報告と観光について考えたい。
• 共　催： 北海道大学観光学高等研究センター
  　　　　icn-crrd（文化資源研究開発☆地域間ネットワーク）
  　　　　※2025年度観光学高等研究センター産学連携オンラインフォーラム第三弾
• 日　時： 2025年9月3日（水）18:30～20:00
• 会　場： オンライン（Zoomウェビナー）
• 定　員： 50名程度　先着順
• 参加費： 無料（事前申込制）
• モデレータ：
  
  佐竹信彦

  地場経済誌記者として熊本県内を取材した経験と家業の不動産賃貸業の経営を組み合わせ、マンガやアニメ、ゲームのファン活動を地域の活性化に繋げる団体PopTownProjectを設立。icn-crrd（文化資源研究開発☆地域間ネットワーク）代表としても活動しながら、既存の経済・地域団体と新しい文化活動の橋渡しをしている。

• 講　師：
  
  須川亜紀子
  横浜国立大学教授。専門は、ポピュラー文化論、オーディエンス／ファン研究。特にアニメにおける少女表象や2.5次元文化の女性ファンの研究に従事。単著に『少女と魔法』（2013、＊2014年日本アニメーション学会賞受賞）、『2.5次元文化論』（2021）。編著書に『ジブリ・アニメーションの文化学』（2022）、Mechademia Second Arc 15:2 特集「2.5D Culture」 (2023)、『2.5次元学入門』（2024）など。

• 総合司会：
  小新井涼（北海道大学観光学高等研究センター 研究員／アニメコラムニスト）
• 申込方法：
  下記フォームよりご登録ください。
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iypQAo04R9OT1luHBafRUA
• お問い合わせ先：
  北海道大学観光学高等研究センター　online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  ＊(at)部分を＠に置き換えてご送信ください。

CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.54 on Thursday, August 21. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. Archived videos are available on CATS official YouTube.

▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.54

▶ Click here for other archived videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4z592IeJi3FNJ98VevfDYA

Organizational Culture in a Successful Hotel: Focusing on Amandari

• Abstract:
  This study explores the distinctive organizational culture of Amandari, a luxury resort in Bali known for its excellence in service and staff well-being. Since opening in 1989, it has endured pandemics such as COVID-19, solidifying its reputation. Amandari maintained its operational stability and staff motivation through a culture rooted in family-like relationships and mutual trust for over 30 years. Based on qualitative interviews conducted in August 2023 and September 2024 with Amandari employees, the research highlights how the hotel fosters strong organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Staff members described their work environment using expressions such as “We are a family,” reflecting a sense of belonging and shared responsibility. This culture enables self-motivation and proactive engagement, even under crisis conditions. Amandari’s management philosophy aligns with Berry and Parasuraman’s (1991) concept of “Treating Employees as Customers,” emphasizing empathy, trust, and long-term support from leadership. These findings resonate with previous studies on successful hotel organizations, such as Hoshino Resorts in Japan (Hashimoto,2021) and point to universal elements of effective organizational cultures in the hospitality industry. This case suggests that cultivating a supportive internal environment not only sustains service quality but also strengthens organizational resilience. The study contributes to understanding how trust-based and family-oriented cultures can drive long-term success in the hotel sector.
• Keywords: Family, Mutual trust, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Treating Employees as Customers
• Hosted by: Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
• Date/Time: Thursday 21 August 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Shunsaku Hashimoto, Ph.D.
  Bio:
  Shunsaku Hashimoto is Full Professor of College of Sustainability and Tourism at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. He holds Ph.D. in Tourism from Wakayama University. He is a member of Executive Committee of THERAA (Tourism and Hospitality Educators and Researchers Association of Asia), and a board member of Kyushu and Okinawa branch in Japan Academic Society of Tourism. Also, he is the organizer of SEAMA-Islands Tourism and Hospitality Management-.
  His research interest is Organizational Behavior, especially in Service Organizations. His recent research interest is activating organization by mental support for working people. His back ground is very unique and combination of practical and academic. After graduation of undergraduate, he was working in the hotel for 6 years, then went to Scotland to learn hotel management at the post graduate course in University of Strathclyde. After finishing the course, he went back to Japan and working as a manager in The Hotel New Otani Osaka for 6 years. Then he moved to Drake Beam Morin Japan (DBMJ) as a senior management consultant. During working in DBMJ, he got a license of counselor and also learning management at the graduate school. After working in DBMJ, he supported people to get better life and job as a counselor. He taught at the university at the same time. Then he moved to Okinawa and was working as a professor in University of the Ryukyus until the end of March 2024. Now he is Full Professor of College of Sustainability and Tourism at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan.
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z9eAQ5vdSM6qwSCsbALGWA
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  *Please replace the (at) part with @.

CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.53 on Monday, July 28. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. 

UN Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Development

• Abstract:
  UN Tourism is the United Nations specialized agency for responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism. In collaboration with its 160 Member States, 6 Associate Members and over 500 Affiliate Members, UN Tourism works to position tourism as a key driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability.
  
  The Organization promotes the inclusion of tourism in national and global agendas, advocating for its potential to reduce poverty, generate employment, foster innovation and contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• This presentation covers 5 key areas:

1. Overview of UN Tourism and its Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific, highlighting their roles and activities;
2. International tourism trends;
3. UN Tourism’s efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
4. Evidence-based sustainable tourism management network, INSTO (UN Tourism International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories);
5. Best Tourism Villages (BTV) initiative, which reflects UN Tourism’s vision of making tourism a driver of positive transformation, rural development, and community well-being.

• Keywords:
  UN Tourism, Tourism trends, Tourism and SDGs, INSTO, Best Tourism Villages
• Hosted by: Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
• Date/Time: Monday 28 July 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Ms. Junko Yoshida
  Bio:
  Junko has a Master’s degree in Tourism Management from Osaka Metropolitan University. She is the Project Coordinator at the UN Tourism Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific.
  
  With 15 years of experience, she has planned and coordinated workshops for UN Tourism Member States and Affiliate Member universities, including the Future Tourism Leaders Workshop (FTLW).
  
  She has also translated UN Tourism publications and organized the signing ceremony for the Private Sector Commitment to the UN Tourism Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
  
  She has facilitated opportunities for university students to engage in UN Tourism events at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai.
  
  Most recently, she launched the Best Tourism Villages (BTV) Japan Chapter in 2024, working with local governments and Destination Management Organizations (DMOs).
  
  Currently, Junko is planning the second assembly of BTV Japan Chapter scheduled for November in Niseko.
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zX4uCP4tRp28VdAInqlnqA
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
  *Please replace the (at) part with @.

※こちらの研究会は終了いたしました。

※定員に達したため、登録受付を終了いたしました。

北海道大学観光学高等研究センターは、7月22日（火）に第1回産学連携コンテンツツーリズム研究会を開催いたします。どなたでもご参加いただけますので、下記概要をご確認のうえ奮ってご参加ください。

映像を彩る音楽

―林ゆうきが語るアニメ劇伴制作の裏側―

• 概　要：
  みなさんが好きなアニメやドラマ、映画にも「聴けばあの名シーンが思い浮かぶ！」という音楽があると思います。劇伴（劇中伴奏音楽）と呼ばれるそれらの楽曲は、主題歌とはまた違った形で物語世界を彩る映像作品には欠かせない存在です。今回は知られざる劇伴制作の世界を、人気作の劇伴をいくつも手掛ける林ゆうき氏に語っていただきます。
• 共　催： 北海道大学観光学高等研究センター、懐刀株式会社、KDエンタテインメント
• 日　時： 2025年7月22日（火）16:30～18:00
• 会　場： 北海道大学 国際広報メディア・観光学院　4F 407会議室
  　　　　（〒060-0817 札幌市北区北17条西8丁目）　
  
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  林 ゆうき（以下、YUKI HAYASHI （林ゆうき）Official Web Siteより）

  1980年生まれ / 京都出身

  元男子新体操選手、競技者としての音楽の選曲から伴奏音楽の世界へ傾倒していく。音楽経験は無かったが、大学在学中に独学で作曲活動を始める。卒業後、hideo kobayashiにトラックメイキングの基礎を学び、競技系ダンス全般の伴奏音楽制作を本格的に開始。さまざまなジャンルの音楽を取り込み、元踊り手としての感覚から映像との一体感に重きを置く、独自の音楽性を築く。主な参加作品「僕のヒーローアカデミア」シリーズ、「ハイキュー!!」シリーズ、「メダリスト」、「ポケットモンスター」ほか

• 総合司会：
  小新井 涼（アニメコラムニスト、北海道大学観光学高等研究センター研究員）
  山村 高淑（北海道大学観光学高等研究センター教授）
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CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.52 on Thursday, July 3. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

*This forum has been finished. Archived videos are available on CATS official YouTube.

▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.52

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Nature Always Recovers! Participants’ Perceptions of the Physical Impacts on Nature from Nature-Based Events

• Abstract:
  Tourism has difficulty limiting its contribution to impacting our planet. To understand this challenge, the analysis considers the scale of physical impacts on nature from event sport participants. This presentation provides findings through a cultural degrowth perspective to advocate for the need to practise self-limitation and reduce environmental waste from economic activities. The case comes from two types of nature-based events in Jämtland, Sweden, based on 50 semi-structured interviews, observations and photo-elicitation. Observations of event participants reveal how they perceive physical impacts on nature. The findings reveal the difficulties of adhering to limitations. Initially, the event participants considered only trash or greenhouse gas emissions as impacts but were stunned to see photos of how impacts such as trail and soil erosion had gone beyond what they imagined. However, responsibility for limiting the effects tended to shift to others, particularly the event organisers. This presentation highlights a paradox in event tourism: tourism is a convivial idea of visiting nature together with others, which collides with resource utilisation that heavily impacts the environment.
• Keywords: Degrowth, Limits, Nature-based events, Environmental impacts, Event tourism
• Hosted by: Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
• Date/Time: Thursday 3 July 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Capacity: 50 persons
• Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)
• Speaker: Dr. Axel Eriksson
  Bio:
  Axel Eriksson holds a PhD in Tourism from Mid Sweden University. His dissertation took a qualitative approach to map four actors and understand how they accepted the physical impacts on nature, such as trail erosion, from nature-based events. He is currently a JSPS fellow at Hokkaido University, focusing on digital nomads in Japan.
• Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu
• Registration:
  Please register at the URL below.
  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5WhpkH8wRtSPAFZrTNKB_Q
• Contact:
  Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
  online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
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