The Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit In Japan will be held from 19-21 January 2024.
Date of information update: December 7, 2023
*The abstract registration period has been extended to December 10.
The Center for Advanced Tourism Studies, Hokkaido University, Hiroshima University, Edith Cowan University (Australia), Kanazawa University and the Manoyama Research Society will hold a Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit in Japan from 19–21 January 2024 at the Yamato Museum (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture).
This summit aims to provide a unique platform for open and interactive dialogue and discussion between policymakers, DMOs, academics, researchers, popular culture creators and fans, local communities, and representatives from regional and local governments, cultural and education institutions, and private sector groups, such as tourism companies. The goal of the summit is to bring together diverse voices regarding issues and/or problems in popular culture and tourism and enhance our current knowledge and practices. This can help all groups to overcome undesirable consequences.
<<Overview>>
Period: Friday–Sunday, 19–21 January 2024
Venue: Yamato Museum, 4th floor (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture) *Keynote speeches will be held on the 3rd floor.
Languages: Japanese / English * Consecutive interpretation available * Academic sessions are English only
Organised by: Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit In Japan Executive Committee, and Hokkaido University Center for Advanced Tourism Studies
Supported by: Hiroshima University, Edith Cowan University (Australia), Kanazawa University, Kure City, Yamato Museum, The Manoyama Association for Tourism and Community Studies, and Clayton Bay Hotel
Scientific Committee:
Dr Deborah Castro, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Dr Nicky Van Es, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Associate Professor Kyungjae Jang, Hiroshima University, Japan
Professor Sangkyun Kim, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Professor Stijn Reijnders, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Dr Timo Thelen, Kanazawa University, Japan
Dr Min Xu, Yangzhou University, China
Professor Takayoshi Yamamura, Hokkaido University, Japan
Capacity: 100 participants
Conference fee:
・3 days (including 3 lunches and 1 summit dinner): JPY 20,000
・1 day (including lunch or dinner): JPY 5,000
*Those who wish to attend only the keynote and closing speeches do not need to register. A ticket to the Yamato Museum is required for admission.
Application: Click here to register *Paste link here (https://forms.gle/3hMF9BKta7YpuD3t5)
Publication Opportunities: All submitted abstracts will follow a review process. In addition, selected papers from the conference will be considered for publication in special issues of the selected tourism and hospitality journals (SSCI).
<<Program>>
- 19 January (Fri)
13:00–13:10
<Opening address> (Yamato Museum, 3F Theatre)
13:10–15:30
<Keynote speech> (Yamato Museum, 3F Theatre)
Title: TBC
Sangkyun Kim (Edith Cowan University)
15:45-18:00
<Round Table> (Yamato Museum 4F Gallery)
Popular Culture and Tourism
Local government, DMO, researchers, creators, fans
- 20 January (Sat)
09:00–18:00
<Academic Session> (Yamato Museum 4F Conference Room)
14:00–16:00
<Executive Session of the Hiroshima University × Manoyama Research Society> (Yamato Museum 4F Gallery)
Talk Event
Kunihiko Ikeda, author and Reiji Hagiwara, artist of the manga "Kantai no Chef", will be invited to talk about their work and behind-the-scenes details of the production process.
18:30
<Summit Dinner>
- 21 January (Sun)
09:00–12:00
<Excursion> (Kure City)
Popular culture tourism and food tourism in Kure
13:00–15:00
<Round Table> (Yamato Museum 4F Gallery)
Considering Kure’s tourism
Local government, DMO, researchers
15:15–17:00
<Closing Lecture> (Yamato Museum 3F Theatre)
Title: TBC
Takayoshi Yamamura (Center for Advanced Tourism Studies, Hokkaido University)
*Titles of lectures and information on speakers will be updated.
For further information, please contact
Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit In Japan Executive Committee
jang@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Kyungjae Jang, Graduate School of Human and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University)
