The International Journal of Contents Tourism is an
open-access Scholarly journal exploring the phenomenon of "contents tourism".
The International Journal of Contents Tourism is an open-access scholarly journal exploring the phenomenon of ‘contents tourism’. Contents tourism is travel behaviour motivated fully or partially by narratives, characters, locations and other creative elements of popular culture forms, including film, television dramas, manga, anime, novels and computer games. The concept originated in Japan and is closely related to what is known as film-induced tourism or media-induced tourism in English.
IJCT publishes articles of various lengths, from original research papers through to short blog entries. It is based at Hokkaido University and the editors-in-chief are Professor Philip Seaton (International Student Center) and Professor Takayoshi Yamamura (Center for Advanced Tourism Studies).
IJCT has three main aims:
Read the journal’s constitution.
The ‘Mighty Mo’, the USS Missouri, has a special place in history as the location where Japan’s surrender ending World War Two was signed. But it... more
FromChristopher P. Hood
Shouka Sonjuku, Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
From my visit to the reconstructed Shouka Sonjuku, Yoshida Shoin's private school. I discovered Japanese history and culture through anime and ma... more
FromNientedeNada
While attending an academic conference in Hong Kong we heard much about the way that the smart phone has revolutionized the way we enjoy and share our ... more
FromPhilip Seaton
221B Baker Street is one of the most famous addresses in literature. It is the home of the fictional Sherlock Holmes, but now it is a real address on a... more
FromPhilip Seaton
Harry Potter was not only filmed in studios. There are many places around London and other parts of the UK used as locations. I am from London and have... more
FromPhilip Seaton
2017.12.30
Clothilde Sabre
2016.12.22
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Clothilde Sabre
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