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.
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FromChristopher Hood
It is possible to have a great Harry Potter tourism experience in ... Japan. Japan has virtually nothing to do with the novels (although there is a Qui... more
FromPhilip Seaton
Taking inspiration from the film Love in Tokyo, 1966- I visited the gigantic Tokyo Tower. I was always interested in visiting this place because of 2 a... more
FromApoorva Nanjangud
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
I am very happy to have the opportunity to go to the tourist attraction and to enjoy it from the tourist perspective. After a 1.5 hour journey, I arriv... more
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