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:
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「演出」・「演技」・「遊び」 〜世界コスプレサミット（WCS2015）参観記〜
毎年8月、名古屋では世界コスプレサミット（以下、WCS）が行われます。13年目を迎える今年は、26の国からコス... more
FromKyungjae Jang
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
Ichinokura-sawa is one of the most notorious locations for climbers in the whole of Japan. It is part of the impressive Mount Tanigawa. This location f... more
FromChristopher P. Hood
2019.3.22
小新井 涼
2019.3.19
Philip Seaton
2019.3.19
Philip Seaton
2016.12.22
2016.6.13
2016.4.8