Research on Regional Cultural Activities Based on Regional Spiritual Culture and Related Situations of Regional Revitalization

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  • 「地域の精神文化」を基礎とした地域文化活動及びそれによる地域活性化の状況に関する研究
  • チイキ ノ セイシン ブンカ オ キソ ト シタ チイキ ブンカ カツドウ オヨビ ソレニ ヨル チイキ カッセイカ ノ ジョウキョウ ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

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This study was conducted to discover regional cultural activities (mostly generated from regional creative spiritual culture), especially those based on the spiritual culture rooted in each region, and to develop these regional cultural activities into unique regional revitalization strategies. According to Throsby, cultural assets are defined as cultural properties that have both economic and cultural value, and the accumulation of cultural properties is essential for sustained development of a regional society.<br> As a result, far-reaching economic effects such as an increase in the exchange population or revitalization of the regional economy were seen as unlikely. However, from medium- and long-term perspectives, the influence of cultural effects excluding economic effects on the regional society cannot be denied.<br> Cultural activities do not only support economic ripple effects but also creative activities in communities, where the effect to facilitate creation and emergence of new businesses has been observed. To achieve this, it is necessary for community residents to act on their opinions, and to develop an environment to support such actions.<br> On the other hand, effective means are not always implemented. This is because a quantifiable economic ripple effect is not rooted in the consciousness of the local hosts, and the relationship between cultural programs and economic activation is not fully understood by responsible organizations. Coordination between local hosts, departments responsible for local industries, and organizations that are closely related to local industries, such as the chamber of commerce, is not adequate. However, with an awareness that cultural aspects are essential for regional development, further activities by both responsible departments and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are needed in order to utilize “historical cultural resources,” an important factor for public policy that is closely linked to urban regeneration and town development.<br><br>JFL classification: H54, R51, R53, Z11

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  • Studies in Regional Science

    Studies in Regional Science 39 (2), 451-464, 2009

    JAPAN SECTION OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

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