Study on Constructing Process of Starry Sky as Tourism Resources in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture

• UDA Takuya

  Faculty of International Studies, Meio University

• ISONO Takumi

  Faculty of Education, Mie University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 観光資源としての星空の構築
• 沖縄県石垣島における星空ツーリズムの発展を通して

Abstract

In academic discourses, “night” or “night-life” tend to be connected to the urban and urbanity. Therefore, academic research and discussion about night in non-urban, namely natural or rural areas is in demand. Astronomical tourism in Ishigaki Island is a practice of commodification of night in a natural area and was started to be promoted by the city administration since 2011, contributing to the setting of a “International Dark Sky Places” in 2018. This study will examine how night tourism exists in a Japanese natural area.

Journal

• Geographical Space

  Geographical Space 12 (3), 277-294, 2019

  Japan Association on Geographical Space

Keywords

• starry sky
• tourism resources
• night time
• travel trade
• authenticity
• Ishigaki Island

Details

• CRID: 1390846609817093632
• NII Article ID: 130007817444
• DOI: 10.24586/jags.12.3_277
• ISSN: 24334715
• ISSN: 18829872
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed