Intangible Legacy of the 12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994: Community Center Activities over 25 Years

• Takashi WADA

  県立広島大学経営情報学部教授

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 1994年広島アジア競技大会の無形遺産―一館一国運動の25年―

Abstract

This paper aims to clarify the intangible legacy to the host city of the 12th Asian Games held in Hiroshima in 1994. Research was conducted to shed light on activities for learning and supporting the participating countries in community centers and the long-lasting legacy to citizens and communities. The games featuring citizen participation left intangible benefits such as social activities and an international sensibility to people living in Hiroshima which have continued for 25 years. However, only those who participated in the Hiroshima Asian Games (who are now older),shared pleasant emotions, and remember it as a positive experience have continued the activities. On the other hand, such social activities and international sensibility have not been passed on to young people who do not share such experience, emotions, and memories of the games. Therefore, as people who remember being actively involved in similar events become older, the intangible legacy may not be inherited by younger people living in the host cities.

Journal

• E-journal GEO

  E-journal GEO 15 (2), 175-188, 2020

  The Association of Japanese Geographers

Keywords

• sporting event
• legacy
• community center
• townspeople
• city of Hiroshima

Details

• CRID: 1390848250125098752
• NII Article ID: 130007868097
• DOI: 10.4157/ejgeo.15.175
• ISSN: 18808107
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ejgeo/15/2/15_175/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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