Tourism in Japan : an ethno-semiotic analysis
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Tourism in Japan : an ethno-semiotic analysis
（Tourism and cultural change）
Channel View Publications, c2010
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- : hbk
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Bibliography: p. 152-154
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9781845411336
Description
This book deals with tourism, popular culture and everyday life in Japan. It offers some interesting statistics about Japanese life and society, discusses popular kinds of tours in Japan, considers images of Japan found in guidebooks about the country, and discusses the pleasures people get from travel in Japan. The book interprets various aspects of Japanese culture and provides an analysis of popular visitor destinations. It is written in an accessible style and thus will be of interest to tourists considering visiting Japan, Japanophiles, social scientists and humanities scholars with interests in Japan, and students taking courses in tourism, Japanese culture, cultural studies and consumer culture.
Table of Contents
PART ONE Japan as a Tourist Destination
Chapter 1: Japan as a Tourist Destination
Chapter 2: Japan and the Tourism Industry
Chapter 3: Japan on the Internet
PART TWO Semiotic Japan
Chapter 4: Semiotic Japan
Chapter 5: Tourism and Cultural Change in Japan
Chapter 6: Coda: A Return to Japan
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: hbk ISBN 9781845411343
Description
This book deals with tourism, popular culture and everyday life in Japan. It offers some interesting statistics about Japanese life and society, discusses popular kinds of tours in Japan, considers images of Japan found in guidebooks about the country, and discusses the pleasures people get from travel in Japan. The book interprets various aspects of Japanese culture and provides an analysis of popular visitor destinations. It is written in an accessible style and thus will be of interest to tourists considering visiting Japan, Japanophiles, social scientists and humanities scholars with interests in Japan, and students taking courses in tourism, Japanese culture, cultural studies and consumer culture.
Table of Contents
PART ONE Japan as a Tourist Destination
Chapter 1: Japan as a Tourist Destination
Chapter 2: Japan and the Tourism Industry
Chapter 3: Japan on the Internet
PART TWO Semiotic Japan
Chapter 4: Semiotic Japan
Chapter 5: Tourism and Cultural Change in Japan
Chapter 6: Coda: A Return to Japan
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