Tourism in Japan

An Ethno-Semiotic Analysis

By (author) Arthur Asa Berger

Publication date:

17 February 2010

Publisher

Channel View Publications

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781845411343

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.

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

Tourism in Japan: An Ethno-Semiotic Analysis is an interesting work on tourism in Japan from a sociological perspective. It is a welcome addition to tourism literature as little has been written about tourism in Japan and this work sheds light on many fascinating aspects of tourism in the country. The volume will benefit both students of tourism studies and the general public who wish to have a better understanding of Japan as a tourist destination. It will long be remembered for its unique contribution to the literature.