Research Unit
Project title
Re-engineering of regional value creation by DMOs
Primary investigator
Co investigators
Tatsuya Deguchi, Adam Doering, Damon Drummond（Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University),
Takehiro Fujita, Yuichi Hirooka（Kyoto University of Foreign Studies）, Koji Horigome,
Tsuyoshi Kigawa, Jaewook Kim, Soon Jin Kwon, Jihyang Lee, Emi Makino, Naoto Miyaguchi,
Miyaji Naoki（Japan Cricket Association）, Hayato Nagai, Tatsuru Nichio, Sotaro Sasaki,
Hyota Tani（iki design firm）
Project period
FY2016 ~ FY2018
Project summary
Destination organisations has been seen as an important player for increasing both domestic and international tourists and coordinating stakeholders for destinations’ sustainable tourism development. The DMO research unit aims to understand and investigate the future role of destination organisations, especially those registered in the Japanese government’s DMO program, in destination management and regional economic growth by having close collaborations with both public and private sectors.
