Research Unit
Management
Overview
The Management Unit encompasses several research areas within the tourism and hospitality industry. These include Destination Marketing and Management; Risk Management; and Innovation in Tourism. Research activities are conducted in each of these areas to build a sustainable competitive advantage for the industry and destinations. The unit operates in close collaboration with stakeholders and supports their policies and strategy developments.
Members
- Prof. ADACHI Motohiro
- Dr. COMERIO Niccolò
- Prof. DEGUCHI Tatsuya
- Mr. HORIGOME Koji
- Ms. IBRAGIMOVA Shokhsanam Zokirjon Kizi
- Dr. ITO Eiji
- Ms. KAFUKESE Christina Joy
- Mr. KAMINO Naohito
- Dr. KENCHU Hikaru
- Dr. KIM Jaewook
- Dr. KWON Soon Jin
- Dr. LEE Jihyang
- Dr. LEE Seul Ki
- Dr. MAKINO Emi
- Mr. MIYAGUCHI Naoto
- Dr. NAGAI Hayato
- Mr. NAGANO Fumihisa
- Dr. NAKAMURA Jin
- Ms. NATSUME Chieko
- Dr. PEREIRA-DOEL Pablo
- Dr. PHAM Linh L D
- Prof. RITCHIE Brent W.
- Assoc.Prof. SANO Kaede
- Prof. SASAKI Sotaro
- Dr. SCARLES Caroline
- Dr. SU Che-Jen
- Mr. SUGIYAMA Mikio
- Mr. SUN Hao
- Prof. TAKEBAYASHI Hajime
- Prof. TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi
- Prof. TAKEDA Akihiro
- Dr. THAM Aaron
- Dr. TUOMI Aarni
- Dr. UEHARA Fumiko
- Dr. TING Hiram
- Prof. TSUJIMOTO Katsuhisa
- Dr. UENO Misaki
- Mr. YAMAGISHI Daijiro
- Dr. YAMAKITA Ryutaro
- Prof. YASHIMA Yuji
- Dr. ZAINAL ABIDIN Husna
Projects
| Project Type | Primary Investigator | Project Title |
| KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists | ZAINAL ABIDIN Husna | Muslim-friendly tourism as a pathway for tourism recovery in Japan, post COVID19 |
| KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up | YAMAKITA Ryutaro | A Study on the Sustainability of Recurring Events through the Lens of Organizational Change |
| CTR Joint Research Support Program | DEGUCHI Tatsuya | Management anthropology of fermented foods and seasonings in relation to regional tourism |
| CTR Joint Research Support Program | SANO Kaede | Responsible tourism management for sustainable development of local community – Across countries’ insight from Malaysia and Japan |
| CTR Joint Research Support Program | YASHIMA Yuji | Walking tourism research in Japan (Walking tourism 1.0): Responsibility, community, environment |
| CTR Joint Research Support Program | ZAINAL ABIDIN Husna | Exploring perspectives on desirable climate scenarios in the tourism sector by utilizing Lego Serious Play and GenAI |
Activities
| Title | Year |
| [Conference presentation] Teaching Tourism Walking Conference | 2024 |
| [Conference presentation] APTA 2024 | 2024 |
| [Conference presentation] ENTER24 e-Tourism Conference | 2024 |
Publications
| Publication Type | Author/s | Title | Year |
| Journal article | YAMAKITA Ryutaro | Leveraging para-sport events for accessible tourism development in non-host cities: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games | 2024 |
| Journal article | YAMAGISHI Daijiro, DOERING Adam |
Dressing up the place: Urban lifestyle mobilities and the production of “fashionable” tourism destinations in rural Japan | 2024 |
| Journal article | TUOMI Aarni | How the Metaverse can add new layers of hospitality services: A perspective of senior industry practitioners | 2024 |
| Book chapter | ZAINAL ABIDIN Husna | Gender and religion in tourism education: Experiences of female Muslim university students studying tourism in the West | 2024 |
