As of April 1, 2024
Ms. CHO Jung-Min
Yutaka Communications Japan Corporation (Japan)
Research Key words
Corporate social responsibility, Forest conservation, Stakeholder partnership
Dr. COMERIO Niccolò
Research Fellow, School of Economics and Management at LIUC Università Cattaneo (Italy)
Research Key words
Tourism management, waste management, economic inequality
Research Unit
Management
Dr. DRUMMOND Damon
Graduate Researcher, Flinders University (Australia)
Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University (Japan)
Research Key words
Human resource management, Corporate social responsibility, Performance management, International management
Mr. FUJIWARA Hisatsugu
Associate Professor, Hiroshima University of Economics (Japan)
Research Key words
Business management, Tourism management, Cashless, Accommodation business
Mr. HORIGOME Koji
Lecturer, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka International University | Representative Director, Non-profit Organization Sports Foundation (Japan)
Research Key words
Sports busienss, Sports management, Sports and community
Research Unit
Management
Dr. IDEYOSHI Masayoshi
Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional Development, Michi-no-Eki Network, Organizational Management
Ms. IMAI Hiroko
President, Com Support Office (Japan)
Research Key words
Geopark
Dr. ISHIKAWA Hajime
Director-General, Institude of Japanese Cultural Materials Kyoto (Japan)
Research Key words
Travel brochures, Bird's-eye view, Travel notes, Industry-Government-Academia collaboration
Research Unit
Community
Mr. ISODA Yu
Wakayama prefectural government (Japan)
Research Key words
Indicators in tourism, Destination management, DMO
Dr. ITO Eiji
Professor, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport tourism, Leisure behaviors, Cross-cultural research
Research Unit
Management
Mr. IWAHASHI Katsuhiko
Kimino Town Hall(Wakayama Prefecture) (Japan)
Research Key words
Drive tourism, Tourism management, Michi-no-eki
Mr. KAMINO Naohito
Social Innovator Lab (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism branding, Regional management and revitalization, Regional branding, Intangible tourism resources, Building an operating entity
Dr. KANDA Koji
Professor, Faculty of Literature, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism, Culture, Space, Mobility
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Mr. KARASAKI Shota
Owner, Hotori Farm & Guest House (Japan)
Dr. KENCHU Hikaru
Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Otemon Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Disaster reconstruction, Resilience, Dark tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. KIM Jaewook
Lecturer, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University (Japan)
Research Key words
Management accounting, Management control system, Project balanced scorecard
Research Unit
Management
Dr. KIM Myeongju
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts (Japan)
Research Key words
Local community, Walking tour, Korea-Japan relationship
Mr. KOSHIBA Keiichi
CEO, G1 company Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Dome image, Ultra-realistic image, Mega sport event, Virtual tourism
Research Unit
Community
Dr. KWON Soon Jin
Independent (Former Professor, College of Risk and Crisis Management, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, Japan)
Research Key words
Resources of tourism and tourist, Behavioral tourism and tourist studies, Risk of tourism and tourist
Research Unit
Management
Dr. LEE Jihyang
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Japan)
Research Key words
Business administration, Community business, International comparative management
Research Unit
Management
Dr. LEE Seul Ki
Associate Professor, Sejong University (South Korea)
Research Key words
Location analysis, Spatial economics, Asset management, Revenue management
Research Unit
Management
Dr. MAKINO Emi
Associate Professor, College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
Research Key words
Organization development, Innovation, Entrepreneurs
Research Unit
Management
Mr. MIYAGUCHI Naoto
CEO, BizUnited, Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Inbound Tourist, DMO, Accommodation Management, Financial Analysis, Business Plan Formulation
Research Unit
Management
Dr. MORI Seigen
Dean of Academic Affairs, Kiyomizu-dera (Japan)
Research Key words
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage, World Heritage, Japan Heritage
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Ms. MORITA Yukiko
Ecolonomori Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Fermentation tourism, Food culture, Microbial terroir, Gastronomy
Dr. NAGAI Hayato
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourist behavior, Destination management, Tourism marketing
Research Unit
Management
Mr. NAGANO Fumihisa
Teacher, Kyushu Medical Sports Vocational School (Japan)
Research Key words
Event Management, Town Planning, Track and Field, Sports Tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. NAGATA Shuichi
Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, Kwansei University (Japan)
Research Key words
Big data analysis, Smart tourism, Over-tourism
Dr. NAKAMURA Jin
Associate Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Community Studies, Atomi University (Japan)
Research Key words
Social network service, Anime tourism, Tourism area life cycle
Research Unit
Management
Mr. NANJO Seiji
Kinokawa City (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, Dialogic co-creation, Destination management
Ms. NATSUME Chieko
Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism, Shoin University (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, HRM
Research Unit
Management
Mr. OGAWA Katsuhisa
Visiting Professor, Department of Photography, Osaka University of Arts (Japan)
Research Key words
Anime tourism, High-spending inbound tourism, Open factory, Virtual tourism
Research Unit
Community
Mr. OGAWA Masanori
Visiting Professor, Kii Peninsula Institute of Regional Innovation, Wakayama University (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, Regional tourism development, Value co-creation, Sustainability
Research Unit
Community
Dr. OHARA Mitsuharu
Associate Professor, College of Industrial and Information Sciences, Okinawa International University (Japan)
Research Key words
Lifestyle migration, Mover, Okinawa
Mr. OHNO Hajime
Tourism Industry Division (Tourism Promotion）Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable tourism indicator, Destination management
Dr. OI Tatsuo
Professor, Faculty of Data Science, Rissho University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism statistics, Corporate real estate management, Economic statistics
Ms. OKADA Minako
Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Otemon Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable Tourism, Destination Management, SDGs & Tourism, Global Sustainable Tourism Standard (Criteria)/Certification, Women Empowerment in tourism/destination management, Gender etc
Dr. PEREIRA-DOEL Pablo
Lecturer; Digital Lab Commercialisation Officer; ESRC-SeNSS Research Fellow;
Sustainability Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey (UK)
Research Key words
Persusasive Communication, Sustainability, Design Thinking, Experimental Research, Hospitality Information Technology
Research Unit
Management
Dr. PHAM Linh L D
Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism, Hanoi University (Vietnam)
Research Key words
Gastro tourism, Tourism management, Technology in tourism
Research Unit
Management
Ms. SAITO Nozomi
Professor, Toyama College of Welfare Science | PhD candidate, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism development, Tourism marketing, Sustainable tourism, Tourism and gender, Entrepreneurs
Research Unit
Community
Mr. SAKAMOTO Hidetoshi
Representative Chairperson, Regional Tourism Research Institute (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional tourism destinations, Destination branding model, Value co-creation, Sustainability
Research Unit
Community
Dr. SAKANISHI Akiko
Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Economic impact of tourism, Regional input-output analysis, Workcation
Dr. SANO Hiroki
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administrationi Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Service operations, Smart city, Smart tourism
Ms. SASAMORI Kotoe
Project Associate Professor, Rakuno Gakuen University | Marine Organism Investigator (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable Tourism, Marine ecology, Conservation
Mr. SAWABATA Tomoyoshi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ibaraki Christian University (Japan)
Research Key words
Place branding, Tourism marketing, Regional tourism
Dr. SCARLES Caroline
Professor, Technology in Society, Brunel Business School | Visiting Professor, University of Surrey (UK)
Research Key words
Technology in tourism, AR & VR, Sustainability
Research Unit
Management
Dr. SONG Qian
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional economics, Tourism studies, Urban and Regional planning
Dr. SU Che-Jen
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
Research Key words
Taiwanese visitors to Japan, Tourism film, Degital marketing
Research Unit
Management
Mr. SUGIYAMA Mikio
HOUSUI WINERY Co.,Ltd. (Japan)
Research Key words
Local autonomy, Resident autonomy, Local government employee awareness, Information dissemination, Migration, Tourism, Disaster prevention
Research Unit
Management
Dr. SUKUR Rahman
Assistant Professor, Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative, Kanazawa University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable tourism, Destination management, SDGs
Mr. TANAKA Mitsutoshi
Professor, Osaka University of Arts ( Japan ) | Movie Director | CM Director | President / CEO, CREATORS’ UNION CO., LTD (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism film, Films in reginal area, All-sky movies
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. THAM Aaron
Lecturer, Tourism, Leisure and Events Management, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia)
Research Key words
Emerging Technologies, Event Legacies, Destination Management, Tourism Education, Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. TING Hiram
Professor, i-CATS University College (Malaysia)
Research Key words
Responsible tourism management, Stakeholder behavior, Youth empowerment, Southeast Asia
Research Unit
Management
Mr. TOYOSHIMA Shigeru
Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development, Kyushu Sangyo University (Japan)
Research Key words
Walking Tourism, Regional development, Onsen, Olle
Dr. TUOMI Aarni
Senior Lecturer, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Research Key words
Hospitality management, Service design, Artificial intelligence, Robotics, XR
Research Unit
Management
Dr. UEHARA Fumiko
Lecturer, Iwate Prefectural University (Japan)
Research Key words
EU, Climate change and International security, Culture and international relations, Austria
Research Unit
Management
Mr. YAMAMOTO Kunihiro
Representative, MydoMind Ltd. (Japan)
Research Key words
Destination management, Regional transportation, Fan-based marketing
Research Unit
Management
Dr. YANATA Kaori
Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Hakuoh University (Japan)
Research Key words
Pilgrimage tourism, Spiritual tourism, Hospitality
Ms. YONEDA Sho
Lecturer, Department of International Communication, Faculty of Arts, Shitennoji University (Japan)
Research Key words
Fermentation tourism, Food culture, Microbial terroir, Gastronomy
Dr.YOSHIDA Hidemasa
Manager and Chief Marketing Officer, Toyama DMO (Japan)
Research Key words
Destination management/Marketing organization, Organizational resilience, Creating shared value, Collective impact
Dr. ZAINAL ABIDIN Nurdiyana
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
Research Key words
Hertiage and conservation, Vernacular Architecture, Culture & History
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
