International Tourism Traffic I

MASEGI, Kimio
Compulsory Elective  2 credits
【Department of Tourism Management】
17-1-1130-1947-06

1. Course Description
The Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Law was enacted and the Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan came into effect at the Cabinet in 2007. In 2008, Japan Tourism Agency was established in order to prepare both comprehensive and organized promotion of a tourism nation.

As Japan began to trend towards population decline, lower birth rate and aging population, tourism came to the forefront for both its wide economic impact such as increased spending and job creation, and its ability to sculpt vital regional communities capable of fostering pride and love in its people.

Under such circumstances, we study the current situation of tourism in three ways, outbound, inbound and domestic travel of Japan, recognizing where Japan stands in the worldwide trend of travel and tourism