Evaluation of Tourist Resources—an Application of Multi-Demensional Analysis—

Mizoo, Yoshitaka; Ichihara, Yoshihisa; Watanabe, Takasuke; Kezuka, Hiroshi

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“…An excep tion to this point is Mizoo and his coworkers' studies on the evaluation of tourist resources (Mizoo et al 1975;Mizoo and Osumi 1983). In addition, the inquiries into the children's en vironmental perception can be applicable to ge ographic education.…”

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Behavioral Studies on Environmental Perception by Japanese Geographers

Wakabayashi

1996

Geogr. Rev. Jpn, Ser B

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Abstract:Behavioral studies on environmental perception have been conducted by Japanese geographers since the 1970s, being stimulated by the studies in Anglophone countries. But most of the foreign geographers appear to know little about the development of Japanese research in this field. The aim of this paper is to introduce the behavioral studies on environmental perception in Japan to add their findings to the international inventory of behavioral geography.After briefly outlining the process of the development of behavioral geography in Japan, the empirical studies on environmental perception are reviewed dividing the subject into three aspects: designative aspects (e.g., information field , cognitive maps), appraisive aspects (e.g., evaluation of the environment, spatial preference), and developmental aspects (e.g., children's perception of the environment). It is shown that the major topics of this subject in Anglophone countries have also been discussed by Japanese geographers . Recently, however, non-behavioral approaches to environmental perception, such as humanistic or socio-cultural, have been increasing.

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“…Evaluation of tourist or recreation sites An attempt to develop an objective and simple method for the evaluation of tourist resources was made by Mizoo et al (1975). They asked five specialists to evaluate 392 tourist resources of Japan in terms of 14 variables.…”

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Behavioral Studies on Environmental Perception by Japanese Geographers

Wakabayashi

1996

Geogr. Rev. Jpn, Ser B

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An Optimal Routing Problem for Sightseeing and its Solution

et al. 2004

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The paper treats an optimal routing problem for sightseeing (ORPS) in which we consider time varying travel time and location value. ORPS is defined on a complete graph in which location values are associated with node weight while travel time depends on edge weight. The aim of the problem is to construct a path with maximal total value under the condition that the total travel time does not exceed a time limit. In our model, the location value and the travel time are given as functions with respect to time. For the case that all the time functions are represented as piece-wise constant, we verify its N P-completeness.We present an algorithm to find the exact solution based on the backtrack searching and also propose a heuristic algorithm based on the time domain decomposition approach. The heuristic algorithm can lead good quality of approximate solutions, with drastically reduced computation time. To evaluate the algorithms, a computational experiment is given. The experimental results demonstrate that computing time by exact algorithm grow exponentially with the increase in nodes and time limits, whereas the heuristic approach derive approximate solution of 92% quality to the exact one within one second for practical problem size.N P

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Regional Characteristics of the Distribution of Tourism Resources in Japan

Sugimoto¹,

Kikuchi²

2014

J. Geogr.

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In recent years, the impact of tourism on socioeconomic structures has attracted the attention of the Japanese government. To plan and implement effective tourism policies and strategies, it is important to understand the basic characteristics of tourism resources in a given region. Tourism resources have been regarded as one of the most important indices for evaluating the tourism potential of a region and analyzing tourism phenomena. However, previous studies on tourism regions in Japan were based on limited resources and analyses have been largely qualitative. Therefore, this study focuses on a statistical analysis of substantial data, such as the distribution of tourism resources, to clarify the regional characteristics of tourism resources in Japan. First, the number of tourism resources, which are assigned a weighted value on the basis of an evaluation ranking determined by the Japan Travel Bureau Foundation, is calculated for each prefecture. The results of the statistical dispersion show that, among prefectures, there are great differences in the quantities of each type of tourism resource. Next, the prefectures are classified into four regional clusters based on similarities of location quotients. The first cluster is abundant in natural landforms and is mainly located in eastern Japan. The second cluster predominantly consists of elements concerning surface water such as lake water and river water and is composed of prefectures at various locations around the country. The third cluster, composed of prefectures in the metropolitan areas of both eastern and western Japan, has extensive urban cultural resources. The fourth cluster primarily contains important natural and cultural components, which are closely located along the Seto Inland Sea and in southwest Japan, including Okinawa. Finally, to analyze the regional attractiveness of each prefecture, the coefficient of specialization and the weighted number of the resources are compared to ranking data on tourist arrivals and projected destinations of domestic tours. The results show that popular tourist destinations have high values in the dimension of the number of tourism resources, and these regions are divided into two types with high or low specialization. In conclusion, the distribution of tourism resources determines the characteristics of each prefecture as a tourism region and makes a difference in the regional attractiveness of prefectures. The comprehensive analysis of a wide variety of tourism resources is effective for identifying the regional differences of tourism resources and reinforcing the findings of classifications of Japan's tourism regions provided by prior studies.

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Evaluation of Tourist Resources—an Application of Multi-Demensional Analysis—

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Behavioral Studies on Environmental Perception by Japanese Geographers

Behavioral Studies on Environmental Perception by Japanese Geographers

An Optimal Routing Problem for Sightseeing and its Solution

Regional Characteristics of the Distribution of Tourism Resources in Japan

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