The impact of world heritage site designation on local communities – A case study of Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Japan

Jimura, Takamitsu

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2010.02.005

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“…These insights can be found in recent articles written by Jimura (2011) and Kuroda (2010). However, their studies have mainly looked at the social changes and the current conservation activities within the three historic villages, namely Ogimachi, Ainoukura and Suganuma, but not at the provision of the incentives' schemes.…”

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Incentives for the conservation of traditional settlements: residents' perception in Ainokura and Kawagoe, Japan

Radzuan

Fukami

Yaraghi

2014

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

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This study emerged from the author(s)' experience in conducting a survey with the residents in Ainokura Village at the Toyama Prefecture and the Kawagoe in the Saitama Prefecture, Japan. With the comprehensive legislations bound into the cultural heritage's sophisticated systems, Japan is often regarded as one of the leading countries in promoting cultural heritage protection despite the tendency for westernization and modernization influences prevalent after World War II. At present, the establishment of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties in Japan has increased public awareness for the conservation of the cultural heritage including tangible and intangible heritage. This research intends to look at the perceptions of the residents on the implementation of the cultural heritage conservation and incentives programme in those two traditional settlements. By using questionnaires and interviews involving the residents in the two areas, this study has employed the quantitative and qualitative approach in order to gather factual data. This research is conducted in order to address the overarching question of whether the incentive programmes that have been created for the community have been found to be suitable for the fulfilment of their aspirations and real needs.

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confidence: 75%

Incentives for the conservation of traditional settlements: residents' perception in Ainokura and Kawagoe, Japan

Radzuan

Fukami

Yaraghi

2014

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

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“…The previous studies show that tourism is an industry depending too much on outside [4]. It is quite seasonal in the cases in China, and the number of tourists surges during the Labor Day's and National Day's holidays.…”

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Tourism as an Industry in Heritage Site—A Case Study on World Heritage Site of Fujian Tulou

Zhao¹

2014

JCEA

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Cultural heritage is seen as a cultural capital. The heritage tourism increases the local employment and income, however, brings some problems at the same time, changing the traditional living way and industrial structure. The sustainability of economic development by tourism is also questioned. Fujian Tulou is a world heritage site in China, inscribed in 2008. The nomination has brought great changes to the sites, especially the flourishing tourism industries by the local communities as well as the tourism companies. The latter also take part in the management of the heritage site and get most of the income. The data in economic areas is analyzed in this study and explains the cultural tourism as a positive drive for the local economy, which contributes little to the life of locals. With the analysis of the changes and benefits from the tourism, we have found that tourism, as a dominant industry, might be a potential negative element for heritage conservation. According to the different situations of sites in Fujian Tulou, a proper planning of management is in need to integrate the tourism, conservation and development.

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“…Second, the significance of tourism for WHSs has been increasingly acknowledged by UNESCO, ICOMOS, academics, and practitioners, although this has not been well researched in the context of Japan. Jimura (2007) suggests that having an excellent management and conservation plan does not always guarantee appropriate management and adequate conservation of WHSs. The involvement of, and support from, local communities in the management and conservation of heritage is vital (Jimura, 2011;Leask & Fyall, 2006;Nicholas, Thapa, & Ko, 2009;Timothy, 2011).…”

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“…Jimura (2007) suggests that having an excellent management and conservation plan does not always guarantee appropriate management and adequate conservation of WHSs. The involvement of, and support from, local communities in the management and conservation of heritage is vital (Jimura, 2011;Leask & Fyall, 2006;Nicholas, Thapa, & Ko, 2009;Timothy, 2011). In fact, part of the mission of WHSs is to "encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage" (UNESCO, 2015a: n.p.).…”

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World heritage site management: a case study of sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii mountain range, Japan

Jimura

2016

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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ABSTRACT:This research examines three themes: heritage management and conservation activities, local communities, and tourism development in Kii World Heritage Site (WHS) after WHS designation. Kii is a cultural WHS having links with Japanese religions and consisting of shrines, temples and pilgrimage routes. This study inductively and qualitatively examines these three themes. Overall, the current status of Kii WHS is satisfactory. Local people, tourists/visitors and experts are all actively involved in heritage management and conservation activities. WHS listing seems to have enhanced local identity, increased local people's pride in their culture and place of residence, and triggered a revitalisation of local culture. Moreover, tourism's negative impacts appear to be minimal, despite an increase in the number of visitors since UNESCO inscription. There are a few issues to be improved, which derive mainly from a lack of understanding of WHS status or conflicts between heritage management/tourism and religious practices. A more holistic approach, such as establishing a forum consisting of all key stakeholders would be useful for the further success of Kii WHS as a religious and sacred site, place to live and tourist destination.

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The impact of world heritage site designation on local communities – A case study of Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Japan

Cited by 252 publications

References 44 publications

Incentives for the conservation of traditional settlements: residents' perception in Ainokura and Kawagoe, Japan

Incentives for the conservation of traditional settlements: residents' perception in Ainokura and Kawagoe, Japan

Tourism as an Industry in Heritage Site—A Case Study on World Heritage Site of Fujian Tulou

World heritage site management: a case study of sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii mountain range, Japan

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