Emergence of Region-Participational Green Tourism in the "Cyber Village" : A Case of Yamada Vill., Toyama Pref.

デンノウムラ ニ ミル チイキ サンカクガタ ノウサンソン カンコウ ノ タイドウ トヤマケン ヤマダムラ ノ ジレイ カラ

Endo, Tatsuma

オオサカ ダイガク ニンゲン カガクブ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

英語

情報化

電脳村ふれあい祭

農山村観光(グリーン・ツーリズム)

地域参画

Yamada Vill.

informationalization

Yamadamura-Net

green tourism

regional participation

In Summer of 1996, the administration of Yamada Vill. provided personal computers for 70% of households throughout the village. Then, Yamada Vill., which had been an ordinary small country community, became famous as the "Cyber Village" and got certain evaluation as a pioneer of regional deveropment by means of informationalization. In this article, however, our viewpoint is not on informationalization but on tourism. There emerged a volunteer group of students belonging to various universities which originally aimed at technical support to the residents (Yamadamura-Net '97-99). Through 3 years' experience of this movement, we can recognize a gradual transition from a strongly purposed activity to a prototype of region-participational green tourism which is based on a deep commitment to the host community. Now, when many regions endeavor to deverop green tourism, it may be significant to invent "something" which promotes guest-tourists' motivation to regional participation.

英語