War as entertainment and contents tourism in Japan /

War as entertainment and contents tourism in Japan / / edited by Takayoshi Yamamura, Philip A. Seaton.

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"This book examines the phenomenon of war-related contents tourism throughout Japanese history, from conflicts described in ancient Japanese myth through to contemporary depictions of fantasy and futuristic warfare. It tackles two crucial questions: first, how does war transition from being tra...

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Superior document:Routledge focus on Asia
TeilnehmendeR:
Yamamura, Takayoshi,
Seaton, Philip A.,
Place / Publishing House:Abingdon, Oxon : : Taylor & Francis,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Routledge focus on Asia.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 157 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Periods of Japanese history
  • Theorizing war-related contents tourism / Philip Seaton and Takayoshi Yamamura
  • The narrative worlds of ancient wars : travelling heroes in Kojiki / Takayoshi Yamamura
  • The Mongol invasions of Japan and Tsushima tourism / Kyungjae Jang
  • Sekiro : shadows die twice and contents tourism in Aizu-Wakamatsu / Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny
  • History girls and women's war-related contents tourism / Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
  • Satsuma's invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1609 and Okinawa tourism / Kyungjae Jang
  • War-related narratives and contents tourism during the 'Tokugawa peace' / Takayoshi Yamamura
  • Tōken Ranbu and samurai swords as tourist attractions / Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
  • Castles and castle towns in Japanese tourism / Yosuke Fujiki and Hitoshi Nakai
  • Festivals of war : travelling the Shinsengumi in 2019
  • Hokkaido as imperial acquisition and the Ainu in popular culture and tourism / Ryo Koarai
  • The Russo-Japanese War and (contents) tourism / Philip Seaton
  • Tourism relating to the new culture introduced by First World War German POWs / Kyungjae Jang
  • Theatre (contents) tourism and war as a backdrop to romance / Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
  • Yasukuni Shrine's Yūshūkan museum as a site of contents tourism / Philip Seaton and Takayoshi Yamamura
  • The sense of belonging created by In this Corner of the World / Luli van der Does
  • Travelling Grave of the Fireflies : the gap between creators' intentions and audiences'/tourists' interpretations / Takayoshi Yamamura
  • Tours of Tokkōtai (kamikaze) training bases / Luli van der Does
  • Repatriation and the enka ballad Ganpeki no haha / Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
  • Kantai Collection and entertainmentization of the Second World War / Kyungjae Jang
  • The war metaphors underpinning Mizuki Shigeru yōkai tourism / Qiaodan Wang and Philip Seaton
  • Shin Godzilla : tourism consuming images of JSDF, kaiju characters, and destroyed sites / Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny and Takayoshi Yamamura
  • Fantasy wars and their real-life inspirations : tourism and international conflicts caused by Attack on Titan / Ryo Koarai and Takayoshi Yamamura
  • Conclusions : patterns of war-related (contents) tourism / Takayoshi Yamamura and Philip Seaton.

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