Database

Vol. 9, No. 1, 2024
   
From Founding Editor-in-Chief
Takashi Oyabu

Feature Article
  The impacts on culture and society caused by over-tourism: Improving the status of guide interpreters and tourist guides amidst the rapid advancement of AI and IT
Shigekazu Kusune 

Original Article 
  A study on sensibility evaluation of thumbnails on online video sharing services for tourism targeting Japanese elderly people
Hiroki Kozu, Kosuke Saito, Shunsuke Nakamura, Riho Kondo, and Yasuhiro Tsujimura
 
  An application of regional tourism promotion based on engendering a sense of emotional attachment
Hiroki Miyashita, Sachika Okubo, Rina Takagi, Toshiaki Saisu, Hiroshi Hasegawa, and Kayoko H. Murakami
 
  Empirical impact of AI smart hotel technological services on consumer attitudes: A comparison before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Chin-Hua Yu and Ta-Kuang Hsu
 
  An analysis framework proposal for regional revitalization and a policy proposal for Namegata City, Ibaraki Prefecture: Learning from successful cases
Yoshiki Nakamura
 
  Research on awareness of the population about disaster preparation in an area affected by disasters: A case study in Kinpo Elementary School district, Akashi City, Japan
Teppei Ishiuchi
   
  Business hours adjustment based on pedestrian count data toward dynamic business hour setting: Demonstration at a restaurant in Takayama
Ryo Hori, Mayu Urata, Mamoru Endo, and Takami Yasuda
   
  Development of mobile application to promote revisits to Kenrokuen using gamification theory
Satoshi Futakuchi, Yuta Motoji, Hidetaka Nambo, and Takashi Oyabu

Research Letter 
  Benefits of secure data linkage to the tourism industry: Holding a Privacy Tech study session
Keisuke Arai, Mayu Urata, Mamoru Endo, and Takami Yasuda
 
  Acquiring process of hospitality competence for employees in the small and medium-sized accommodation industry
Keiko Nobukawa


Vol. 9, No. 2, 2024
   
Preface
Metaverse and tourism
Kayoko H. Murakami

Feature Article
  Tourism exchanges between Japan and East Asia and the necessity for DX
Takashi Oyabu, Junko Nakamura, Aijun Liu, and Haruhiko Kimura 

Original Article 
  Verification of effect for tourism application ‘Mawari-michi Kenrokuen’ using gamification
Satoshi Futakuchi, Yuta Motoji, Hidetaka Nambo, and Takashi Oyabu
 
  An image search application to streamline the preparation of open image data using deep learning
Masato Kinugasa, Ryo Hori, Yunhao Tu, Mayu Urata, Mamoru Endo, and Takami Yasuda
 
  A study on the relationship between residents’ civic pride and aesthetic life experiences: Comparative analysis of Xiuwu and Chishang
Zixiu Qin
   
  Tourist and business area recovery dynamics: A spatial analysis of post-pandemic tourism in the Kansai region
Masahide Yamamoto

Research Letter 
  Regional revitalization measures using a connected population
Miyuki Ajiki, Satoshi Futakuchi, Hidetaka Nambo, and Takashi Oyabu
 
  Proposal to introduce the concept of passports into a model for forecasting international tourist numbers using Japanese passport statistics
Yusuke Goto
   
  Tourism boom on island regions in Japan during the 70s and 80s: Analyzing with Cochrane-Orcutt estimation
Kantaro Takahashi

Technical Report 
  The impact of the implementation of virtual reality (VR) technology on the number of planned tourist visits in Taman Apung Mas Kemambang
Imam Tahyudin, Ades Tikaningsih, and Rofiq Abdul Rozak