Furusato and Emotional Pilgrimage: Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō and Sakaiminato
The town of Sakaiminato, on the western coast of Japan, has revitalized its local economy through the transformation of the downtown into a tourist destination for fans of the popular manga creator Shigeru Mizuki. The strategy used by the local community closely replicates the traditional pilgrimage...
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Nanzan Institute
2016
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Jahr: 2016, Band: 43, Heft: 2, Seiten: 333-356 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Mizuki, Shigeru 1922-2015
/ Sakaiminato
/ Wallfahrt
/ Tourismus
/ Manga
/ Religionsersatz
/ Heimat
/ Landleben
/ Einfachheit
/ Vorstellung
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IxTheo Notationen: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion AZ Neue Religionen KBM Asien ZG Medienwissenschaft; Digitalität; Kommunikationswissenschaft |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Travel
B Towns B Religious Studies B Heritage Tourism B Pilgrimages B Travelers B Advertising campaigns B Japanese culture B Religious Tourism |
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Zusammenfassung: | The town of Sakaiminato, on the western coast of Japan, has revitalized its local economy through the transformation of the downtown into a tourist destination for fans of the popular manga creator Shigeru Mizuki. The strategy used by the local community closely replicates the traditional pilgrimage patterns established in Japan; however, the focus has been shifted from a religious to secular world view. While the iconography and meaning has changed, the emotional resonance has remained the same, with fans of the series developing a shared sense of community and a connection to some trans-societal force. This attempt to link older religious practices with modern fan cultures has been further strengthened by directly tying tourism with new releases of Mizuki’s work. |
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Enthält: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.43.2.2016.333–356 |