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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Nanzan Institute
2016
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Année: 2016, Volume: 43, Numéro: 2, Pages: 333-356 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Mizuki, Shigeru 1922-2015
/ Sakaiminato
/ Pèlerinage
/ Tourisme
/ Manga
/ Religion de substitution
/ Patrie
/ Vie rurale
/ Simplicité
/ Représentation
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux KBM Asie ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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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| Résumé: | 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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| Contient: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.43.2.2016.333–356 |