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War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan book cover

1st Edition

War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan

Edited By Takayoshi Yamamura, Philip Seaton Copyright 2022
176 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 traumatic to entertaining in the public imagination and works of popular culture; and second, how does... Read more

1. Theorizing war-related contents tourism
Philip Seaton and Takayoshi Yamamura
Part 1: From myths to the middle ages
2. The narrative worlds of ancient wars:　travelling heroes in　Kojiki
Takayoshi Yamamura
3.　The Mongol invasions of Japan and Tsushima tourism
Kyungjae Jang
4:　Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice　and contents tourism in Aizu-Wakamatsu
Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny
5. History girls and women’s war-related contents tourism
Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
Part 2: The rise and fall of the Tokugawas
6.　Satsuma’s invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1609 and Okinawa tourism
Kyungjae Jang
7. War-related narratives and contents tourism during the ‘Tokugawa peace’
Takayoshi Yamamura
8.　Tōken Ranbu　and samurai swords as tourist attractions
Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
9. Castles and castle towns in Japanese tourism
Yosuke Fujiki and Hitoshi Nakai
10. Festivals of war: travelling the Shinsengumi in 2019
Part 3: Imperial Japan
11. Hokkaido as imperial acquisition and the Ainu in popular culture and tourism
Ryo Koarai
12. The Russo-Japanese War and (contents) tourism
Philip Seaton
13.　Tourism relating to the new culture introduced by First World War German POWs
Kyungjae Jang
14. Theatre (contents) tourism and war as a backdrop to romance
Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
Part 4: The Asia-Pacific War
15. Yasukuni Shrine’s□Yūshūkan museum as a site of contents tourism
Philip Seaton and Takayoshi Yamamura
16. The sense of belonging created by In this Corner of the World
Luli van der Does
17. Travelling　Grave of the Fireflies: the gap between creators’ intentions and audiences’/tourists’ interpretations
Takayoshi Yamamura
18. Tours of Tokkōtai (kamikaze) training bases □
Luli van der Does
19. Repatriation and the enka ballad　Ganpeki no haha
Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
Part 5: Postwar Japan
20.　Kantai Collection　and entertainmentization of the Second World War
Kyungjae Jang
21. The war metaphors underpinning Mizuki Shigeru yōkai tourism
Qiaodan Wang and Philip Seaton
22. Shin Godzilla: tourism consuming images of JSDF, kaiju characters, and destroyed sites
Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny and Takayoshi Yamamura
23. Fantasy wars and their real-life inspirations: tourism and international conflicts caused by Attack on Titan
Ryo Koarai and Takayoshi Yamamura

Biography

Takayoshi Yamamura is a Professor at Hokkaido University, Japan.

Philip Seaton is a Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan.

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