Researcher and Faculty Information

Hiroaki Watanabe Hiroaki Watanabe

WATANABE Hiroaki

Research Topics: Hospitality Management Regional revitalization Industrial Tourism New Tourism

comment: The number of inbound tourists to Japan is rapidly increasing. These foreign tourists are becoming important for domestic tourism businesses to open up new avenues for growth, and are also attracting attention from various companies as a new business opportunity. For this reason, it is necessary to consider diversity more than ever before in tourism and hospitality education, and I am focusing on researching the best way to develop human resources in line with the progress of globalization.

Main publications and papers: Urban Development and Creative Cities Koyoshobo
1- Fundamentals and Applications
2. Regional revitalization
(Co-authors: Yoshinori Shiozawa and Kazuyuki Konagaya)
"Tourism Business Theory from Scratch" Sekigakusha
(Co-authors: Kazuo Takahashi, Chiharu Kashiwagi)

Main classes taught: World tourism geography, regional tourism policies and overview, travel industry theory