As of April 1, 2026
Dr. ASADA Akira
Lecturer, College of Foreign Languages, Kanda University of International Studies (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport marketing, Fandom, Team representation, Consumer behavior
Research Unit
Management
Ms. CHO Jung-Min
Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Tourism, Wakayama University (Japan)
Research Key words
Corporate social responsibility, Forest conservation, Stakeholder partnership
Dr. COMERIO Niccolò
Research Fellow, School of Economics and Management; Director, Responsible Tourism Lab, LIUC Università Cattaneo (Italy)
Research Key words
Tourism management, waste management, economic inequality
Research Unit
Management
Mr. CONG Wei
Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Well-being, Kansai University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport tourism, Spectator sports event, Spectator behaviour, Away tourism
Dr. DRUMMOND Damon
Graduate Researcher, Flinders University (Australia) | Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University (Japan)
Research Key words
Human resource management, Corporate social responsibility, Performance management, International management
Dr. EDELHEIM Johan
Professor, Hokkaido University (Japan)
Research Key words
Philosophy of tourism, Axiology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Climate change, Identity, Ethnicity, More-than-human care
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. FUJITA Tomoya
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hokkai-Gakuen University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourist train, Local railway, Community/Regional revitalization
Mr. FUJIWARA Hisatsugu
Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Aichi Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism management, Regional management
Ms. HIGASHI Etsuko
Part-time Lecturer, Wakayama University (Japan)
Research Key words
Migration studies, English education, Tourism and cross-cultural communication
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Mr. HORIGOME Koji
Lecturer, Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka International University | Representative Director, Non-profit Organization Sports Foundation (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport business, Sport management
Research Unit
Management
Dr. IDEYOSHI Masayoshi
Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional development, Michi-no-Eki network, Organizational management
Mr. IKETANI Kosuke
Associate Professor, Okayama University (Japan)
Research Key words
Universal Tourism
Research Unit
Community
Ms. INOUE Takako
Wine Researcher (Japan)
Research Key words
Wine tourism, Sustainability, Cultural landscape, Traditional industries
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. ITO Eiji
Professor, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport tourism, Leisure behaviors, Cross-cultural research
Research Unit
Management
Mr. IWAHASHI Katsuhiko
Kimino Town Hall (Wakayama Prefecture) (Japan)
Research Key words
Drive tourism, Tourism management, Michi-no-eki
Mr. KAMINO Naohito
Social Innovator Lab (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism branding, Regional management and revitalization, Regional branding, Intangible tourism resources, Building an operating entity
Dr. KANDA Koji
Professor, Faculty of Literature, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism, Culture, Space, Mobility
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Mr. KARASAKI Shota
Owner, Hotori Farm Guest House (Japan)
Dr. KENCHU Hikaru
Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Otemon Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Disaster reconstruction, Resilience, Dark tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. KIM Jaewook
Lecturer, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University (Japan)
Research Key words
Management accounting, Management control system, Project balanced scorecard
Research Unit
Management
Mr. KISHI Souta
Geopark promotion staff (Kurihara City Regional Revitalization Cooperator), Mt. Kurikoma Area Geopark (Japan)
Research Key words
Geopark, Geotourism, Geosite assessment, Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)
Mr. KOSHIBA Keiichi
CEO, G1 company Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Dome image, Ultra-realistic image, Mega event, Virtual tourism
Research Unit
Community
Ms. KOU Lu
Lecturer, Jilin International Studies University (China)
Research Key words
Inbound tourism, Traveller behaviour, Tourism marketing
Research Unit
Community
Dr. KUNIEDA Yoshimi
(Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable tourism, Resilience, Tourism marketing
Research Unit
Management
Dr. KWON Soon Jin
Independent (Former Professor, College of Risk and Crisis Management, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, Japan)
Research Key words
Behavioral tourism, Behavioral tourism risk, Behavioral economics, Behavioral bias, Resources of tourism and tourist
Research Unit
Management
Dr. LEE Jihyang
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Commerce, Kurume University (Japan)
Research Key words
Business administration, Community business, International comparative management
Research Unit
Management
Dr. LEE Seul Ki
Professor, Sejong University | Associate Editor, Tourism Management Perspectives(SSCI) (South Korea)
Research Key words
Location analysis, Spatial economics, Asset management, Revenue management
Research Unit
Management
Ms. MARUMOTO Kazuyo
Businessperson, Bespoke Japan Travel (Japan)
Research Key words
Authenticity, Tradition, Traditional cultural practitioners
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Mr. MINAMIHATA Yoshiaki
CEO, OUTDOOR TRIP Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Overtourism, Vacation style reform/reform of holiday-taking patterns, Sustainable tourism, Consumer behavior, Holiday leveling/staggering of holidays
Research Unit
Management
Dr. MITAS Ondrej
Senior Lecturer, Breda University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
Research Key words
Digital tourism, Tourism psychology, Leisure, Tourism experiences
Research Unit
Management
Mr. MIYAGUCHI Naoto
CEO, BizUnited, Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Inbound Tourist, DMO, Accommodation Management, Financial Analysis, Business Plan Formulation
Research Unit
Management
Dr. MORI Seigen
Dean of Academic Affairs, Kiyomizu-dera (Japan)
Research Key words
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage, World Heritage, Japan Heritage
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Ms. MORITA Yukiko
Ecolonomori Inc. (Japan)
Research Key words
Fermentation tourism, Food culture, Microbial terroir, Gastronomy
Dr. NAGAI Hayato
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourist behavior, Destination management, Tourism marketing
Research Unit
Management
Mr. NAGANO Fumihisa
Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka Internatinal University (Japan)
Research Key words
Event management, Town planning, Track and field, Sports tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. NAGASE Setsuji
Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Community Development, Kokugakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Public space, Landscape, Citizen involvement, Cultural resources
Research Unit
Community
Dr. NAKAMURA Jin
Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Community Studies, Atomi University (Japan)
Research Key words
Social network service, Anime tourism, Tourism area life cycle
Research Unit
Management
Mr. NANJO Seiji
Kinokawa City (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, Dialogic co-creation, Destination management
Ms. NATSUME Chieko
Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism, Shoin University (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, HRM
Research Unit
Management
Ms. NOUSIAINEN Minna
University Teacher, University of Lapland (Finland)
Research Key words
Nature-based tourism, Mobilities, Relationality, Landscape practices
Research Unit
Community
Mr. OGAWA Masanori
Visiting Professor, Kii Peninsula Institute of Regional Innovation, Wakayama University (Japan)
Research Key words
DMO, Regional tourism development, Value co-creation, Sustainability
Research Unit
Community
Dr. OHARA Mitsuharu
Associate Professor, College of Industrial and Information Sciences, Okinawa International University (Japan)
Research Key words
Lifestyle migration, Mover, Okinawa
Mr. OHNO Hajime
Special Officer, Inbound Tourism Promotion Division, Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable tourism indicator, Destination management
Dr. OI Tatsuo
Professor, Faculty of Data Science, Rissho University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism statistics, Corporate real estate management, Economic statistics
Ms. OKADA Minako
Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Otemon Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable tourism, Sustainable destination management, Gender, Wellbeing, MICE
Dr. OKYUDO Masami
President, Nara Prefectural University (Japan)
Research Key words
Fulldome imaging, Tourism film, Yoron Island, Stargazing tourism
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. PEREIRA-DOEL Pablo
Lecturer; Digital Lab Commercialisation Officer; ESRC-SeNSS Research Fellow;
Sustainability Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey (UK)
Research Key words
Persusasive Communication, Sustainability, Design Thinking, Experimental Research, Hospitality Information Technology
Research Unit
Management
Dr. PHAM Linh L D
Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism, Hanoi University (Vietnam)
Research Key words
Gastro tourism, Tourism management, Technology in tourism
Research Unit
Management
Dr. RAFOLT Leo
Full Professor, Academy of Arts and Culture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia)
Research Key words
Trans-culture, Performing arts festival, Event
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Ms. SAITO Nozomi
Adjunct lecturer, Toyama College of Business and Information Technology | PhD candidate, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism development, Tourism marketing, Sustainable tourism, Tourism and gender, Entrepreneurs
Research Unit
Community
Mr. SAKAMOTO Hidetoshi
Representative Chairperson, Regional Tourism Research Institute (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional tourism destinations, Destination branding model, Value co-creation, Sustainability
Research Unit
Community
Dr. SAKANISHI Akiko
Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Economic impact of tourism, Regional input-output analysis, Workcation
Dr. SANO Kaede
Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Kansai University (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism 2.0, Smart tourism, Social big data
Research Unit
Management
Ms. SASAMORI Kotoe
Visiting Professor, Rakuno Gakuen University | Marine Organism Investigator (Japan)
Research Key words
Sustainable Tourism, Marine ecology, Conservation
Dr. SAWABATA Tomoyoshi
Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ibaraki Christian University (Japan)
Research Key words
Place branding, Tourism marketing, Regional tourism
Dr. SAWADA Koki
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Setsunan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Astrotourism, Public astronomical observatory, Light pollution, Virtual tourism, Tourism & culture
Dr. SCARLES Caroline
Professor, Technology in Society, Brunel Business School | Visiting Professor, University of Surrey (UK)
Research Key words
Technology in tourism, AR & VR, Sustainability
Research Unit
Management
Mr. SERZHANULY Daniyel
Vice-Chairman, Kazakh Tourism National Company | Senior Lecturer, Maqsut Narikbayev University (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Research Key words
Tourism destination management system, Central Asia, DMO
Dr. SKEDZUHN-SAFIR Alexandra
Academic Assistant at Chair of Architectural Conservation, Brandenburg University of Technology (Germany)
Research Key words
Heritage management, Conservation science, Restoration of wall paintings, Scents of place
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. SONG Qian
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Japan)
Research Key words
Regional economics, Tourism studies, Urban and Regional planning
Dr. SU Che-Jen
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
Research Key words
Taiwanese visitors to Japan, Tourism film, Degital marketing
Research Unit
Management
Mr. SUGIYAMA Mikio
HOUSUI WINERY Co.,Ltd. (Japan)
Research Key words
Local autonomy, Resident autonomy, Local government employee awareness, Information dissemination, Migration, Tourism, Disaster prevention
Research Unit
Management
Dr. SUN Hao
Specially Appointed Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Yamanashi Gakuin University (Japan)
Research Key words
Smart tourism, Smart tourism ecosystem, Smart tourists, Travel intention
Research Unit
Management
Dr. SUYAMA Keisuke
Emeritus Professor, Kansai University (Japan)
Research Key words
West Japan Railway Company (JR West), Regional revitalization strategies, Destination marketing
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Mr. TACHIBANA Masanao
Policy Planning Officer, International Affairs Division, Governor's Policy Bureau, Niigata prefecture (Japan)
Research Key words
Marketing, Place branding, DMO
Dr. TAKATA Kosuke
Lecturer, College of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Research Key words
Sport tourism, Sport heritage, Sport event, Tourism experience
Research Unit
Community
Mr. TATEMIZO Junya
Director, Passenger Transport Division Maritime Department, Kansai District Transport and Tourism Bureau (Japan)
Research Key words
Tourism policy and planning, Co-creation, Tourism talent development
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
Dr. THAM Aaron
Lecturer, Tourism, Leisure and Events Management, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia)
Research Key words
Emerging Technologies, Event Legacies, Destination Management, Tourism Education, Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Research Unit
Management
Mr. TOYOSHIMA Shigeru
Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development, Kyushu Sangyo University (Japan)
Research Key words
Walking Tourism, Regional development, Onsen, Olle
Dr. TUOMI Aarni
Principal Lecturer, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Research Key words
Hospitality management, Service design, Artificial intelligence, Robotics, XR
Research Unit
Management
Mr. UEDA Shinji
CEO, Needs Creation Research Institute Co., Ltd｜Visiting Professor, Osaka University of Economics (Japan)
Research Key words
Product development, Regional revitalization, Sports management, Sustainability
Research Unit
Management
Dr. UEHARA Fumiko
Associate Professor, Iwate Prefectural University (Japan)
Research Key words
Climate change/War/Natural disaster and International security, Sports/Culture and international relations, EU/NATO/Austria
Research Unit
Management
Mr. YAMAGISHI Daijiro
Junior Researcher, University of Lapland (Finland)
Research Key words
Tourism studies, Tourism education, Ethnography
Research Unit
Community
Mr. YAMAMOTO Kunihiro
Part-time Lecturer, Osaka University of Economics and Law (Japan)
Research Key words
Destination management, Regional transportation, Fan-based marketing
Research Unit
Management
Dr. YANATA Kaori
Lecturer, College of International Relations, Nihon University (Japan)
Research Key words
Pilgrimage tourism, Spiritual tourism, Hospitality
Ms. YONEDA Sho
Lecturer, Department of International Communication, Faculty of Arts, Shitennoji University (Japan)
Research Key words
Fermentation tourism, Food culture, Microbial terroir, Gastronomy
Dr.YOSHIDA Hidemasa
Professor, School of International Liberal Arts, Miyazaki International University｜Professor, Miyazaki Gakuen Junior College (Japan)
Research Key words
LBPs (Left‑Behind Places), CSV (Creating Shared Value), Collective impact
Dr. ZAINAL ABIDIN Nurdiyana
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
Research Key words
Architecture, Heritage and conservation, Vernacular architecture, Culture & History
Research Unit
Culture & Heritage
