Theme: “Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Law and Sightseeing in Aichi

-Community Development by Music in Obu City-

※　This symposium is held in Japanese.

Sponsorship:       Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

                                    Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University

                                    Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University

                                    JSRSAI

Cosponsorship: Organization for Promoting Urban Development

Date:             Sunday, October 8, 15:00-18:00

Venue:         Room S30, The 3rd floor of ILAS Building, Nagoya University

Outline:     Japanese government positions tourism as the pillar of a growth strategy, and a

                   trump of regional revitalization, and is promoting Tourism Nation Promotion Basic

                   Law with three keywords of “sustainable tourism,” “consumption expansion” and

                   “local- tourism promotion.” As one of the measures, formation of the attractive high

                   tourist resort region of global competitiveness is presented. It is an important subject

                   how we can respond to the inbound demand from overseas when we are escaping

                   from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.

                        Therefore, in a keynote lecture, the tourism measure and a tourist's trend of a

                   Japanese government, the Tokai bloc, and Aichi Prefecture are surveyed. In a panel

                   discussion, the practical examples and directions of community development by 

                   music in Obu City are presented by city government, musician, musical instrument

                   manufacturing industry, and the coordinator for community development. Based on

                   the presentation, whether the community development by music can serve as a

                   resource for tourism are discussed. From its argument, how such community

                  development can be applied to the tourism measure in Aichi and Tokai bloc will be

                  shown.

•  Keynote Speakers 

　Kazutomo Ito

      Manager

      Tourism Regional Development Division

      Tourism Department 

      Chubu District Transport Bureau

　Kyosuke Watanabe

  　Assistant Manager

      Tourism Promotion Division

      Bureau of Tourism and Convention

      Aichi Prefecture

•   Panelists

 　Masami Hayashi

       Industry Promotion Advisor,

       Obu City

    Masashi Tanaka

       Manager

       Cultural Exchange Division

       Citizen Collaboration Department

       Obu City 

    Yuma Onoda

       Representative Director and President 

       Suzuki Violin Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 【Chair】

       Mitsuyoshi Yanagihara

       Graduate School of Economics

       Nagoya University

※　As of September 18, 2023

※　A planned panelist, Mr. Katsumi Miyajima, Representative of K&K Music, will not attend the symposium because of the other official business.