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The ‘edutainment’ of war tourism in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The ‘edutainment’ of war tourism in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Kaori Yoshida, Huong T Bui and Timothy J Lee
Proceedings of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference 2015, p.203–209
Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference (HTHIC2015), 2nd (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 26-Nov-2015–27-Nov-2015)
CLUE+ Research Institute
2015
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Abstract

Tourism dark tourism, heritage tourism, identity, atomic bomb, Japan
Comparing two war-related destinations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the authors analyze con-trasting relationships of memorial and touristic parks presented at the destinations. The authors explore how the memory of A-bomb tragedy has been constructed, interpreted, and publicized and embedded in war tourism, by examining various tourist materials including brochures. The findings from the study further our understanding the complexity of war and tourism at the two destinations. While Hiroshima took a rational and exclusive approach to present the destination as the symbol of national of tragedy, Nagasaki well-blends educational component of war memorials in an esthetic cultural landscape of a historic city. Presenting the city as a tourist destination, Hiroshima centers on traditional aspect of Jap-anese culture, while Nagasaki displays itself as a melting pot of multi cultures. Both cities remain focal destination for historical education for the young generations of contemporary Japan.

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