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Imagination in Non-site-specific Contents Tourism : Meetings between Fans and Heroes at Ultraman events

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Title: Imagination in Non-site-specific Contents Tourism : Meetings between Fans and Heroes at Ultraman events
Authors: Tan, Xiang Ning Browse this author
Keywords: contents tourism
imagination
Ultraman
special effects
meet-and- greet events
Issue Date: 11-Mar-2024
Publisher: Center for Advanced Tourism Studies, Hokkaido University
Journal Title: International Journal of Contents Tourism
Volume: 7
Start Page: 26
End Page: 46
Abstract: Contents tourism research, as well as other research on fan tourism, has focused primarily on specific ‘sacred sites’ of fan tourism and the behaviours of fan tourists there. This article investigates the less-explored area of non-site- specific contents tourism using a theoretical approach centred on the concept of lieux d’imagination (Reijnders 2011), but extending the concept to include physical entities in addition to physical sites. This article focuses on the collaborative performances of meetings between fans and Ultraman heroes at temporary Ultraman events, paying particular attention to fan behaviours at such events. It finds that these performances of meetings make for deeply emotional, personalized, and satisfying contents tourism experiences for fans. By examining the meaningful imaginative experiences fans have even at sites with no relation to the narrative world, this article clarifies the role of imagination in non-site- specific contents tourism. The conclusions drawn also lead to an expanded perception of what sites can count as sacred sites of contents tourism, raising possibilities for further research in the field of contents tourism studies.
コンテンツツーリズムをはじめ、ファンツーリズム研究においては、特定とした場所(「聖地」)が分析されている傾向が見られる。本論文では、Reijnders が着想した「lieux d’imagination」(「想像の場」)という概念を発見させ、そしてその概念に基づき、場所非特定型コンテンツツーリズムというコンテンツツーリズムのサブジャンルについて論じる。本論文では、ウルトラマンシリーズの短期間イベントで行うファンとウルトラヒーローの共同的な出会いに焦点を当てる。ファンの想像力を用いての行動に注目し、ファンとヒーローの出会いは非常に感慨深く、パーソナルな経験であり、そしてとても満足させるコンテンツツーリズム経験であることがわかった。したがって、本論文では、想像力は場所非特定型コンテンツツーリズムにどのような役割を果たしているのかについて主張する。本論文の結果から、コンテンツツーリズムにおいての「聖地」の定義を拡大させる余地があることが明確になり、本論文はコンテンツツーリズム研究の発展につながると考えられる。
Type: bulletin (article)
Research Articles
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/91279
Appears in Collections:International Journal of Contents Tourism > Volume 7

Submitter: 山村 高淑

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