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Post by dr. pussy popper on May 16, 2019 9:36:25 GMT 9
I was not sure where to put this thread, but since this has to do strictly with work rather than for my personal enjoyment, I thought I'd just sent it here. Hopefully it can be helpful to other CIRs working in tourism.
I've been tasked with helping out on some tourism-related projects, and I wanted to submit a report to my supervisor and the local tourism agency about what kinds of things appeal to you as a person who came from __ country. We've had some trouble in the past reconciling what a Japanese audience finds interesting vs. what a western/non-Japanese audience would find interesting. Although I obviously can share my own opinion on the matter, I want to make sure that this is an opinion shared across most demographics, and thus wanted to reach out to CIRHP for your opinions on the matter. If you could just quickly fill this out (or, if you've been living in Japan for too long, ask a family member or hulemdo about their opinion) that would be a great help to me!
***edit: or fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM
Where are you from?
What do you consider to be the most tourist heavy/most visited places in Japan?
What kinds of attractions/ sites/ activities attract you the most? Why? (e.g. temples, museums, nature tours, food, etc)
What kinds of sites do you tend to avoid? Why?
Have you visited places in Japan outside of world famous areas for travel and, if so, what about those places encouraged you to go there?
Do you prefer exploring by yourself or attending a guided tour?
What kind of lodging do you prefer while traveling?
Have you traveled to attend a specific event held in an area? What was the event?
Any other input on what attracts you to an area as a tourist/visitor
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Post by thelatter on May 16, 2019 9:56:21 GMT 9
Where are you from? America. A state whose economy relies heavily on tourism.
What do you consider to be the most tourist heavy/most visited places in Japan? I live in Kyoto so...KYOTO. And Nara, if you can believe.
What kinds of attractions/ sites/ activities attract you the most? Why? (e.g. temples, museums, nature tours, food, etc) Museums, temples (with few people) and food. Definitely food. I'll go out of my way to go somewhere that has something interesting I want to try.
What kinds of sites do you tend to avoid? Why? Places with too many people. I end up people watching instead of enjoying the location.
Have you visited places in Japan outside of world famous areas for travel and, if so, what about those places encouraged you to go there? Yes. Other Japanese people that have suggested it to me and took me there. I've been to a bunch of places where there are virtually 0 foreign tourists thanks to hulemdos.
Do you prefer exploring by yourself or attending a guided tour? By myself. Guided tours are long winded and too scheduled. I end up getting away from the group and doing my own looking around.
What kind of lodging do you prefer while traveling? As long as it's not "communal living" like a hostel, I'm good. I usually stay in a pretty cheap hotel or something.
Have you traveled to attend a specific event held in an area? What was the event? I've been to a ton of concerts outside of where I live. Concerts are the only reason I've been to Fukuoka and Okinawa.
Any other input on what attracts you to an area as a tourist/visitor
This sounds silly, but a well designed pamphlet. And good English when it's used. I less likely trust areas that don't put the money toward translating their documents properly.
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Post by 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒽𝒾𝓂𝑒 on May 16, 2019 10:14:06 GMT 9
Where are you from? England
What do you consider to be the most tourist heavy/most visited places in Japan? Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto
What kinds of attractions/ sites/ activities attract you the most? Why? (e.g. temples, museums, nature tours, food, etc) I like the atmosphere of Japanese temples and shrines so I like visiting those, but good food is always important for me. I also like places with beautiful scenery or locations. Museums are sometimes cool, but generally only if they have enough English information (and not just English titles and then only Japanese text! That really bugs me hue)
What kinds of sites do you tend to avoid? Why? Places that are too busy/frequented by tourists (because it's a hassle to get around and just not enjoyable when there're so many people), places that are awkward to get to (as I can't drive), places that don't have much English provision (because I do enough translation/trying to read dense Japanese documents at work so if I'm sightseeing I want to enjoy the place rather than it feeling like work haha)
Have you visited places in Japan outside of world famous areas for travel and, if so, what about those places encouraged you to go there? Yeah, I mean mostly 'cause I lived there/lived nearby but ^^;; generally beautiful surroundings/nice and natural, or traditional-looking buildings/atmosphere etc. Though I went to Fukuoka 'cause I heard it had a nice vintage clothes area (which turned out to be way too expensive...) and cool looking shopping areas (Canal City)
Do you prefer exploring by yourself or attending a guided tour? Well, with hulemdos, I don't much like travelling by myself, but yeah. Not on a tour. I went on a bus tour near me before and it felt kinda rushed and I didn't get to explore some areas properly. Then again I wouldn't have been able to explore that area by myself because there's no public transport there apart from that tour.
What kind of lodging do you prefer while traveling? Definitely hotels, I tried one hostel in Fukuoka and it was good, but only because I went with enough hulemdos to fill a room. I wouldn't want to share with strangers, so normally if it's just me/me and one hulemdo, hotel all the way.
Have you traveled to attend a specific event held in an area? What was the event? (Only Mid-Year Chaos/T&I hue, idk if those count)
Any other input on what attracts you to an area as a tourist/visitor
Good English! On pamphlets, websites (speaking of which, a good website! Or even Facebook/Instagram so I can check out different places that look interesting before I go). If a pamphlet or website has bad English (or bad formatting/typos), it looks less legit/professional/official so it puts me off.
Also if the area has its public transport on GoogleMaps so I can find out how to get around easily.
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Post by dr. pussy popper on May 16, 2019 11:23:27 GMT 9
thanks for the responses guys  if its easier, ive also made a Google Form on it. (edited the original post) |
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