On March 3, Kanazawa University Frontier Institute of Tourism Sciences co-hosted a Symposium on Reconstruction and Tourism with Kanazawa University Noto Resilience and Revitalization Center at two venues, the Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nihonbashi Life Science Building in Tokyo. About 100 people both face-to-face and online attanded the Symposium.
This symposium was held to introduce the research, education, and support activities related to "reconstruction and tourism" that faculty and staff have been working on since the Noto Peninsula earthquake, to share information with relevant parties both inside and outside the university, and to deepen discussion on a tourism vision for the reconstruction and revitalization of the Noto Peninsula.
Following an opening address by Trustee Yachie Akihiro, who is also the Director of Noto Resilience and Revitalization Center, the first part of the event was moderated by Professor Naoki Kikuchi from Frontier Institute of Tourism Sciences.Eight faculty members and students from Kanazawa University gave reports on their research, survey, and educational activities.
After that, Professor Atsuro Tsutsumi from Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation, Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation- director of Frontier Institute of Tourism Sciences? acted as the coordinator, and together with Professor Kikuchi and Professor Tetsuo Shimizu from Frontier Institute of Tourism Sciences,Professor Hikaru Samuta from Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation, Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovationand Professor Akira Ide from Institute of Liberal Arts and Science Faculty of Global Standard Educationconducted a panel discussion entitled "The Role of Tourism Policy and Academia in Disaster Recovery and Regional Revitalization". Based on the contents of the first session's report, the need for a long-term perspective in the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula that takes into account the state of the region's declining population and economic structure, as well as the role of tourism in solving problems in disaster-stricken areas beyond volunteer tourism were raised, and a lively exchange of opinions was held.
Kanazawa University will continue to work together with faculty, staff, and students to provide support to those affected by the disaster, conduct research toward reconstruction, and hold report sessions.
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