| Project category | CTR Research Project Support Program |
| Project title | Research, Lifelong Sport, and Travel: Exploring Pathways to Sustainability |
| Research Unit | Sports |
| Primary investigator | Tom Hinch |
| Co investigators | Eiji Ito |
| Project period | 2018/5/1～2019/3/31 |
| Project summary | Sport is a major attraction for tourists whether it takes the form of spectator based events, participant based events, active sport tourism or heritage sport tourism. Sustainability is a critical aspect of sport tourism attractions and the resources upon which the attraction is based. This project focuses on sport tourism in Okinawa and examines lifelong sport as a sustainable tourist attraction and its potential to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG). |
Publications
Invited Paper:
Hinch, T., & Ito, E. (2018). Research, lifelong sport, and travel: Sustainable sport tourism in the prefecture of Okinawa. Journal of Japanese Society of Lifelong Sport (生涯スポーツ学研究), 15(2), 1-13.
Conference Presentation (Keynote Lecture):
Hinch, T., & Ito, E. (2018, November). Research, lifelong sport, and travel: Exploring pathways to sustainability. Paper presented at the 20th Conference of the Japanese Society of Lifelong Sport (日本生涯スポーツ学会第20回大会), Meio University, Japan.
