Yu Hang

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Associate Professor

area of expertise: Regional tourism theory, health tourism, inbound tourism

Main subjects

Health tourism, geography, tourism urban development, Asian tourism Research, introduction to tourism geography, tourism seminar

Research Themes and Keywords

・ Research on the use of hot springs for recreation and medical treatment and on regional transformation ・ Research on attracting inbound tourism and regional tourism

Final academic background/degree

Graduate School Chiba / Ph.D.

licence · Qualification

Domestic travel business handling manager national qualification, interpreter guide (Chinese) national qualification, inbound business chief qualification, etc.

Affiliated academic society

Japan Society of Hot Spring Regional Studies, Japan Tourism Research Association, Japan Society of Hot Spring Physical Medicine, Japan Society of Hot Spring Sciences

Major achievements

1.A Research about the Possibility of the Inbound Acceptance by Countryside Staying: A Survey on the Contents for Foreigners Staying in Japan
Yu Hang
Josai International University Journal / Edited by Josai International University Journal Committee 30(5) 29-51 March 2022 Peer-reviewed First author
2. Special Lecture: Transformation of Hot Spring Resorts in China - The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Balneology
Yu Hang
Hot spring sciences = Journal of the Balneological Society of Japan 71(1) 14-26 June 2021 Peer-reviewed First author
3.A study from the SR viewpoint of integrated resort: A study of the social impact from the development of Integrated Resort in Macao
Yu Hang
Josai International University Journal / Edited by Josai International University Journal Committee 29(6) 45-60 March 2021 Peer-reviewed First author

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extracurricular activities

Director of Kamogawa City International Exchange Association, Lecturer of "Awa no Kuni Tourism Town Development School"

Social contribution activities

1. Japan Tourism Agency "Creation of attractive stay contents for attracting diversified tourists" (2020) Adopted project "Kamogawa Farm Stay and Shukubo accommodation in the sea and satoyama"
EXPERIENCE TRADITIONAL JAPAN Project Lecturer
2. Acceptance and promotion of educational trips to Japan ～Development of educational tourism programs focusing on the Minamiboso area Chiba prefecture～ Lecturer
2019 Teacher License Renewal Course August 2019
3. Development of a local tourism business education program centered on the activities of the DMO for high school students 2018 Super Professional High School Project Advice and Guidance
Chiba Prefectural Ichinomiya Commercial High School April 2018

message

Since my student days, I have visited many hot springs in Japan and abroad to conduct regional Research. What has particularly impressed me is the fact that many "Onsenji Temples" and "Onsen Shrines" dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai have been built in hot springs in Japan. While carefully protecting hot springs, a resource given by heaven, we should be grateful for the benefits we have received from them both physically and mentally, and we should be grateful to hot springs as "springs of blessings." This is the starting point for students of tourism to learn hospitality. "If you study and do not think, you will be able to live a fulfilling life; if you think and do not learn, you will be in danger." This is the attitude of learning taught to us by Confucius, the founder of Confucianism. I would like to share this with you here. If you study but do not think, you will not be able to understand the essence of things. If you only think and do not learn, you will be self-righteous and dangerous. In these turbulent and challenging times, it is important to approach the study of tourism from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Over the next four years, I hope you will acquire the learning, thinking and action skills to grasp the ever-changing needs of society and solve problems.