At the Innovative City Forum 2021, an international conference to discuss the future of cities and lifestyles, you can enjoy an online event in collaboration with Time Out Tokyo that discusses how we’ll live 20 years from now.
Before the pandemic, tourism in Japan was booming to major destinations and tourist spots designed for visitors’ consumption. But now, travellers are more interested in visiting destinations where locals cherish their region’s culture and history. Taking this new trend into consideration, this discussion is all about how regions can coexist with tourists, focusing on the topic ‘Requirements for a New Age of Tourism: Weaving happiness, folklore studies, and technology into destination stories’.
Editor and curator Arina Tsukada leads the panel, comprised of Gaku Tomikawa, director of the Tono City Tourism Association; Takashi Kunitomo, representative director of Asovision; Yuko Inamasu, representative director of Toki; and Hiroyuki Fushitani, representative director of Time Out Tokyo and Original Inc.
Note that you’ll need to register in advance for free to gain access to the live-stream, which will be simultaneously interpreted into English.