4 Responsible Rural Tourism in Japan’s Tea Villages

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. 1 Conceptualizing Responsible Rural Tourism in Asia 1
6. Theme 1 Harmony Between Humans and Nature in Moulding Rural Tourism in Asia
7. 2 Responsible Rural Tourism in Bhutan: Aligning Gross National Happiness with the Cape Town Principles 27
8. 3 Crown Cave, Guilin: A Chinese Perspective on Responsible Rural Tourism 41
9. Theme 2 An Essentially Asian Form of Rural Tourism
10. 4 Responsible Rural Tourism in Japan’s Tea Villages 61
11. 5 Community Garden Experience During the Off -Peak Tourism Rainy Season at Hoi An Heritage Town, Vietnam 75
12. 6 Responsible Rural Tourism Initiatives and Local Community Development in Kerala, India 87
13. Theme 3 Tourism That Takes Place in Rural Areas
14. 7 Linking Responsible Rural Tourism to Agritourism in the Philippines: A Case Study of Costales Nature Farms 103
15. 8 Is Community-Based Tourism a Tool for the Sustainability of the Local Community and the Local Economy? The Case of Coruh Valley, Turkey 116
16. 9 Community Characteristics, Social Cohesion and the Success of Community-Based Tourism: Case Studies of Vietnam 128
17. 10 Conversations with the Local Champions of Miso Walai Homestay: Responsible Tourism in Practice 141
18. 11 ‘MlupBaitong’ – A Pioneer in Responsible Rural Tourism in Cambodia 162
19. 12 Can Tourism be a Success Story? Stakeholders’ Management and Narratives of Rural Tourism. Refl exive Analysis of a Tourism Project in Timor Leste 177
20. 13 The Constructs of Responsible Rural Tourism Governance for Belum-Temengor Forest Reserve, Malaysia 195
21. 14 The Quest for an Essentially Asian Form of Rural Tourism 213
22. Index 223