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Faculty of Informatics and Data Science Department of Informatics and Data Science |
TAKAHASHI Kantaro
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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】
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Tourism Study
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Island Economy
Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】
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2007.04-2012.03
University of Nagasaki Faculty of Economics Graduated
Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】
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2012.04-2014.03
Tokyo Metropolitan University Master's Degree Program Completed
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2015.04-2019.03
Tokyo Metropolitan University Doctor's Degree Program Completed
Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】
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2010.08-2011.07
Las Positas College Student
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2025.04-Now
Akita University Faculty of Informatics and Data Science Department of Informatics and Data Science Associate Professor
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2024.04-2025.03
Akita University Faculty of Education and Human Studies Department of Regional Studies and Humanities Associate Professor
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2020.10-2024.03
Akita University Faculty of Education and Human Studies Department of Regional Studies and Humanities Lecturer
External Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2019.04-2020.09
Shumei University Faculty of Tourism Business Assistant Professor
Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】
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2023-Now
Japan
Tohoku Geographical Association
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2020-Now
Japan
Japan Society of Island Studies
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2016-Now
Japan
Japan Society for Tourism Studies
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2016-Now
Japan
The Japan Association of Economic Geographers
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2015-Now
Japan
The Association of Japanese Geographers
Thesis for a degree 【 display / non-display 】
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The Study of Tourism Impact by Socioeconomic Nexus on Small Islands in Pacific Region for Possibility of Sustainable Development
Takahashi, Kantaro
2019.03
Single author
本研究は太平洋にある島嶼地域を対象に観光需要の分析を行い、島嶼地域における観光の持続可能性について考察した。分析では最初に観光需要の経済的な要因を推計するため、リゾート開発が進んでいる島と観光開発が遅れている島の比較を行った。分析の結果、物価要因の影響がリゾート島では有意となったが、観光開発が進んでいない島では有意とはならなかった。この結果を受け、観光開発を行うことは地域経済への貢献が期待できる一方で、観光優位の経済は世界情勢の影響を受けやすい経済構造となることが示唆された。次に、太平洋島嶼地域の社会経済構造の特徴である移民に注目し、観光需要の分析を行った。結果として、島嶼地域からの移民が多い国からの観光需要との関係が示された。この分析により、移民とのつながりを活用した観光形態であるVFR（親戚および友人への訪問目的の観光）が島嶼地域においても活用できることが示された。VFRの長所の一つにレクリエーション目的の観光より、安定した需要となりうるという点があり、VFRを活用することは島嶼地域の持続的な観光開発につながることを本論文の結論とした。
Research Achievements 【 display / non-display 】
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Tourism boom on island regions in Japan during the 70s and 80s
Kantaro Takahashi
Journal of Global Tourism Research 9 ( 2 ) 145 - 148 2024.11 [Refereed]
Research paper (journal) Single author
This study discusses the relationship between market growth and the tourism boom that occurred in island regions from 1970 to the 80s in Japan. The Izu Islands and Okinawa were selected as the target areas for this study because they became well-known tourist destinations during this period. Monthly data were used to construct a regression model addressing the relationship between market expansion and tourism demand. The empirical results show that the domestic market has a positive effect on tourism demand in Okinawa, whereas it has a negative impact on the Izu Islands. Based on the results, peripheral areas, such as island regions, may be spotlighted as tourism destinations and domestic economic growth. However, the demand for tourism has not grown at all domestic tourism destinations. Overall, this study concludes that the influence of investment by the private sector likely causes contradictory results between regions.
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The characteristics of accommodations in the early period of tourism development: The case of Okinawa
Kantaro Takahashi
Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism ( Disiplinlerarasi Akademik Turizm Dergisi ) 9 ( 1 ) 19 - 24 2024.04 [Refereed]
Research paper (journal) Single author
This paper aims at demonstrating the characteristics of the accommodations in the early period of the tourism development and determining the relationships between these characteristics and the price before it became a well-developed tourism destination focusing on Okinawa, Japan. First, this paper conducted a principal component analysis to identify the characteristics of the tourism accommodations. Two characteristics were obtained: one is for the characteristics of Western style hotels, the other is for Japanese-style accommodations which feature in traditional Japanese style rooms. Then a regression model was carried out to estimate the relationships between the price of accommodations and the characteristics obtained from the principal component analysis. The estimation model showed that the characteristics of the Western style hotels more strongly influenced to the price, compared with those of the Japanese-style accommodations. Further, regional dummy variables were added to the model, which showed the price differences of accommodations between the cities and peripheral areas. Based on these results, Western style facilities were found to be more expensive before tourism development took off, and they were limited only in the part of areas in Okinawa.
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The determinants of airline networks in the island regions of Japan.
Kantaro Takahashi
International Journal of Business, Economics and Management ( conscientia beam ) 10 ( 3 ) 36 - 43 2023.10 [Refereed]
Research paper (journal) Single author
This study aims to show the determinants of the airline's networks in Japanese island regions. Transportation systems are generally needed for residents in island regions to maintain their livelihood. Meanwhile, it is also necessary for people who live in outside regions such as tourists. Therefore, the transportation systems would be significant to maintain both tourism industries and the social situations in many of islands in Japan. This study, first, applied the network analysis to verify the nexus of connections among the transportation network in island regions in Japan. Degree centrality was calculated, and the result shows that some islands which is well-known as the tourism destinations located in southern part of Japan obtained many of connections to other places including other islands, as well as the mainland. Then regression model with the result of network analysis was composed and estimated by maximum likelihood method. The outcome shows that the situations of island society such as aged problem and economy in the islands would be influenced to maintain the airlines, as well as the amount of tourism demand. From these results, this paper concluded that both internal situations of island society and the tourism demand would be important to maintain island's transportation system.
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Area Classification with the Tourism Demand Data by Factor Analysis - the case of Akita Prefecture-
Kantaro TAKAHASHI
Annals of the Akita Geographical Society ( The Akita Geographical Society ) 36 11 - 18 2023.05
Research paper (journal) Single author
This paper aims at discussing the seasonality and the trend of tourism demand in Akita prefectures with factor analysis. In Akita, each of municipalities promote tourism for regional development although attractions are different among them. Therefore, their seasonality has different patterns along with regional characteristics. By factor analysis, five seasonal patterns were found out. These patterns would be influenced by seasonal event in each of regions and nature environment owned by each. Moreover, this paper analyzed the change of tourism demand from 2014 to 2020. Although the numbers in 2020 were decreased in all regions, tourism demand had already been declining in some regions before Covid 19 spread. From this result, it is considered that accessibilities or location environments were affected to each of tourism demand. In conclusion, regional differences of tourism demand might be expanded among the cities.
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Analysis of the Demand for Inbound Tourism and English School in Republic of Malta
Kantaro Takahashi
The Journal of Island Studies ( The Japan Society of Island Studies ) 23 ( 2 ) 95 - 106 2022.10 [Refereed]
Research paper (journal) Single author
This article aims to discuss the demand for inbound tourism and the visits to English language schools in Malta with the statistical model. This article composed a statistical model and applied the panel data analysis to estimate the determinants of both inbound tourism and the number of participants in language schools. The result shows that variables are significant for the model of the demand for English language schools. Meanwhile, the income variable was insignificant for the inbound tourism flow, which is different from the result of previous works. These results suggest that regional influencing characteristics, such as the historical and cultural background. Because of the regional characteristics as the tourist place in EU countries, the development of the service that combined studying abroad with sightseeing by the cooperation of a language school and the tourism industry with the educational element can become the important viewpoint in the tourism industry and the development of the education industry.
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Analysis of Inbound Tourism in the 1930s Using Prewar Tourism Statistics
Takahashi Kantaro
Departmental Bulletin Paper of Akita University ( Akita University ) 80 39 - 42 2025.03
Research paper (university bulletin, research institution) Single author
This paper aimed at analyzing the situation of inbound tourism in Japan by the data published in 1930s. The tourism statistics such as the number of tourists in each of the international ports were indicated and published until the war began. Therefore, this data is considered useful data to grab the situations of international tourism at that time. At first, a comparison of the tourist number among the international ports was carried out and found out that nationality was slightly different among the ports because of the routes. For example, many of American was arrived at Yokohama while Britain arrived to Nagasaki. Next, this paper analyzed the data of summer resort. Although several resorts were located, Nagasaki, Kanagawa and Nagano were well-known sites, and the tendency of the nationality was different among the three prefectures because of the location.
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The Survey of Cognition and Impression Focused on Tourism Resources and Facilities in Prefecture and Central City of Akita
Kantaro Takahashi
Departmental Bulletin Paper of Akita University ( Akita University ) 79 53 - 56 2024.03
Research paper (university bulletin, research institution) Single author
This paper aimed at analyzing the cognition of tourism resources and facilities in Akita and the image of Akita city. The questionnaire was answered by students in Akita University. Tourism resources and facilities written in the tourism statistics published by Akita prefecture were selected, and students answered the question whether they recognize them. The result showed that tourism resources and facilities in the middle part of Akita prefecture were well-known. Meanwhile, tourism resources and facilities located in boundary area to the next prefectures were little-known. Secondary, this paper used the factor analysis and text mining to figure out the image of the Akita city. In the outcome by factor analysis, four factors were observed such as “impression of the regions", “accessibilities and entertainments", “atmosphere of the regions" and “rich regional characteristics". Following this result, text mining was carried out and found that almost students felt comfortability to live in although they also feel dissatisfaction to accessibilities and entertainments.
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Tourist Attractions in North Tohoku Region of Japan: A Network Analysis
高橋環太郎
秋田大学教育文化学部研究紀要 人文科学・社会科学 ( 秋田大学教育文化学部 ) 78 53 - 59 2023.02
Research paper (university bulletin, research institution) Single author
This paper discusses the characteristics of tourist attractions in the northern Tohoku region of Japan using network analysis. Data from the Kanko Shigen Daicho (the register of tourist attractions) published by the Japan Travel Bureau Foundation (JTBF) was utilized. The results indicate that events and festivals are connected to several places, as well as the central city, in the network of Akita Prefecture. Meanwhile, both Aomori and Iwate prefectures show that several attractions are connected to the central urban area. These results reveal that in Aomori and Iwate, a large number of tourists visit the urban areas, but tourism in the countryside may not be as strong. Further, Akita has a lesser variety of tourist attractions. Based on the analysis, it is suggested that finding and developing new tourist attractions could help further develop the prefecture.
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Analyzing the Regional Characteristics with Text Data Mining for the Guidebook of Roadside Stations in Akita Prefecture
Kantaro TAKAHASHI
Departmental Bulletin Paper of Akita University 77 39 - 44 2022.03
Research paper (university bulletin, research institution)
This paper aims at discussing the regional characteristics in Akita prefecture with applying text data mining for the guidebook of roadside stations in Japan. Roadside stations are known as the facilities for the drivers and travelers to stop and take a rest. In addition, they also provide the services and products reflected to the local characteristics. Therefore, this paper regards the guidebook written about roadside stations as the test data to show the regional characteristics and applies the text data mining. The result shows that words related to “Hinai Chicken" are remarkable to show the regional characteristics, in particular of Northern part of prefectures. Meanwhile, the result also may suggest that each of the stations carry out individual management not to be influenced to other stations located nearby areas.
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the Study of the Tourist Diffusion in Islands -The Case Study of Izu Islands in the Island Boom
Kantaro TAKAHASHI
( University of Nagasaki ) 54 ( 4 ) 1 - 16 2021.03 [Invited]
Research paper (university bulletin, research institution) Single author
The purpose of this study is to discuss the pattern of tourist distribution along the travel boom in Izu Islands from the 1960s to the 1990s using spatial diffusion. We find that tourist diffusion is affected by the size of the island region rather than by the distance from the place of origin. Moreover, development of infrastructure, such as port facilities, emerges as the main factor for tourist diffusion. Consequently, we find that tourist diffusion in the island region is related to infrastructure development.
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外から見た英語教育
Chuo Review 73 ( 4 ) 24 - 33 2022.01
Other article Domestic Co-author
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Books 【 display / non-display 】
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Seminar for Akita Studies
Akita Bunka Shuppan 2024.11 ISBN: 4870226200
This book is written by perspective of regional studies for Akita prefectures. I wrote the part about tourism in this region along with statistical approach.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】
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Location analysis of the social economic characteristic and tourist facility of the islands area
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Project Year： 2021.04 - 2026.03 Investigator(s): TAKAHASHI Kantaro
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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Regional Division by Population Movement in Akita Prefecture
Kantaro Takahashi
Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers (Nanzan University) 2024.09 - 2024.09 the Association of Japanese Geographers
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The Study of the relationships between Socioeconomic Characteristics and Tourism in Island Regions in Pacific region
Kantaro Takahashi [Invited]
The Japan Association of Economic Geography 2022.05 - 2022.05 The Japan Association of Economic Geography
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Considerations of the relationships between transportation system and tourism demand in Nagasaki Prefecture,
Kantaro TAKAHASHI [Invited]
Regular Meetings, The Human Geographical Society of Japan (Nagasaki University) 2021.06 - 2021.06 The Human Geographical Society of Japan
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Consideration of the Sustainability of Cultural Resources in World Heritage Island Regions of Nagasaki Prefecture by Analysis of Tourism Characteristics and Geographical Locations
Takahashi Kantaro
Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Autumn 2019 2019.09 - 2019.09
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International Tourism in Nature Protection Areas - International Tourism Impact in National Parks in Germany-
高橋環太郎
ユーロジオ 2018.03 - 2018.03
Teaching Experience 【 display / non-display 】
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Nagasaki: History and Now
2022.11University of Nagasaki