Commodification of rural space for recreation and tourism in Japan

这项研究考察了日本乡村娱乐和旅游空间商品化带来的区域发展的可能性及其区域差异。特别是我们把重点放在了日本中部。步行区位于城市内，配给花园区靠近城市，农产品商店、徒步旅行和乡村体验区相继出现在离城市较远的地方。您可以选择农场、避暑、滑雪、登山和海上休闲活动，这些活动都位于具有适当的物理、社会和经济条件的特定地区。我们可以在东京都周围找到一个同心圆环的图案。自然条件的差异、农业的特点、现有旅游景点的存在以及靠近大都市区等因素影响着日本中部的乡村空间，基于上述区域差异，我们对乡村休闲旅游空间商品化进行了抽样调查研究。

This study examined the possibility of regional development owing to the commodification of rural space for recreation and tourism and its regional differences in Japan. Especially we focused on central Japan. Walking areas are located within city, allotment garden areas are close to the city and farm produce shops, hiking and rural experience areas appear successively further from the city. You-pick farms, escaping the summer heat, skiing, climbing and marine leisure activities are located in specific areas that have appropriate physical, social and economic conditions. We can find a pattern of concentric rings around Tokyo metropolis. The difference of natural conditions, the characteristics of farming, the existence of current tourist sites, and the proximity to metropolitan areas affect rural space in central Japan.Based on the above mentioned regional differences, we did sample studies on the commodification of rural space for recreation and tourism.