Impact of Japan's local community power on green tourism

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of local community power on green tourism (after this, abbreviated as GT). The analytical features were as follows; First, we derived the concept of local community power from "agricultural village activity," "local activity", and "regional support," to describe the degree of cooperation and collaboration among people who use local resources related to agriculture. Second, a theoretical model for the impact of local community power on GT was developed and analyzed. Third, a covariance structure analysis was conducted on the relationships between local community power and GT using data from the 2015 agricultural census. Results of the analysis revealed that local community power has a positive impact on green tourism.