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Materials relating to Chapters 2-5 of War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan. Banner photo credit: Kyushu University Library: Moko shurai ekotoba mohon.
Chapter 2: “The narrative worlds of ancient wars: travelling heroes in Kojiki”, Takayoshi Yamamura
Read the chapter here.
Kashihara Jingu official website
NHK Archives, Nippon News vol.23 (November 1940). The 2,600th anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Jimmu: Brilliant ceremony of the century.
Tezuka Osamu Official website, Hi no Tori: Yamato-hen (Phoenix-Yamato, 1968–1969)
Chapter 3: “The Mongol invasions of Japan and Tsushima tourism”, Kyungjae Jang
Read the chapter here.
Japanese Anime 88-Spots (2021 Edition), Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
Special Page “About Tsushima: Tsushima City X Ghost of Tsushima”
Kyushu University Library: Moko shurai ekotoba mohon. Digital reproduction of the scroll.
Chapter 4: “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and contents tourism in Aizu Wakamatsu”, Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny
Read the chapter here.
Sekiro the game: official website. The PlayStation4 game official trailer (YouTube login and age restrictions apply).
Image of Ashina Castle from the game
Chapter 5: “History girls and women’s war-related contents tourism”, Akiko Sugawa-Shimada
Read the chapter here.
Ishida Mitsunari used as a character/”celebrity” to promote tourism to Lake Biwako
Other materials relating to ancient wars
Takayoshi Yamamura, “Pop culture contents and historical heritage: The case of heritage revitalization through ‘contents tourism’ in Shiroishi city”, Contemporary Japan, Vol. 30, No.2, pp.144-163.
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