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Kyoto, the center of Japan culture, is also an international tourist destination and is visited by many people from overseas. And the origins of many tourist destinations in Kyoto vary. Not only that, but there will also be changes in the means of transportation and the people who entertain tourists to Kyoto. Let’s think about a trip to Kyoto with Mr./Ms..
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Outline of the event
In the middle of the Edo period, people began to visit the temple and visit the mountain to see things such as bathing in hot springs. This is considered the beginning of a tourist trip. In modern times, when transportation routes centered on railways were developed, people began to enjoy traveling more. Students on school trips from all over the country must have made memories of their school life in Kyoto. In addition, guidebooks and souvenirs for tourists to get were born. Today, Kyoto is an international tourist destination that attracts travelers from all over the world. The spirit of “Omotenashi” is transmitted from Kyoto to the rest of the world. Let’s think together about the gaze on a journey to Kyoto that transcends time and space.
2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~Sightseeing Gaze~”
- Date
- Saturday, May 24, 2014 ~ Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:30~12:00
* 10 lectures + 2 hands-on lectures - Venue
- Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
- Contents
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Session 1: Saturday, May 24, 2014 Tourism from Overseas: Kyoto’s Popular Spots and Their Transformations
Lecturer: Norio Murata (Researcher, Bukkyo University)
Kyoto is one of Japan’s leading tourist destinations, attracting many international tourists every year. What kind of sightseeing spots do they visit in Kyoto? And what kind of activities are they looking for? This time, I would like to introduce the popular sightseeing spots of tourists from overseas in modern Kyoto. I would also like to consider how routes around such tourist spots have been formed.
Session 2: Saturday, May 31, 2014 “Yes, let’s go to Kyoto.”
Lecturer: Mr. Tatsuya Anzai (Group Leader, Tourism Development Group, Sales Headquarters, Central Japan Railway Company)
The “Yes, Kyoto, let’s go” campaign started in the fall of Heisei 5, and thanks to you, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the campaign last fall. While looking at the visuals of nostalgic commercials and posters, we will talk about what we have been thinking about and how we have been running the campaign to attract customers mainly from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Kyoto, and how we are working on the next 20 years.
Session 3: Saturday, June 7, 2014 School Trip and Modern Kyoto: The Experience of Nara Women’s Higher Normal School
Lecturer: Hiroshi Takagi (Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University)
From the end of the Meiji era to the Taisho period, the Nara Women’s Higher Normal School visited places related to cutting-edge scholarship and industry, such as Kyoto Imperial University, the Museum of Art, Nishijin Textile and Shimizu ware tour facilities, and Lake Biwa Canal, in addition to shrines and temples and famous places such as Honganji Temple, Toyokuni Shrine, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sagano, and Uji. In the 20th century, the purpose of school trips changed from physical training to on-site education on historical scenic spots using railroads. School trips at elementary schools in Kyoto City have also become established. I want to think about modern Kyoto from a school trip.
Session 4: June 21, 2014 (Sat) Mt. Monomiyu in the Edo Period: Sights and Cities Seen from Sights and Diaries
Lecturer: Akihiro Tsukamoto (Associate Professor, Faculty of Socio Arts and Sciences, University of Tokushima)
In the Edo period, Kyoto was a tourist city where people from all over the country came to see the mountain as much as it does today. Throughout the Edo period, a large number of tourist guidebooks and diaries describing personal travels were created, and they are useful historical materials that convey the state of sightseeing in Kyoto at that time. In this lecture, I would like to approach the state of Kyoto’s famous places from these historical materials and its appearance as a tourist city from macro and micro perspectives using the latest digital maps.
Session 5: Saturday, July 12, 2014 Travel Souvenirs: Modern Japan Seen from Specialties
Lecturer: Mr. Yuichiro Suzuki (Member, Rikkyo University Rikkyo Gakuin Historical Archives Center)
Today, the souvenir culture that we can see at tourist spots in various places is quite distinctive compared to the rest of the world. There is also a big difference between the souvenirs that can be seen in Japan today and the specialties of the Edo period. In this course, we will clarify the formation of the souvenir culture of modern Japan and its relationship with modern devices such as railways, expositions, and the military, through a wealth of examples from various regions, such as Kyoto specialties such as Yatsubashi, Akafuku in Ise, and Abegawa mochi in Shizuoka.
Session 6: Saturday, October 4, 2014 The Joy of Travel: Entertainment in Kyoto in the Edo Period
Lecturer: Hiroyoshi Yamachika (Professor, Osaka Kyoiku University)
It is often said that Kyoto became a tourist city after the middle of the Edo period. According to travel records, it seems that sightseeing in Kyoto at that time was centered on visiting shrines, temples, and famous sites, just as it is now. At the same time, Kyoto at that time saw a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment performances. The existence of these facilities and entertainment is thought to have been one of the pleasures of traveling for those who visited Kyoto. In this lecture, I would like to introduce these situations while showing specific materials.
Session 7 October 18, 2014 (Sat) Travel and Railways: Kyoto from the Viewpoint of Tourism and Folklorism
Lecturer: Toshihiko Saito (Associate Professor, Department of History and Culture, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University)
With the development of the modern railway network, the postal system, and the media, folk events and folk performing arts in various regions have been “discovered” and “hometowns” have been created. In the Showa 50s, the Japanese National Railways (JNR) “Discovery Japan” once again made people aware of their “hometown” and “hometown”. In this context, Kyoto will become a major tourist destination based on the image of “the hometown of Japan.” I would like to think together with Mr. Mr./Ms. about the relationship between the history of technology and the history of media in the historical background of tourism, and the relationship between Kyoto, Kyoto tourism, and folkloism.
No.8 November 1, 2014 (Sat) Travel and Visits to Shrines and Temples: The Beginning of “Famous Places”
Lecturer: Mr. Teruhisa Sakai (Curator, Otowayama Kiyomizu-dera)
From the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the early modern period, what we now call “landmarks” appeared. Kyoto came to be seen as a city full of these “famous places”, and shrines and temples became the center. Media that invites you to “famous places” also appear one after another. It is a pilgrimage mandala, a map of the Rakuchu Rakugai, a description of the landmarks, and a guide. While introducing such media, we will trace the development of “famous places” and the spread of travel, using Kiyomizu-dera Temple as a typical example.
Session 9: Saturday, November 22, 2014 Travel Guide: The Charm of Kyoto Tourist Guide
Lecturer: Mr. Shinichi Ukawa (President, Kyoto SKY Tourist Guide Association)
Tourists come to Kyoto in a wide range of ages, from children to the elderly, and many of them come frequently because they admire the charm of Kyoto in all four seasons. In addition, about 1 million students come on school trips annually as repeat customers in the future. Our guide association is a tourist guide in Kyoto for Japan tourists, and we would like to contribute to the increase in tourists in Kyoto in the future by conveying the state of tourists and the charm of the guide through daily guides.
No.10 December 6, 2014 (Sat) Stay in Kyoto Staying at a hotel: 126 years since the founding of Kyoto Hotel and the Tradition and Tomorrow
Lecturer: Ikuo Ooka (Managing Director, Kyoto Hotel Co., Ltd.)
The first hotel in Kyoto is Nakamuraya in Gion, which opened in the first year of the Meiji era. Later, in Meiji 21, Kyoto Tokiwa, which followed the current Kyoto Hotel, opened in Kamogawa Nijo Ohashi Nishizume. Kyoto Tokiwa received the payment of the ruins of the government facility in Kawaramachi Nijo, and restarted in Meiji 23 as a newly built Western-style hotel as KIOTO HOTEL. The fact that Crown Prince Nicholas of Russia stayed at this hotel and encountered the Otsu incident was a major international event. In Taisho 14, the first Rotary club in Kyoto was established at the Kyoto Hotel. We will focus on the history of hotels in Kyoto that have progressed with the times.
Hands-on lecture July 12, 2014 (Sat) Japanese confectionery making experience
Lecturer: From Kanshundo
In this hands-on course, you will experience making “souvenirs” that will be covered in the 5th lecture “Travel Souvenirs”. At Kanshundo, which was founded in the first year of Keio (1865), you will learn how to make traditional Kyoto sweets from Mr./Ms.. The finished seasonal Japanese sweets are served with matcha. In addition, Professor Toru Yagi of the Faculty of History, Bukkyo University, will accompany us to talk about the Gion Festival and sweets.
Hands-on lecture Saturday, December 6, 2014 How to enjoy French cuisine and choose wine
Lecturer: Kyoto Hotel Okura Pitrescu
At the French restaurant “Pitresc” on the 17th floor of the Kyoto Hotel Okura, the head chef will talk about how to enjoy French cuisine, and the sommelier will talk about how to choose wine. In a calm atmosphere overlooking the city of Kyoto and Higashiyama, you can enjoy French cuisine and wine that make the most of seasonal ingredients.
Application
This course consists of a total of 10 relay lectures. As shown in (1) ~ (2) below, it is possible to apply for one course as well as one course at a time. Currently, we are only accepting applications for one course at a time.
(1) Apply for all 10 times at once (closed)
- Fees
- 10,000 yen (10 sessions)
* A separate tuition fee is required for the two hands-on courses.
* Free of charge for full-time students (excluding graduate students, majors, and correspondence course students) of the University Consortium Kyoto member universities and junior colleges, as well as all non-degree students enrolled in the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center. - Required Documents
- □ Kyoto College Application Form
- 1 photo for □ Kyoto College membership card (length 3 cm× width 3 cm)
- Reception period
- □ Mail 2014.3.8 (Sat) ~ March 22 (Sat)
- Address: 〒600-8216 Nishitoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto, Shiokoji
University Consortium Kyoto, Kyoto Studies Department - □ Thursday, March 19, 2014 ~ Saturday, March 22, 2014 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m.
- □Web Saturday, March 15, 2014 ~ Friday, March 21, 2014
- * If the capacity (250 people) is exceeded, the attendance will be decided by lottery. The results will be notified by mail around the end of April. We will also inform you of how to pay the tuition fee and how to apply for the practical course.
- On-the-job training
- □Saturday, July 12, 2014 13:45-15:00 Capacity: 40 people (Participation fee: 2,160 yen)
- □Saturday, December 6, 2014 13:30-15:00 Capacity: 35 people (Participation fee: 8,000 yen)
- * If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.
(2) Apply for each course
- Fees
- 1,500 yen (one time)
* You cannot apply for a practical course.
* Free of charge for full-time students (excluding graduate students, majors, and correspondence course students) of the University Consortium Kyoto member universities and junior colleges, as well as all non-degree students enrolled in the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center. - How to apply
- Please apply at the venue on the day of the event.
- On-the-job training
- It is not possible to apply for practical courses.
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