VAFADARI M. Kazem    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of Sustainability and Tourism    Position   Professor
Research Period	2009
Research Topic	Satoumi Tourism
Research Type	Joint Research
Research Division
Keyword	Coastal Tourism, marine resources , coastal communities and resource management
Research System	Interdisciprinary Researches(Special Research)
Details	境際研究（特別研究） Tourism development in coastal areas of Japan with aim of Community based tourism development is the focus of this research. It also explains the concept of satoumi as costal landscapes in which human lives in harmony with nature.