Gender and tourism: gender, age and mountain tourism in Japan

A new form of tourism is sweeping Japan. Groups of middle-aged women, mostly aged between fifty and seventy, are collecting mountain summits. They hike up mountains in organized groups on one to four-day expeditions. It is not unusual in Japan for men and women to undertake leisure activities separa...

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Main Authors: Michihiko Nakata,, Janet D Momsen,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/798/1/6.2010-2-Nakata%26Momsen-english-1.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/798/
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