Art tourism and paradigms of island revitalization in Japan

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of four case study locations.

Location	Administrative structure	Bridge to mainland	Population in 2022	Tourists in 2019
Shimokamagari	Part of Kure City since 2003	Since 2000	1,271	34,000 (Facilities of Ranto foundation)
Setoda	Part of Onomichi City since　2005	Since 1992 (not direct)	7,577	793,648
Naoshima	Independent town	No bridge	3,016	751,309
Mitarai	Part of Kure City since 2003	Since 2008 (not direct)	1,548　（Yutakamachi）	31,008

Sources: Reiwa 4 nendoban kureshi tōkeisho.

Reiwa 2 nendoban kureshi tōkeisho.

Reiwa 4 nendoban tōkei onomichi.

https://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/2/18436.html#2022

Onomichishi sangyōbu kankōka.

https://www.city.onomichi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/27/33865

Naoshimachō tōkei jōho.

https://www.town.naoshima.lg.jp/government/gaiyo/toukei/jinnkou20191113

Naoshima kankō kyōkai: https://naoshima.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/f9c18291d2526ae3458cfc7a81bc193b.pdf.

Note: Tourist numbers refer to the situation before the COVID-19 pandemic and are added numbers of visitors at different facilities within each location.

Figure 1. The historic port of Mitarai.

Photo by the Authors.