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