Renewable Energy Transitions in Rural Tourism Development in a Japanese Hot Spring Village: A Social Practice Analysis
日本の温泉地における再生可能エネルギー転換と農村観光の発展：社会的実践分析 (AI 翻訳)
Tobias Y. Ashiwa, Machiel Lamers, Chizu Sato
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日本語
本研究は、日本の温泉観光地における地熱エネルギーと伝統的な温泉慣行（入浴、融雪、暖房）の融合を通じたエネルギー転換と地域活性化の過程を社会的実践理論で分析。伝統を継承しつつ持続可能性イニシアチブとして再解釈し、観光地ブランディングに結びつけることで、地域文化を保全しながらエネルギー観光の形態を創出したことを示す。
English
This study analyzes the integration of geothermal energy into traditional onsen practices (bathing, snow melting, heating) in a Japanese hot spring village using social practice theory. It shows how traditional practices were reinterpreted as sustainability initiatives and assembled into geothermal energy tourism, linking renewable energy transitions to rural revitalization through destination branding while preserving local culture.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本の温泉地における再生可能エネルギー導入と観光振興の融合事例として、地域資源（温泉）を活かした脱炭素化と地域経済活性化の両立を考察する上で示唆に富む。特に、地域の伝統や文化を尊重したエネルギー転換のアプローチは、他の観光地や地域コミュニティへの応用可能性がある。
In the global GX context
This paper offers a novel perspective on how renewable energy transitions can be embedded in existing socio-cultural practices, relevant for global destinations seeking to combine decarbonization with tourism development. It demonstrates that energy transitions need not disrupt but can enhance local identity and economic resilience, offering lessons for community-based climate action.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a social practice theory framework for analyzing renewable energy adoption in culturally embedded settings.
🏢実務担当者:Illustrates how onsen operators and tourism boards can brand geothermal energy as a sustainability asset while preserving tradition.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights policy design opportunities linking rural revitalization, renewable energy subsidies, and tourism promotion.
📄 Abstract（原文）
This study analyses how renewable energy transitions, intertwined with rural revitalisation, evolved into energy tourism at a hot spring (onsen) tourism destination in rural Japan, where onsen water has long been part of local culture and everyday life. Using social practice theory, the study demonstrates how geothermal energy was integrated into tourism not by introducing disruptive new infrastructure but by building on traditional onsen practices, such as bathing, snow melting, and building heating. Our results reveal that traditional onsen practices were reinterpreted as sustainability initiatives and assembled into a coherent form of geothermal energy tourism. This process enabled the onsen village to link renewable energy transitions to rural revitalisation through destination branding, while preserving local culture and livelihoods. The study advances tourism planning by illustrating how renewable energy transitions and rural revitalisation can emerge through continuity and adaptation within long-standing, locally embedded tourism practices, leading to a form of energy tourism.
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2026.2691581first seen 2026-07-13 05:02:32
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