• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.126-140
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to compare the motivation factors between two groups: Chinese and Japanese tourists in Jeju-do. Also, this study offered an integrated approach to attempts to extend the theoretical and empirical research evidence on causal relationships of each group among motivation factors, perceived value, satisfaction, and intention to revisit and finally, the result of path analysis was compared. The results indicated that Chinese tourists' perceived value was positively affected by tourists' convenience(i.e. reservation system and tour guide) and their cultural experience had an influence on tourists' satisfaction significantly. On the other hand, Japanese tourists' satisfaction was positively affected by tourists' convenience and their perceived value significantly influenced on tourists' intention to revisit. The findings of this study can be used as a marketing strategy for each tourist group.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.467-477
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the structural relationship among the destination attractiveness, perceived value and loyalty of Japanese tourists. In this study, 2 hypotheses based on literature reviews were employed. Questionnaire was also developed based on the previous study. Data were collected from Japanese tourists. Then the data and hypotheses were examined using structural equation modeling(SEM) by AMOS. The results are as follows. Firstly, 'nature culture' factor has no effect on tourist perceived value. Secondly, 'convenience' and 'access' factor have positive effects on both functional value and symbolic value. Moreover, these factors have stronger effects on functional value. Lastly, tourist's functional value has a positive effect on loyalty while symbolic value has no effect on loyalty. The contribution and limitations of this research were discussed and the future possible researches were mentioned.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.1-23
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• 2013

In this study, we try to investigate the spillover effects of volatility in international tourists arrivals between Korea and US, Japan, China by using the multivariate BEKK model from January 2005 to January 2013. In the results of this study, after the global financial crisis, we found a cointegration relationship and tourist arrivals of Japan were adjusted to recovery in the short term. Also tourists arrivals from China and Japan showed the long-term elasticity. In the conditional mean equation of a BEKK model, there were the spillover effects. And in the conditional variance equation, ARCH(${\epsilon}^2_t$) coefficients showed a strong influence on the arrivals of their own and the spillover effects and the asymmetric effects on the volatility of China and Japan arrivals. In GARCH(${\sigma}^2_t$) coefficients showed the asymmetric effects and the spillover effects of the conditional volatility among source arrivals. Therefore, we examined the asymmetric reaction of one-way or two-way tourist arrivals between source countries and Korea and the spillover effects related to tourists arrivals of source countries to Korea. We has confirmed a causal relationship between some of the tourists arrivals from source countries to korea.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.338-347
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• 2010

This research aims to provide fundamental data for tourism policy to attract Japanese tourists to Korea. Using Japanese tourists, this study estimated how much they thought destination selection attributes are important and how much these attributes were performed. Also, this study analyzed the ranking among each selection attributes using paired sample T-test. The results show "concentrate here" part is cleanliness and hygiene, employee's service, convenience of transport and scenery. This means that these attributes are very important but they indicate low performance. Concentration among tourism managers should be focused along these attributes.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.243-244
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• 2015

최근 제주 방문 외국인 관광 시장은 2000년까지일본 관광객의 시장 점유율이 50% 이상 차지했으나, 2008년 중반 이후 중국인 관광시장이 급성장함에 따라 시장 2013년 지역별 비중이 중국 76.5%, 일본 14.9%, 대만 3.9% 순위로 상위 3대 지역 운항이 전체의 95%를 차지하고 있다. 그 중 중국인 관광객이 가장 많은 분포를 차지하였는데, 이는 제주특별자치도의 무사증 입국제도의 홍보가 가장 큰 역할을 하고 있어서이다. 따라서 본 연구는 제주특별자치도가 시행하고 있는 무사증 제도가 제주 지역에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 토대로 제주특별자치도가 아닌 다른 지역의 중국인 대상 무사증 제도를 시행하여, 중국인 관광객 유치 방안 마련에 기초자료로 제시해 보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Speleological Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.47-54
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• 2005

관광동굴은 대표적인 자연적관광자원으로서 다른 관광자원과의 차별화된 특성으로 매우 높은 자원적 가치를 가지고 있다. 특히 동북아시아 관광시장의 성장과 관광객 선호도를 고려하여 볼 때 동굴에 대한 개발 가능성은 높은 편이다. 본 연구에서 동북아시아에 분포하고 있는 관광동굴을 조사하고 유형별, 국가별, 지역별 분포특성에 대한 요약은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 관광동굴은 총 116개이며 유형별로는 석회동굴이 가장 많다. 둘째, 국가별 분포를 살펴보면 중국, 일본, 한국 순이며 유형별로는 중국, 한국, 북한은 석회동굴이 많고 일본, 타이완, 홍콩은 해식동굴이 많은 특성이 있다. 우리나라의 경우 현재 내륙의 석회동굴과 제주도의 화산동굴, 해안가의 해식동굴의 관광자원으로 개발되어 있는데 그 외에도 다수의 자연동글이 분포하고 있어 관광개발가능성은 매우 높은 편이다. 관광동굴에 대한 보다 차별화된 개발전략은 내국인관광객 뿐만 아니라 방한 외국인 관광객에게도 훌륭한 관광자원으로 활용될 수 있다. 본 연구는 인터넷 홈페이지 자료에만 의존한 제한점이 있으며 향후 구체적인 통계 데이터와 국가별 관광객형태에 대한 비교분석을 통하여 동굴관광 활성화에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.444-456
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is multi-faceted. Firstly, it is to examine the perceived differences in novelty experience, psychic distance, and satisfaction among Japanese, Chinese, and American tourists visiting Korea. Secondly, it is to investigate the effects of novelty experience on their overall satisfaction in Korea. Lastly, this study attempts to examine the role of psychic distance on the level of perceived novelty experience in Korea. A survey was conducted to 307 international tourists departing Korea at the In-Cheon International Airport. The results show that there is a significant difference in the perceived psychic distance, novelty experience, and overall satisfaction in Korea among Japanese, Chinese, and American tourists. Also, there is a significant effect of novelty experience on tourist overall satisfaction. The results further reveal that the degree of psychic distance is a significant determinant of the perceived novelty experience, which supports the effectiveness of psychic distance concept in predicting the novelty experience. The results of this study make a significant contribution to advancing our understanding of tourist behavior through the re-constructed concept of novelty.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.644-649
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• 2013

This study was conducted to determine the intake and satisfaction levels of Busan local foods in Japanese tourists visiting Busan. The degree of satisfaction with Busan foods and services in restaurants was evaluated. What these tourists wanted to eat after touring Busan was also determined. The subjects consisted of 100 Japanese tourists visiting Busan. Women (including housewives), highly educated people, and people who visited more than four times were predominant in number among the Japanese tourists. Busan local foods eaten during touring were: Dongrae Pajeon (29%), Sengsunhoe (21%), Daejikukbap (10%) and Haemultang (10%). Tourists wanted to taste local foods and answered that eating local foods during the tour was important. A variety of menu items earned a high score of 3.8 (from a highest possible score of 5.0) and various dessert items received a low score of 2.7 for satisfaction with Busan foods. In general, the satisfaction level for Busan foods was low. Tourists responded that they wanted to eat Bulgogi, Pajeon, Bibimbap, Sengsunhoe, and Kimchi jjigae in that order if they revisit Busan, indicating their preference for general Korean foods rather than Busan local foods. From all of the activities included in touring Busan, foods received the highest points (51%) in terms of attraction. As fifty four percent of subjects answered that they wanted to revisit Busan. Busan city needs to prepare tourist restaurants for Bulgogi, Bibimbap, Pajeon, and seafoods (including Sengsunhoe). They must also improve Busan local foods and restaurant services in order to attract and satisfy the Japanese tourists industry.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.467-478
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• 2011

This study examines international tourists 'perceived images and service quality of Korean foods. A survey was conducted to international tourists(Chinese, Japanese, American) visiting Korea. The results of study show that there is a significant difference in several attributes of Korean traditional foods as perceived by international tourists along their nationality. Particularly, American tourists tend to highly evaluate Korean foods as ones good for health. The perceived attractiveness of Korean foods in terms of color and shape is higher for Chinese and Americans than Japanese. A distinct difference is also found in the importance and performance attributes of perceived quality of Korean foods by the nationality of tourists. The results of IPA for the perceived quality of Korean traditional foods show that the restaurant facility and atmosphere are identified as the ones that need to be improved across all the tourists.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.77
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• pp.164-199
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• 2016

This study analyzes the socio-economical contexts of Japan's Karaoke inflow in Busan of the 1980s, and examines the relationship between Karaoke culture of the 1980s and 'Noraebang' culture of the early 1990s in Busan from the perspective of the SCOT(social construction of technology) theory. By the end of 1970s, Japan's Karaoke was introduced under the contexts of structural transformations of a geisha tourism in the East Asian regions. Karaoke culture in Busan of the 1970s and 1980s has formulated social recognitions of the novelty of Noraebang culture in the 1990s, although it has done so through the ways of misunderstandings and Nationalism.