ABSTRACT
The author has researched and reported on “Efforts to increase the demand for long-term stays in spa resorts” over three reports up until now. The target areas were spa health resorts and national park resort villages with spas. There, I pointed out the necessity to create programs for stays that combine the natural environments, historical and cultural environments, artificial environments and facilities, different environments by moving around and night-time hours that exist around each stay facility. In this repot, I investigated the creation of programs for public Kokumin Shukusha, which are dormitories for the people who can stay with peace of mind, even with their families, at a low cost. I investigated whether or not efforts are being made to create programs for staying, such as setting walking trails that make use of external environments around the public Kokumin Shukusha. As a result, although efforts were made, the number and diversity of course settings were insufficient. In order to increase the demand for long-term stays, it will be necessary to utilize the external environment that make the most of the nearness to existing villages. In addition, it became clear that the Onsen Stay policy promoted by the Ministry of the Environment has not been publicized, and it is necessary to promote the publicity of this policy in order to revitalize spa resorts nationwide.
ABSTRACT
The author has researched and reported on “Efforts to increase the demand for long-term stays in spa resorts” over three reports up until now. The target areas were spa health resorts and national park resort villages with spas. There, I pointed out the necessity to create programs for stays that combine the natural environments, historical and cultural environments, artificial environments and facilities, different environments by moving around and night-time hours that exist around each stay facility. In this repot, I investigated the creation of programs for public Kokumin Shukusha, which are dormitories for the people who can stay with peace of mind, even with their families, at a low cost. I investigated whether or not efforts are being made to create programs for staying, such as setting walking trails that make use of external environments around the public Kokumin Shukusha. As a result, although efforts were made, the number and diversity of course settings were insufficient. In order to increase the demand for long-term stays, it will be necessary to utilize the external environment that make the most of the nearness to existing villages. In addition, it became clear that the Onsen Stay policy promoted by the Ministry of the Environment has not been publicized, and it is necessary to promote the publicity of this policy in order to revitalize spa resorts nationwide.
ABSTRACT
The Ministry of the Environment’s the Onsen Stay policy calls for the creation of a plan to increase the demand for long-term stays in spa health resorts. A report on the development of such plans, focusing on spa health resorts, has been published. According to the report, it was suggested that five external environments around the spa resort should be utilized in combination with each other, namely: making the most of the natural environment, making the most of the historical and cultural environment, making the most of the artificial environment and facilities, making the most of different environments by moving around, and making the most of the nighttime hours. In this report, I will try to verify whether these five types of programs are appropriate or not by using the program for a stay in the national park resort village. In addition, I will evaluate whether the proposed program will enhance the demand for a stay in the national park resort village, and suggest improvements. The 11 national park resort villages in this report are Retreat Azumino Hotel, Norikura Kogen, Minami-Izu, Fuji, Noto-Senrihama, Echizen-Mikuni, Omihachiman, Minami-Awaji, Takeno Kaigan, Nanki-Katsuura, and Hiruzen Kogen. I confirmed the validity of the five types, and the necessity to create a program for a stay in these villages by making the best use of the five external environments of the spa. In addition, it was shown that the importance of the program was not so much the diversity of the external environment of the spa along the walking course, but rather the nearness to the place of origin and destination and the sustainability of the program as well as the time to complete it.
ABSTRACT
The Ministry of the Environment’s the Onsen Stay policy calls for the creation of a plan to increase the demand for long-term stays in spa health resorts. A report on the development of such plans, focusing on spa health resorts, has been published. According to the report, it was suggested that five external environments around the spa resort should be utilized in combination with each other, namely: making the most of the natural environment, making the most of the historical and cultural environment, making the most of the artificial environment and facilities, making the most of different environments by moving around, and making the most of the nighttime hours. In this report, I will try to verify whether these five types of programs are appropriate or not by using the program for a stay in the national park resort village. In addition, I will evaluate whether the proposed program will enhance the demand for a stay in the national park resort village, and suggest improvements. The 11 national park resort villages in this report are Retreat Azumino Hotel, Norikura Kogen, Minami-Izu, Fuji, Noto-Senrihama, Echizen-Mikuni, Omihachiman, Minami-Awaji, Takeno Kaigan, Nanki-Katsuura, and Hiruzen Kogen. I confirmed the validity of the five types, and the necessity to create a program for a stay in these villages by making the best use of the five external environments of the spa. In addition, it was shown that the importance of the program was not so much the diversity of the external environment of the spa along the walking course, but rather the nearness to the place of origin and destination and the sustainability of the program as well as the time to complete it.