On May 16 (Monday), the "Kanmon Regional Joint Study Group Results Report Meeting" was held at the 801 Strait Messe Shimonoseki Conference Room, co-hosted by Kitakyusyu City University Regional Strategic Research Institute and the Regional Co-creation Center affiliated with Gifu University.
　After the opening remarks by Toshimitsu Nanba, Director of the Regional Co-creation Center attached to Shimonoseki City University, Associate Professor Ryuhisa Miyashita, Akira Uchida, Professor Hiroshi Minami, Professor Kenji Kimura, and Professor Toshimitsu Nanba reported their research results.
　As the second part, a mini-symposium was held entitled "Regional Revitalization and Kanmon Tourism-Possibility of Inbound". We discussed how to create something that meets the needs of tourists and create an area that would be interested in together, and received lively opinions from the venue. Finally, Mr. Masato Yanai, Vice President of Kitakyusyu City University and Director of Urban Policy Research Institute, closed the session with a greeting.

<Part 1 2015 Research Report>

　1) Research and research on the operation and use of Kitakyushu Airport in the Kanmon area
　　　Ryuhisa Miyashita (Associate Professor, Institute for Regional Strategy, Kitakyusyu City University)

　2) The actual use of Kitakyushu Airport from Shimonoseki City and issues for promoting use
　　　－Based on questionnaire survey results for companies in Shimonoseki city-
　　　Akira Uchida (Professor, Institute for Regional Strategy, Kitakyusyu City University)

　3) Current status and issues of tourism in the Kanmon area - paying attention to the awareness of residents outside the area -
　　　Hiroshi Minami (Professor, Institute for Regional Strategy, Kitakyusyu City University)

　4) Tourism utilization of historical heritage in the Kanmon area - mainly Suzuki Shoten companies -
　　　Kenji Kimura (former Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shimonoseki City University)

　5) Impact of local government boundaries on tourism measures against impediments to private companies
　　　Toshimitsu Nanba (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shimonoseki City University)

<Part 2 Mini Symposium>

Theme "Regional Revitalization and Kanmon Sightseeing - Possibility of Inbound"

Panelist:
　Yuichi Kurushima (Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountant, LLC)
　Shozo Miyazaki (Director in charge of customer exchange, Tourism Division, Kitakyushu City Industrial Economic Affairs Bureau)
　Ryoji Fujiwara (Director, Tourism Policy Division, Shimonoseki City Tourism Exchange Department)
　Masato Yanai (Vice President of Kitakyusyu City University and Director of Regional Strategy Research Institute)
　Toshimitsu Nanba (Director of the Regional Co-creation Center attached to Shimonoseki City University)

[Published date: May 18, 2016]

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