[Tell me!] What is your idea of a tourist destination?/教えて！あなたがどのような考えで観光地を選ぶか。

[yamamo_cchi]

Hi!
It will be long.
Please read and let me know when you are free!

I would like to know how you all choose where to go sightseeing.

• A place that is in line with your hobbies, interests, etc.
• Places with abundant nature, such as mountains and the sea, and activities, etc.
• Places where you can enjoy delicious food
• For religious ceremonies, etc.

I am sure there are many more.

The reason I ask this question is because the other day I was sightseeing in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Tagawa City
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MsmycapSV4roUduu9

An elderly woman who runs a restaurant, which I will introduce later, said to me
“There is nothing to do in Tagawa, so not many people come here to play.”

Tagawa City used to prosper from coal mining. However, when the mines closed, the city declined.

Young people left for busy places like Fukuoka City because there was nowhere to play.
There are not as many jobs as in Fukuoka City.
Tagawa City takes about 1.5 hours by bus from Fukuoka City.
The train sometimes takes more than 2 hours.

I think some kind of PR is needed to attract people to the declining town and to encourage tourism.

As a local guide, I am wondering if there is anything I can do to help.
As a way to come up with ideas for this, we would like to hear from you.

“How do you choose a place to visit?”

I would like to ask you to tell me how you choose places to visit.
Please let me know what you think!

Hikosan River Fountain Monument

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZX8YjUKkFvAPBNuy7

movie

https://maps.app.goo.gl/syUvaQuocZYjcyCg7

Not a Merlion, but a Tarlion.

The Tagawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry created this statue in 2016 to commemorate its 70th anniversary and donated it to the city. It was inspired by the Merlion statue, saying, “It would be interesting to have a symbol for the festival.”

BANBI

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LXR6MBDhXYbt2uw26

movie

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mzumjDYgzVivoWcS9

Restaurant with museum-grade tickets and other exhibits of railroads.

Steven Spielberger
https://maps.app.goo.gl/S7kGxF2LjtVQsyM56

Spielberger, not Spielberg.
This is a fantastic restaurant that is only open 1 or 2 days a month.

Tyrol Chocolate Outlet
Outlet for one of Japan’s most popular candy bars,
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gp4TXBLQ6M4imHX9A

Thanks for reading. And I look forward to your comments

長くなります。

お暇なときに読んで教えて下さい！

みなさんがどのようにして観光する場所を選ぶのか知りたいです。

• 趣味、興味などに沿うところ
• 山や海など自然が豊かなところでアクティビティなど
• 美味しいものが食べられる場所
• 宗教的な儀式などのため

他にもいっぱいあると思います。

なぜこんな質問をしたのかは、先日私が田川市を観光したときのことです。

田川市

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MsmycapSV4roUduu9

後で紹介する飲食店の経営者の高齢の女性が

「田川って何もないからねぇ、あまり誰も遊びにやって来ないのよ」

と仰ってました。

田川市は昔、炭鉱で栄えました。しかし閉山すると衰退します。

若い人々は「遊ぶところがないから」ということで、福岡市などの賑やかなところに出て行ってしまいます。

福岡市などのように仕事も多い状況ではありません。

田川市は福岡市からバスで約1時間半かかります。

鉄道は2時間以上かかるときもあります。

衰退している街へ人を誘導し、観光をさせるためには何かしらPRが必要かと思います。

ローカルガイドとして何かできることはないかと考えております。

そのためのアイディア出しとして、皆さんに

どのようにして観光する場所を選ぶ

のかを教えてもらいたいです。

色々教えてください！

彦山川噴水モニュメント

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZX8YjUKkFvAPBNuy7

動画

https://maps.app.goo.gl/syUvaQuocZYjcyCg7

マーライオンではなくターライオン

田川商工会議所が創立70周年を記念して2016年に制作し、市に寄贈した。「祭のシンボルがあればおもしろい」と、マーライオン像をヒントに作られたそうです。

バンビ

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LXR6MBDhXYbt2uw26

動画

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mzumjDYgzVivoWcS9

鉄道の博物館級の切符などが展示されている飲食店

スティーブンスピルバーガー

https://maps.app.goo.gl/S7kGxF2LjtVQsyM56

スピルバーグではなくスピルバーガー

月に1,2日しか営業しない幻のお店です。

チロルチョコアウトレット

日本で人気の駄菓子のうちの1つ「チロルチョコ」のアウトレット

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gp4TXBLQ6M4imHX9A

読んでくれてありがとう。そしてコメントお待ちしています。

[TravellerG]

Hello, fellow LG @yamamo_cchi

Yes, as mentioned by you in the beginning, your post really long.

Your question:

1. How one selects his vocation / family destination:

First of all, according to me this question has a country sensitivity… The selection of an Indian will be different than of an American. (too many variables and details to consider and discuss)

2. How to promote a tourist destination which was famous once upon a time and, unfortunately presently not…

Again… A very deep topic

I may have so much to write… Present time doesn’t permit.

Sorry… Shall try when time permits…

Good topics and very relevant to our community.

Any comment, dear friends @Rednewt74 @PrasadVR ?

Regards to you all

[Annaelisa]

@yamamo_cchi

Einige wichtige Schlagworte:

Kriminalität, Sicherheit, Freiheit und natürlich die Natur, Gastfreundschaft, gutes Essen, Wetter und vieles mehr, nur fällt mir gerade nicht mehr ein.

Ich hoffe es hilft.

[yamamo_cchi]

@TravellerG

There are sure to be changes in nationality, ethnicity, customs, etc.
I would like to respect that!

You can do this in small portions when you have time.
I would be happy to get your comments again.

[yamamo_cchi]

@Annaelisa

Thanks for the comment.
Security is important for me to feel safe and secure in my travels.
I feel that the city of Tagawa, which I mentioned in this article, is not the best in terms of hospitality.
The tourist information center is closed.

Food, nature, etc. are important, just like me.

Please comment if you notice anything else!

[TusharSuradkar]

Excellent question @yamamo_cchi

I like to visit places that provide solitude, quiet, and calm.

Also, I like adding places that are not generally attended by people so that they get the attention that they deserve.

[TravellerG]

Most sincerely, let me try…

Thanks for your inquisitiveness…

Best regards, dear fellow LG @yamamo_cchi .

Regards

[TravellerG]

"I like to visit places that provide solitude, quiet, and calm.

Also, I like adding places that are not generally attended by people so that they get the attention that they deserve."

Dear @TusharSuradkar

Of course, as you responded earlier, the rural and unimportant (for some people) PoIs will yield very less number of views and in the beginning, I got disappointed…

Hello, fellow LG @yamamo_cchi ,

“How do you choose a place to visit?”

1. If I travel long distance, I try to collect as many locally important PoIs as possible… Of course, our LG community helps to refine the selection.

2. Local destinations selected upon information from Newspapers or media - then the location is finalised on the merit of different reviews, including Google Maps.

Revival of a dead destination, according to me, needs support from Government or Social bodies…

Regards…

[yamamo_cchi]

@TusharSuradkar

Thanks for the comment.
I too like quiet and relaxing places.

It’s great to let so many people know that no one else knows about it.
This may be an important role as a local guide.
This is a very good hint for what I am thinking about now!

[yamamo_cchi]

@TravellerG

Thanks for your specific comments!
The information you get locally is very useful.
When I visited Iwate in the past, I got a lot of information from @HiroyukiTakisawa , and when I visited Machida, I got a lot of information and guidance from @Izumi .
They were both informative and very enjoyable!

Regarding information obtained from the media.
In Japan, it is noticeable that young people, in particular, are moving away from the media and acting on information obtained from google maps and social networking sites.

Since you can’t write your impressions on google maps unless someone visits, I think this is a big hurdle to overcome.

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

@yamamo_cchi さん

私はやっぱり食べ物に注目します。といっても各地に美味しいものがあるのでどこでも食事は楽しめるのですが、SNSなどで見かけた美味しそうな店などをマップに登録しておき、次に行く場所の参考にすることはよくあることです。

あとは家族との旅行も好きなので子どもと一緒に楽しめる場所もいいですね。

それから、車で出かける場所であればEV充電器の有無も確認しています。あるとないとでは安心感が違いますし、EVを使っている人にとってはとても重要な情報なのでできるだけアップデートするようにしています。

[yamamo_cchi]

@HiroyukiTakisawa さん

いつもありがとうございます。

食べ物重要

仮に行った先の景色やアクティビティが天候を理由に残念な結果となったとき、

食べ物が絶対に大事になります！大切にしたい保険です！

サッカー観戦仲間が

「アウェーに行って負けて文句言いながら帰るより、保険でうまいものを食べておけば

『俺はXXに～～を食べに行ったんだ』と胸を張って帰れる」

と豪語していました。

お子さんがいるとお子さんの望みのものとかも関わってくるでしょうね。

車ならとくにEVならなおさらですねぇ。

私はペーパードライバーですから、運転しなくても行ける場所、公共の交通機関、歩いていけるか、レンタサイクルなども念のためにチェックします。

[KattyGeltmeyer]

Hi

It’s indeed not so simple to convince others to visit a specific place. I e.g. like history, but not the history of industries =industrial archeology. But Lieven e.g. is interested in such things. He’s also interested in architecture. So, the more you tell about a place, the more aspects of a town etc. you mention, the more people can be triggered to visit a place, environment, … Tell about as many aspects (culture, architecture, food, folklore, … history, …) as possible. I e.g. use the reviews on Google maps to tell about the places I like (or don’t like). If I don’t like a place, I try to be as correct as possible: why I didn’t like the place, what was good and what wasn’t, … Consider yourself as the local person who knows the gems of your place, who can help to avoid the tourist traps, … Hope this helps.

[TravellerG]

I agree with you to a very large extent, dear LG friend @yamamo_cchi .

However, again bringing the sensitivity, all the reviews may not be dependable - of course, many may be truthful…

However, many places, we may go wrong…at least in this part of Asia.

I do also agree that changes are happening…but very slow…

[yamamo_cchi]

@KattyGeltmeyer

Thanks for the comment and sorry for the late reply.
There are many different genres of history, and there are people who are interested in it and people who are not.
＞Consider yourself as a local person who knows the gems of your place, who can help to avoid the tourist traps.

It’s important.
It would be more attractive if you describe what you should pay attention to and how to enjoy the place more.

[yamamo_cchi]

@TravellerG

Thanks for the comment.
There may be too many changes and too many difficulties.

Changing the topic a bit, if you post still and video images on google maps along with word of mouth, it is the video that gets the most views, in my post.
I am now thinking about how to use video to increase the chances of people getting to know us.

[TravellerG]

I do fully agree that some videos are getting better views compared to stills… However, for me the most viewed photos are still in stills.

Thanks for your valuable companionship, dear friend @yamamo_cchi …