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BREAKING SHADOW OF THE PAST: TOURISM AND A BETTER IMAGE OF THE JAPANESE IN PENANG, MALAYSIA Nur Widiyanto; Annisaa Nurul Atiqah
Journal of Tourism Destination and Attraction Vol 11 No 1 (2023): Journal of Tourism Destination and Attraction
Publisher : Fakultas Pariwisata Universitas Pancasila

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35814/tourism.v11i1.4899

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The relationship between Japan and Southeast Asian countries has shifted from occupation to a better political and economic partnership in the last few decades. However, in Penang, Malaysia, bitter legacies rooted in the occupation period are continuously reproduced through the educational system, folklore and the existence of the Penang War Museum. This article aims to identify the role of direct encounters between the host community in Penang and the Japanese visitors in shaping a better image of the Japanese. Employing qualitative methods, findings from a series of observations and in-depth interviews in Penang reveal several interesting facts. First collective memories inherited from the Japanese colonization still exist although the economic and political relationship with Japan has reached its best level. Second, the role of direct interaction completed by the economic benefit from tourism is effective in breaking the cultural block between groups inheriting conflict in the past. Moreover, direct interaction between Japanese visitors and the host community in Penang has significantly produced a better mutual understanding, compared to the perception of people who did not have any interaction with the Japanese visitors. It shows that tourism can be considered as the alternative soft diplomacy to complete the puzzle of public diplomacy through its people-to-people interaction.
Menguntit Jejak Ekowisata: Sebuah Diskursus Kritis Pemaknaan Akademis I Gede Wiwin Suyasa; Amiluhur Soeroso; Nur Widiyanto
ULIL ALBAB : Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin Vol. 2 No. 5: April 2023
Publisher : CV. Ulil Albab Corp

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56799/jim.v2i5.1526

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Didalam Bahasa Indonesia tourism dapat hadir sebagai wisata, pariwisata dan kepariwisataan. UNWTO tidak lagi mendefinisikan Tourism sebagai kegiatan perjalanan namun sudah bergeser kearah yang lebih kompleks yaitu sebagai “fenomena sosial, budaya dan ekonomi yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kebutuhan atas pergerakan orang ke negara atau tempat di luar lingkungan biasa mereka, untuk tujuan pribadi atau bisnis / profesional. Didalam Peraturan Menteri dalam negeri no 33 tahun 2009, disebutkan bahwa “ekowisata merupakan potensi sumber daya alam, lingkungan, serta keunikan alam dan budaya, yang dapat menjadi salah satu sektor unggulan daerah yang belum dikembangkan secara optimal”. Kemudian dipertegas dengan Sustainable Tourism (kepariwisataan berkelanjutan) sebagai “Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities”. Dua konsep besar ini kemudian diaplikasikan melalui salah satu dari lima pilar Kepariwisataan berkelanjutan dalam wujud ecotourism yang didefinisikan sebagai “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education” dengan ujung tombak yang disebut sebagai DTW berbasis lingkungan (ecotourism destination) atau obyek Pariwisata berbasis lingkungan. Tulisan ini adalah tulisan awal pemantik diskusi tentang ecotourism, keterkaitannya dengan sustainable tourism.