Researchers meet with Professor Naoyuki Hara of Kagawa University

Menelaos Gkartzios and Fran Rowe met Professor Naoyuki Hara of Kagawa University in Takamatsu, who joins our growing network of academics in Japan interested in art and rural development. Over dinner in a local restaurant, they discussed the Setouchi Art Triennale and his research into its impact on local communities, including the visitor economy. They also talked about the growth in eco-tourism in Japan: a special research interest of Professor Hara’s. Serendipitously, two visitors from Switzerland joined the conversation and offered their perspective on the Festival, offering recommendations for must-see artworks and museums on the islands of Naoshima and Teshima. 

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