Ecotourism and World Natural Heritage: Its influence on islands in Japan

Abstract

The article discusses the influence of World Natural Heritage registration on ecotourism by looking at the cases of Yakushima as the first World Natural Heritage site and Ogasawara as an advanced region of ecotourism in Japan, and also the Amami Islands and Iriomote Islands where various efforts have been taken toward the registration of World Natural Heritage.

Keywords

• Ecotourism
• Yakushima
• Ogasawara
• Iriomotejima
• Amami Oshima
• World Natural Heritage