Are cultural heritages just "something to see" or "an experience traveling to the past"? Release of the book "Otherworld Picture Book" questioning a new form of tourism through "otherworldly landscapes" created by ruin sceneries
NPO J-heritage has released 'Otherworld Picture Book', which proposes a new form of tourism by viewing ruins and industrial heritage as 'otherworldly landscapes'.
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The Non-Profit Organization J-heritage operates with the purpose of preserving and utilizing industrial heritage, modern architecture, and historical landscapes remaining in various parts of Japan. Targeting coal mine remains, modernization heritage, ruin landscapes, and more, they conduct research, recording, and information dissemination, while also working to promote heritage tourism that leverages their value.