Fan's Tourist Gaze: The research on the Japan drama, tourist spots, and Japanophile’s imagination and practice

• Main Authors: Chan, Hsin-Ju, 詹欣茹
• Other Authors: Chang, Yu-Pei
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rpvhxe

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 傳播研究所 === 103 === Japan's drama culture is so popular in Taiwan since the 1990s. "Japanophile" has become a special cultural group in Taiwan, but also to promote the rise of the Japanese tourist. Relationship between the Japan drama and the fan is closely. The drama became an extension of Japanophile everyday life. The drama's shooting location is also the fan group's pilgrimage place. The Japan drama give the fan an exotic visual imagination, and the fan go to Japan for traveling, it is the actual exotic experience. In this study, "tourist gaze", "cultural globalization" and "fan culture" as the main theoretical basis. The in-depth interview and text analysis were used as the research method. This study is exploring the fans in the process of film tourism, which implies a fan base cultural practices. The findings of this study are that, firstly, for Japanophile is concerned, Japan is not only a national name, but constitute a synonym for life style. Secondly, cyberspace communication strengthen Japanophile with a good impression of Japan, also led a unique tourist map. Thirdly, the significance between fans and film tourism can be divided into "active choice", "to strengthen the identity," "give meaning", "form a life style" in four phases. Fourthly, the media text is redefining the relationship between human and the world. People seek relief in order to meet the desire by reading the text, expressing dissatisfaction with reality, and hoping Japanophile to find self.