My traditional Japanese wedding?. Issue 4 (5th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martin, Drew
• Editors: Arch G. Woodside, Professor
• Is Part Of: International journal of culture, tourism and hospitality research. Volume 9:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 423
• Page End: 432
• Publication Date: 2015-10-05
• Subjects: Japan -- Perception -- Tourist gaze -- Confirmatory personal introspection -- Shinto wedding -- Subjective personal introspection; Culture and tourism -- Periodicals; Tourism -- Periodicals; Tourism -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Hospitality industry -- Periodicals; 306.481905
• DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-08-2015-0088
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-6182

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: – This paper aims to demonstrate deep gaze using a Japanese Shinto wedding ceremony as an example. Some long-term tourists develop an intimate understanding of the host country's culture by gaining access to authentic experiences typically limited to the locals. These native visitors experience a deep gaze. Design/methodology/approach: – Combing subjective personal introspection (SPI) and confirmatory personal introspection (CPI), the author's 76 wedding photographs are examined critically. Findings: – Results demonstrate how a native visitor uses SPI and CPI analyses of native gaze. While the Shinto wedding ceremony's authenticity mixes traditional and evolutionary elements, the ceremony is best viewed as a Gestalt experience. The evidence suggests authenticity need not have deep roots in the culture. Research limitations/implications: – The findings serve as only one configuration of many possible gazes. Tourist Gaze 4.0 is a set of complex antecedent conditions and multiple configurations. Originality/value: – Using photographs taken by native family members, this paper demonstrates how SPI and CPI identify deep gaze through a different lens.