Noodle production and consumption: from agriculture to food tourism in Japan

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 151-167

  Kim, Sangkyun ^a   Ellis, Ashleigh ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

case study; film; food heritage; food tourism; identity; Japan; udon

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; TOURISM;

JAPAN; KAGAWA; SHIKOKU;

EID: 84919875721     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2014.978812     Document Type: Article

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