The Cotswolds and children’s literature in Japanese fantasy: the case of Castle Combe

Butler, Catherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-5756 2020. The Cotswolds and children’s literature in Japanese fantasy: the case of Castle Combe. Seaton, Philip and Yamamura, Takayoshi, eds. Contents Tourism and Pop Culture Fandom: Transnational Tourist Experiences, Channel View Publications, pp. 85-97. (10.21832/9781845417239-009)

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Abstract

British children’s fantasy literature, from Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter, has had an important place in Japanese popular culture, and thus in Japanese perceptions of Britain. This chapter considers how Britain’s “storybook” qualities have made it a locus of fantasy tourism. I focus on the Cotswolds, which have become increasingly popular as a tourist destination, and specifically on the village of Castle Combe, which I identify as the locus of three different types of contents tourism.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Channel View Publications
ISBN:	9781845417222
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 October 2018
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 15:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/115791

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