ユネスコの追加勧告にみる富士山の世界文化遺産としての課題（論説）

ユネスコの追加勧告にみる富士山の世界文化遺産としての課題
鈴木晃志郎*
Understanding Recommendations to be Implemented for the Better Management of Mt. Fuji as a
World Cultural Heritage
Koshiro SUZUKI*
[Received 18 December, 2014; Accepted 11 July, 2015]
Abstract
In 2013, Mt. Fuji was inscribed on the World Heritage List. However, the World Heritage
Committee made six recommendations to be implemented before February 2016. While most are
linked directly to environmental conservation plans to control the number of climbers, other
points give particular attention to the lack of information for tourists to understand the endemic
importance of Mt. Fuji. The cultural and social backgrounds of religious beliefs associated with Mt.
Fuji (namely Shugendo and Fujikou) are summarized. These developed over a long period and
underpin regional spiritual and aesthetic relationships among pilgrimage groups, regional owners
of pilgrim hostels, shrine priests, and Mt. Fuji itself. Although the World Heritage Committee
valued this religious background as being of outstanding universal value, an analysis of the contents of Internet tour bookings and reviews of a website demonstrates that itineraries related to
Mt. Fuji largely omit the 25 components of this World Heritage. Although the number of inbound
tourists increased sharply after the World Heritage listing, due to language barriers, as well as
time and financial constraints, visitors have a strong tendency to choose short-term package tours,
meaning they may bypass the heart of the cultural landscape of Mt. Fuji. To help deepen the
understanding of tourists, it would be valuable to develop an ability-based grade system and
conduct a human resources development program.
Key words： religious beliefs in Mt.Fuji, interpretation, integrity, cultural landscape, tourist
behavior
キーワード：富士信仰，インタープリテーション，完全性，文化的景観，観光行動
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富山大学人文学部
* Faculty
of Humanities, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan
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