Ian Reader is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester, UK. His prime areas of research are on religious dynamics in the contemporary world, with a special focus on Japan, on pilgrimage and on the links between religion and violence. He is the author of numerous books, articles and chapters about such issues, including Pilgrims Until We Die: Unending Pilgrimage in Shikoku, co-authored with John Shultz, (2021) and Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese "New" Religion, co-authored with Erica Baffelli (Bloomsbury, 2019).

Religion and Tourism in Japan makes a substantial contribution to the study of Japanese religions in the context of modern mobility and public visibility. For many scholars studying Japanese religions, Ian Reader has long been an essential point of reference. This book confirms the continuing relevance of his perspective.

• Introduction: Tourist Spots, Holy Ice Creams and Zen Monastic Brands1. Religion and Tourism: Definitions, Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Japanese Dynamics2. Temples, Shrines and Play: Historical Patterns, Transport Networks and State Policies3. When Religion is Not Religious: The State, Tourism and Constitutional Acrobatics4. What Shall We Do on Wednesday? The Shikoku Pilgrimage, Tourism, Heritage and Economic Regeneration5. Stations, Stamps and the Significance of Sweets in the Saikoku Pilgrimage6. Mystical Mountains and Ascetic Training as Tourist Attractions: Spiritual Japan for Visitors Concluding Comments: Religion, Tourism, the State, Decline and Secularisation BibliographyIndex

Ian Reader is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester, UK. His prime areas of research are on religious dynamics in the contemporary world, with a special focus on Japan, on pilgrimage and on the links between religion and violence. He is the author of numerous books, articles and chapters about such issues, including Pilgrims Until We Die: Unending Pilgrimage in Shikoku, co-authored with John Shultz, (2021) and Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese "New" Religion, co-authored with Erica Baffelli (Bloomsbury, 2019).

Religion and Tourism in Japan makes a substantial contribution to the study of Japanese religions in the context of modern mobility and public visibility. For many scholars studying Japanese religions, Ian Reader has long been an essential point of reference. This book confirms the continuing relevance of his perspective.

• Introduction: Tourist Spots, Holy Ice Creams and Zen Monastic Brands1. Religion and Tourism: Definitions, Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Japanese Dynamics2. Temples, Shrines and Play: Historical Patterns, Transport Networks and State Policies3. When Religion is Not Religious: The State, Tourism and Constitutional Acrobatics4. What Shall We Do on Wednesday? The Shikoku Pilgrimage, Tourism, Heritage and Economic Regeneration5. Stations, Stamps and the Significance of Sweets in the Saikoku Pilgrimage6. Mystical Mountains and Ascetic Training as Tourist Attractions: Spiritual Japan for Visitors Concluding Comments: Religion, Tourism, the State, Decline and Secularisation BibliographyIndex

Ian Reader is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester, UK. His prime areas of research are on religious dynamics in the contemporary world, with a special focus on Japan, on pilgrimage and on the links between religion and violence. He is the author of numerous books, articles and chapters about such issues, including Pilgrims Until We Die: Unending Pilgrimage in Shikoku, co-authored with John Shultz, (2021) and Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese "New" Religion, co-authored with Erica Baffelli (Bloomsbury, 2019).

Religion and Tourism in Japan makes a substantial contribution to the study of Japanese religions in the context of modern mobility and public visibility. For many scholars studying Japanese religions, Ian Reader has long been an essential point of reference. This book confirms the continuing relevance of his perspective.

• Introduction: Tourist Spots, Holy Ice Creams and Zen Monastic Brands1. Religion and Tourism: Definitions, Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Japanese Dynamics2. Temples, Shrines and Play: Historical Patterns, Transport Networks and State Policies3. When Religion is Not Religious: The State, Tourism and Constitutional Acrobatics4. What Shall We Do on Wednesday? The Shikoku Pilgrimage, Tourism, Heritage and Economic Regeneration5. Stations, Stamps and the Significance of Sweets in the Saikoku Pilgrimage6. Mystical Mountains and Ascetic Training as Tourist Attractions: Spiritual Japan for Visitors Concluding Comments: Religion, Tourism, the State, Decline and Secularisation BibliographyIndex