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Virtual Tourism With Anime

Presented by: Peggy Sue Wood

Editor, The Anime View

TheAnimeView.com

Detective Conan, Episode 263, Screenshot

Google Earth Screenshot (cropped and shrunk)

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Who am I?

Peggy Sue Wood

Editor of The Anime View

theanimeview.com

First, I’ll give you all a brief introduction about me.

My name is Peggy Wood and I currently work as a teaching assistant at a local college. I’m hoping to pursue further graduate work in Asian Studies and/or Comparative Literature. This presentation is part of my preparation for research in that field.

In addition to my work in education, I am the editor of a small blog called The Anime View which you can see at theanimeview.com.

The Anime View started as an outlet for my obsession with the anime and manga I was viewing at the time, however it has since developed from a solo blog into a small blogging team wherein we aim to create content that provides our audience of animation and comic fans with a mix of content that engages the mind to look critically at the media we love and consume.

Currently, many posts have centered on manhwa and other Korean publications, shifting away from the heavy Japanese influences of the blog’s origins. With new contributors joining the fray, we’re also looking toward games, American animated and comic media, industry knowledge, and other news to share with our growing readership.

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Why Virtual Tourism?

There are many reasons why you may want to go a virtual route to tourism. For example:

Travel Restrictions
Health
Safety
Cost

All of these are valid reasons not to physically travel at the moment, but it has never been easier than now virtually travel the world and today we’re going to explore how you can do so from home, on your phone, or really anywhere.

Japan sea map

Why Virtual Tourism? There are many reasons why someone may or may not be ready and willing to travel. Travel restrictions, health and safety concerns, costs, and so much more can all be valid reasons as to why one may not be up to physically traveling at the moment. However, it has never been easier than now to virtually travel the world, and today we're going to explore how you can do so from home, your phone, or really anywhere. All you need is a device capable of internet access, some interest, and some time—things you may already have or can gain access to via other means (like, for example, a library computer if you don't have an internet-capable device).

I've found this form of activity to be great when looking for something to do for a few hours, and it can be fun to share the culmination of your efforts with your friends and family later on. In fact, I've noticed on social media that a lot of friends and families are getting together to share presentations on funny subjects like rants or potential places to travel to. So, this could be a potential fun activity to plan for your next gathering

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Geography, Culture, & Exploration

Images from Zombieland Saga Anime and Promotional Art

“Zombie Land Saga Project”

We can use anime as a jumping off point since geography and cultural notes are used and found all over in this particular medium as a means to help create realistic settings. In Ranma ½, for example, with the character of Ryoga Hibiki, we get to see different parts of Japan as he gets lost. Other works like Code Geass, which explores primarily a fictionalized Tokyo, and Zombieland Saga, which looks at the Saga prefecture, are other examples of the ways in which we can see how important location is in anime and manga overall. The setting not only acts as a backdrop, but can help situate the story in our minds creating a sense of "familiarity and ambiguity" often talked about in cultural reviews of this particular kind of media as an example of Japan’s soft power (“Japan cracking US pop culture hegemony”).

Part of that familiarity, I believe, stems from the real-life settings we encounter both within and outside of Japan. The concept of taking real-world places and fictionalizing them for the story's setting is a common practice in comics and animated works worldwide. For instance, if we examine popular American works, the settings are often fictional pseudo-cities, such as Gotham for Batman or Metropolis for Superman. Nevertheless, even these fictional cities draw inspiration from real-world places; Gotham and Metropolis, as ongoing examples, are actually influenced by different aspects of New York City."

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What Is Popular?

Fans of anime and manga likely already have several wish list locations to explore.

Akihabara
Hakone - Tokyo
Sekigahara
Kyoto
Nara

All of which are popular places. However, we can go a step further and look at even the smallest of towns and area, like Hitoyoshi City from Natsume Yuujinchou

Japan sea map

It can be fun to look at these pseudo-cities and see the magic of it all, but it can be just as fun to find their real-world equivalent and to investigate such places while thinking about making a trip there someday. As one who likes to travel but really can't do so at the moment because of current responsibilities and monetary reasons, I find it fun to take a look at these places in anime and manga and to search out whether they are real or fake, and, if fake, what the real-world inspiration might have been. This form of virtual tourism, the simulation of destinations through the use of videos or still images or VR, is still developing as we speak and seems to be beneficial for those of limited travel capability, as well as beneficial for the companies and places creating such digital spaces.

For works coming out of Japan, I think that a significant amount of anime and manga have their fictional stories take place in real-life settings like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and more–even narrowing further into specific streets and alleys that the creators—and, probably, members of the population consuming these works—are going to have an easy time seeing or flagging in their minds (like a, ‘Hey! I know that place’ sort of feeling). As such, places like Akihabara, Hakone, Tokyo, Sekigahara, Kyoto, and Nara are popular starting points for anime fans wanting to visit Japan and popular places to start digitally, but so are smaller, lesser known places like Hitoyoshi City, which is a real please the setting of the popular Natsume Yuujinchou.

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Case Example:

Detective Conan & Japan

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R0KAl6aTIU

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Detective Conan & Japan

I’ve used Detective Conan as an example because of the extensive list of places the characters have gone to in the 1,000+ episode run of this series including, but not limited to:

https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Setting/Cities_and_Towns

Cities 1.1 Beika 1.2 Berlin 1.3 Ekoda 1.4 Fuchū 1.5 Hidora 1.6 Kitakyushu 1.7 Kyoto 1.8 Las Vegas 1.9 London 1.10 Los Angeles 1.11 New York City 1.12 Neyagawa 1.13 Osaka 1.14 Paris 1.15 Seattle 1.16 Singapore 1.17 Tokyo 1.18 Toronto Yokohama	Wards 2.1 Adachi 2.2 Aomidori 2.3 Ayase 2.4 Beika 2.5 Bunkyō 2.6 Chiyoda 2.7 Chūkan 2.8 Chūō 2.9 Furujuku 2.10 Kamigyō 2.11 Minato 2.12 Nerima 2.13 Neriushi 2.14 Ōta 2.15 Setagaya 2.16 Shibōya 2.17 Shibuya 2.18 Shinjuku 2.19 Suginami 2.20 Toshima	Towns 3.1 Akebono 3.2 Asano 3.3 Beika 3.4 Beika-Azuma 3.5 Beika-Minami 3.6 Beika-Ōmachi 3.7 Birinmon 3.8 Buroku 3.9 Chiyari 3.10 Daitama 3.11 Douza 3.12 Ebesu 3.13 Ebisu 3.14 Egisu 3.15 Futaba 3.16 Ginza 3.17 Haido 3.18 Haido-Kita 3.19 Higashi-Beika 3.20 Hinode 3.45 Okeyama 3.47 Okuho 3.48 Okutama	PLEASE NOTE: Some of these places are not real, which is typical in anime. However, a lot of the fictional towns take inspiration from real world places that we can find!

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The Anime: Detective Conan

Detective Conan or Case Closed

“Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in[ ]Weekly Shōnen Sunday since January 1994,” and continues to publish today (Case Closed Wikipedia page).

Setting

While it is typically set in the metropolitan area of Japan’s capital, Tokyo, the series does travel around to different parts of Japan such as Yokohama and Kyoto. In a few episodes, the main cast of character visit Osaka, wherein a recurring character, Heiji Hattori lives.

This is the cover art for the 36th volume, “With a Bang,” of Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama (published in 2010 by VIZ Media).

Movie 7 screenshot of Case Closed character, Heiji Hattori.

“Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, for those unfamiliar with the title is a Japanese [shonen] detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in[ ]Weekly Shōnen Sunday since January 1994,” and continues to publish today (Case Closed Wikipedia page). While it is typically set in the metropolitan area of Japan’s capital, Tokyo, the series does travel around to different parts of the country such as Yokohama and Kyoto. In a few episodes, the main cast of character visit Osaka, wherein a recurring character, Heiji Hattori lives.

For this case study, I’ll be exploring Osaka specifically because it is (1) a popular place to visit, and (2) I have a personal interest in the area since my dad used to live there.

Just to note, this series is super popular still in Japan. in fact, there is even a Conan Town in Tottori, Japan.

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Osaka: Cultural Note

Heiji Hattori carries the Kansai Ben accent typical of the Osaka area.

Kanto (East) vs. Kansai (West)

“Kanto (East) is home to the country’s modern capital of Tokyo and surrounding cities, including Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama. Kansai (West) is home to its historic capital of Osaka, as well as Kyoto, Kobe, Nara” (Lau).

Language: Standard vs. Relaxed

Personality: Reserved vs. Outgoing

Sense of humor: Subtle vs. Slapstick

Food: Refined vs. Robust

Movie 7 screenshot of Case Closed character, Heiji Hattori.

“Kansai vs. Kanto: Japan’s most bitter regional feud” by Virginia Lau, for CNN

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/discover-japan-kansai-vs-kanto/index.html

While watching the show, and meeting the character of Heiji Hattori, I learned that Heiji carries the Kansai Ben accent typical of the Osaka area, and it is this kind of cultural tidbit that I often use as a jumping-off point to learn something I may not have known before about the area before. Other jumping off points I’ve used from the same series include learning about tatami mats and Golden Week (a week long break at the end of April).

However, this time I latched onto the idea of the Kansai Ben accent Heiji has rather than some other inclusion like White Day or mats.

What made me interested in the accent note that the series made is that my dad, who is fluent in Japanese, has an Osaka accent from his time living in Osaka, while my Japanese instructors tend to have the standard Kanto accent. I still have trouble identifying the difference, but my instructors have told me on several occasions that they find my pronunciation of various words to be more like an Osaka/Kansai accent than a Kanto/Tokyo one, likely because I practice Japanese with my dad more than I do in-class.

From finding an interested in that, I paused the show and went about Google trying to learn more, where I ended up in a rabbit hole of YouTube videos regarding different pronunciations of Japanese words for the different dialects, and also learned that this linguistic difference extends further into an East vs. West rivalry that goes so far as to prescribe certain and separate cultural behaviors to the areas. Like people from the West being considered more outgoing, with robust tastes in foods and interested in slapstick comedy while people from the East are considered more reserved, with interests in subtle comedy, and refined tastes in food.

Reminds me vaguely of the rivalry between Northern and Southern California, anyway.

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Osaka: Cultural Note

Getty Images

Engaging in this type of outside research and accumulating random cultural knowledge can truly be one of the most enjoyable aspects of virtual tourism. It mirrors the kind of tangents one often encounters while traveling abroad, where the exploration of different regions leads to serendipitous discoveries about local customs, traditions, and the lives of the people who call those places home. It's akin to the spontaneous conversations with locals and unexpected encounters that can occur while wandering through the charming streets of a foreign city.

For instance, during my in-person travels to England and Germany, I had the privilege of immersing myself in the richness of each country's culture. Through guided tours, heartfelt conversations with locals, and serendipitous encounters, I gathered a treasure trove of small but significant insights that residents considered uniquely theirs or vital for tourists to grasp. These nuggets of knowledge ranged from the proper way to enjoy a traditional afternoon tea in London to understanding the importance of regional beer purity laws in Bavaria. These seemingly trivial details not only enriched my travel experiences but also served as windows into the heart and soul of the places I visited, fostering a deeper connection and appreciation for the cultures I encountered.

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The Place: Osaka

Osaka is an important place to the anime. For example, in Osaka the studio that has airs Detective Conan, Yomiuri Telecasting (YTV), has statues of the characters outside their offices (screenshot taken from the street view on Google Earth below). Osaka also hosts the Detective Conan Cafe in the Osaka Station City (a business park or shopping center by an Osaka train station according to my understanding of Google Earth’s description).

Detective Conan statues outside Yomiuri Telecasting (YTV) - bottom right is a back end, street view screenshot of the Detective Conan villain-shadow (also outside of YTV’s offices) and above it on the right is a screenshot of the statues from a space-view on Google Earth

Street view screenshot from Google Earth of the Detective Conan Cafe in the Osaka Station City

Indeed, Osaka holds a significant place within the world of Detective Conan, extending its influence beyond the confines of the series itself. Yomiuri Telecasting (YTV), the studio responsible for airing Detective Conan for many years, is headquartered in Osaka. This geographical connection adds a layer of authenticity to the anime's portrayal of Osaka, as it benefits from the local knowledge and nuances provided by the studio's proximity to the city. As a tribute to this beloved series, YTV has erected statues of Detective Conan characters outside their offices, creating a tangible link between the anime and the city of Osaka. These statues not only serve as iconic landmarks for fans but also showcase the strong cultural impact of Detective Conan in the region.

Furthermore, Osaka's dedication to celebrating Detective Conan's legacy is evident through the existence of the Detective Conan Cafe located in Osaka Station City. A business park and shopping center, by one of Osaka's major train stations. The cafe's thematic decor and menu offerings inspired by the series, serves as a testament to the enduring popularity and cultural significance of Detective Conan, not only as an anime but also as a beloved part of Osaka's identity.

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The Place: Osaka Castle

In Episode 263 (Season 10, Episode 5), “The Osaka Double Mystery: The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle,” the cast visits Osaka Castle (the Toyotomi Castle mentioned in the episode title).

Osaka Castle is a famous landmark of the area, located in the Chuo Ward of Osaka, and the city is located on the island of Honshu (about 2.5 hours from Tokyo by train).

Detective Conan, Episode 263, Screenshot

Google Earth Screenshot (cropped and shrunk)

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Osaka Castle

https://ivrpa.org/panorama/osaka-castle/

is that you can go on a virtual tour of the building and surrounding area.

you can actually explore more places in the castle than in-person, view rooms unavailable to public for preservation purposes.

Of course, this is not the only place you can visit using such means as more and more places are digitizing their locations. For example, fans of anime and manga likely already have several wish list locations to explore like Akihabara or restaurants, etc.

And, like Osaka Castle, many of these famous places you can find digital entries for as a means to virtually visit. The most common way to start is using Google Maps, and by checking out websites. Cafes, for instance, regularly feature images, their locations, and menus. You can create an at-home experience for a cafe visit by attempting to make some of the menu's dishes using online recipes or by purchasing a dessert (like cheesecake) to enjoy while learning more about the cafe or watching a YouTube review of the area.

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Events: Japan Cherry (Sakura) Blossom Festival

https://seeker.io/cherry-blossom-festivals-japan/

https://daisous.com/collections/sakura?page=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZN2yTa1HcY

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How Can You Do It Too?

Instagram, @eigaxtabi

Now that we’ve gone through or case study of Osaka and Detective Conan, let’s discuss techniques for being able to do this yourself.

Like I mentioned before, all you really need is a device capable of internet access, some interest, and some time–things you may already have, or can gain, access to.

First step is easy - find some inspiration. This can come from anywhere. I use anime, but someone could just as easily use ice scream, stairs, or a sound. Like szecadas which we can here plenty of in the Summers of south carolina and also in the summers of Japan.

This user on instagram, eigaxtabi seems to use anime to explore - and we can see that in a lot of posts their posts. This is an example of finding that inspiration. Knowing that the general setting of detective conan is Tokyo, you can probably find a lot of the city-scape in the background and search those out in real life but outslide of contemporary exploration, we can also look at and tour the past through archival knowledge, images and records.

Let’s start with contemporary virtual tourism first though.

Oh, and before I continue, I want to warn that this is where my presentation goes a little off the rails as we get into research techniques

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Virtual Travel - Present Day Japan

Screenshots taken from Youtube, Google, and Amazon.com

Never an easier time than now to visit a place by virtual means. Thera are, of course, VR options like this device that you can find on Amazon where you place your phone in front of your eyes and can watch videos like this one on YouTube which will track you movement. Even without this headset, however, you can scan an area by turning your phone around a room oor clicking the navigation at the top if you are on a laptop/computer.

Virtual Reality (VR) Tours, With or without the VR headset, can help you immerse yourself in 360-degree virtual tours of various places and more and more places are starting to use this. In fact, I went on several virtual school tours last year as I was looking into what schools I may want to apply for this year. Some companies and organizations offer VR tours of famous landmarks, museums, and even real estate listings. Japan, a country targeting and expanding upon their soft power, which a persuasive approach to international relations that typically involves the use of economic or cultural influence has spent a lot of time, money, and energy into expanding their digital presence via these means. It helps them document and share historical sites as well as preserve present day lifestyles of the nation.

Personally, I like to search for specific places or attractions and find user-generated or professionally produced virtual tours - like that of Tokyo Disney. Similar to how users are constantly live streaming Disneyland and Disneyworld here in the US, the same can be said for these types of attractions in Japan.

You can also go to Google Maps and search a specific location, then use Street View, which allows you to virtually explore streets and neighborhoods around the world as I showed earlier in this presentation with Osaka’s Conan Cafe and YTV’s headquarters.

You can also use Online Travel Platforms: Websites like Airbnb, TripAdvisor, and Expedia often have virtual tours of hotels, vacation rentals, and tourist attractions. While you won’t be able to hang out poolside in the luxuries of Tokyo hotel virtually, you can navigate through these tours to get a sense of what a place looks like before you visit or gain an understanding of some of the country’s unique attractions.

Even wikipedia, which I could never recommend as source for an academic paper is still a great source for information as a starting point.

And beyond just images of the streets, you can immerse yourself in Japanese culture by watch videos of performances in these public squares, such as explore virtual nightlife experiences that some websites may offer.

Remember that while taking a virtual tour, you can learn about that location’s history, culture, and cuisine through online articles, documentaries, and travel vlogs. Virtual tours are a great way to explore a destination from the comfort of your home and plan for future travel experiences.

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Virtual Travel - Present Day Japan

Detective Conan, Ramen Images

Speaking of cuisine - I mentioned before virtual cafe visits with Youtube reviews and a slice of cheesecake from your nearby store - but you can also have more personal or active experiences by making food or by preparing food in a way that explores the traditions of Japan.

First step here is pick a Japanese dish. Maybe start with something simple and common. Research it a bit - what is the history of the dish? Where and why is it popular in Japan? And, somewhat importantly, when is the dish typically prepared? In the US, we typically cook a Turkey around Thanksgiving as a seasonal meal, but don’t have too many other specific seasonal meals outside of cultural dishes, which is not the case in many other countries.

A great starting point here for those wanting to make a dish from scratch is to prepare soba at home. Soba is a versatile noodle made from buckwheat and can be found all over Japan in a wide variety of dishes, both hot for winter and cold for summer. It is also regularly available here in the US with most major chain stores having, or being able to stock for you, soba noodles. And, did you know that there is a “correct” way to eat Soba? Similar to how there is an “incorrect” way to eat pasta in Italy, in Japan you are expected to make slurping sounds while eating. It is believe that slurping enhances the flavors, so whether you are served soba in a soup or cold soba with sauce - it would be considered down right rude of you not to slurp your food. There are hundreds of recipes online and most are pretty easy to follow, allowing your develop a dish that works for you and your tastes.

For those less culinary inclined like myself, you can start off by upgrading your cup of noodle experience. Who here likes cup of noodle? Or ramen?

Good. Ramen is relatively easy and found all over here. You can eat is dry - though I don’t recommend that - or boil water and let is sit before eating. Or, you can boil water, add in the noodles and flavor pack, before adding in some additions to give you a more authentic ramen experience. For example, tossing in an egg and letting it soft boil while you cook, or opening it up and stirring it in. You can add vegetables and a protein too, such as a precooked piece of beef or pork. Additionally, you can add a sauce to expand the flavor of the base broth. Some ass soy sauce to make it more salty, some add teriyaki, personally – as strange as it is – my mom adds italian dressing. Ew to me, but okay, whatever makes it more enjoyable for you.

Using your digital platform as a research tool, you can explore smaller, unique parts of the culture that you may not have thought about before - right from your kitchen and without having to hustle and bustle into a crowded restaurant.

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Virtual Travel - Historical Japan

https://www.google.com/search?q=detective+conan+jamon+period&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS798US798&oq=detective+conan+jamon+period&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2.11777j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2d9fe475,vid:3N5z7_6Nug8

Now this may be a bit of a stretch to some, but I think that part of the wonder of the internet is the way we are digitize and sharing history. Many museums and art galleries offer virtual tours of their collections and exhibitions on their websites, with beautiful photos of the art and pottery and exhibits for people to view.

For example, I went to the MET in New York and spent an entire day exploring The Tale Of Genji exhibit that was being loaned to the MET from a Museum in Japan. I went home that day and learned that the entire day I spent in that exhibit alone wasn’t even half of the Japan’s museum’s collection and ended up staying up late exploring their online archives. The image above is taken from a YouTube OVA project that discusses the Jomon Period of ancient Japan using anime and showing historical, native techniques for cooking and pottery work.

The same way you can explore the streets of Japan, the restaurants, buildings, etc. are also the ways you can explore their collections and learn about the art and history from the comfort of your home.

Educational websites and platforms sometimes offer virtual field trips for students and learners that you can access for free with a student email - even one that’s super old or one that you gained by taking a single class at your local JC. These can be a great way to explore educational and historical sites.

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SAFE Virtual Travels

https://detectiveconan.fandom.com/wiki/National_Police_Agency

Don’t Click On Suspicious Links
Be Careful About What You Download
Keep Personal Information Private
Make Online Purchases From Secure Sites

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Media Literacy

Smooth, Jay. Crash Course Media Literacy. 2018. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwJ0obJya0

There are a lot of different definitions–ultimately, media literacy is “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication.”

Media is all around us. It’s not just the news on your phone, or youtube videos online–it’s everything from pictures taken, to art on the wall, to videos, to tweets, to writing in a journal, and beyond.

Therefore, Media Literacy is an important skill set that you use everyday and that you develop as time goes on.

Vocab: “The Media” or “Mass Media” - the umbrella term for what we often refer to as content that is widely distributed like: Social media, News, Television, Movies, Academic Articles, Advertisements etc.

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Media Literacy

Humphries, Chelsea. Research Guides: External Analysis Research: 5. Evaluating Sources. https://researchguides.library.brocku.ca/external-analysis/evaluating-sources.

1. Who created the message and what is the purpose?

2. What techniques are used to attract and hold attention?

3. What lifestyles, values and points of view are depicted?

4. How might different people interpret this message?

5. What is omitted?

The RADAR Method

Relevance - How is this information relevant to you?
Authority - Who is the author? What makes this person or group an authoritative source? > Essentially, is this source reliable?
Date - When was this information published and is the publication date important to your topic of study?
Appearance - Does the information look professional or academic? Does it have citations and references? > Essentially, does this appear accurate now?
Reason for Writing - Why did the author publish this information? What is the media’s intent and effect? Also, WHO published it and why? > Essentially, what are the biases?

Ask yourself -

1. Who created the message and what is the purpose?

A museum for example may be trying to engage a new audience and encourage locals and tourists to come to their town and their location. Meanwhile an influencer may want you to follow them, like - subscribe - and purchase something. Not bad things, but things we should consider.

2. What techniques are used to attract and hold attention?

3. What lifestyles, values and points of view are depicted?

4. How might different people interpret this message?

5. And, perhaps most importantly, what is omitted?

To help us navigate information - consider using the The RADAR Method

Relevance - How is this information relevant to you?

Authority - Who is the author? What makes this person or group an authoritative source? > Essentially, is this source reliable?

Date - When was this information published and is the publication date important to your topic of study?

Appearance - Does the information look professional or academic? Does it have citations and references? > Essentially, does this appear accurate now?

Reason for Writing - Why did the author publish this information? What is the media’s intent and effect? Also, WHO published it and why? > Essentially, what are the biases?

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Case Example

Assets from Canva, Detective Conan, and art by Peggy Wood

Relevance

You came - assumably you want to travel virtually

Authority

I work at a Junior College, Irvine Valley College in CA

(probably verifiable online)

Date

??

Appearance

Citation on every slide, and slides are available online (theanimeview.com)

Reason for Writing

?

Let’s use my preparation as an example

For Relevance,

You came - assumably you want to travel virtually

For Authority,

I work at a Junior College, Irvine Valley College in CA (probably verifiable online). I’ve clarified my status as someone working in education and looking to pursue further education in this field of study

Date

This one we can be a little unsure of, as I have not dated my information, but most of what I have pulled is easy to find online. It seems to be largely common knowledge, or something you can confirm with some researching.

Appearance

Citation on every slide, and slides are available online (theanimeview.com)

Reason for Writing

I’ll say that, for me, my reasoning is personal passion and a wish to share. However, remember that this is what I coded into my slides and presentation, which may not be how you all decode the messages, research, and information here.

In applying this to the larger idea of Virtual Tourism, I hope all of you can walk away with some ideas on where to get started with your own virtual travels, and appreciate that a significant step in this process is simply research. Safe, and accurate research to the best of your abilities.

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Try It Out!

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The Anime View

theanimeview.com