Motivation and Media Used by Tourist When Visiting Sightseeing After Pandemic Covid-19 in Indonesia and Japan

¹ Japanese Department, Faculty of Humanities, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 11480
² Faculty of Tourism, Faculty of Education, Department of International Relations, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan 640-8510

^* Corresponding author: utari.novella@binus.edu

Abstract

Sightseeing are places that have the attractiveness of an area, and this makes them a place that is visited by many tourists. However, several conditions make sightseeing unknown and rarely visited by tourists, which is the main problem in this study. Through this research, we will find out the motivation of tourists to travel, the media used by tourists to get information, and the attraction of sightseeing that can attract tourists to visit. This research uses survey methods and interviews with tourists to find out the phenomenon directly when tourists visit tourist attractions in Japan and Indonesia. Japan and Indonesia became the object of research because they were affected by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in their tourist fields. There will also be further analysis of the problems faced by the two countries. Then the results of the data obtained will be analyzed descriptively, and a solution to the problem is sought. Analyzing the results of this study, we found the phenomenon that the way of getting tourist information varies by age. The younger generation uses SNS, while the older generation often uses introductions from acquaintances and maps. It was also found that Japanese people’s motivation for traveling is often to find a place to visit or to have an extraordinary experience. At the same time, Indonesians are often motivated by the desire to refresh themselves.