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Impact of Rural Tourism Operated by Retiree Farmers on Multifunctionality

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This Chapter examines the roles and significance of rural tourism activity undertaken by those farmers who have retired from non-farming jobs from a multifunctional perspective in Chiba, eastern Japan.

This chapter was revised from the paper initially published as Ohe (2008), and partially, i.e., Sect. 5.6.1 from Ohe (2012, 229–232). The author acknowledges the permission given by the initial publishers.

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Ohe, Y. (2020). Impact of Rural Tourism Operated by Retiree Farmers on Multifunctionality. In: Community-based Rural Tourism and Entrepreneurship. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0383-2_5

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