2019 - 2020 Application of the affect valuation theory to Japanese tourist behavior
2018 - 2019 Research, lifelong sport, and travel: Exploring pathways to sustainability
2018 - 2019 The effects of sport participation on ikigai and happiness in daily life: Experience sampling method with smartphones for late adolescents
2016 - 2019 Understanding Japanese sport tourist behaviors in international and domestic masters games
2017 - 2018 The effects of sports on ikigai (life worthiness) through social factors in community sport clubs: A cross-cultural study between Japan and Canada
2016 - 2017 Understanding conceptualizations of Japanese volunteers: Building a culture of sport volunteers
2016 - 2017 Theorizing effects of sports on ikigai (life worthiness) among Japanese late adolescents: An advancement of a grounded theory using PLS-SEM
2015 - 2016 License systems in sports tourism and its impacts on local employment in Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
2014 - 2016 Cultural similarities and differences in the effects of constraints to and constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity on psychological well-being
2013 - 2014 Outdoor recreation participation and environmental attitudes among late adolescents: Cross-cultural research between Japan and Canada
2012 - 2013 Late adolescent sport activities and its psychological effects: A cross-cultural study between Japan and Canada
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Papers (73)：
Eiji Ito. Predicting Japanese sport tourist behaviour: An extension of theory of planned behaviour with tourism ideal affect. Journal of Sport & Tourism. 2023. 27. 3. 187-203
Akari Ota, Tsukasa Kawanishi, Eiji Ito. Brazilian immigrants' constraints when attending Nagoya Frampus games and its relationships with their demographics. Journal of Eventology. 2023. 6. 1. 17-28
Eiji Ito, James Higham. An evidence-base for reducing the CO2 emissions of national mega sports events: application of the three-hub model to the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 2023
Enomoto, S, Ito,E. Differences in immersion and intention to visit through VR tourism between with and without music. Tourism Studies. 2023. 29. 1-8
Shiro Yamaguchi, Eiji Ito. Relationships between event involvement and participation intention at Ako City Marathon Online Event. Japanese Journal of Lifelong Sports. 2023. 20. 1. 23-31
Misato Murano, Maki Kobayashi, Eiji Ito. Online event management about international webinar series in tourism studies. Journal of Eventology. 2020. 4. 1. 57-62
Eiji Ito, Shintaro Kono, Jingjing Gui, Gordon J. Walker. The effects of sport participation on ikigai and happiness in daily life: Experience sampling method with smartphones for late adolescents. Sasakawa Sports Research Grants 2018. 2019. 174-180
Eiji Ito, Shintaro Kono, Isao Okayasu, Gordon J. Walker. A Cross-Cultural Study between Japan and Canada of Sport's Effects on Ikigai through Social Factors in the Sport Club Context : Development of Community with Ikigai through Sports. Sasakawa Sports Research Grants 2017. 2018. 145-151
Akira Jinno, Mayu Satake, Mana Ito, Haruka Sunada, Eiji Ito. International Conference Report: The 5th Asian Forum the Next Generation of the Social Sciences of Sport. Tourism Studies. 2017. 17. 17. 53-55
Eiji Ito, Sintaro Kono, Gordon J. Walker. Theorizing the Effects of Sports Activities on Ikigai among Late Adolescent Japanese : A Test of a Grounded Theory by Structural Equation Modeling. Sasakawa Sports Research Grants 2016. 2017. 204-213
Unveiling the impact of kataribe guides on awe experiences along Kumano Kodo
(The 15th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference 2023 2023)
Visualizing the growth of emotional solidarity research in leisure and tourism using CiteSpace
(The 15th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference 2023 2023)
Investigating spectator motivation in women’s football: A comparative analysis of integrated and independent clubs in the WE League
(The 15th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference 2023 2023)
2023/08 - The 9th Asian Forum of the Sport Sciences for the Next Generation Best Poster Presentation Award Determinants of stadium attendance in the Japanese women's professional football league: Insights from the WE League
2021/11 - UNWTO World Sports Tourism Congress Top 5 Best Practices Sustainable Mega Sport Events Must Respond to SDG 13 (Climate Action): Insights from Japan
2018/11 - Outstanding Undergraduate Student Presentation Award
2018/11 - Outstanding Undergraduate Student Presentation Award
2018/11 - Best Undergraduate Student Presentation Award
2018/08 - The 7th Asian Forum for the Next Generation of the Social Sciences of Sport 2018 Best Student Paper Award How does sport sponsorship contribute to purchase intention?
2017/11 - Japanese Society of Lifelong Sports Young Distinguished Scholar Award
2017/08 - The 6th Asian Forum for the Next Generation of the Social Sciences of Sport 2017 Best Graduate Student Paper Award Influences of walking on Kumano-Kodo on affective experience
2016/02 - The 5th Asian Forum for the Next Generation of the Social Sciences of Sport 2016 Best Student Paper Award The intentions of volunteering at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and past volunteer experiences: The roles of different types of volunteer activities
2014/08 - Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences Young Distinguished Scholar Award
2009/09 - University of Alberta F.S. Chia PhD Recruitment Scholarship
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Association Membership(s) (5)：
Japan Sport Trousim Alliance
, Japan Institute of Tourism Research
, Japan Society for Tourism Studies
, Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
, Japanese Society of Lifelong Sports
