Research keywords (1)：
Agricultural economics, tourism economics, agritourism, rural resources, rural development, developing countries
Research theme for competitive and other funds (2)：
2022 - 2026 Econometric analyses for establishing prototypes of responsible agritourism in developing countries
2020 - 2022 Quantitative research on agritourism development strategies based on SDGs in developing countries
Papers (8)：
Kumar Bhatta, Ram Prasad Gajurel, Toshinori Tanaka, Yasuo Ohe. Profitability in rural restaurants and owners' motivation to agritourism: A case from Nepal. International Journal of Tourism Research. 2024. 26. 3
Kumar Bhatta, Prakash Gautam, Toshinori Tanaka. Travel Motivation during COVID-19: A Case from Nepal. Sustainability. 2022. 14. 12. 7165-7165
Michał Roman, Robert Kosiński, Kumar Bhatta, Arkadiusz Niedziółka, Andrzej Krasnodębski. Virtual and Space Tourism as New Trends in Travelling at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2022. 14. 2
Michał Roman, Kumar Bhatta, Monika Roman, Prakash Gautam. Socio-economic factors influencing travel decision-making of poles and nepalis during the covid-19 pandemic. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2021. 13. 20
Prakash GAUTAM, Kumar BHATTA. Medical Tourism in India: Possibilities and Problems of Alternative Medical Treatment. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2020. 5. 3. 181-207
Wang Ruying, Bhatta Kumar, Ohe Yasuo. Evaluating Rural Tourism Operators' Satisfaction: Evidence from Taining, Fujian Province, China. Japanese Journal of Tourism Studies. 2021. 19. 1-9
Lectures and oral presentations (1)：
Nepal-Japan Connection Through Tourism
(2022)
Education (3)：
2018 - 2021 Chiba University Graduate School of Horticulture
2016 - 2018 Tokyo University of Agriculture Department of International Agricultural Development
2009 - 2012 Tribhuvan University, Nepal Travel and Tourism Management
Work history (2)：
2022/04 - 現在 Kyushu University Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies Research Assistant Professor
2021/08 - 2022/03 Kyushu University Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies Postdoc
Awards (2)：
2022/11 - Kyushu University Kyushu University Asia Week Poster Presentation Award for Young Researchers Kyushu University Asia Week Poster Presentation Award for Young Researchers
2021/03 - Chiba University Outstanding Excellence Award
