Cheng, Connie. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-192). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; appendix in Chinese. / Thesis / Assessment Committee --- p.i / Abstracts --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / "A Note on the Use of Chinese / Japanese Terms, Names, and Webpage Materials" --- p.V / Table of Contents --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Preface --- p.1 / Objectives and Significance --- p.4 / Issues to be Addressed --- p.5 / Methodologies --- p.10 / Structure of the Thesis --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- The Rise of Japanese Pop Culture in Hong Kong - The 1980s --- p.15 / Japan's Economic Influences in Hong Kong --- p.15 / Japanese Popular Culture Boom in Hong Kong --- p.19 / Tourist Flows to Japan in the 1980s --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- The Second Japanese Popular Culture Boom - The 1990s --- p.38 / The Change in Economic and Social Environment --- p.38 / Japanese Popular Culture Continues to Flourish --- p.40 / Japanese Pop Music (J-pop) --- p.40 / "Animation, Comic and Game (ACG)" --- p.42 / Japanese Television Dramas --- p.47 / Hong Kong Tourists to Japan and the Development of Cultural Pilgrimage --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- The Age of Cultural Pilgrimage - the 2000s --- p.64 / Hong Kong People's Consumption of Japanese Products --- p.64 / Pop Songs --- p.64 / Television Dramas --- p.65 / ACG --- p.66 / Tours to Japan --- p.69 / Pop Culture Tourism and Cultural Pilgrimage --- p.75 / Governmental Strategies --- p.77 / Tour Agencies' Strategies --- p.87 / Self-guided Tourists --- p.91 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Case Studies of Hong Kong Young People who Performed Cultural Pilgrimages to Japan --- p.112 / Case 1 --- p.113 / Case 2 --- p.117 / Case 3 --- p.121 / Case 4 --- p.125 / Case 5 --- p.129 / Case 6 --- p.135 / Case 7 --- p.138 / Case 8 --- p.142 / Case 9 --- p.146 / Case 10 --- p.149 / General Remarks --- p.154 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Concluding Analysis --- p.157 / Chapter 1. --- Cultural Pilgrimage and the Cultural Identities of Hong Kong Young People --- p.158 / Chapter 2. --- The Impacts of the Rise of Pop Culture Tourism on Tourism --- p.162 / Chapter 3. --- Meanings of Cultural Pilgrimage to Fandom Study --- p.170 / Chapter 4. --- New Perspectives on the Understanding of Cultural Globalization --- p.173 / Chapter Appendix A - --- Survey Questionnaire --- p.178 / Chapter Appendix B - --- Interview Questions --- p.180 / Bibliography --- p.182