イマイ ハイデ   IMAI Heide   今井 ハイデ    所属   専修大学  国際コミュニケーション学部    職種   准教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2024/01/25
形態種別	調査報告書
査読	査読あり
標題	The Liminality of Subcultural Spaces: Tokyo’s Gaming Arcades as Boundary Between Social Isolation and Integration
執筆形態	共著
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Cogitatio Press
巻・号・頁	18
総ページ数	https://doi.org/10.17645/up.6969
担当範囲	Urban Planning
担当区分	筆頭著者
著者・共著者	Lisa Woite
概要	This article explores the concept of liminal spaces in Tokyo, specifically focusing on gaming arcades as transitional spaces between social isolation and integration. The decline of the once-popular arcades since the 1990s raises questions about their usage, accessibility, and affordability in contemporary Tokyo. After clarifying the concept of liminality and urban borderlands, the article examines various case studies in central Tokyo, argues that arcades serve diverse purposes and highlights the importance of reintegration of such liminal spaces to bring people from different backgrounds together, providing entertainment, competition, and ritualized encounters. Employing ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation, interviews, and secondary data analysis, this study recognizes the gaming arcade not only as a physical but also as a mental and social space.