Mohamed ELBARBARY

Profile Information

Affiliation: (Lecturer), Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University

Degree: PhD in World Cultural Heritage Studies(Mar, 2022, University of Tsukuba)

Contact information: mnb22wakayama-u.ac.jp
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-5680
J-GLOBAL ID: 202201021388166078
researchmap Member ID: R000036114

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2022 - Dec, 2023

(Researcher), Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2022

Doctoral Student, World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Dec, 2021 - Feb, 2022

(Research Assistant), Degree program in World Heritage Studies, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2020

Doctoral Student, School of Science and Engineering, College of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2013 - Nov, 2016

Master's Degree Student, Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University

Education

Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022

PhD in World Cultural Heritage Studies, World Heritage Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2021 - Sep, 2021

Exchange Student, World Heritage Studies, Brandenburg University of Technology-Cottbus
Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2020

Doctoral student with credit acquisition, School of Science and Engineering, College of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2013 - Nov, 2016

Masters of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Tourism Guidance, Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University
Sep, 2008 - Jul, 2012

Bachelor Degree in Tourism Guidance, Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University

Awards

Dec, 2024

Best Paper Award, The TTRA Asia Pacific Annual Chapter Conference 2024

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Ahmad Mohammad
Dec, 2022

Award of Scientific Excellence in International Publishing, Fayoum University, Egypt
Mar, 2022

Best Paper Award, Doctoral Program in World Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Tsukuba
Apr, 2019

Fully funded PhD scholarships, Egypt-Japan Education Partnership (EJEP), Egypt
Dec, 2018

Award of Scientific Excellence in International Publishing, Fayoum University, Egypt
Dec, 2017

Award of Scientific Excellence in International Publishing, Fayoum University, Egypt
Apr, 2016

Best Master's thesis on Islamic civilisation, Egyptian Association for Historical Studies

Papers

Metamorphosis in Motion: Olympic Ceremonies as Sites of Relational Creativity in Japan

Mariko Ikeda, Christian Morgner, Mohamed Nour El-Barbary

Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 23, Jun 10, 2025 Peer-reviewedLast author
The symbolic functions of linguistic landscape in global tourist destinations: Insights from Tokyo and Berlin

Mohamed N. El-Barbary

Wakayama Tourism Review, 6 17-20, Mar, 2025 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead authorCorresponding author
New Approach Towards The Documentation of Tagging Subculture in Tokyo

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Ondrej Skrabal

In Javier Abarca (ed.), Proceedings of the TAG conference: Name writing in public spaces, Double-H Publishing: Hamburg., 1 32-43, 2025 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead authorCorresponding author
The Influence of Semiotic Landscapes on Visitors to Tokyo's Shin-Ōkubo

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Ahmad Mohammad

Proceedings of The Asia Pacific Conference 2024: Bridging Divides for Global Recovery, 6-6, Dec, 2024 Lead authorCorresponding author
7

Urban and linguistic landscape transformations in multiethnic tourist destinations: Identity shifts in Neukölln and Shin-Ōkubo

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Ahmad Mohammad

Proceedings of The 11th TTRA Asia Pacific Annual Chapter Conference 2024, 1 203-220, Dec, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
22

Linguistic Landscape of Muslim Immigrants in Global Cities: Placemaking of The Former West-Berlin Neukölln

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda

Proceedings of The 2022 IGU Urban Commission Annual Meeting, Paris, 11-16, Jul, 2022 Lead authorCorresponding author
Local people's “sense of place” toward cultural heritage sites: correlation with demographic and socio-economic characteristics

Mohamed Nour El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Yasufumi Uekita

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 14(4) 636-653, May 13, 2022 Peer-reviewed
35

Trajectories and Challenges of Cultural Heritage Conservation in Historic Cairo Since the Mid-20th Century: Towards an Appropriate Conservation Approach for the Historic City

EL-BARBARY Mohamed N., IKEDA Mariko, UEKITA Yasufumi

Geographical review of Japan series B, 94(2) 65-80, Dec 25, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
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The Emergence of Local Conflicts of World Heritage Sites in Central Europe: The Case of a Civic Movement in The Dresden Elbe Valley

Qu F, Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda

HERITAGE 2020 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, 1 113-122, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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Change of Historic Districts Identity in The Context of Tourism Development: The Case of Khan El-Khalili District in Historic Cairo

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Yasufumi Uekita

HERITAGE 2020 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, 1 699-677, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
22

Sense of place relationship with tourist satisfaction and intentional revisit: Evidence from Egypt

Mohamed A. Abou-Shouk, Nagoua Zoair, Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mahmoud M. Hewedi

International Journal of Tourism Research, 20(2) 172-181, Mar, 2018 Peer-reviewed
24

Shiite Connotations on Islamic Artifacts from the Fatimid period (358-567 A.H/ 969-1171 A.D) Preserved in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo

Mohamed N. El Barbary, Aisha Al Tohamy, Ehab Y. Ali

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 11(3 (Special Issue)) 121-137, Feb 1, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
25

Shiite Connotations on Islamic Architecture in Cairo in The Fatimid Era (358-567 A.H/ 969-1171 A.D)

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Aisha Al Tohamy, Ehab Y. Ali

Journal of Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, 10(1/2) 270-299, Nov 30, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
15

Tunis village in Fayoum: Opportunities and challenges of tourism investment

Mohamed N. El-Barbary

Processdings of The 3rd Young Researchers Conference of Suez Canal University, Egypt, May, 2016 Lead authorCorresponding author
20

Abbasid-Fatimid Encounters And Its Impact on Eastern Trade Routes

Mohamed N. El-Barbary

Proceedings of The 16th Conference of the Egyptian Association for Historical Studies, Cairo, 2016 Lead authorCorresponding author
18

Fatimid Policy to Spread Shi’ism in Egypt

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Aisha Al Tohamy, Ehab Y. Ali

The 2nd Young Researchers Conference of Suez Canal University, Oct, 2015 Lead authorCorresponding author

Presentations

7

Journey to International Conferences

Mohamed ELBARBARY, Ryutaro Yamakita

Center for Tourism Research Workshop Series 2025, Feb 7, 2025 Invited
12

Examining Tourist’s Behavior Using Statistical Analysis Techniques

Mohamed N. Elbarbary

Center for Tourism Research workshop series for students and young researchers 2024, Jun 10, 2024 Invited
Creativity in Islamic art and Architecture in Historic Cairo

Mohamed N. El-Barbary

The UNDP Syria Workshop on Historical Urban Planning, Beirut, Dec 18, 2018 Invited

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2024 - Present

Tourism Policy and Planning (Wakayama University, Faculty of Tourism)
Apr, 2024 - Present

Global Tourism (Wakayama University, Faculty of Tourism)
Oct, 2022 - Dec, 2022

Non full-time lecturer of the practical course "World Heritage and Civil Participation” (Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Sep, 2018 - May, 2019

"Specialized Eco-tourism Guidance (5)-Sinai and the Red Sea" (Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University)
Sep, 2017 - Mar, 2019

Practical course "Specialized Tourism Guidance(5)-Historic Cairo" (Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University)

Professional Memberships

Jul, 2024 - Present

The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH)
Nov, 2020 - Present

The Association of Japanese Geographers
Feb, 2016 - Present

Presidential Leadership Program (PLP)
Jan, 2016 - Present

Egyptian Association for Historical Studies

Works

Lecturer, Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University

Apr 1, 2024 - Present Educational material
Researcher

Faculty of Arts, Design, University of Tsukuba

Apr 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023 Educational material
Research Assistant

Graduate School of, Comprehensive, Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Oct 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022 Educational material
Teaching Assistant

Graduate School of, Comprehensive, Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Oct 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2021 Educational material
Assistant Lecturer (Full-Time)

Fayoum University Faculty of Tourism, Hotels

Dec 19, 2016 - Mar 31, 2019 Educational material
Demonstrator (Full-time)

Fayoum University Faculty of Tourism, Hotels

Apr 1, 2013 - Dec 17, 2016 Educational material
Tour Leader (Full-Time)

Cairo Express Travel

Sep 16, 2012 - Mar 31, 2013 Other

Research Projects

A Comparative Study of Arab Tourists' Perception and Realization of Japan Image as A Tourist Destination

Grant for Early Career Researchers, Tourism Studies, JSPS, Apr, 2025 - Mar, 2028

Mohamed ELBARBARY
Addressing Overtourism Issues in Global Cities: Street Art as An Alternative Tourism Product

Tourism Studies, Wakayama University, Center for Tourism Research, May, 2025 - Mar, 2026

Mohamed ELBARBARY
Old and New Tourist Pamphlet- An Invitation to Tourism Education and sightseeing with Bird's Eye View drawn by Hatsusaburo Yoshida

Tourism Studies, Wakayama University, Center for Tourism Research, May, 2024 - Mar, 2025

Etsuki Higashi, Hajime Ishikawa, Mohamed ELBARBARY, Ryutaro Yamakita
Graffiti as a Catalyst for ‘Sense of Place’ in Global Cities

Tsukuba Hamburg Networking Challenge Grant-International and Transdisciplinary Research Team Building, Overseas Joint Collaboration Research, University of Tsukuba URA, Jan, 2023 - Mar, 2024

Mohamed N. El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Ondrej Skrabal, Sanja Ewald
Cultural heritage studies on the culture, language and customs of Muslim migrants in global cities

Research Grant of the Faculty of Art and Design, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Dec, 2021 - Feb, 2022

Mariko Ikeda, Mohamed N. El-Barbary

Academic Activities

Wakayama Tourism Review

Supervision (editorial)

International Center for Tourism Research, Apr 1, 2024 - Present

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