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A Blind Tour (also Blindfold/Blindfolded Tourism/Sightseeing or Cecitourism〔Frank Bures (14 July 2005). (''Joel Henry: Dean of “Experimental Travel”'' ), World Hum〕) is a contemporary concept in tourism.〔(''8 Reasons Why You Should Try Blindfolded Tourism'' ), DIY Explorer, 24 November 2012〕 A form of experimental travel, it is a guided tour in which the tourist is blindfolded for the entire duration of the tour while being talked through the visited areas, as opposed to traditional sightseeing. A Blind Tour is a very different experience owing to the absence of one vital sense, sight, thereby stimulating the other relevant senses, namely hearing, feel and smell. The concept has been related to that of the "dark restaurant", where there is no light for diners to see what they eat.〔Robin Esrock (28 February 2012). (''Portugal: Blindfolded sightseeing in Lisbon'' ), New Zealand Herald.〕 A "blindfold tour" to savour the smells of the City of London was proposed as far back as 1970.〔Sheila Thomas (17 October 1970). (''You'll follow your nose in new tours proposed for London'' ), The Montreal Gazette〕 More recently, blindfolded tours have been offered in a range of mainly urban locations, including tours of Prague Castle, 〔(''Blindfolded tours of a castle'' ), EasyPrague, accessed 12 October 2014〕 Tirana in Albania,〔(''The Blind Tourism Project'' ), TrendHunter〕 Vancouver,〔Marsha Lederman (29 January 2013). (''Why I walked blindfolded for two hours through the streets of Vancouver'' ), The Globe and Mail〕 and the Alfama quarter of Lisbon.〔 The German artist Christian Jankowski has undertaken two blind tours: one in Dubai〔(''Collaboration four: Blindfold sightseeing'' ), BBC News Magazine, 20 July 2012〕 and one in Montevideo, where he led a group of blindfolded journalists.〔(''Christian Jankowski'' ), Proyectos Monclova, accessed 12 October 2014〕 The activity has been featured in a list of "25 Craziest Things To Do Before You Die".〔(''25 Craziest Things To Do Before You Die: 21. Blindfolded Sightseeing'' ), List 25, accessed 12 October 2014〕 In some cases a Blind Tour may involve offering the tourist a video of their tour following completion of the tour.〔 ==See also== Sensory deprivation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blindfolded tourism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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