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Japanese luxury campsite’s newest amenity: Zombies and other monsters【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 12, 2022 - Tweet
The crisp mountain air isn’t the only reason guests might be feeling chills in Nagano.
- Japan
- (camping • COK • glamping • halloween • hotels • Nagano • nature • outdoors • scary • travel • zombies)
Now you can set up your very own Secret Base with new Pokémon camping supplies
- Dale Roll
Sep 24, 2022
Camp out in style with these outdoor goods sold at Pokémon centers this fall!
- Japan
- (anime • camping • cute • outdoors • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • video games)
Japan’s five easiest-to-get-lost-on mountain trails are like alpine brain teasers【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2022
Data analysis highlights where hikers are most likely to get a little too far off the beaten path.
We try new ‘adrift at sea’ experience and end up floating alone on the Yamaguchi coast
- Katie Pask
May 30, 2022
In the middle of the ocean, no one can hear you scream.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • cool • crazy • Go Hatori • kayaking • Ocean • outdoors • sea • Shimonoseki • SNJO • travel • Yamaguchi)
Experience super accessible glamping in a seaside park at Fukuoka’s INN THE PARK
- Shannon
Mar 22, 2022
Luxurious oceanside camping just got a lot more accessible.
- Japan
- (Fukuoka • glamping • INN THE PARK • Kyushu • outdoors • Uminonakamichi Park • vacation)
We get ready for camping season with Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated wooden mug
- Shannon
Mar 14, 2022
It’s hard to imagine anyone finding this cup en-deer-ing.
- Japan
- (Amazon • Amazon Japan • camping • Masanuki Sunakoma • outdoors • shopping • SNJO)
Temple camping in Japan at Wakayama’s Daitaiji【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2021
A lot of temples in Japan offer dormitory rooms, but this one has an even cooler option.
Come camp with us on Mt. Jinbagata, the best view you can get without breaking a sweat【SoraCamp】
- Scott Wilson
Nov 17, 2021
You bring the marshmallows, we’ll bring the pics.
- Japan
- (camping • COK • Laid-Back Camp • Mt. Jinbagata • Nagano • Nagano Prefecture • nature • outdoors • SNO • Yuru Camp)
Can you buy everything you need for an overnight camping trip at Daiso? Part 2!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 8, 2021
He made it through the afternoon, but what will happen to our Daiso adventurer once night falls?
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • camping • COK • cool • crazy • Daiso • experiment • Go Hatori • outdoors • SNJO)
Japanese company creates wooden micro cottages you can tow behind your car【Pics, video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2021
More stylish than a motorhome, but more motorable than a normal home.
Now you can be like the girls in Laid-Back Camp by renting the exact gear they use in the anime
- Dale Roll
Sep 19, 2021
Rent the same gear, eat the same food, and camp in the same place as Rin and Nadeshiko!
- Japan
- (anime • camping • Fuji Five Lakes • Laid-Back Camp • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • Saiko Lake • Yamanashi • Yuru Camp)
This Tokyo apartment complex lets you paint your room, offers community BBQ and camping gear
- Dale Roll
Sep 17, 2021
And it has a community DIY workroom!
- Japan
- (Apartment • apartments • barbecue • camping • communal living • cool • DIY • Japanese apartments • outdoors • social apartments • Tokyo living)
Shibuya Loft’s new Mini Log House: The perfect hideaway for a stylish staycay
- Oona McGee
Sep 9, 2021
Tiny cabin makes big dreams come true.
- Japan
- (architecture • building • buildings • camping • design • Loft • log cabin • log house • outdoors • Shibuya • tiny homes • tiny houses)
Japanese company makes durable cardboard camping domes that are completely recyclable【Pics】
- Shannon
Aug 30, 2021
It’s like an adult version of a cardboard fort.
- Japan
- (architecture • Dan Dan Dome • environmentally friendly • outdoors • sustainability • Toyo Seikan Holdings • Yusuke Murakami)
Class up your campsite with these Japanese sake pouches designed for the outdoors
- Katy Kelly
Aug 27, 2021
These cute pouches will fit right alongside your campfire cookware!
Make summer super with Nintendo’s new Super Mario outdoor goods lineup【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2021
This Question Block holds the greatest power-up of all: cold drinks!
- Japan
- (cool • interior • nintendo • outdoors • Super Mario • video games)
Attention nagashi somen-iacs! This new Japanese gadget lets you enjoy flowing noodles solo
- Katy Kelly
May 4, 2021
Takara Tomy’s new palm-sized gadget helps you enjoy flowing nagashi-somen noodles at a responsible social distance.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • flowing noodles • food • gadgets • nagashi somen • Noodles • outdoors • SNJO • Takara Tomy • weird)
Japanese “Rainbow Fire” lets you camp in style with multicolored flames!【Photos】
- Ingrid Tsai
Nov 10, 2020
We highly suggest only seeing, and not tasting, this particular rainbow.
- Japan
- (beautiful • campfire • camping • cool • experiment • glamping • Instagrammable • outdoors • Saya Togashi)
Japan’s beautiful new campground looks perfect for living out your Princess Mononoke fantasies
- Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2020
Uga Valley campground makes a very convincing argument to take a detour from the standard Tokyo-Kyoto travel route.
- Japan
- (beautiful • campground • camping • COK • Mie • nature • outdoors • travel • Uga Valley)
Barricades placed on Mt. Fuji as mountain officially closes because of coronavirus【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2020
Surveillance camera, alarm installed to discourage the uninformed and unconcerned.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • hiking • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • nature • outdoors • travel • Yoshida Trail)
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