“Glamping” is a luxury camping style where comfortable and luxurious services are provided in a natural environment. Its popularity is spreading across the world, including Japan. Recently, a new camping facility called THE FARM CAMP 「Villa」 (ザファームキャンプ 「ヴィラ」) opened near Narita International Airport (成田国際空港), which is the perfect location as it gives access to a…

One of the most challenging things about living in a foreign country is adapting to a new climate if it varies greatly to that of your home country. As both the temperature and weather conditions in the UK are consistently middling, I had never experienced weather of any real extremes before moving to Asia. While…

Have you ever heard of the term “glamping?” Apparently, it is a new trend that is taking the world by storm including Japan. The word “glamping” is basically a combination of the words glamorous and camping, so glamping is the term used for a glamorous camping trip. When glamping, there is no need for you…

On a hillside a few miles outside of Kyoto there is a small campground situated next to a river. Utsukyo Park is a delightful spot for fishing, swimming, and nature walks through the forest. When my family visited this place last summer, we felt we experienced Japan at its best. Bookings and details Author’s photo…

In summer, one of the most popular outdoor recreations of all Japanese is camping. From the last week of July until August every year you will see a lot of campers bringing their family, camping car and tents to preferred campsites of Japan. At the moment, the country has almost 3,000 campsites. The campsites here…