Countryside camping in Japan - a trip to Chichibu, Saitama
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- Camping in the countryside of Japan is simple and beautiful and in this video we share with you where and how we camped in Chichibu, Saitama. If you are traveling by tent or campervan in Japan you will definitely see some amazing countryside and will be able to take advantage of the many onsen's around the country!
We got to eat the famous kakigouri or shaved ice in Chichibu, and hiked up Hodo mountain. We spent the evenings relaxing at the Matsuri No Yu onsen, and spent our nights camping in a tent at the beautiful Hashitachikawa campsite.
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Wow! That's so beautiful. I just randomly landed on Ogano, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. So much culture and beauty.
Really cool video!
Thanks for the lovely comment and for watching! It really is a beautiful area 😊
I think your Japanese is most impressive Aimee!! Love the vlog, soososo good - I wanna go camping now
Haha thank you, it’s one big work in progress. Yeah do it! 😃
The information is so direct and the trip is repeatable. This would help many people plan their countryside camping.
We are so glad you think so, Grant! We took your advice onboard and really wanted to make a video that was enjoyable and repeatable. Thank you again! 😀
Hello! This region of Japan is very beautiful. We haven't had the opportunity to visit it yet, but it is certainly already on our camping list! We like it! 😉👍
Thanks for watching! We're glad you liked it and that we could share this area with you. It really is beautiful! Good luck on your camping adventures! 😀
It is great idea camping around city and introduce city. I got some idea when I PCS to Korea
aw man! sorry you missed the bus, but that's awesome you are able to communicate to find your way! what an amazing campground!! wow! i would love to visit the mountains west of Tokyo :D that shaved ice looks pretty amazing too. thanks for virtually taking us with you!
Thank you for watching! There are many amazing outdoor spots around Japan, it would be great if you could visit one day 😊 It looks like you guys are really in to being outside, hope you're able to get out and about at the moment!
I lived in Chichibu 20 years ago. Thanks for the upload. loved the drone footage!
Oh wow, I wonder if it has changed much since then. Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@@RoyandAimee They didn't have the onsen at Seibu-Chichibu Station, and the express train from Ikebukuro is new, but other than that it looked the same. We used to dive off the rocks into the Ara River in Nagatoro...after seeing some local kids do it...a little further upstream in Kami-Nagatoro, away from the tourists. Anyway, loved your video. Thanks
The express train was definitely nice, it made the trip go pretty fast. That sounds like a great time! We saw a couple of kids swimming at Nagatoro when we were there, it definitely looked like a good summer time activity. Thanks again for watching! 😊
It’s a very nice video. You guys show us a beautiful sight in Japan.
Thank you! Very glad that you enjoyed it 😊
you guys are so underrated. keep it up!
😭 Thank you so much! This comment has made our day!
Thanks for sharing! Lovely
No worries! Thank you for watching and commenting! It means a lot 😊
This video in particular blew up. Nice
Thanks for checking back in on us! It's really great to hear from you 😊
@@RoyandAimee my pleasure :) I hope things are well over there!
After 2 seconds, I liked the video haha The quality is just amazing !!!!
Haha thanks Ray!
I enjoy this video very much, it’s informative and you guys are so respectful and warm, more adventures to come! ☺️☺️❤️
Thank you so much for this comment, it made us feel very happy! 😊
THIS IS AWESOME! We have a couple of camping cars down here in Okinawa and would love to take them to this region. What beautiful documentation
Thank you for your comment! Really glad you liked it 😊 Chichibu is a beautiful part of Saitama. Ooh Okinawa! We’ve always wanted to travel there and travelling around by RV sounds perfect 👌
Thank you for information
No problem! Thanks for watching 😊
I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making it.
Thank you for watching! We're glad you enjoyed it 😀
Awesome video! I enjoyed it very much. Chichibu is an amazing area. Thanks for sharing, Roy and Aimee!
Thank you so much for watching! We can definitely agree that it’s a beautiful area 😊
I hope someday can goes to japan.. Love from indonesia..
We hope you can make it here one day! Thank you for commenting 😊
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Amazing and beautiful video!
Thank you for watching! Your border collie is super cute! It looks like you live in a beautiful part of Japan 😊
i love this thank you for this so interesting
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 😊
Thank you - enjoyed that; we are planning a 3-month cycling & camping trip to Japan from May - Aug 2023 and wanted to see how viable camping would be.
PS Great vid.
That sounds like an amazing trip! Cycling and camping is definitely doable in Japan. It might be a bit wet in the rainy season though around mid June - July but there's lots of guest houses if you need a place to stay dry. Have a great time!
I loved that phone call. Imagine someone calling you and they just say "Hello i am australian"
Haha and somehow it worked 😆🤷♀️ It was definitely not the most eloquent phone call I've made in my life 😅
Hey there! We are Matt and Ann and we just recently came across your channel. Your videos are very nice to watch! They are very interesting and the scenes are really pretty :) Thanks for sharing, Keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching! It’s really lovely to read such a nice comment, thanks so much! ☺️
Nice, we love camping too, hello from indonesia
Hi, thanks for watching! 😀 I just saw one of your camping videos and the scenery looked beautiful. Camping can be really fun, hey!
Hello!! Very nice video. I wanted to go to that campsite as well. Did you advance booking at the website or you can just go directly to the campsite without any reservation?
Thanks for watching! We booked over the phone (in very broken Japanese) two days before we went. It might be fine though to go without a reservation in non-peak times (during the week, non-holidays) as it was a fairly easy-going and quiet campsite. We hope you have a great time if you make it there! 😀
Hi . By chance I came from hello talk ☺︎ i’m surprised your edit is really awesome ☺︎ I subscribed your channel . 👍
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! We are glad that you enjoyed the video! 😀
welcome hashidategawa!!!👍
Thank you! 😊
Japan is fairly metropolitan. Hey! I thought this was about camping?
True! There are a lot of big cities but there’s also some beautiful countryside and rural life 😊
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New subscriber here😊hope to see more travel videos from u guys thanks ! Ganbatte ne🥰
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and for subscribing! We'll definitely be putting out more travel videos in the future 😊
Our Timberland, tent did not leak one bit, that is in California.
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Nice video. It seemed like you guys had a wonderful time there in Saitama.
Thanks for watching! Yeah we would definitely recommend Chichibu, it’s a beautiful area!
@@RoyandAimee My pleasure. I live in Saga and I go camping around here once in a while.
Nice! We watched your latest video of kayaking around the islands, it was beautiful! We hope we're able to travel to Kyushu at some point, it looks amazing! 😊
Roy and Aimee Thank you very much for watching my video. And yes, you guys should come down here and enjoy Kyushu’s beautiful spots.
$14 for the limited express train is such a good deal!!
nice video! love from Indonesia
Thank you for watching and subscribing! It means a lot! 😀
Happy to find your channel. :) You guys seem to do a lot of camping. Do you know some camp sites that don't require booking? Looking for somewhere to go but a lot of the places I checked in Chichibu Nagatoro were fully booked!
Thank you for watching! Hmm I just had a quick search and I can’t seem to find any that don’t require booking sorry! It seems most want you to book because of coronavirus. If you are able to call and check that might be your best option 😊
Nice vid, well done!
Thank you for watching! 😊
Thank you for sharing your take on Chichibu and Nagatoro. I have an upcoming project with the Saitama Prefectural Tourism Bureau and so I like to see other content creators videos to see what I can what inspiration I can draw.
You're amazing!
Thanks for watching! Saitama has some beautiful spots, glad to hear you'll have the opportunity to show it off 😊
@@RoyandAimee > Thank you so much. You're too kind. I get these sorts of projects on the regular due to Sponsorship arrangements. Lost them all last year but slowly regaining them back, including this. Thank you so much for making this guide!
nice to go on camping in japan. thank u for sharing. stay happy and nice. lets be friends see u.
Thank you for watching! 😀
Hello. Nice video. I’m planning to go camping in Hashitachikawa campsite too this October. (I got the idea from your video by the way) Do you mind telling if they have shower rooms? And if they have rentals of camping stuff for example, tables and chairs? Thanks for sharing 🙂🙂🙂
Thank you for watching! So glad to hear our video inspired you to go there. Unfortunately, they don’t have showers at the campsite. We went to the Seibuchichibu Ekimae onsen, next to Seibu Chichibu Station to get clean. It was a little bothersome to go there at night because the trains don’t run that often but if you have a car, it’s only a 10 minute drive away. I don’t believe they did rent camping stuff like that, sorry!
Roy and Aimee thanks a lot. Looking forward to more of your travel trips. Keep safe ;)
Thank you! You too! Have a great camping trip 😊
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Very cool... is Japan a camping friendly country? is there a website for camp site location and open hours ? ありがとうございます
We definitely think it is! There are a lot of really great campsites all around Japan, including free sites. There's no official website for this campsite unfortunately. We put a link to an unofficial site in the video description and if you google hashitachikawa campsite you can see the phone number.
how do you go from chichibu to nagatoro also from nagatoro to river and the mountain
You can catch the train from Ohanabatake Station in Chichibu to Nagatoro Station - it takes about 25 mins. The river is a pretty short walk from Nagatoro Station and the start of the trail up the mountain or the ropeway is about a 15 min walk from Nagatoro Station. Hope that helps 😊
It was a great video.
Do you mind telling us the name of the camping ground and website to check the contact info?
Also, did you bring your own tent or you just rented it?
Hi Ted, thanks for watching!
It's a very small campsite operated by an older Japanese lady - so the campground doesn't actually have a website. If you Google 'Hashitachikawa Camping Ground' it will be the first result and it has a mobile number to contact. You can call that number to create a booking - Although the lady doesn't speak any english so the conversation will have to be entirely in Japanese. We took our own tent because I don't believe they have tents there available for hire :)
@@RoyandAimee thanks vm!
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What was the name of the spot where you can get a bath?
It's called Seibuchichibu Ekimae Onsen: maps.app.goo.gl/4ZMTovsoSXLreveX8
If I took a day trip do you think there's places to swim in the river without going through a camp ground ect?
There were a few people swimming in the Arakawa river at Nagatoro, so I think that's definitely possible! You could also probably get off at a different stop along the Chichibu Main Line like Nogami and swim in the river there. I hope that helps!
Do we need to reserve a spot for camping?
We phoned up and reserved a spot both times we went camping there but it seemed pretty informal. Plus there were vacant spots both times we were there so you'd probably be fine to just show up on the day as long as it's not a busy holiday period.
Any fees for camping there? If yes, how much do it cost?
Hi, thanks for watching! From memory, it’s ¥600 per tent, per night.
新潟にもいいところあるよ。
冬に新潟に行ったことがあるけど、また行きたいです！新潟に住んでいますか？
@@RoyandAimee
はい、私は新潟県に住んでいます。
いいですね！新潟でやることのお勧めがありますか？
First of all, please forgive my poor English.
Your video is great.
I haven't seen all of them yet, but it's a lot of fun.
I enjoy camping with my friends as a break from work.
It would be great if you could camp together when you come to Niigata.
The summer in Niigata is short, but there is a beautiful sea.
In winter, it snows and Niigata becomes white.
There is delicious rice in Niigata. I think vegetables and fruits are also delicious.
Oh, there may be no fruits in winter.
Your English is great! Way better than our Japanese haha. We would love to come to Niigata in summer and see the ocean and eat all the delicious food! And of course do some camping 😉 Thank you for sharing so much about your home with us! Hopefully we'll visit there in the next year some time 😊
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Thank you for watching! 😊
What’s the name of the music? I like that music.
Oh do you mean the music at the start of the video? If so, it’s called Mountain Spring High by Gabriel Lewis.
@@RoyandAimee Sorry, the song from 04:24
No worries that one is called Figure It Out by Volcan Peaks 😊
can you tell me how to rent camping gear in okutama 😃😃
Hi, thanks for stopping by! We've actually never rented camping gear in Okutama before so we can't give you any first-hand information but it seems that some of the campgrounds in the area rent gear (chairs, BBQ etc., not sure about tents though). It may be best to take a look at the website of some of the campsites in the area 😊
4:55 what is the song name please?
It is so peacefull.😁
It's called Figure It Out by Volcan Peaks. Thanks for watching! 😊
@@RoyandAimee thank you.
Is it safe over there. ?
Hey, thanks for watching! Do you mean in terms of the pandemic or camping?
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Only about 5 % is about camping, why?
Yeah that’s true. Honestly, when we made this video we didn’t expect so many people to be interested in the camping side of things. We’d like to make a video in the future that’s solely about camping. Either way, thanks for taking a look! 😊
@@RoyandAimee thanks, very nice video, waiting fir your complete camping video.