Hello everyone, this is Tsukui from WAITER-U. Today is Monday, March 10th. The weather was lovely and warm again today, just like yesterday, and we had many customers come today, so thank you very much.
Today I want to talk about camping locations. What I mean is, I also started by watching camping videos on YouTube, and I thought it was cool to see YouTubers camping in a cool way, mainly solo camping, bushcraft, tapwork, and all sorts of other activities. I noticed that many professional campers use the word "wild camping."
I've noticed quite a few YouTubers start their videos with lines like, "We've arrived at the campsite. This is where we'll camp today," and I looked up what a campsite actually is back then. To put it simply, a campsite is a place where you're allowed to camp, but there's no caretaker or manager.
So, basically, you have to take all your trash with you, and of course, you have to do the obvious things like leaving the place cleaner than when you arrived. Also, there are places without toilets, which is pretty standard. But the advantage is that it's free. Campsites are places you can use without spending any money.
On the other hand, places called campgrounds are actually managed by companies or organizations that operate them properly. These companies manage the land and operate the campgrounds properly, so if you have any problems, you can contact the campground's management office and they will take care of it. Basically, you can dispose of your trash in the designated trash area at the campground, and many of them also have shops. If you run out of firewood and all your cooking fails, some places will even have vending machines that dispense instant ramen.
So, basically, if you're thinking of starting camping and you've watched a bunch of videos on YouTube and thought "wild camping sounds great," I think you should avoid going. You should use a proper campsite, and they're not that expensive; most campsites cost around 2,000 or 3,000 yen per night. First, you should book a campsite, and as for how to choose a campsite, I've made videos about how to choose a campsite in the last couple of videos, so I think it would be a good idea to refer to those videos while you're doing it.
The question is whether campsites are really that easy to find, but in the Kanto region, I know of only two. There are two along the Nakatsugawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture, and I think it's called Aiko-gun, and there's also an area a little further inland from Sagamihara that's known as a campsite in the Kanto region. There's an organization called the Japan Campsite Association, or something like that, that's working to spread the word about camping, and they have a blog and a Facebook group, so if you're interested, I think you should check out their website or Facebook page.
Today I explained the difference between a wild campsite and a campground. Basically, almost all places in Japan are either state-owned or privately owned. So, I think it's best to assume that there are almost no places where you can just enter and spend time as you please. That's all for today. See you next time.
