I Tried Camping Japan's Roadside Stations

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[@TokyoLens]

If you enjoyed this... Just wait until next week!! 😉 **ALREADY PLANNING A HUUUUGE ADVENTURE FOR THIS YEAR!!** Should I let Patreon choose the route like last time? BTW - We have an Entire Playlist of camping content now!! (linked in the description) - See You All NEXT WEEK!! (It's going to be a fun one~)

[@insolus2307]

see ya next week norm

[@artfromtheheart4391]

Seriously cannot wait for this!!

[@sarahramos2919]

50/50 split Norm and Patreon routes? Winning either way!

[@thempstead]

I'm sure Patreon can suggest some weird and wonderful places for you to consider

[@cheriestl]

Oh, I say string us along. Give Patreons vague choices, and let views have some choice, too.

[@bidoof22]

I am a simple man. I see a Tokyo Lens upload notif and I click.

[@TokyoLens]

Big love for that~

[@GutsfromBewsewk]

@@TokyoLens Was Trifecta Squad stuff discontinued, or just on hiatus?

[@samanthalst]

There's always something comforting about watching Norm's videos that make me feel fulfilled for some odd reason 😂 Is it the filming style, the commentary or the journey he takes us on; idk but imma binge on a couple of videos now.

[@Sahara333]

That roadside stop in the middle of the water is craazzyyy! Like the way it seems to just emerge from the water is something out of a movie. I thought the little mascot was cute, Japan has such cute things that I can’t wait to buy when I go back, whenever that is.

[@jinjinjinrou]

Your excitement is infectious and helps me brighten up my day. Also thanks for being detailed enough with the locations, feels like I am touring Japan even if I can barely afford a plane ticket.

[@chazmann87]

I've been watching this channel for the last 5 years and I wanted to thank you for giving me a chance to experience Japan through your eyes & camera lens. You've inspired me to finally book my dream vacation & I'm extremely proud to say that I'll be flying into Japan in 3 WEEKS. Thanks for all the advice over the years, it's going to come in handy. Thanks, Norm.

[@gamersrise2490]

How's it been?

[@spankosaurus]

how was it man?

[@TokyoLens]

I’m with these people!! ⬆️ How was it?

[@rootntootncowboy]

8 months later and I also would like to know how it was lmao

[@joshuamstark]

Good to see the Kei camper again! I love to see those converted schools… Great video, Norm!

[@TokyoLens]

Was such a beautiful school this time haha

[@chanced]

I'm travelling across Japan for the next few months. This video dropped just as I was contemplating my camping options!! Thanks Norm! Great timing

[@TokyoLens]

Glad it was helpful! I’m sure you’re going to have an amazing time!!

[@sgwatchtalk9906]

This is no coincidence. Google is listerning

[@OshareJapan]

Just a heads up, there’s also an online nap map with a list of free (auto)campsites too! Happy travels 😁

[@francisinghels9765]

do you know MinivanLife? A lot of tips

[@durstbigalow]

@@OshareJapan Any chance you could share the map？I'm considering an RV for my trip and would love to know where I can park.

[@fluidityyy]

Going around Japan with a little camper van seems like so much fun. You can meet so many people and see so many new places. Definitely would love to try it!

[@TokyoLens]

Couldn't agree more! 12/10 would recommend lol

[@fluidityyy]

@@TokyoLens I'm 100% gonna make it happen as soon as I get the chance to do so! 😄

[@HingleCringle]

​@@fluidityyy yeah I don't believe you

[@violetviolet5714]

I always love grey and moody skies. In the forest, over mountains, at the sea - I just think a grey sky is beautiful.

[@grintalcycles8266]

That road in the last section is the type where I love to ride my bicycle. The roads go somewhere, but there is no traffic and you feel like you are out in nature.

[@nagatopowerrr]

i love how adventurous your videos are,it has that magic as if we're exploring alongside you

[@MJAAhmad]

Any time you post a camping video, its a must-watch for me.

[@hitmantutor]

Wow!! There's so many options for travel in Japan. It's definitely smart to repurpose an abandoned school into something useful for travelers and tourists! Thanks for showing this while on your way to your destination. Looking forward to the next video! 🐸

[@idha39]

You speak with such kindness and love about everything you come by and with such appreciation for everything you missed

[@jeremytome]

You're one of the best storytellers on KZbin, it also helps being in a unique country. Let's Go!

[@MickeyMishra]

With all the places I want to tour/ Visit in Japan? This little mini RV seems like the ticket. Put an Electric bike on the back, and really go around seeing these really remote places. I still can't get over how cool this small thing is.

[@megamcee]

The long drives in the night always remind me of childhood trips to my grandma (~16h by train and bus). And even though the scenery wasn't quite the same as this, these kinds of videos still make me super nostalgic for the good ol' days.

[@garey_0435]

These kinds of videos are by far my favorite from you norm! So amazing seeing these places!

[@SmilingQuokka]

Oh my gosh, such a tease at the end. Way to hook us through for the next one! 😂 Also, I wish these cars were available where we live. They look so convenient to pack and go for a weekend.

[@TokyoLens]

They’re an absolute blast!

[@MatsuhitoWeela]

This is a cool video, I don't think I'll ever go on a Japanese road trip to experience these stations myself but I really enjoyed the vibe of that abandoned school. Hopefully you learned your lesson about the pillow, I'd have such a hard time without one!

[@TokyoLens]

Lol the jacket worked out luckily!

[@KrAUSerMike]

Oh cool that Firefly of the Ocean, I was there last week. My wife's uncle took us around Chiba and we stopped there before going to the aquarium at Soga.

[@griffrafff]

You cutting yourself off when you were about to hype up the down jackets killed me 😂😂

[@TokyoLens]

Lol it went on for a while 😂

[@idha39]

Japanese modern architecture and superproyects are such ignored masterpieces of detailed human design, in every take in the video there is a cool and smart use of space, and beautiful design both interior and exterior!

[@idha39]

Welp, the captain weel didnt move, takes a few points away but still

[@idha39]

All of those brilliant seaside roads and tunnels and bridges

[@lupus5339]

Campers are really cool to travel around, i did it once in europe and i love the ability to move where ever you want to go.

[@zenbugami]

Next month, I'm starting doing my driving license, so if I pass it, going with a camper van in Japan will for sure go to my bucket list 😀 I can't sleep without a pillow as well... especially MY pillow 😆

[@With_Me_JAPAN]

Thank you for showing Umihotaru that I have been always curious about! Must be beautiful in summer too😊And love the road side station that used to be school! People come there for leisure and feel nostalgia😍

[@vintagejones1372]

Norm, your delight with your adventures makes me so happy. You celebrate the same kinds of things I do; thank you for taking us (me!) along.

[@denizday7785]

Yes! The way he was so aghast that the wheel wouldn't spin had such kid vibes. :p I love the fun and enthusiasm! :)

[@timcochrane4245]

Hey Norm, have been following your channel for a super long time! Really glad that I'm currently in Kyoto, on vacation from the UK! Not going to lie... secretly been keeping an eye out just in case I see you around! Love your videos, have a great one ☺

[@dattmay]

I'll never not be obsessed with these little camper vans. As someone over 6' tall, I may not fit super well in them, but every time I see you out and about in one it makes me wistful. This was a super interesting take on your usual camping videos and I'm glad to have seen it! I may never actually do any 'urban camping' like this, but it sure would make for an interesting experience.

[@SandstormCloudwave]

The flowers are called violets! People usually plant them late winter so they're pretty in spring.

[@Adam-vx6to]

Yes! My car luckly has the ability for the seats to all fold flat into a bed, so I love stayin at Michi No Eki on weekends. Such a fun thing.

[@flyingoctopus4304]

The return of the trusty campervan, that's a fun throwback. I'm looking forward to next week's video, but I wouldn't mind seeing that abandoned school roadside again when it's actually open. Looked really interesting.

[@CuteAsianPrincess]

That roadside station in the middle of water is so cool

[@gabrielkim2301]

Your adventures across Japan never gets old

[@ellisasou3723]

AAAAAAH your videos are SO comforting, thanks for taking us along with you!!

[@girlwithtiger5233]

Love the formerly abandoned school. Please go back there and explore!

[@TokyoLens]

I really should!

[@girlwithtiger5233]

@@TokyoLens Definitely! Or even a tour of all the abandoned schools in your area. There seem to be so many!

[@XSemperIdem5]

That forest road was beautiful. Especially in that weather. And i absolutely need a pillow to sleep. I even use two pillows.

[@justcarson69]

i love these little tokyo lens playlists. i just throw it on before i go to sleep.

[@Isador911]

The captains wheel made me laugh. Of course it doesn't move the "ship" doesn't move either. Makes perfect sense.

[@0nyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I was so happy when I opened KZbin to see a new video. Love all your camping videos!

[@jeancoultas4312]

Flowers in pots are Pansies, a lovely winter flower

[@ghoffrantaha]

I love the comfy and chill vibes of your videos. ❤

[@shashi6415]

You're not alone, i always take my pillow with me if I'm traveling, can't sleep without it

[@elder999666]

The plushies are very cute. The pink one looked amazing 😍.

[@abelgerli]

Chiba has a very special place in my heart I have seen a documentary over Nihon-ji Daibutsu when I was a child I remembered I want to see it myself. Magical 😊😊 But when I visited the second time I found the most beautiful tea house in Japan below the Temple building with a small sign that there is a tea house. The tea house has a creek or may be a spring in its garden so you can year the water in the background having a bowl of matcha. But what makes it magical the small Japanese Garden that does not mimic the sea and islands in the garden architecture because you can see the islands and the sea in the background. My secret tip when you go there take your time for a small tea ceremony ❤️

[@karlawoodman424]

I love your adventurers! Thanks again for taking all of us along!! 😍

[@NKunihisa]

When I lived in Japan, my friend and I road tripped from Ishikawa Prefecture to Kagoshima in my Wagon R. Slept in the car at road stops, found an onsen in the morning, and drove through the day. It was THE BEST trip, ever. I think about it all the time.

[@yaminogame7805]

Can't wait to see that rainy Japanese forest log cabin video. Talk about quintessential Japan.

[@mobilespeed]

Actually, the builder of the Aqualine did a monument of half cutter disc taken from the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) that been used during the construction, somewhere on the vacinity of Umihotaru PA.

[@leonprowse5806]

I did a round trip from Tokyo to Toyama and back again in a camper and during winter. The road side camping stations were a godsend. Also helped we rented an amazing camper van too

[@JessePhoenix]

All your camping videos makes me want to try to get over my fear of driving so I can go on adventures too. I love being able to get these glimpses of what's out there!

[@filip2068]

A Tokyo Lens a day makes the worries go away

[@clementihammock7572]

Just love it, reminded my times in Shikoku. Last light in Michi-no-Eki, first light pack and go. Don't leave any thrash, clean up and be disciplined.

[@ninjaman1751]

I miss camping from when I was younger. Tokyo seems nice and all but to me I think the real charm of japan comes from exploring everywhere. Awesome video I'm excited for more

[@Raizag]

Roadtrip troughout the japan? Sign me up! I would love that so much! I just love the scenery of Japan so much, it feels so calm.

[@Bebe_brendz]

I miss this kind of content,hopping one place to another with the tiny van and of course,camping. . . Looking forward for next week 😊👍

[@novaskyzero]

This is my first year in Japan and seeing you talk about being cold makes me jealous bc its super hot and humid here in July

[@DylanSunkel]

Really love how creative you're getting with your mid-sentence cuts, making it feel like a mutli-camera setup.

[@popularzero]

Thanks for releasing a video on my birthday. I know it's just when you planned on releasing it, but I'm going to pretend it's a birthday present.

[@TokyoLens]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥳 Hope it’s a great one!!!!

[@beyond-the-night]

I'm looking forward to the log house video!! Looks interesting for sure!

[@AlinaTheGoblin]

Always a good time, Norm. I missed the camper van too! Been showing my partner your videos, been having a blast especially when we both have snowy days and want to just stay inside and marathon some well-crafted content about a far-off cointry 😊

[@OshareJapan]

Yass to promoting the japan vanlife club 😆🥳. We’ve been camping in all seasons but roadside stations, kaikatsu club manga café showers and wakimizu spring water have been our absolute life savers 🙏. Definitely recommend a visit to see Hokkaido’s roadside station dragons and onsen at Michi-no-eki Sunflower Hokuryu if you’re ever up that way 😂

[@s.a.w5493]

Good tips!

[@lindsaycordova91]

Ah the camper van! Glad to see you back in it on another adventure. Excited to see what the deal is with the abandoned log house.

[@TokyoLens]

Gonna be a fun one!!

[@Rubrick25]

That building at the start was so cool. Also that captain wheel not spinning would also make me angry if it didn't end up spinning. That school was really cool too.

[@shinseiki23]

i've done the exact same thing before. went camping got everything needed but forgot to bring pillow. i used the car seat's head rest as an alternative and worked great.

[@Snessie]

Omg a camping trip on Japan sounds like such an adventure!!!!! 🤩

[@mydonglingCha]

It's good to see the return of the k car camper, it's almost become a loyal companion on your camp videos

[@kounomuller9803]

高2の者です。いつも楽しく見させてもらってます！アメリカとのハーフで今アメリカに留学中なんですけど、日本にいた頃とは少し違った視点で日本が見られて面白いです！これからもKZbin頑張ってください

[@KadeFaolan]

I like how they had truck parking on that midway portion of the tollroad. I'm a truck driver so seeing that is always nice

[@steveyoung9522]

Norm you’re the best, I love your channel!!!

[@redsamurai192]

love the view deck, it really does look like you're on a ship. those highway at 3:27 looks like the front tip of a ship!

[@KevinSchmidt-sj2rk]

I'm fascinated by the car camping culture. Now I'm left wondering about the cabin that will be the subject for next week. Not sure if I should call this episode a cliffhanger or a Normhanger ... lol Well done!

[@altaccount648]

Went from "oh ticket to japan giveaway" to "this guy actually makes cool videos" real quick.

[@TokyoLens]

Huge love for that~

[@prestonblank5371]

Michinoekis were a life savior when I lived in a car for a month driving around shikoku! Plus they usually have good food. Hope you can post more content this year, always look forward to it

[@TokyoLens]

This year is gonna be THE adventure!! Can’t wait 😊

[@lrowlands53]

Love this video - perfect pace and beautiful memorable scenes. Thanks.

[@jameslong3936]

Love the suspenseful ending Norm…can’t wait for the next episode!

[@kryptoneti1956]

Holy cow the ending, this is like to be continued video i must watch. Great editing on videos as usual. Keep up the good work.

[@luac5829]

Adventures with that camper seems like a lot of fun! it seems very cozy

[@catwatson2795]

Another great video, upset about the cliffhanger though so evil 🤣 I love the K-car, so cute. I would love to import one for home. Thanks again 😊

[@MegaNasheeds]

I love how offended Norm was at the Captain's Wheel, Cause NGL I would be the exact same lol

[@sweetarchangel6748]

The amount of times you’ve rented out that camper van - it now owns you. I don’t make the rules. Love the use of the school to host cooking classes. Wonder what else they have there? Misty forested area, abandoned hut, can’t wait for the next vid 💜

[@justinjeffries1554]

I just came across another Japanese KZbinr who combines my two favorite things - overland/car camping and Japan. Another great vid my man!

[@joycepollyanna8414]

Thanks for taking us along.

[@TokyoLens]

Glad you enjoyed

[@sheilaellvira5198]

For a second there I was scared you were going to break the captain's wheel when you tried to get it to turn! Glad you didn't! 🤣

[@tommyvanwouwen6238]

i love that tiny little camper. also yeah pillow is absolutely necciserry for sleep

[@knaveHearted]

I've never been more heartbroken then when that wheel didn't turn.

[@TNGJester]

Glad to see the camper van out again! Looking forward to the journey this year.

[@JamesSato]

It's amazing to see how Japanese building are "renovated and retrofitted" rather than being replaced outside of city. That could be a very interesting concept to explore! I would love to rent a camper to explore some of the "undeveloped" areas of Japan. Seems like there are gold fields of amazing areas to discover! 🗾📸❤ Hope your hand's recovering well!

[@armron94]

Back in 2007 i was in the boy scouts was camp in the snow we called it the klondike where you came in the snow or when it is cold. We have heders and lot of staw to keep whorm it was fun. But no snow in 2007. I live in Michigan USA

[@rysiekkolanko2324]

Morning Norm! When I was looking for summer camping ideas, roadside camping wasn't initially on my list! Thanks for bringing us along on another unique adventure!

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome vlog bro.

[@omgrussian]

I love the road trip videos! Feels like I'm really there along for the ride. Of the few countries abroad that I'd like to visit someday, Japan is definitely one of them. I envy your exploration and fun adventures!

[@BigBenlolz]

I'm sorry Chris, but I'll have to watch Norm first. Big mistake from Mr Affable to upload at the same time

[@aMEWzed]

Always love it when I catch your adventures uploaded.

[@ozidanni]

I could not do no pillow anymore. Maybe when I was in my early 20's, but now? No way! 😂 The destination looks absolutely mystical. I can't wait to see that video.

[@santi._8102]

THE KEI CAMPER IS BACKKKKKKKKK such a cool car

[@AudioDragon51]

Nice to see the camper Van again.

[@Del-Lebo]

I am so happy that you are on a new camping adventure!!! I'm so excited!!!!

[@koxukoshu]

Love the intro music. Such a camping/roadtrip vibe