Overlanding Japan
Japan is a small island country, so the style is a little different from overseas with vast land, but I enjoy short-term camping by car called Jimmy in search of the sea, mountains, rivers and lakes.
Hello, I’m Eiji Matsushita and I live in Fukuoka prefecture in the Kyushu region of Japan. It is a place with large population and many buildings. Since I often go camping, in the mountains where there are no people, the footsteps of beasts like deer, bears, and wild boars sometimes approach the tent. One of my vehicles is a 1994 SUZUKI Jimmy with a body lift, matte
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places. Hilleberg, Nemo and Msr are often used in places that cannot be reached by car. There are four seasons in Japan, and each has its own advantages:
tires and an over fender. The other is a 2017 Jeep Wrangler, roof carrier, matte tires and a hitch carrier. This SUZUKI Jimmy is my favorite to drive. This is because there are many narrow roads in Japan, which are compact and can lead to rough roads. These are the places I enjoy to camp - the seas of Omura Bay, Entrance Nada and Kanmon. The rivers are the Niyodo and Kusu River, and Shidaka Lake and Mountain Kuju. Pic 9 My favorite tents are the Blast Trail, Hilleberg, Nemo and Msr. The Blast Trail is mainly used in places where tents cannot be set up or in rough
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Spring is a time when fresh greenery and flowers are beautiful, so I go out to mountains and lakes.
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Summer is a good climate for fishing, so I go out to the sea and rivers. Temperatures are between 30 and 40 degrees Celsius.
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In autumn, the leaves begin and the mountains turn red, yellow, and orange, so I go to the mountains.
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In winter, it snows, so go to the mountains and enjoy a bonfire and a wood stove. But autumn is my favorite! I enjoy camping when the mountains are colored and it starts to get cold. In winter in Japan, it is 0 degrees in the plains and -10 Celsius in the mountains.
