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Outdoor recreation activities are popular in Japan amid the new coronavirus pandemic, as they allow others to enjoy nature while avoiding enclosed spaces and other conditions suspected of spreading the virus.
The operators of glamping sites, a form of luxury camping, will be offering accommodation and equipment.
The seven Chalets in Onsen Glamping Shima Blue, a glamping at Shima Onsen Spa in Nakanojo City, Gunma Prefecture, are almost completely reserved for September and October. “We are receiving an unprecedented number of inquiries,” said Yoshinori Seki, 55, president of the company that operates theArray.
“I think other people like our site because they can enjoy nature without worrying about getting too close to other people’s meals and taking a bath,” he added, noting that the cabins have an outdoor bath and a barbecue.
Demand for recreational car rentals is increasing. At Campingcar Inc., a Tokyo-based recreational car rental company, August sales increased 20% from last year.
The company suffered an 85% drop in sales in April, however, in June it began to see an increase in demand for domestic customers, adding foreign citizens in Japan.
People rent cars for shorter periods than before and teams are smaller, said a Campingcar official. Meanwhile, the number of consumers leaving Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture is increasing, according to the official.
Customers tend to head to destinations about two hours’ drive from urban areas, such as Gunma and Chiba prefectures in the Kanto and Kyoto region and other prefectures in the Kansai region, the official said.
“People need to pass out only with members of the family circle, without inviting friends and without using public transport,” the official said, adding that recreational cars “attract attention as a new option for others who have used Shinkansen or high-speed trains.” planes.”
An occasion called the Outdoor Fair will be held in Tokyo’s Daiba coastal district until Sunday, with the aim of providing the city’s inhabitants with a taste of camping and glamping. Families and others visited basically on Saturdays and Sundays, according to the occasion organizer.
“We are on summer holidays, but we can’t because of the new coronavirus outbreak,” said 42-year-old housewife Kayoko Kurihara, who came to the Ota Ward event in Tokyo with her 5-year-old daughter.
Outdoor recreation is relaxing, he added.
A 47-year-old corporate worker from Koto Ward in the capital said he was interested in visiting the camp. “If it’s a hotel, a closed place, I’m afraid to contract the virus,” he said. But since the campsite is outside, I don’t worry too much. “
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