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I love the length of your videos, the interesting content, and the fact you don't over-hype with silly thumbnails. Thanks for giving us an insight into your journey, and for all the work I think you have to put in for each video.

That impatient feeling when you realise you have to wait another whole week for a Chani video! 😩❤

Thank you so much Chani for showing us your glamping night. It truly feels like you're taking all of us glamping with you haha

I love that you are showing us a side of Japanese life that we would not normally have access to.

My favorite off the beaten path place in Japan is Gyokuzoin. It’s between Nara and Osaka. I stayed overnight and had a wing to myself. One of the monks spoke English and drove me up the mountain to the villa so I didn’t have to hike up lol. I experienced a morning fire prayer and traditional prayer ceremony and get a tour of the main building. I ate some of the best vegetarian food ever ( I’m not vegetarian lol). The area around the temple is lovely. I didn’t get a chance to explore everything but I will definitely visit.

Really enjoyed this, I think you’re putting the locals at ease with how respectful and thoughtful you are, it's refreshing to see instead of the usual vlogs that put the ends before the means.

Never even thought one could go glamping in Japan. Fun adventure! Thanks for sharing! P. S. Supporting small, local businesses is important to me. ❤😍

That camp site has everything, Chani. Loved the pet chicken! Thank you for taking us along on your fun adventures! Just love your vlogs!

Your videos are so well made! It looks like you have a whole production team behind them. Not only is the content interesting, but the delivery and editing are superb. Your attention to detail and the way you present information make each video a joy to watch, minus all the cheesy, catchy KZfaq headlines. Keep up the fantastic work-can't wait to see what you create next!

I can't wait to visit Japan and am researching all the non touristy spots. Your videos really helps, thank you ☺️. I hope that there wasn't too much damage to your house and I hope that Miss Millie is ok 😻❤. One of my dogs 🐶 shakes during thunderstorms ⛈️⚡ and I have to hold her and comfort her. It's a good job that you didn't take Millie with you. I look forward to seeing your next video Chani. Take care 🫶❤️

I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on sustainability and respecting local customs. I look forward to your next video

Amen to going to smaller places and supporting local businesses. It makes such a difference. I had to laugh when you joked about if the chicken you were being served was the one that had been walking around! PS, nice toe nails ❤

I love that you encourage travel off the beaten path in Japan! When I started posting about Japan on my blog and instagram I made it top priority to showcase mostly unknown spots off in the countryside. There are so many beautiful spots that get overlooked completely. In order for Japan to stay a travel destination that everyone can enjoy, it’s so important to spread out tourism and support locals more. Wakayama is one of my favorite spots as well, as is Shikoku. You should definitely visit part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage!

Girl! You almost drowned. My hero doesn't shy away from storms in a tent.

I think it's wonderful that there's so many places that are still quiet and peaceful.

How nice that your parents could visit!! What a great camping site!

That chicken was a dog in a past life. Great personality.

Thanks Chani for bringing us along. Glad to see your parents are well. BeeStation should sponsor you! i'm already checking it

Not really camping per se, but I went with my Japanese family to a place on the Chiba Peninsula near Tateyama about 2 years ago now, it was a combination of either motel type rooms or tents out the back, it also had a small onsen, there were a few large marques where we had Yaki-niku BBQ on 2 Weber Kettles, the next day we visited the Kamogawa Seaworld and watched the Orca Whales do their tricks splashing everyone in the stands......lucky it was in the middle of Summer. We finished off the weekend with a huge Tempura and Sushi restaurant which i believe is pretty famous in the area but i forgot what it was called but there was at least a 50 minute wait to be seated. It was well worth the wait. That was one heck of a storm you had Chani, when it storms in Japan, it doesn't muck around lol.

Super fun!! I can't wait to see Millie camping ❤

I love camping and I do it often in the netherlands. I would love to camp in Japan too someday!!

What a lovely camping site!! Despite the rain we appreciate you sharing the experience! 🤍✨

When i go back to Japan, I'm totally going tonthis campground! As always, I just love how real you are and everything that you care to show us all❤

I hadn't heard of glamping before now. What a wonderful alternative for folks who may not be able camp the 'regular' way. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I really enjoyed your glamping experience. It was also interesting to hear your insight on tourism…..I live in a state (USA) that depends on its tourism, in fact my 40+ career years were with one of the major tourism players in the world. I guess I’m numb to the impacts you described so thanks for the reminders! Thanks for sharing!

What a treat it is to learn something so different about Japan! I enjoy your sense of adventure so I’m going to be a keen follower!

Kakunodate! We just came back from a few weeks exploring the northern part of the main island of Japan and it was amazing! Kakunodate is a little village that had lots of original samurai houses and the owners open them all up for people to wander through

Love this, such a great idea to get off the beaten track, thanks for showing us Chani. ❤❤

Hope everything was ok at home. I have always wanted to go off the beaten track in Japan. So this episode was really special. Thank you and see you next time!

A great glamping video and thoughtful introduction to being mindful & intentional when traveling in Japan. Well done, Chani-san! 👏⛺️

I'm glad you stepped out of your comfort zone and went camping. Loved the place and your new friend.

Thank you for showing us such a peaceful place ❤ That is what I’m looking for when I travel. Of course I love to visit the big and known sights, but I what I love more is to discover new hidden gems that I can really feel the charm of the place without 1000 other people.😊

Lovely looking place! This is the type of tourism I love to do ❤ avoid the crowds and find lesser known gems.

What a beautiful camping spot!

I am English and I live in the UK. I go to Japan frequently as my long-term partner is Japanese. We go to Yamaguchi where cycling is very much the sport of the area and encouraged. We love Kawachi Wisteria Garden, Kitakuyshu. Fukuoka.

Thank you for showing us this campground. It is so nice. Love your channel and the content.

AMAZING message about sustainable tourism. Thank you! Glamping looks lush! ❤

You finally went camping! That site looks so beautiful and cozy!

What a beautiful campsite and accommodation with a superb host. Not only were you supporting the local business but also local farmers who supplied all the food too. I'm guessing that the wind and rain created a few problems at home with the sunshade and garden. But I'll have to wait to find out.

This camping place is really gorgeous. I would like to visit there after I move to Japan

Nice! We just returned from Kyushu and will be visiting Wakayama in a few weeks too, enjoy!

That is a very nice looking camping spot, shame about the weather, thanks Chani for showing us this.

Oh Chani I love that Glamping place and I love rain, thanks for the video. ❤

Great message about responsible travel in your video👏.. thanks for bringing us along 😊

Another wonderful video! They’re quaint, personal, informative, and fun! You really have a good thing going on this channel!

Chani! Another great video, wow! Keep up the good work. ...I always seek out "off-the-beaten-path" places when I visit Japan. They are a nice complement to the tourist hot spots, which as you mentioned have become very very busy. Some of my best experiences visiting Japan over the last 2 years were the quiet moments, away from the main route.

Wakayama is a great area and this looks like a great stop on the way to the Kumano Kodo trail, a journey of a lifetime...and you don't even need to hike it cause there are buses, can stay at hotels, etc.

Wow Chani, what an adventurous woman you are!! I think I would like glamping in a storm as well. Thankyou Chani another very informative video. Sorry to hear your home got sone damage in the storm, waiting for your next video. Stay well❤

What a positive attitude you have❤

What a lovely place, There are so many places to see in Japan, it’s hard to know where to go because I would love to see it all

Thank you for sharing all your adventures and all the interesting things about life in Japan. I am currently also planning to move to Japan and your videos give me hope that I could achieve it too. Also, sleeping in a tent in a storm to me always felt so soothing. I hope you will have a lot of good nights outside in the future 😄 greetings from Italy, M.

It is so cool Chani to seethat glamping in out of beaten path ,i really appreciate your videos best to you Maaku from Montreal Quebec Canada

I hope your little kitty was ok when you got home! Thanks 💖💖💖

Ive been holidaying in Japan for 10years so will def add this to the list :) I love your videos - I'm an aussie in my 40s and my dream is to buy an akiya too. You are very inspiring

These videos are great watching. Thanks for taking the effort, you are doing great work.

Wow, Gaju Camp is awesome.

Now that's a glamp alright, it's a beautiful place , I'd go there for sure , I went to Wakayama once and loved , really loved this video 😊

Love this place , didn’t get down there last visit, but will definitely put it on our list for next visit

I agree, shop local and pay cash! Looks like a fun trip.

This is exactly how I like camping - at a designated camping site with manager. I feel safe and relaxed in such places. Maybe I am too anxious but I'd never camp solo at an unmanned site. This summer I plan to do car camping with my new kitty. That'll be fun.

Glamping looks amazing! Love your videos. Greetings from Belgium

I really like to watch your videos to discover hidden places here in Japan and also I like so much your attitude of gratitude in every single thing. That's awesome.

Ohhh Chani....how I very much look forward to your videos. Really makes my Friday and brings a happy to start to my weekend seeing what you are up to in Japan. That glamping tent looks absolutely amazing!! What a wonderful option for visiting Japan. We are looking to being back there next year and we will be taking your advide and visiting more regional places as part of a wonderful experience. May even come to Wakayama :) Chani I am a little worried about your BeeStation though! I am sure it is a wonderful device and does wonderful things, but it is a single failure point. If it were to tip over or fall or become mechanically damaged as often happens with storage...you would lose everything!! Please have a think about this...Ive been in the same boat many times...lat trip to Japan was 26000 photos....and to me the are precious!

That looks like a great place to camp and hang out! Great video!

I'm sure Milly will love to play with the chicken! 🤣 Take care - with the heat its getting warm in mainland Japan I saw on the news. I'm staying in the coolest part of Japan in Summer - Okinawa! There are so many awesome places here. We come here every year and our trips get longer and longer. Thanks for sharing the Glamping with Chani video. Might give it a try if we get the chance on the way back to Tokyo from Kobe

Chani, that camping place was fantastic. Takes all that pressure off regarding packing a tent, bed, mattress etc.. We should have them in Australia x

Thank you for this video, my hubby and granddaughter and I will be visiting Japan in November. We live in Brisbane and are avid campers. I wanted to fill in a couple of free nights and thought 2 nights glamping seems like the perfect solution. Thank you for this video, I'll check out this website and book a spot after we end our stay in Osaka

Thanks for sharing this lovely looking place! My small-town/lesser-known rec that's still easy to get to on public transit is "Masuya guesthouse" in Shimo-suwa + enjoying the scenery on the Azusa train from Tokyo that follows all of the river valleys. The views from the train are so nice on both sides and a highlight of both my trips there. The founder of this hostel used to work at my favourite Tokyo hostel in 2012 before moving back to her hometown and renovating a historical inn there, so I've visited on my past two trips. Shimo-suwa is a small town on a lake. There are lovely local cafes, public baths, and a great art museum, among other things. The inn has a local bar on the main floor in the evenings (the bar is small and cozy and doesn't stay open late; don't worry it's not a noisy party hostel). Very nice relaxing place and the town could definitely use more tourism. I think the train is the Azusa 17 Limited Express Matsumoto (IIRC you have to switch to a local train for the last few stops. From Suwa it's easy to proceed to Nagano city which is much larger than Shimo-suwa but still has far more of a small town feel compared to the big cities and is always one of my favourite stops.

Beautiful place with nice lightings.

This video was so great that I really feel truly blown away! :D

That tent is nicer than my apartment!

We have the same probelms with over-tourism in the UK and Europe. It's a nightmare for locals. London, Munich, Prague, Paris, Forence. Nightmare holiday in my book. Go to Paraguay, Uraguay, Botswana, Ghana, Iran, Latvia. So many interesting places with lovely people, amazing sites, and lots of history.

What a great way to start my Saturday with a cup of coffee and a smile in my face watching your videos. I love this felling. Thank you ❤

Loved the glamping video ❤❤❤. Thank you

I once toured parts of Japan using my bike. I flew into Kansai where I took the train into Osaka where I put my bike together. I rode north along the bay before catching the overnight Hankyu ferry to Kyushu where we port at Shinmoji. If there is a cute coastal town to visit in Japan, Shinmoji is an adorable place.

I recommend Oishi-Riyuumon, Otsu-shi. It’s in Shiga prefecture not too far from Osaka/Kyoto. My partner’s father brought us to a plum tree field, a very nice place with a coffee shop, restaurant, etc. Beautiful!

Wow, such a lovely and cozy camping sight! Hopefully you return some other time when the weather isn't THAT dramatic hahaha

Since high school (a long time ago) I have only ever done 'bush camping' in Australia, so it's interesting to see a glamping site in Japan. I think the storm added to the experience and you seemed to take it in your stride. Thinking about it, you could probably make a one hour video of the rain and wind pummelling the tent, since a lot of people find such videos very relaxing as a form of ASMR. Could be a nice little money-spinner once monetised. 😊

Another great video! 🌧️ 🏕️ = all the great sleep! 😊

Thanks for this weeks video ❤

Me and my partner have stayed in a traditional house in the countryside village of Iba, close to Notogawa. Very calm and nice. 😊

We stayed at a nice place up in the Wakayama mountains with an onsen in the river. We were chilling in the onsen having a Kamano Kodo Pale Ale and then a mother monkey and baby came out of the forest and were playing by the river across from us. It was pretty cool.......that place you stayed looks awesome 👍

Beautiful place, love the chicken! Thanks for the video.

Thanks!

I love Wakayama, I was born in Japan but grew up in the UK. I’ve been to mount Koya twice as it’s a special place for shingon Buddhists like my family. I went again this year. I enjoy watching your videos and getting a taste of what it’s like to really live there. Maybe one day I can go back and live there. Have you been to Ibaraki prefecture? Maybe try there and mount Tsukuba. It’s not touristy. 😊.

What a pretty camping place. Definitely one to check out !

Another inspiring video. Thank you.❤❤❤

Hearing 2 seconds of the 6pm chimes at 2.20 was enough to send me into a Proustian reverie.

I love this!!! I always wish I could visit the countryside in Japan. Just wish it is in my family's budget to travel. By any chance, do you follow Craig Mod's pop-up e-newletters of his walking adventures in Japan? I love the format, but he is not a video kind of person. Anyway, can't wait for your next video. I hope your home is okay and that there isn't too much damage to your backyard set-up. You worked so hard on that! ❤

That really was quite a storm!

I'm glad that you survived the storm, and it looks like an otherwise lovely camping space in Japan. Thank you for sharing. Hope your kitty got on alright.

Love the content of your videos.

I love your videos. I'm always looking forward to them.

What a great place to stay! Totally agree with your comments about getting off the beaten track in Japan to lesser known destinations. There are so many wonderful things to see and do there without the crowds.

That tent could probably hold it's own as a summer house Too bad the weather wasn't cooperating but I'd probably enjoy that contrast of the storm and the ultra-cozy tent sweetness 😁 The chicken seemed surprisingly relaxed and curious...just like the manager, hehe. It's good he didn't have a pet snake... I agree it's not great that the tourism influx is hyper concentrated! Spread the word!

Such a beautiful place , love the tent ❤

Thanks🤗

Wonderful! 😊👍🌸

Entertaining, informative and insightful as always. Thank you