Hokkaido Drive & Camping Trip: Lake Kussharo, Sunayu, Wakoto Peninsula / Wakotokohan, Kawayu in June скачать в хорошем качестве

Hokkaido Drive & Camping Trip: Lake Kussharo, Sunayu, Wakoto Peninsula / Wakotokohan, Kawayu in June

Join us for an epic 22-day kid-friendly self-drive camping trip in Hokkaido in June! Day 11 After breakfast in Wakotokohan camp, we continued to enjoy the peaceful lakeside and played with a retired couple’s dogs (they were also at the same camp) before driving off to do some sightseeing. Ikenoyu Open Air Bath (also by Lake Kussharo) – it is free to use this mixed gender onsen. This place allows people to enter with or without swimwear on. https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/a... Drove to Sunayu 砂湯 (another area by the side of Lake Kussharo) Dig anywhere on the beach of Lake Kussharo (including at Sunayu section), and you'll find hot spring water from underneath filling up the hole. Anyone can enjoy making their own open-air bath here or ashiyu (foot hot spring) here. The deeper you dig, the hotter the water gets. http://map.uu-hokkaido.jp/e/kussharo-... There is a car park right by Lake Kussharo at Sunayu, with a super nice and clean public toilet that even had automated glass doors. There was a lady cleaning it, and I asked her where the free camp was. She turned to face Lake Kussharo and drew a line in the air. On the left, was the commercial area (where there is a little hut selling food) and one is not supposed to camp there. On the right, one could camp anywhere by the lakeside and it was free till the middle of June. Lucky! It was 11 June that day and so it was still free. I thanked the kind lady. After using the toilet, I was sold. The free public toilet at Sunayu was 100 times better than Wakotokohan Camp’s toilet (not that it was bad, just that Sunayu’s spanking new, modern and well-equipped toilet housed in a proper building was great!) and camping at Sunayu was free. Decided that we were going to camp for free at Sunayu tonight and enjoy using the fab toilet more. Even the toilet seats were heated! Had lunch at the little lakeside eatery at Sunayu. Next, we drove to Kotan Open Air Bath – another free onsen, which has a men’s section and a women’s section separated by just a line of low rocks. This place allows people to enter with or without swimwear on too. We saw a replica of Kussie - a UMA (unidentified mysterious animal) first spotted first in the 1970’s in Lake Kussharo, and named after “Nessie” of Loch Ness. For some reason, Kussie was blue. Colour, I mean. Not that she was depressed, though looking at the replica, she would have legitimate reasons to be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kussie Drove back to Wakotokohan (Wakoto Peninsula) and explored the area more. Wakoto Peninsula Open Air Bath – another mixed gender free onsen on Wakotokohan. Last night, from our tent at Wakotokohan Camp, I had spotted several shadowy naked men using this free rotemburo (open air onsen) after dark. Explored Kussharo’s lakeside, and finally returned to camp to pack up and drive off to Sunayu where we had located the free camp and fab toilet. Pitched our tent before driving off to Kawayu Onsen town’s Eco Museum Center. Kawayu Onsen town 川湯温泉 Mapcode：731 802 204*42 Had dinner at Kawayu Onsen town, and made enquiries at the visitor centre about onsen/sento. The lady gave us both options and of course, being a budget traveller, I chose to head to the local bath (sento). The ladies section was tiny and there was a three-generation family (grandma, mom and little girl) using it. Returned to our tent at Sunayu to sleep. Date of Travel 1st June to 23rd June Rental car: Toyota Isis (an MPV for 6 of us) Camping Tips: We bought a cheap S$60 6-man tent (was able to fit 2 adults and 4 kids laid out like sardines, hahaha!) from Beach Road Army Market in Singapore. Bring 3 groundsheets. One for laying under the tent, and 2 spare groundsheets to put over the tent (secure it) on days when it’s colder due to wind and days when it rains (because we weren’t sure if the cheap tent would be waterproof). Buying 2 extra groundsheets is cheaper and lighter than a quality tent. For comfort, we also brought an extra padding layer to lay over the interior “floor“ of the tent as it can be hard/bumpy and cold. There are 6 of us so we brought 6 sleeping bags and always slept in it (absolutely necessary in June). Pack a tiny stove for making hot water for breakfast beverages (hubby has a tiny, compact & collapsible one from National Service army days). Solid/gas fuel can easily be purchased in many places in Hokkaido. DO NOT pack solid/gas fuel in your luggage! #family #fam #kids #familytime #travel #TravelTuesday #kidsactivities #learningthroughtravel #children #fun #activitiesforkids #freethingstodo #hokkaido #Japan #hokkaidojapan #japantravel #japantrip #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotravel #traveljapan #discoverjapan #camping Music: Mia - Jeremy Blake