Why do people love camping in Japan?

When browsing trends and information abroad, we often see pictures of Japanese and Korean urban residents setting up tents outdoors.

The tables, chairs and benches as well as various equipment and facilities in the picture are different from the traditional impressions of camping. Their design is more avant-garde and concise, and the equipment is more humane. Coupled with the in-view of a family or three or five friends and the cozy and peaceful natural scenery behind, it really attracts many people to learn about this outdoor leisure lifestyle.

There is no doubt that modern urban residents are eager to escape from urban life and enjoy the natural beauty. Although many cities can integrate natural elements into urban construction quite successfully, there is still nothing that can replace our feeling of being truly immersed in nature.

In crowded holidays, looking for a secluded grassland and setting up a tent under the clear sky to relax in nature has become the first choice for more and more urbanites. In fact, behind this outdoor camping leisure lifestyle is a set of maturing "camping culture", especially in Japan. In the eyes of the Japanese, camping is not just a fun and enjoyable trip, it also means a way of life that dares to take risks and find oneself.

The number of public campsites funded by the government in Japan has increased year by year since the 1960s, and the number of private campsites has exceeded 400 since the 1990s. Although it is a "small country", Japan's development of camping culture has made us utterly surprised. Not only that, Japan is also very vigorous in the education and ideological infusion of youth camping.

In Japan, the mark of camping culture is almost left in everyone's youthful memory. Japanese elementary and middle schools will organize students to "come together" during the holidays, and outdoor camping is also an important content. Almost all Japanese students have the experience of participating in "forest school" or "seaside school". Under the organization of the school, they set up their own tents in the field, learn to make fires, cook, and in the process of getting along with nature, they cultivate the ability to take care of themselves and the spirit of collectivism, and temper their will to live.

"Camping class" is not only a unique content of Japanese education, but also a popular way for Japanese parents and children to spend time with their children. Japanese educational scholars commented on this: "Modern Japanese tend to exercise their body and mind through outdoor activities, which is a habit formed from childhood education." In fact, as early as 1894, Japanese geographers published "Japanese Landscape Theory", in which they regarded "climbing and camping" as an important means of shaping the character of Japanese people.

From the long-term exploration of camping in Japan, it is not difficult to find that camping is not so much a luxury lifestyle, but rather a healthy self-cultivation and a way to keep oneself away from city life.