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RVing in Japan made easy.

Where? #Kumamoto Route R 388.

We made a stop at this road-station, located at a scenic lake. Good place for a stroll, a quick bite and some coffee.

It's OK for an overnight P, clean toilets, 24h.

The shores of the lake are covered with Sakura trees.

It must be awesome to visit this place in March.

And yes, they do sell ice cream....

Explore Japan by campervan,

Way to Go.

http://3seven77.net/en/

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RVing in Japan made easy 3.

All camper-rentals in Japan come with car-navigation. BUT unfortunately they only work in Japanese mode.

We always use Google Navi via our tablet/smartphone/wifi.

Works perfect.

RVing around Steaming Saga Countryside

In January we took Esther the RV

 for a weekend spin around 

Mt Tara in Saga ken, Kyushu.

This part of Japan and especially at this time of the year

 it is off-the-beaten-track.

Nice and quiet.

First day was exploring birdlife near the Ariaki Sea, next day was land-inwards.

There are truly zillion of soaking options in Saga ken, so of course we enjoyed a wonderful bath at one of the hot-springs.

Slept a peaceful sleep at the parking lot near a playground park (super clean toilets),

and woke up next morning to a wintery wonderland with snow at the higher altitude roads.

(Both hotspring and parking area are along route 444, 

not far from each other).

Typical mountain road...

1 car at a time.

The sudden change in weather made it into a magic scenery.

 Esther the RV.

Small, cozy and multi purpose. 

The fields across this valley have some tea crops.

So now you know how Iced Tea is grown ;-)

Traditional farm-house.

Luff those roof constructions.

Steaming hills.

Things you see when driving around Saga ken....

...and things you eat in Ureshino, small town famous for its hot springs and.....

Tofu nabe.

Wake me up any time!! 

Yummy.

See Marijke's blog for the birding part:

http://wingsndthings.blogspot.jp/2018/02/saga.html

For Camper Rentals:

http://3seven77.net/en/

Exploring Kyushu by RV, 

Way to Go.

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RVing in Japan made easy.

Here and there but especially in the countryside,

you can encounter Honesty Fruit & Vegie stalls. Just drop the right amount of yen in the box and take your goodies. いただきます。

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RVing in Japan made easy.

Here we made a pit-stop at one of the zillion convenience stores. 

Hot fresh coffee, good quality pre-cooked food, general food supplies, place to drop off small amount of rubbish, clean toilets (courtesy: ask the staff if you can make use of the loo).

Even an overnight stay is "okay" but not recommended as trafffic is coming and going all hours.

There are plenty of places to camp.

For free.