Hokkaido 5-Day Whirlwind Camping Car (RV) Road Trip in Northern Japan
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- We're in Hokkaido! A 5 day road trip in a camping car RV rental from Sapporo. A trip of a lifetime.
The rental company, "Do Campers" -- dropped the RV off at the airport. At the end of out trip we gave it back at the airport. Easy peasy.
RockEastwood
Great tour, thanks for sharing with us. Tina and I sat on the deck and watched. I could of spent all day in that mushroom joint. The big crabs were cool to see. Loved the scenery!
Those crabs were delicious! Thank you so much! I wish I would sit on your back porch also. I hope you and Tina weren't too bored with my silly antics. Appreciate it.
@@rockeastwood not at all, we loved your tupac head band too. You had us cracking up at the bath house. Yes, the back deck is very nice this time of year.
Badass. I had no idea Japan was so pretty and had that much forest land. Good stuff brother
Thank you so much for saying so. It’s my goal to surprise people about Japan :) Appreciate it.
I like the longer video! Great one sir!
I appreciate that. I didn’t think most people can stand over 10 min so I try to keep them short. It sure would make editing a lot easier if I just post it up! 😊 Thank you so much
Very beautiful video Rock! Thank you for sharing this with us. 👍😁
Thank you so much, Braxx-san 😊
wow what a video so many things I could comment on, could write a book, excellent Rocky I enjoyed the trip you and your wife did
You're very kind Craig. It was too short (unlike this video) but I hope to see eastern Hokkaido soon! Thank you so much.
Japan is just so beautiful I can just feel the vibe. You are awesome for sharing all this and I really enjoy your videos 👍👍
Thank you so much, Scott!
Epic journey Rockie. I really enjoyed your drone footage especially. It looked like fun renting a RV and being able to travel around seeing what you want to see and when not being tied to any schedule. The museum was fascinating seeing all the primitive tools and methods used to hunt and gather food for survival in those times. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures and cheers to you my friend!
Thank you William! I'm working on a Aerial Japan drone video now. I don't know if it will interesting but let's try! :) I appreciate your kind words and support as always. I'll go back soon!
Wow! This is the real deal! By far one of your best Rocky. The style, pace, camera and editing all top notch, I know the work that goes into producing something this long, but boy, you really nailed it. Perhaps you could treat us to a Christmas special 😊👍👍👍
That is very kind of you Anthony! I hesitated to put this together. It’s entirely too much talking than I’m normally comfortable with but I really couldn’t tell a story without a VLOG style. I greatly appreciated your kind words!
Excellent road trip Rocky... The only way I will ever see Japan. 👍😎
I’m sure you’ve seen plenty over the years Mr. Max. I’ll do the heavy lifting in Japan for you 😊 I’m happy to show what I can, boss. Thank you.,
I like your idea of seeing Japan beautiful country beautiful scenery. Thanks for taking us along on your road trip.
Thank you so much for watching Suzy Q. 6 months I'll head back and explore the eastern side!
It's not every day I get to sit at the laptop and tour Japan like this. I would love to see everything in the Ainu museum! Thanks Rocky.
Thank you so much, Vinnie. The Ainu museum was amazing. I could stay there all day. 😊 Just not enough time. In April we’ll explore the eastern side of Hokkaido which still has heavy Ainu influences. Hope to do a short documentary. Appreciate it!
What an epic vacation!
What a country!
You’re showing us all, cultures and beauty most of us never would’ve have fathomed.
Superb videographermanship!
Japan should be the one thanking you as well, but I will til then!
Thanks brother!
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I really appreciate that boss. That is my goal. I’m not the greatest at “Outdoors” but I’m pretty ok at showing the outdoors at least. I hope to surprise people about what Japan has to offer. Stick to our strengths 😊 Thank you kindly.
That was awesome Rockie👍
I could've watched 2 hours of footage in that museum by the way 😊
Glad you took us along for the ride
Thank you Ray. The Ainu museum was great but the main village I learned is on the east coast. I’ll have to wait until April when I return to tell that story. I think it will be much more interesting to actually take some classes and meet the current generation trying to keep and nearly extinct culture afloat, when I’ll have more time. I appreciate you! 😊
@@rockeastwood oh yah,for sure 👍
I absolutely love Hokkaido!! Spent a month there during the summer last year with family and a few weeks this past summer car camping. Stayed at Michi-no-eki most of the time (a slice of local Japan:)). Try the lakeside wild hot springs in the Lake Akan/Kussharo/Mashu area next time you two head up there. Glorious. I hope to make it to the northeast coast during my next trip. I'm not a snow person and that's the only reason why I don't live up there!
Absolutely! I feel like the land is some of the last vestiges of wild Japan. I would live in Hokkaido if there was a way to make money to live. I’ll be back in May to visit Akan, as you mentioned, and Shiratoko. I really can not wait. Thank you kindly for the excellent comment. It’s greatly appreciated. Rockie
Wow Japan is so beautiful. You are a lucky man! I need a hot spring adventure!
:) hot springs are great. Feels like a new person. Thank you.
This was awesome, very well put together. Also I liked the newsboy hat, I have a grey one I were everyday.
I lost my hat! I don't know what the heck happened lol. Thank you so much, buddy.
JAPAN Outdoors with RockEastwood you rock some awesome hats. I try but “ball caps” don’t fit me. I really like my newsboy style. I wear the one except for a trapper hat in the winter.
Such a lovely roadtrip video. Really beautiful locations. Thankyou so much for sharing this, Rocky. ❤
Thank you so much 😊 It was some good fun. 👌🏼 Appreciate that.
Yo, Rockie! Thanks a lotalot! You really put smth in your video. Cause I needed that kind of information, and found it here. Very helpful, especially about "not less than 2 weeks". And I'm really interested in Ainu people. Now I see the best way to do evrthg is to go renting an RV. Thanks again and good luck!
Right on. You going? I was supposed to go back in October but doesn't look like I'm allowed to travel just yet. Can't wait to explore the eastern side. If you go have a great time! Rockie
Nice ! Love your drone shots . A bit of luxury camping doesn’t hurt...it looks similar to our style !
We spent 3 months traveling whit our camping trailer in the Canadian Rockies and western United States I would start again tomorrow morning
ATB
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3 months? That sounds amazing! Now that is a trip of a lifetime! 😊 Thanks.
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Yes it was ...
Brought back 4.25 To of video started editing last December and I am just a bit pass half way . And good luck for me that I am retired doing editing as soon as I have spare time .
My video are long because impossible to get all of it in a 10 min video and I do cut quite a lot.
ATB
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Great episode on your channel RockE! Really like Your way to let us see Japan culture. Did You rent the RV or are You going to bring us along RV trips now? Would be cool if so. I enjoy vacations exploring with our RV, thats why i'm asking. I've bought a vouple of Nikka From The Barrel, nice ones! Cool to se Your visit. Long videsos are no prob with interesting content. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much. The RV was just a rental but it won’t be the last time you see it. They company is all over Japan. We’ll hit the roads again, soon! 😊
@@rockeastwood cool, I will stay tuned.
Samurai country!
Those cross bows were very interesting
It’s funny you say that. I don’t actually know if Hokkaido had samurai. You peaked my interest. I need to research 😊✌🏼 Thanks Huples
Deserved more views!
Thank you so much! You're very kind.
Awesome Vid Rocky the drone footage took it to the next level well done as always by far one of you best adventures. my mother in-law is from Hokkaido we been trying for years to go back for Obon to visit my wife's family .
Nice. I love Hokkaido. I gotta go back in spring to check out the eastern side. I greatly appreciate your encourgement! :) Thank you, Dan-san!
Damn Rocky...that was interesting. I had the Japan map up so I could follow along. Thumbs up bro.
That's very kind of you Doc! :) Hope you could see some new places you probably didn't know existed. It was my pleasure lol
*結構！Very well!*
Thank you.
This was exactly what I was looking for. thanks man!
Right on! You going? I’ll be back in June (if travel is possible) to explore the eastern side. Enjoy! Thank you
I think I prefer your recommendation to be honest. What a brilliant way to see the country in the RV and the rest stop area had everything you needed to stock up and a lot cheaper than a hotel. That is the life indeed and what a way to kick back but I am with you totally with their country, their rules, more people need to take that onboard. Shame you got some UK weather over there but good to see it did not stop you BAM! The food was like nothing I have ever seen before but I am real conservative with my scoff and I know that is supposed to be real healthy. Yep, stuck around till the end and a real interesting watch, cheers Alan
That is very kind of you Alan. I look at myself as a ambassador to and of Japan so I try my best to stick to their way of life and culture the best I can. When came here when I was 21 and wild and I made many mistakes. I try to make up for that now doing my best to spread the gospel of nature in a country that has a abundance but not many people realize it. Appreciate your kindness good sir!
Bit late on this one, but came across it as I have booked a camper in Japan.
So glad to see you found private onsen for tattooed folk. Hope I have the same luck
Oh, for sure you'll find some onsen! That's great! Driving around Japan in a camper is my greatest pleasure. You're going to have a amazing time, I'm sure. Enjoy!!! Rockie
Epic channel. My favorite channel. Deserves so many more views... On your other video you asked if you should occasionally do videos on stuff like Japanese street food, other things. Definitely, man. Throw a few in. I'd say 7/10 ratio.
Thank you. I try to stay out the city. I will do some camping food & BBQ though. Appreciate it.
You did hella job with this one rocky, loved the indiana jones reference too
Haha you got it! Nobody gets the reference. I was asked several times. Kuddo's! :) Thank you so much!
Great Road Trip & Views, Rockie, Stay Safe & Be Well, Friend ! ATB T God Bless
Absolutely beautiful, Rocky ! Would love to visit there... “I’m Naked !”... hahahahaha ! 😂🤣😂 🇺🇸😆✌🏼🇯🇵💫
Thank you so much. It was good fun. & naked is fun! lol
I just looked up Hokkaido, and apparently there is an undersea train that runs from the southern island to Hokkaido!
I would have taken the train myself, since I love train rides.
People don't realize that islands like Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, sometimes islands can be very large, and one has to travel great distances.
Looks like they have a lot of exotic, and interesting food, especially seafood.
I like soaking in the hot spring water, but I was not sure what you were saying about the Japanese rules and restrictions.
Are the Japanese people friendly and outgoing to you?
I don't drink whisky that often, but would like to try a glass or two of their whisky.
I was hoping to see the "Snow Monkeys" but maybe someday!
Good Luck!
You’re not allowed into the onsen if you have tattoos because of the yakuza. It’s a weird law. Japanese 99% of the time have been outgoing and respectful. 20 years ago they hesitated to sit next to a foreigner on the train but I don’t get that so much anymore. I think gaijin has been more commonplace. We’ll see some snow monkeys in Nagano this winter for sure! Thank you.
@@rockeastwood The Japanese people were lucky that General MacArthur treated them with respect after their surrender in WWII.
He even allowed the Emperor to remain as a figure head, instead of putting him on trial for war crimes like their Generals and other leaders.
If not for MacArthur, Japan may have ended up being a territory or possession of the United States.
It seems like things have worked out good for the country in the long run.
Top stuff man. Can never get enough of Hokkaido (though I prefer the summer😉). If you're roadtrippin' out east from Chitose in the spring I recommend stopping by Bear Mountain (open after mid-April) for some up close higuma action.
Is that Mt Rausu in Shiratoko? That 100% looks like the A++ spot in all of Hokkaido. You did that? I'm going to check for your vid. Impressive! I don't know if I'll have time but I'm thinking I should make the time. TRULY wild Japan. Thank you for the recommendation. I certainly respect your opinion. As far as I'm concerned you are the true mountain king of Japan! Thank you kindly good sir!
I have climbed Rausu. Probably a bit too much snow on it in the spring though. Shiretoko is a great destination. As for Bear Mountain it's a brown bear enclosure at the Sahoro Resort (between Furano and Obihiro) where you walk over elevated platforms above the bears in the woods below. I'm sure you'd get some great video there.
@@williewalks Damn i missed that. I didn't even know. Thanks for the info. You're right about Rausu. The 5 lakes hike doesn't even open until May there is no way I can get to that mountain on my own. Another time! Appreciate the guidance!
Hi! Rocky-san HOKKAIDO SAIKO!! 北海道・・最高！！This is a「MAIUUU」trip vdo^^ Drone shooting is dynamic and so nice. Rocy-san Are u YAKUZA? NO just kidding^^ I think the rules of tattoos are strange.
:) haha no Yakuza lol. I don't like the rule but I won't complain. I think times are changing. I'd prefer Japan legalize some other things also but maybe someday! I do so much love Hokkaido. I will go to Akan and Shiratoko soon! I must go back! I miss it already. Arigato!
Bro, this video was money. Ive been in Japan a year now and can’t find these places with private osen. Hokkaido is on my to do list cause of your video.
Thank you. I hope you do! I been trying to get back since this trip, perhaps this year. But Hokkaido is by the only place for private onsen. I know amazing ones on the Izu Peninsula. Good luck!
Sweet
Thank you, Terry!
are there campgrounds with electrical and water hookups for the camper in Hokkaido? Thanks.
Absolutely. I’ve done it on other trips. It’s so wide open you don’t even need reservations. Just find one of the thousands of campgrounds on the map, Just pull in and pay your ¥500 to ¥1000 and you’re GTG. Of course not all have electric hook up but I’d say most of them that are close to the roads. Good luck.
How did you find the private onsens? I would like for me and my family this fall to take a trip of the entire island for a week if we can.
One week would pretty much be impossible to see all but you can definitely have a good time and cover some good ground. I went to a few onsens on this trip. The first at the entrance to Mount Asahidake and later near Lake Shikotsu. We just asked if the had private and they were accommodating. In my experience most onsens do have private. It will just cost you a few thousand ¥ more. Good luck on your trip! I’m jealous! Rockie
let me asking you a question how much RV IN JAPAN I WOULD LOVE TRAVEL IN JAPAN TO LIVING IN RV
This was just a rental so it was about $1000 but I used to have camper van Hiace Toyota and it was about $30,000. I think you can find used cheaper though.
@@rockeastwood I WANT TO LIVING IN RV renting is cost a lot of bills in apartments
would you rec the rental rv company, who is it?
I believe the place was called “Do Campers” Hokkaido
What month of the year was this Hokkaido trip?
That was in late October.