Cool campgrounds for summer in Japan
Japanese summers are hot and humid, and a night in a campervan at sea level can stay above 25 °C. These 802 campgrounds in Japan have estimated August nights of 17 °C or less — mostly mountain plateaus above 1,000 m, or Hokkaido — so you can sleep without air conditioning.
Night temperatures are estimated for each campground from the nearest Japan Meteorological Agency station (1991–2020 normals), corrected by −0.65 °C per 100 m of elevation difference. Sorted from the highest campground down.
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By region
- Hokkaido · 371
- Tohoku · 118
- Tokyo & Kanto · 29
- Hokuriku & Niigata · 13
- Mt. Fuji & Hakone · 61
- Japan Alps (Nagano & Gifu) · 186
- Nagoya & Tokai · Chausuyama Highlands Campground, Toyokawa City Outdoor Center Kirara no Sato
- Kyoto, Osaka & Kansai · 4
- Hiroshima & Chugoku · 7
- Shikoku · 7
- Kyushu · 4
Highlights
- Shirabiso Highlands Mountain Auto Campground しらびそ高原 山岳オートキャンプ場 Nagano · 1,883 m · August nights ≈ 11 °C
- CAMP ONTAKE Nagano · 1,684 m · August nights ≈ 12 °C
- Ozenuma Camp Site 尾瀬沼キャンプ場 Fukushima · 1,680 m · August nights ≈ 11 °C
- Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Campground 志賀高原熊の湯キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,679 m · August nights ≈ 13 °C · from ¥2,600
- Yume no Taira Campground 夢の平キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,659 m · August nights ≈ 13 °C
- Miyada Highlands Campground 宮田高原キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,643 m · August nights ≈ 13 °C
- Takabocchi Plateau Campground 高ボッチ高原キャンプエリア Nagano · 1,642 m · August nights ≈ 13 °C · from ¥2,000
- Suwa.c.site Nagano · 1,636 m · August nights ≈ 14 °C
- Kirigamine Campground 霧ケ峰キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,633 m · August nights ≈ 14 °C
- Kirigamine Campground 霧ヶ峰キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,628 m · August nights ≈ 14 °C
- Mt. Bieifuji Campground 美瑛富士キャンプ地 Hokkaido · 1,627 m · August nights ≈ 7 °C
- Yokoo Campground 横尾キャンプ場 Nagano · 1,616 m · August nights ≈ 12 °C
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); details and prices from each campground's official website; climate from Japan Meteorological Agency normals; elevation from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.