Cool campgrounds for summer in Kyoto, Osaka & Kansai
Japanese summers are hot and humid, and a night in a campervan at sea level can stay above 25 °C. These 4 campgrounds in Kyoto, Osaka & Kansai 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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Osaka 大阪府
- Katsuragi Highlands Campground 葛城高原キャンプ場 Osaka · 926 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
Hyogo 兵庫県
- CHIKUSA Mountain Village Hyogo · 850 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
Nara 奈良県
- WASAMATA HUTTE Nara · 1,143 m · August nights ≈ 15 °C
- Chihayaenchi Kongosan Campground ちはや園地金剛山キャンプ場 Nara · 992 m · August nights ≈ 17 °C
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Cool in summer in other regions
Hokkaido (371) · Tohoku (118) · Tokyo & Kanto (29) · Hokuriku & Niigata (13) · Mt. Fuji & Hakone (61) · Japan Alps (Nagano & Gifu) (186) · Hiroshima & Chugoku (7) · Shikoku (7) · Kyushu (4) · All of Japan
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.