Cool campgrounds for summer in Tohoku

Japanese summers are hot and humid, and a night in a campervan at sea level can stay above 25 °C. These 118 campgrounds in Tohoku 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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Aomori 青森県

Iwate 岩手県

Miyagi 宮城県

Akita 秋田県

Yamagata 山形県

Fukushima 福島県

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Cool in summer in other regions

Hokkaido (371) · Tokyo & Kanto (29) · Hokuriku & Niigata (13) · Mt. Fuji & Hakone (61) · Japan Alps (Nagano & Gifu) (186) · Kyoto, Osaka & Kansai (4) · 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.