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Laid-Back Camp — filming locations

32 places you can visit, in Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Nagano. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 32

Kohan Campsite, Lake Motosu

Yamanashi Start here

Rin's solo campsite, with the Mt. Fuji view from the ¥1000 note.

Getting there
Kofu Stn + bus 90min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Campsite rules apply — check in at reception
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Parking is for campers only
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Lake Shibire

Yamanashi Start here

The still, forest-ringed lake where Rin camps alone in episode 7.

Getting there
Ichikawadaimon Stn (JR Minobu Line) + taxi 25 min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Campsite rules apply — check in at reception
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Admission fee required
Sources
四尾連湖 · ゆるキャン△

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Nagisaen Campsite, Hamanako

Shizuoka Start here

The wide field on Lake Hamana where Rin and Nadeshiko camp together for the first time, in the opening episode of the second season.

Getting there
Bentenjima Stn (JR Tokaido Line) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Campsite rules apply — check in at reception
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Kawazu Nanadaru Loop Bridge

Shizuoka Start here

The double spiral of road that drops off the Amagi pass, seen on the way down into Izu.

Getting there
Kawazu Stn (Izukyu Line) + bus 25 min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ゆるキャン△ · ゆるキャン△×静岡県(公式) — 伊豆地域のモデル地

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Lake Motosu

Yamanashi Start here

Where Rin camps alone in the first episode, with Mount Fuji across the water — the view printed on the 1000-yen note.

Getting there
Kawaguchiko Stn (Fujikyu Line) + 50 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Campsite rules apply — check in at reception
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Hottarakashi Onsen

Yamanashi Start here

The open-air bath on the hillside looking down on the Kofu basin and across at Fuji, open from before dawn.

Getting there
Yamanashi-shi Stn + 10 min by taxi · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
ほったらかし温泉 · ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第四話のモデル地

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Minobu Station

Yamanashi

Where the club members arrive in episode 8. The town's manju shops appear as themselves.

Getting there
Minobu Stn (JR Minobu Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
身延駅 · ゆるキャン△

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Takabocchi Highland

Nagano

The plateau Rin rides up to, looking down on Lake Suwa and the Alps. Closed through the snow months.

Getting there
Shiojiri Stn (JR Chuo Line) + car 40 min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
高ボッチ山 · ゆるキャン△

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Hamanako-Sakume Station

Shizuoka

The single-platform station on the lake, where gulls crowd the roof in winter, on Nadeshiko's cycling route.

Getting there
Hamanako-Sakume Stn (Tenryu Hamanako Railroad) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
浜名湖佐久米駅 · ゆるキャン△

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Omaezaki Lighthouse

Shizuoka

The lighthouse at the southern tip of the prefecture, at the end of one of Rin's rides.

Getting there
Kikugawa Stn (JR Tokaido Line) + bus 50 min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
御前埼灯台 · ゆるキャン△×静岡県(公式) — 西部地域のモデル地

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Madogahama Kaiyu Park, Shimoda

Shizuoka

The harbour park with the outsized anchor and the seaside foot bath that Rin stops at.

Getting there
Izukyu-Shimoda Stn (Izukyu Line) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ゆるキャン△×静岡県(公式) — 伊豆地域のモデル地

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Fumotoppara Campsite

Shizuoka

The wide field under Mount Fuji where the club camps together. Booking is essential and it fills months ahead.

Getting there
Fujinomiya Stn (JR Minobu Line) + 45 min by bus · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Campsite rules apply — check in at reception
  • Parking is for campers only
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Utsubuna Station

Yamanashi

Rin's home station on the Minobu Line, and the platform the series opens and closes on.

Getting there
Utsubuna Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
内船駅 · ゆるキャン△

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Fujikawa Craft Park

Yamanashi

The park with the long lawn and the fountain where the club stops on the way home.

Getting there
Hadakajima Stn · 33 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
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Ikawa Station

Shizuoka

The end of the Oigawa forest railway, deep in the mountains the club rides through.

Getting there
Ikawa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Sources
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Mt. Fuji Station

Yamanashi

The Fujikyu terminus the characters change at, with Fuji filling the end of the street outside.

Getting there
Mt Fuji Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
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Kanaya Station

Shizuoka

Where the club changes from the JR line onto the Oigawa Railway and its steam trains.

Getting there
Kanaya Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Senzu Station

Shizuoka

The mountain junction on the Oigawa line where the steam service ends and the forest railway begins.

Getting there
Senzu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
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Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps

Gunma

The hot-spring town of stone steps the club visits on its winter trip.

Getting there
Shibukawa Stn (JR Joetsu Line) + 25 min by bus · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Yase-Hieizanguchi Station

Kyoto

The wooden Eizan Line terminus among the maples, on the Kyoto leg of the story.

Getting there
Yase-Hieizanguchi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Yashajin Pass

Yamanashi

The pass in the Southern Alps the club climbs to for the view of the Shirane range.

Getting there
Kofu Stn (JR Chuo Line) + 80 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
ゆるキャン△

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Usui Pass

Gunma

The old road over the pass, on the club's winter run to Gunma.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn + bus · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
碓氷峠 · ゆるキャン△

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Mt. Minobu

Yamanashi

The mountain temple above Rin's town, reached by a ropeway or 287 steps.

Getting there
Minobu Stn + 15 min by bus + ropeway · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
身延山 · ゆるキャン△

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Mt. Mizugaki

Yamanashi

The granite spires above the Mizugaki campsite the club stays at.

Getting there
Nirasaki Stn + 60 min by bus · 180 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
瑞牆山 · ゆるキャン△

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Kirigamine Highland

Nagano

The grass plateau above Suwa the club drives up to, with the whole Yatsugatake range across the valley.

Getting there
Kami-Suwa Stn + 50 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
霧ヶ峰 · ゆるキャン△

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Nanbu Bridge

Yamanashi

The long bridge over the Fuji river Rin cycles across on her way to Motosu.

Getting there
Utsubuna Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第一話のモデル地

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Kai-Tokiwa Station

Yamanashi

The Minobu line stop nearest the closed school the club camps at.

Getting there
Kai-Tokiwa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
甲斐常葉駅 · ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第八話のモデル地

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Yamanashi-shi Station

Yamanashi

Where the club gathers for Nadeshiko's first trip out.

Getting there
Yamanashishi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第四話のモデル地

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Fuefukigawa Fruit Park

Yamanashi

The hillside park the club looks down on the Kofu basin from — one of Japan's three great new night views.

Getting there
Yamanashi-shi Stn + 10 min by taxi · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
山梨県笛吹川フルーツ公園 · ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第五話のモデル地

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Tsuetsuki Pass

Nagano

The pass south of Lake Suwa Rin stops at on the scooter ride to Ina.

Getting there
Chino Stn + 20 min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
杖突峠 · ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第九話のモデル地

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Kozenji Temple

Nagano

The temple of the dog Hayataro that Rin visits; its moss glows faintly in the dark.

Getting there
Komagane Stn + 15 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第九話のモデル地

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Komakusa no Yu

Nagano

The bath at the foot of the Central Alps where Rin eats her mini sauce-katsudon.

Getting there
Komagane Stn + 20 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゆるキャン△ · 富士の国やまなし観光ネット(山梨県公式) — ゆるキャン△第九話のモデル地

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