Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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Summer in Japan is incredibly humid and hot so staying in a van can be... quite difficult. But! There's also some fantastic pros to summer, namely Japanese summer festivals. So in this video we head to our first summer fireworks festival at Kawaguchiko and see if we can survive the heat in our van.

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//TRAVEL INFO:
Kawaguchiko Fireworks Festival: japancheapo.com/events/kawaguchiko-lake-fireworks-festival
Doryuno Falls: goo.gl/maps/nrjL7Gbr2zAFZLXD8
Mizugakiyama Natural Park: goo.gl/maps/pi47EPiAdNfXRLgb6

//MUSIC FROM:
Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/zjyf0a

//CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Using fans and umbrellas
0:51 Kawaguchiko Fireworks Festival
4:39 Sleeping in the van during Japan's summer
5:43 Breakfast next to Lake Kawaguchi
7:10 Doryuno Falls
8:52 Mizugakiyama Natural Park

#japan #vanlife #travel