8 days · ~1,232 km · one loop

Tokyo
to Tokyo

Eight days, one loop, starting and ending right where you land. You fly in, fly out, and the van does the rest.

Day by day route
Every night's parking named
An onsen every night
Real drive times

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The cover of the Tokyo to Tokyo campervan guide

22Pages
8Days mapped
7Onsen nights
0Hotel bookings

The route

Eight days, one loop

A full circle out of Tokyo and back, starting and ending right where you land. About 1,232km of it, and no day asks for more than three and a half hours behind the wheel.

Day	Route	Drive	Sleep
1	Narita → Nikkō	183km · 2h13	Michi-no-Eki Nikkō Kaidō
2	Nikkō → Kusatsu Onsen	152km · 2h59	Michi-no-Eki Kusatsu Onsen
3	Kusatsu → Maruike Pond → Matsumoto	141km · 2h14	Jōyama Park parking lot
4	Matsumoto → Takayama → Shirakawa-gō	132km · 2h36	Michi-no-Eki Shirakawa-gō
5	Shirakawa-gō → Magome, Kiso Valley	149km · 2h34	Michi-no-Eki Shizumo
6	Magome → Narusawa, Fuji Five Lakes	204km · 2h36	Michi-no-Eki Narusawa
7	Fuji Five Lakes full circuit	~92km · 2h10	Michi-no-Eki Fujiyoshida
8	Fujiyoshida → Narita, van return	179km · 2h15	Van returned

The first two days are here in full. Every night's parking, and everything from day three on, is in the guide.

The difference

What it saves you

The things that quietly turn a good day on the road into a long one, already handled before you land.

Money you didn't plan to spend Onsen prices confirmed on site, tolls flagged leg by leg, and the free route marked on the days it is the better drive anyway.
A night parked somewhere with no toilet Every stop is a named michi-no-eki with free 24 hour parking, usually with restrooms, chosen before you set off rather than at 9pm.
A night without a shower A real onsen every single night, with the detour there and back already counted into that day's drive time.
Arriving somewhere with nothing open The nearest konbini to every stop, named, with walking time, and an honest flag on the two nights there isn't one.
Getting turned away at the door Baths that refuse visible tattoos are marked per stop, so you find out before you have driven up the mountain.
A day that eats itself in the car No day on this loop asks for more than about three and a half hours behind the wheel, and the long legs have a real food stop built in.

A peek inside

Four pages from the guide

The van, the licence and how sleeping works — The van and the licence

Konbini survival guide page — The konbini guide

The Daiso run checklist page — The Daiso run

Eating well from a supermarket page — Eating on the road

What do I actually get?

One 22 page PDF, downloadable the moment you pay. It works on a phone, a tablet, or printed. There is no app and no login.

Do I need a special licence?

A valid licence from home plus an International Driving Permit (1949 Geneva Convention). Get the IDP before you fly, most countries can't issue one once you've landed. The guide covers this on page 3.

Can I drive this in fewer than 8 days?

Yes. It's built as a loop out of Narita and back, so you can drop a stop and rejoin it without breaking the route. It also stretches the other way: add a few days in Tokyo at either end and it becomes a longer trip.

Is it sponsored by the van company?

No. We rented from Samurai Campers and say so because it's what we did. There's no partnership, no affiliate link, and nothing in this guide is paid placement.

Refunds?

It's a digital file, so there are no refunds once it's been downloaded. If something in it is wrong or a place has closed, message us on Instagram and we'll fix the guide and send you the new version.

One loop, fully planned

Tokyo to Tokyo

Eight days of route, parking, onsen and konbini, already worked out. Fly in, pick up the van, drive.