I Tried Japan’s Viral Car Camping Trend… So You Don’t Have To

I Tried Japan’s Viral Car Camping Trend… So You Don’t Have To

🚗❄️ Ever tried sleeping in a tiny car… and waking up half frozen at 2AM?
Yeah. That was me. Welcome to my absolutely chaotic attempt at Japan’s viral Shachu Haku (車中泊) car camping trend.

What started as a survival method after the 2011 earthquake has now evolved into a full-on subculture — people literally building beds in tiny cars and even living on the road full-time.
I thought I could handle it. I was wrong.

In this video, you’ll see:
🚗 How I accidentally ended up car camping in Kumamoto
❄️ How cold it gets when you don’t prepare properly
🏕️ My struggle trying to DIY a bed in a regular car
😂 Questionable life decisions at 2:00 AM
🏯 Plus: a peek into Kumamoto’s hidden gems and culture

🔥 Links & Extras:
• Learn more about Shachu Haku: https://lostinmigration.com/blogs/5
• Kumamoto Travel Guide: https://www.visitkumamoto.com/

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 – 00:26 | As you guys can see Im fu*****
00:27 – 00:59 | What is Shachu Haku?
01:00 – 02:13 | Why I tried it
02:14 – 03:01 | Meet Hilton my 100 bucks hotels on wheel
03:02 – 03:58 | Make Hilton to be comfy
03:59 – 05:07 | Toilet and Food Access
05:08 – 06:35 | Kumamon wonderland with the Secret app!!
06:36 – 09:02 | Finding the place to sleep
09:03 – 10:20 | Noodle time and Tanaka?
10:21 – 10:30 | Sleep prep and sleep!
10:31 – 11:27 | Im fu*****
11:28 – 12:05 | Good morning!! I survived
12:06 – 12:23 | Should I do it again??

🏷️ Video Tags:
#kumamoto #CarCampingJapan #kumamon #JapanTravel #Kumamoto #TravelFails #SurvivalJapan #RoadTripJapan #HiddenJapan #DIYCamping

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