We would like to introduce Akiyamagawa Campsite located around Lake Sagami in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Akiyamagawa Campsite
- Business hours (office/inquiries)
- 9:00 am - 8:00 pm JST
- Regular holidays
- None
- Check-in/Check-out
- Check-in: 1:00 pm JST
- Check out: 12:00 pm JST
- Reservation
- Telephone only (9:00 am - 8:00 pm JST)
- +81-24-687-2030
- Rules for Garbage collection and separation
- Collectible: Combustible garbage, cans, bottles, plastic bottles
- Bathing facilities
- Located in the adjacent inn
- Usage fee
- Admission fee: 1,100 yen
- Plot fee: 560 yen per plot
- Cleaning fee: 60 yen per person
- Parking fee: 550 yen for car, 320 yen for motorcycle
- Access
- Train: 20 minutes walk from Fujino Station on the JR Chuo Line
- Location
- 25 Nagura, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 252-0187
Recommended points
First, the conclusion. The recommended points are as follows.
- About 20 minutes walk from the nearest station. Great location for walking campers.
- Basic garbage can be collected. I’m glad I don’t have to take it home. *Good cleaning. The kitchen and toilet are always clean!
- There is also a hot spring. (Since the baths are in guesthouses on the same premises, men and women alternate depending on the time of day. Reservations are required during the day and are available in hourly increments.)
Check in Check out
Check-in is 1:00 pm JST and check-out is 12:00 pm JST the next day.
usage fee
When traveling by car with one adult
- Admission fee: 1,100 yen
- Lot fee: 560 yen
- Cleaning fee: 60 yen
- Parking fee: 550 yen
The total will be 2,270 yen.
It’s cheap compared to surrounding campsites.
Camping site dimensions
The size of one plot is approximately 5m x 6.5m.
Gravel is spread over the soil. Some areas are grassy.
The ground is a little hard. The pegs can be driven in.
It is possible to park your car alongside the campsite.
The parking lot is right in front of the camping site, so it’s not inconvenient to park your car there.
About bonfires
This campsite allows you to light a fire directly on the ground, even if you do not have a fire pit.
If you build a bonfire directly on the ground, do not sprinkle water on it. Leave the ashes in one place where you started the bonfire. The manager will clean up after you check out.
Garbage collection and separation rules
Please take combustible garbage, cans, bottles, and plastic bottles to the garbage collection area within the campsite.
Please separate combustible garbage, cans, bottles, and plastic bottles and place them in separate garbage bags. Japan is a country with a very strong awareness of environmental conservation.
Non-burnable garbage will not be collected, so please take it home with you.
Akiyamagawa Campsite
Akiyamagawa campsite entrance
Reception situation
There is a reception desk when you go down the slope at the entrance.
This is the reception. You can also purchase firewood, fire starters, and rent equipment here. Firewood costs 500 yen and fire starter costs 180 yen.
There is a hot spring in the attached guesthouse, which is also available to campsite users. (Akikawa Onsen)
Timetable of the nearest station “Fujino Station”
Campsite condition
Lakeside site
Akiyamagawa Campsite is divided into two sites. This is a lakeside site. This is the site closest to Akiyama River. There are sections 1 to 6.
View of section 3
Around the kitchen
A wooden table and chairs are set up from the lakeside site to the kitchen. What you can see on your right is another elevated site, and the roof you can see in the back is the kitchen.
Parking lot and lakeside site
The lakeside site is adjacent to the parking lot and is very close.
On the opposite side of the lakeside site is the reception and guest house.
This is a “bedding rental place”. This is where you will pick up large rental items such as tents.
High ground site
There is a raised area next to the parking lot. You can also set up your tent here.
toilet
There are two installed. It was always beautiful.
Kitchen
The kitchen is always cleaned and tidy.
Akiyama River status
The Akiyama River is right in front of the campsite, so the scenery is very nice. Although it is called a river, it does not have much current and is wide, so it looks like a lake.
Boats are available for rent at Lake Sagami, and you can also enjoy fishing and walking on the lake. This campsite is also recommended for people who like fishing. On weekends, it is crowded with day-trip fishing tourists.
Route and food procurement from the nearest station to Akiyamagawa Campsite
The nearest station to Akiyamagawa Campsite is JR Chuo Main Line Fujino Station.
There is a supermarket “Matsuba” near the Akiyamagawa campsite. It is located on the road from Fujisawa Station to the campsite, so you can visit it efficiently on foot.
The route from Fujino Station to the supermarket
It takes about 10 minutes to walk from Fujino Station to Matsuba.
Please be careful as there are some places where there are no sidewalks. You will have to walk along the road and the road is narrow, so please refrain from walking in large groups. There are also many cars passing by. (The safest way is to take a taxi.)
There is a bridge in front of the supermarket, and you can see the Sagami River.
It’s majestic and very beautiful!
Supermarket “Matsuba”
After you cross the bridge, you will see his Matsuba on your left.
The path I’m walking on is on his second floor in Matsuba.
This is his second floor entrance.
The actual store is on his first floor. The second floor is a parking lot. From the second floor, go down the stairs and head to the store on the first floor.
When you go down the stairs, there is a large sales floor.
It’s a small local supermarket, but it has everything you need. This supermarket has everything from meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, and seasonings to alcohol and drinks, so you won’t have any trouble procuring ingredients.
Fruit and vegetable section
vegetable department
fruit counter
Meat department
Beef, pork, and chicken are all on sale.
Processed meat section
Alcohol/beverage department
We have a wide selection of alcohol and juices.
seasoning department
Frozen food department
There is also a daily necessities section. You can purchase detergent and cooking supplies.
The path from the supermarket to the campsite
This is the path from the supermarket to the campsite.
The first thing you will see is a convenience store called LAWSON. LAWSON is close as it can be seen from Matsuba.
LAWSON Fujino store
The area around Lake Sagami is a famous route for road bikes. LAWSON also has a bicycle storage area.
It is uphill from Matsuba to LAWSON and downhill from there.
The road branches before LAWSON, so turn right there. You can get there in 10 minutes on foot.
After crossing the bridge and walking for a few minutes, you will find the entrance to Akiyamagawa Campsite on your left.
We arrived at Akiyamagawa Campsite.
When walking, pay attention to the route on the navigation app
If you search for the walking route from Fujino Station to Akiyamagawa Campsite on Google Maps, the route introduced here will not come up. The following routes are suggested.
This is because the shortest route I introduced does not have a sidewalk.
The shortest route presented in this article is not a recommendation. Choose the safest route possible. We will not be held responsible for any accidents, so please do so at your own risk.
Matsubaya LAWSON is also close by walking from the campsite. We also recommend leaving your heavy luggage at the campsite before heading out to get food.
It was very efficient to be able to procure ingredients on the way to the campsite, but it was very painful to carry all my luggage, ingredients, drinks, and ice.
About temperature
I would like to introduce the temperature at Akiyamagawa Campsite in late October.
The maximum temperature at Akiyamagawa Campsite is 16-18 degrees Celsius.
Around 4:00 pm, the sun disappears behind the mountains and your site is in the shade, and it suddenly gets cooler.
It gets pretty cold after 7:00 pm.
If it’s hot, you can take off your clothes, but if it’s cold and you don’t have something to wear, there’s nothing you can do. When camping, it’s best to always think about what might happen when preparing your equipment.
A campsite that is well-maintained and has very warm people.
The campsite, kitchen, and toilets were all surprisingly clean.
The manager is kind and communicates well with me, so I feel like I’ve come back to my hometown.
In fact, this campsite is not well known, so it is easy to make reservations. However, the facilities and equipment are good, and the location is good, so it is a hidden campsite.
The great thing about it is that it can be accessed on foot, and there is a supermarket near the campsite where you can get all your ingredients.
Please come and visit Akiyamagawa Campsite, a hidden campsite in Kanagawa that I don’t really want to tell you about.
