When people think of Osaka, they imagine a large city with tourist sights and lots of great restaurants. However, the Senshu region of Osaka actually has a large number of natural areas to enjoy as well.
You can go camping or even glamping, visit large-scale athletic facilities, and savor nature in other ways as well.
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GREEN ROOM
Glamping Facility with Attached Cafe
Currently still in preparation for its grand opening, GREEN ROOM is a new glamping facility for the Senshu area. Located on Mount Makio, GREEN ROOM is in a great location for hiking and mountain-climbing enthusiasts.
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FOREST GLAMPING
Featuring the first dome-style glamping structures in Osaka Prefecture,
this glamping facility is just 50 minutes from Osaka City. It can be used for overnight glamping, and its natural hot spring baths and barbecue facilities are available for day visits as well.
In addition to the dome-style lodgings, there are log cabins and standard tent sites as well.
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Snow Peak Osaka Rinku
Glamping Facilities Offering Camping Experiences
Staff can help you set up your tent at this multipurpose facility.
Mobile living units with heating and air conditioning, known as “JYUBAKO,” can be used for overnight stays, and each is outfitted with a deck where you can enjoy a barbecue. -
URBAN CAMP HOTEL Marble Beach
A Novel Lodging Style Combining Camping and Hotel-style Facilities
All rooms in this glamping facility feature oceans views, and each is designed based on its own unique color scheme. The rooms have a luxurious feel throughout, and depending on your lodging plan you can arrange for a chef to be sent to your unit to prepare a premium barbecue dinner. Enjoy some relaxing time on the beach, a beautiful sunset filling the sky as you gather around a crackling campfire.
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RECAMP Rinku
Camp or Sleep in Your Car at RECAMP Rinku
Just a 50-minute drive or 1-hour train ride from Osaka City, this campground offers you a beautiful ocean view without having to leave the city. There is a large shopping mall, athletic facilities, hot spring baths, a fishing spot and more nearby, making for a comfortable and convenient camping experience anyone can enjoy.
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Green Park Kumatori
Outdoor Recreation and Activities AreaLittle-known Campground in Kumatori-cho with a Communal Pizza Oven
This area is popular for its blueberry picking, but it also offers something few people know about: day- and overnight-use campground facilities. The nearby Mount Wada hiking course is a great place for a stroll, and a shared pizza oven is available for visitors who want to cook up their own pizza. It's a unique camping experience you won't find anywhere else!
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Kisen Waiwai Mura
Experience Rural Mountain Life Amidst Nature
This park is filled with terraced paddy fields, small farm paths, babbling brooks, wooden thickets, wild plains and more, enabling you to experience nature to the fullest. Based on the goal of creating a real-life “classroom” from satoyama—a Japanese phrase referring to mountain-adjacent villages—Kisen Waiwai Mura is a great destination for family outings and school trips as well.
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Okumizuma
Athletic SportsRecreate, Eat, and Enjoy Nature to the Fullest!
Athletic recreation installations are available in 36 different locations, creating a field full of exciting ups and downs to explore. You can even splash around in the mountain stream that weaves its way among the greenery, chase the rainbow trout flitting about the waters, and fish to your heart's content. After a bit of physical activity, purchase a barbecue set and grill up an easy meal—all food and supplies are provided!
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SENNAN LONG PARK
A Multipurpose Facility Where You Can Spend the Entire Day
With an elevated obstacle course, a skate boarding area, a soccer field, and other fitness-centered facilities as well as boating and more, you can try a bit of everything at SENNAN LONG PARK.
After working out, relax in the baths of Sennan Hot Springs Sora-no-Yu with a view of the sparkling ocean stretching out before you.
