The campground on the grounds of Michinoku Coastal Trail Natori Trail Center has opened.
Hikers on the Michinoku Coastal Trail as well as anyone who wants to come and enjoy camping can use this campground. It has a tent camping area as well as an auto campsite area where you can park your vehicle and camp.
This campground is in a great, convenient location near shopping and recreation options including Yuriage Morning Market, Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage and Natori City Cycle Sports Center.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our campground!
See ”About Reservations” below for a link to the reservation page.
Fees, rules about fire usage and cancellation fees are also listed on this page.
Natori Trail Center Campground Map
Camping plans
Tent camping site
| Rate | ※Rate per person (tax included) 【Regular plan】 ・Adults (age 13 and older): 1,320 yen ・Children (age 6 to 12): 660 yen ・Babies, toddlers or preschoolers (up to age 5): free ※ 1 tent = reservation for 1 site (Descrived as “1 room” on the reservation site) 【Hiker plan】 ・Adults (age 13 and older): 880 yen ・Children (age 6 to 12): 440 yen ・Babies, toddlers or preschoolers (up to age 5): free ※This plan is only available for those on a hiking trip using small and lightweight tents. If you are using a large tent such as a family tent, please make a reservation with the Regular plan. ※ 1 tent = reservation for 1 site (Described as “1 room” on the reservation site) |
| Discounts | ■ Repeat discount: 220 yen 【Who can use this discount】 ・People who have used this campsite two or more times ※ Use the coupon sent to you after your first stay. ※ This is a 220 yen discount for the reservation, not per person. ■ Student discount: 300 yen 【Who can use this discount】 ・You can use this discount if you are a student and show your student ID at check-in. ※ Because this discount is not applied on the reservation website, we will give you a refund at check-in. ※ If you are both a student and a repeat user and can show proof of both, you can use both discounts. ※ There is now a “hiker plan” available, so there is no additional hiking discount. |
Campfire tent site
In this plan, campers can put up their tent along the gravel space for fire usage in the tent camping area.
| Rate | ■Rate per person (tax included) ・Adults (age 13 and older): 1,650 yen (Including site usage fee of 330 yen) ・Children (age 6 to 12): 990 yen (Including site usage fee of 330 yen) ・Babies, toddlers or preschoolers(up to age 5): free ※ The gravel-campfire area is a shared space within the tent camping site. People who stay with the Regular plan and Hiker plan will also be able to use it, so please share it with others. ※ 1 tent = reservation for 1 site (Descrived as “1 room” on the reservation site) ※ Up to 5 people within 1 site |
| Discounts | ■ Repeat discount: 220 yen 【Who can use this discount】 ・People who have used this campsite two or more times ※ Use the coupon sent to you after your first stay. ※ This is a 220 yen discount for the reservation, not per person. ■ Student discount: 300 yen 【Who can use this discount】 ・You can use this discount if you are a student and show your student ID at check-in. ※ Because this discount is not applied on the reservation website, we will give you a refund at check-in. ※ If you are both a student and a repeat user and can show proof of both, you can use both discounts. |
Auto camping
| Rate | ■ (Tax included) 3,850 yen per site, plus 770 yen per person ・Child 5 years and younger: free |
| Discount | ■ Repeat discount: 440 yen 【Who can use this discount】 ・People who have used this campsite two or more times ※ Use the coupon sent to you after your first stay. ※ The discount shown above is applied to the reservation, it is not a discount applied per person. |
Check-in & Check-out
| Check-in | ■ Please come to Natori Trail Center to check in at least thirty minutes before the center closes. April to November: Check-in between 12:00 PM and 4:30 PM December to March: Check-in between 12:00 PM and 3:30 PM ※ We can accommodate check-ins as late as 6:00 PM for Michinoku Coastal Trail hikers only. Please contact us by phone or email if you will be late to check-in. |
| Check-out | ■ By 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM the next day |
Closed days
The campground is not available on days Natori Trail Center is closed.
Natori Trail Center closes on Tuesdays and during the New Year’s holiday.
※ The center’s weekly closed day will occasionally vary due to public holidays, etc. When this happens we will post updates on our website, etc.
※ For consecutive nights with our weekly closed day like “check-in on Monday and check-out on Wednesday”, you cannot make a reservation from the reservation site, so please contact us by email or phone. You cannot stay consecutively starting on a Tuesday because the center is closed that day.
※ Staff members are not on-site for a longer period of time over the New Year’s holiday, so the campground is closed and reservations are not possible.
It may be possible for people who are hiking the Michinoku Coastal Trail only to use the tent camping sites on days Natori Trail Center is closed. Please contact Natori Trail Center via email to see if it’s possible to make your reservation.
For our opening hours and weekly closed day, click here.
About reservations
By the day before your stay, you can make a reservation on the following website.
If you wish to make a reservation on the day you wish to use, please contact us by phone. Only those who can check in during the opening hours are accepted. Reservation site
Reservations can be made for up to 90 days in advance.
(For example, if today is April 1st, you will be able to make reservations for dates up to June 30th. If today is April 2nd, reservations can be made for dates up to July 1st.)
Cancellations
If you made your reservation through the website, you cancel your stay by clicking the URL in your reservation email.
The following cancellations charges apply.
| Cancellation timing | Cancellation charge |
|---|---|
| On the day of your stay, or no-shows without contacting | 100% |
| The day before stay | 80% |
| Two days before stay | 50% |
There is no cancel charge if one of the following applies.
① When it is not possible to safely use the campground because this area will be in the storm area for an approaching typhoon.
② When is not possible to safely use the campground because a weather warning is announced between 3 pm the day before the reservation and the day of reservation.
③ When it is not possible to safely use the campground due to damage from a natural disaster or other factor.
④ For people hiking the Michinoku Coastal Trail who aren’t able to make it to the campground on the day for their reservation.
※ If the case of ④ , you must contact Natori Trail Center by either phone or email or there will be a cancellation charge.
Amenities
Available for both auto and tent site campers
Inside Natori Trail Center (only during hours center is open)
■ Men’s and women’s shower rooms
Hot water showers, with two individual booths in each shower room.
Showers are free for campers to use. The showers don’t have any amenities like soap, shampoo or towels but hairdryer, so please bring your own.
■ Washing machine equipped with drying function
The washing machine is 300 yen, plus 100 yen for detergent. The dryer is 100 yen per 30 minutes.
■ Toilets (men’s, women’s and universal toilet)
Feel free to use the toilets inside Natori Trail Center while the center is open.
■ Electric outlets
There are electric outlets available inside the center, including the long table in front of the large map. Feel free to charge your smartphone or computer.
On the campground
■ Free wifi
You can use National Park Wi-Fi for free with email registration or SNS account registration.
■ Two vending machines
There are two vending machines at the campground. Make sure to stay hydrated, especially during the summer.
■ Sink area with three water faucets
The sink area can be used to get water for cooking or to wash dishes after a meal. There are only three faucets, so please take turns with other campers. These faucets are cold water only.
■ Composting toilet (men’s and women’s）
Composting toilets use microorganisms to break down waste. Because they don’t use water, they minimize adverse affects on soil and water quality caused by wastewater and are good for the environment.
Amenities for auto site campers
■ Electric outlet: 1 spot/site
125V/15A, dual outlet
■ Water: 1 spot/site
Used to get water cooking or to wash dishes after a meal.
■ Parking spot: 1 spot/site
One vehicle can park in the parking spot (4 meter entrance x 7.5 meters deep)
Amenities for tent site campers
■ One shelter (lean-to)
There is one shelter available on-site to use if it rains. It is inspired by the shelters on the Appalachian Trail.
※ The shelter is not a camping cabin, and cannot be reserved. It is to be used by tent site campers as a shelter during rough weather.
Notes
1. About the surrounding environment
This campground is situated in an area that was struck by the 2011 tsunami. It’s close to the ocean and while the wind is strong, there aren’t enough surrounding trees or buildings to block the wind. Please make your reservation keeping in mind the area is windy and you will need to be especially careful setting up your tent and using campfires.
2. Fire usage
What stoves, etc. you can use differs depending on the site. Please see the chart below for details on what kinds of stoves you can use.
- No open fires.
- Auto camping sites can use fire pits, etc. if you use both a ground covering (carbon felt) and a campfire sheet.
- Tent camp sites and campfire tent sites are allowed to use fire pits, etc. on gravel areas only..
- The only fireworks OK for use are handheld sparklers, in the gravel area only. (Please use responsibly and be considerate of others)
- Discard your used charcoal at the designated container next to the composting toilet only.
- This area can be very windy during certain seasons and times of day. Be especially careful about the lawn and dried grass. If something feels unsafe, put the fire out immediately.
- Alcohol stoves and gas stoves are OK for supervised use (please be careful).
- No fire allowed on campground when a fire warning is in effect (maximum wind speed is over 10 meters per second, when maximum humidity is less than 35%, etc).
※ Natori Trail Center sells firewood, which is sold as a bundle of conifer firewood and as hardwood remnants.
3. Garbage
Please either take all your garbage home with you, or dispose of it using one of the following methods.
① We can take burnable garbage (no firewood) and plastic garbage from you during checkout.
※ We will provide designated bags for you during check in. Please ask a staff member during check in.
※ Please take garbage that doesn’t fit into the designated bags (cardboard boxes, pieces of styrofoam, etc) home with you.
② You can dispose of bottles, cans (no gas cans), and plastic bottles at the bins next to the biomass toilet.
③ Discard your used charcoal at the designated container next to the composting toilet after making sure the ashes are completely out.
※ Firewood and charcoal that hasn’t completely gone out could cause fires at the campground. Please take it home with you and do not leave it at the campground.
④ Please take anything else not listed in ①②③ above home with you (barbecue grills, etc).
4. Parking lot
For auto campsite users,
Auto camp site users can park one vehicle per site. However, if that vehicle is not parked within the auto camp parking space or is too big for the parking space, you cannot park it at the auto camp site. Parking at other auto campsites or on the road inside the campground inconveniences other campers, and is not allowed. Please use the parking lot in front of Natori Trail Center instead.
For tent camping site, campfire tent camping site users,
Please use the parking lot in front of Natori Trail Center. Tent campers can drive their car to the space in front of the composting toilet to load and unload supplies/gear.
5. Quiet time
Many types of people come to use this campground: people hiking the Michinoku Coastal Trail, people who just want to camp. Some campers need to get up early the next day, so please respect the campground quiet time. Quiet time starts at 9:00 PM.
6. Disasters and accidents
In case of an earthquake/tsunami
If there is an earthquake while you’re using the campground and there is a tsunami advisory, a tsunami warning, or a major tsunami warning, evacuate immediately. If it was a strong earthquake and you cannot tell if there was a tsunami advisory or warning, evacuate. The evacuation site to Natori Trail Center is Yuriage Chuo Danchi. Use the emergency stairs and go to the roof. Please note that emergency food and water are not provided at the evacuation site, so please bring them with you during the evacuation if possible.
In case of sudden illness, fire or an accident
In case of sudden illness, a fire, or accident, please call 110 for the police at 119 for the fire department or an ambulance yourself first. Interpretation services when calling 119 are available in many places through Japan, including in Natori. See this Fire Disaster and Management Agency page for details in Japanese.
After you have called an emergency number, then tell a staff member. If there are no staff members around, please contact staff at the emergency number provided at check-in.
7. Be considerate of others
All kinds of people can enjoy staying at Natori Trail Center’s campground, from Michinoku Coastal Trail hikers to locals to people from other areas. Be considerate of other people so everyone can have a good time, including not making too much noice.
8. Other notes
Camping with pets
You can camp with our pet, but be considerate of other campers and follow basic pet etiquette, including keeping your pet on a leash and cleaning up after it.
※ Be especially careful to keep track of your pet if you use an extendable leash.
Please note pets aren’t allowed in Natori Trail Center.
Smoking
Smokers can use the designated smoking area next to the composting toilet. There is no ashtray, so please use a pocket ashtray to take your cigarette waste home. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Nearby attractions
There are many places to see and enjoy within about a 10 to 20 minute walk of Natori Trail Center, including the Yuriage Harbor Morning Market and Maple Hall and Kawamachi Terrace Yuriage where you can enjoy some of Natori’s tasty treats, Natori Cycle Sports Center where you can rent bicycles, enjoy family fun and bathe in the hot springs (day use OK), and the Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Museum where you can learn about the damage done to this area by the 2011 tsunami and subsequent recovery. We definitely recommend using the campground as a base and going to see the sights around Yuriage.
(Japanese post https://m-tc.org/blog/facilityintroduction/4906/)