{"id":5298,"date":"2020-09-13T20:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/?p=5298"},"modified":"2021-07-31T22:20:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:20:41","slug":"overnight-at-japanese-roadside-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/overnight-at-japanese-roadside-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight At Japanese Roadside Stations | Our 4 Best Tips To Avoid Trouble!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5298\" class=\"elementor elementor-5298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3622c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3622c62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f684ab3\" data-id=\"f684ab3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f3f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f3f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roadside stations or &#8220;michi-no-eki&#8221; as they are known in Japanese, are the most wonderful roadside service stations that can be found all over Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every roadside station is unique in its design and provides free parking, clean toilets and information about the local area. Most roadside stations also have an amazing collection of local souvenirs and fresh produce and a restaurant or cafe serving local specialities. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b412a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b412a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff9d3d4\" data-id=\"ff9d3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecec294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecec294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5307\" alt=\"Van Life Japan, Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station, Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-3-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-3-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9321f0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9321f0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db29ff8\" data-id=\"db29ff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d1308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d1308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since every roadside station is different, each one provides different facilities. Some are very simple and provide the basics such as toilets and a vending machine but we have also seen roadside stations with onsens, museums, campgrounds, kid\u2019s play areas &amp; art galleries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 1000 roadside stations located on the side of national highways and on the outskirts of big towns all over Japan, they provide the perfect rest area for people who need to take a break while travelling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b72dd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b72dd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb2b58b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb2b58b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab0f020\" data-id=\"ab0f020\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5acb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5acb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5305\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-2-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-2-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19496d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19496d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a647e\" data-id=\"36a647e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867b095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"867b095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we live in our van full time, a common question we get asked is &#8220;is it allowed to stay the night in your van at a roadside station in Japan?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have spent over 50 nights at roadside stations in many different prefectures in Japan and in this blog post, I will share our experiences of staying the night at roadside stations in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9578f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9578f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87940fb\" data-id=\"87940fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264cced elementor-widget 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e540ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11e540ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0efd1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0efd1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7482529\" data-id=\"7482529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f026f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f026f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is It Allowed To Stay Overnight At Japanese Roadside Stations?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3588c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3588c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b179ae7\" data-id=\"b179ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc6ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abc6ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5309\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-4.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-4-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07918f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07918f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d41fef\" data-id=\"8d41fef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9266315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9266315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might have seen signs at roadside stations saying &#8220;don\u2019t stay for a long time&#8221; and this might have made you feel worried or scared about spending the night at a roadside station. Before starting our van trip, we also were unsure if it was possible to stay the night at a roadside station.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned above, we have now spent over 50 nights at different roadside stations and have realised it is allowed <strong>BUT<\/strong> a certain etiquette needs to be followed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4369f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4369f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a64c91b\" data-id=\"a64c91b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171964c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"171964c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e109bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e109bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5950a44\" data-id=\"5950a44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763fe62 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"763fe62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8953ae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8953ae7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-608e723\" data-id=\"608e723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454f495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"454f495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Etiquette to follow:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bef4628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bef4628\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eba3d1\" data-id=\"3eba3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1175a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1175a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Arrive Late &amp; Leave Early\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec72969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec72969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-849064c\" data-id=\"849064c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae10b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae10b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roadside stations are usually open from around 9am to 5pm so we always try to arrive at the roadside station around closing time since the parking area is usually much quieter. This means we can buy anything we want from the shop and still have 1-2 hours left of daylight before it starts to get dark. <\/span><\/p><p>In the morning, we always try to leave before the roadside station opens. We respect the signs saying &#8220;don\u2019t stay for a long time&#8221; and would feel uncomfortable doing so since during the day the car park becomes busy with customers and staff might start to get annoyed that we are taking up valuable space in the car park.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-725bd47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"725bd47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d8dca8\" data-id=\"8d8dca8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce7fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ce7fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5315\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-7.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-7-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-7-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c0c537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c0c537\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe5b01\" data-id=\"6fe5b01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599905a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"599905a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Cooking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239f8b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239f8b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a5f969\" data-id=\"7a5f969\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb11c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb11c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we stay at a roadside station we usually try to buy some ready-made food which does not require any cooking for example rice balls. However, sometimes we do cook and we always make sure to cook inside the van so it is not obvious. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The roadside station is not a campground so we always try to respect the other people who are using the roadside station.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96b2938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96b2938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-465b6c0\" data-id=\"465b6c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f94d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"61f94d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95d7baa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95d7baa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2353c\" data-id=\"8a2353c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8f48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b8f48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Dishes \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff404a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff404a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b34bfa\" data-id=\"9b34bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0a679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab0a679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washing the dishes in the toilet bathrooms is a big NO. There are sometimes signs in the bathrooms which say this and it makes sense since the next person who uses the sink doesn\u2019t want to see leftover pieces of your dinner inside the drain! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcb6e09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcb6e09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be5ce1\" data-id=\"4be5ce1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f911421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f911421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5311\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-5.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-5-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-5-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ce35b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ce35b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34ef1c8\" data-id=\"34ef1c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5408e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5408e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We try to avoid using as many dishes as we can when we stay at a roadside station. Some tips include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat directly out of the pot or pan.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use plastic wrap to cover the plate or bowl then dispose of the plastic wrap.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share the same bowl and chopsticks if you are travelling as a couple.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use wipes to clean the dishes. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually store the dirty dishes in a bucket and look for a park or campground the next day where we can wash them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30589d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30589d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05ce589\" data-id=\"05ce589\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44852ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44852ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Don\u2019t Set Up Tables, Chairs Or A Tarp\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3928f65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3928f65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfa56ba\" data-id=\"dfa56ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0c139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0c139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might seem obvious but we have seen some people do this. We always try to stay inside our van and remain inconspicuous. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By setting up a tarp or tables and chairs, the staff at the roadside station might believe you are treating the car park as a campsite and get annoyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-357fc41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"357fc41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6355f76\" data-id=\"6355f76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9041e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9041e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5319\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-9.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-9-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-9-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d7a1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d7a1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa9299\" data-id=\"2fa9299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bc3f6 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-921a317\" data-id=\"921a317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfcd71 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcfcd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63f48c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63f48c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196eda6\" data-id=\"196eda6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49420f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49420f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do Many People Stay Overnight At Japanese Roadside Stations?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e7622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e7622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed7df4\" data-id=\"fed7df4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad5e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ad5e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5325\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-12.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-12-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-12-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3541db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3541db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54295d6\" data-id=\"54295d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ba7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010ba7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! It is actually very common and there has always been at least one other car, van or camper van staying the night whenever we have stayed at a roadside station. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have realised that summer is definitely the most popular time for van life travel in Japan and during the summer months we have seen 30+ vehicles staying the night at some roadside stations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-896c731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"896c731\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3808ddd\" data-id=\"3808ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a0422 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1a0422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39797e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39797e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b38c251\" data-id=\"b38c251\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3623faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3623faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is It Safe To Stay Overnight At Roadside Stations?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ca80e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ca80e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bac4f1\" data-id=\"4bac4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9340e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9340e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5327\" alt=\"Van Life Japan Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Station Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-13.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-13-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-13-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12fc7d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12fc7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469d5d8\" data-id=\"469d5d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f077114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f077114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have always felt very safe staying at roadside stations. Japan is a very safe country and most roadside stations have CCTV cameras which gives us peace of mind in case anything bad was to happen. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We always lock our doors when we are sleeping for security purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a772323 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a772323\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-490e32d\" data-id=\"490e32d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68ab69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a68ab69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0f6fe2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0f6fe2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03f8184\" data-id=\"03f8184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4cf19 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f4cf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c3b499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c3b499\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426f0b9\" data-id=\"426f0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8479a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a8479a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are The Benefits Of Staying Overnight At Roadside Stations?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5083bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5083bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123dfd2\" data-id=\"123dfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed99aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed99aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5323\" alt=\"Van Life Japan, Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Statio, Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-11.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-11-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-11-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d37f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d37f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bccb813\" data-id=\"bccb813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d70cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d70cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roadside stations are a great option for people travelling by camper van in Japan for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a free place to spend the night.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99% of the time, the toilets are clean with heated toilet seats, washlets and hand soap.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are vending machines.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a tourist information desk.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are usually a range of other facilities available as I mentioned above.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cb0b25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cb0b25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f736bfa\" data-id=\"f736bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83112ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"83112ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0de14a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0de14a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-171249f\" data-id=\"171249f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d6646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are The Cons Of Staying Overnight At Roadside Stations?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c93ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c93ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32bf5ca\" data-id=\"32bf5ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbc517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bbc517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5329\" alt=\"Van Life Japan, Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Statio, Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-14.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-14-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-14-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3449d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3449d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b2a82\" data-id=\"28b2a82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c3465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c3465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some negative points about staying at roadside stations in Japan which I will share below:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is usually nowhere to wash dishes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes trucks and cars are coming and going in the night so it can be noisy. Earplugs and a sleeping mask are recommended.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roadside stations are sometimes located near busy roads or train lines so it can be noisy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s best to arrive late and leave early.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd8b5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecd8b5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee516e\" data-id=\"cee516e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4eae3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e4eae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc3255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a07f3\" data-id=\"b9a07f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d676e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d676e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Our Overall Verdict?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a5e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a5e73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a9e63\" data-id=\"48a9e63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a74cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a74cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-10.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5321\" alt=\"Van Life Japan, Overnight At A Japanese Roadside Statio, Michi No Eki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-10-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Van-Life-Japan-Overnight-At-A-Japanese-Roadside-Station-Michi-No-Eki-10-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e8697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e8697\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be665b5\" data-id=\"be665b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abf293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abf293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, roadside stations are a great option as a place to spend the night while travelling in Japan by camper van, especially if you are moving everyday and will be arriving late and leaving early. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michi-no-eki.jp\/stations\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the official roadside station website which has a map of all the roadside stations around the country. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually stay in a mix of different locations such as roadside stations, campsites and random locations. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67e17f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67e17f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fdda15\" data-id=\"0fdda15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dea37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"76dea37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09387f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09387f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, our preferred place to spend the night in our van is always free campsites since we love cooking and like to set up our tables and chairs and wash our dirty dishes immediately after we use them. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also usually want to spend the day working <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> our van and this is not possible in a roadside station car park!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7227005 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7227005\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20296e2\" data-id=\"20296e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9081f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac9081f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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