2026 Sakadani Campground (酒谷キャンプ場) Water Play Pool Full-Day Course

This full-day course centers on Sakadani Campground's Water Play Pool (酒谷キャンプ場 遊水プール) in Nichinan City, open from July 18 to August 23, 2026. Sakadani Campground's Water Play Pool is a water play area that appears only in summer at a campground along the Sakadani River. Surrounded by mountains and rice terraces, you can physically feel the air temperature change just by climbing a short way up from the city center. In the morning, first head to Roadside Station Sakadani (道の駅酒谷). Take a look at the thatched-roof building and the direct-sales market lined with local farm produce, and you can even grab an early lunch at the soba restaurant there. Next, visit the Sakamoto rice terraces (坂元棚田), selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Rice Terraces. With water filling the stone-walled terraces stacked layer upon layer through the mountains, it's a scene of Japan's classic countryside you'll want to capture in photos. In the afternoon, play in the water at Sakadani Campground's Water Play Pool. In a quiet setting surrounded by mountains and rivers, you can relax there until evening. A day to fully savor the mountain valleys of Nichinan.