You don’t always have to go away to have a good time
there’s a special type of vacation that you can only do when you’re at home.
Pitch your tent in the living room and grab a sleeping bag
it’s time for some Home Camping Life in Japan style!
Oh my goodness!
[Life in Japan Theme Song]
What do we have here guys?
Something... Do you know what it is?
Oh! I do...
OK wait
What is that? What is that?!
That looks like a sleeping bag!
It is a sleeping bag!
It's not just any sleeping bag—I bet you have never ever seen a sleeping bag like this.
It's white duck down—Spanish white duck down.
What's that? Oh, it's made in Japan!
Oh, it's a beautiful color!
Oh my goodness!
It's got arms!
You try it out first mommy!
Hang on, Mommy's going to try it out.
Can I try it?!
Oh this will be great when we're camping
And I need a cup of coffee outside but I'm too cold to get out of bed...
I can just take my bed with me!
You're wearing your bed!
Do I have a hood?
Oh it's in here... Yea yea there you go
Holy guacamole!
Do I look comfy? Yes!
I want to try it on now!
Oh it's so soft! I bet! It's goose down.
Oh, I think it's mommy's!
I think it's a little big for Anna!
Now my turn!
Oh, you tighten it here. Oh there you go.
Becca, you look ready for an expedition. Can you zip it up?
My turn!
I'm Baymax - whoo whoo.
Step into Mommy's cocoon...
Oh, see? Mommy has claimed it as her own.
Although Daddy gets super cold when he's camping. So it might be daddy's.
She's in there somewhere. Oh! I figured something else out! Get up!
Oh I can unzip from down here! There you go.
There we go!
Oh oh! I know. Yea yea yea- it clips on right to here.
Oh my stars! This gets cooler by the moment!
You look like E.T.
This is nice — I like this!
Thank you so much ZenPlus for sponsoring this video.
Go to the link in the description to see this sleeping bag and pick one up for yourself, it's great!
Oh my goodness! Yea!
Here's Izzy — Izzy, squeeze in there! Squeeze!
Smile Oh look at that!
1, 2... look at Tia Ruth, look at Tia Ruth! Look at these cousins!
1, 2, 3... Eva, look at me!
Check this out, massive fountain!
That's awesome, huh? What a fountain!
Come Eliana!
What do you think? I love this!
Nearby Sagamihara Asamizu Park is full of attractions.
Beautiful gardens, playgrounds, observation towers, obstacle courses and a petting zoo, this park has it all.
It’s the perfect place to kick off our mini vacation before heading back home to camp!
All right, big tower time! My goodness!
Rapunzel's at the top. That's right.
Wow Whoa, you can see a lot.
Fountain garden over there...
What a beautiful view.
When in Japan, you gotta stand on the footprints, huh?
There we go, I got it right. Did you get yours right, Dude?
It's just going to be tricky— when the door opens we'll have to walk out backwards.
Here we go - here we go! Big big step!
I did it!
He did it, he did it! OK, walking backwards!
Good job! Good job! Whew, we made it!
Whoa, good job guys!
You're doing good!
Here comes Sarah. Alright Sarah!
Here comes Joshua. Com'on big guy, you got this!
Whoa Sarah, Good job!
Back down this side.
Careful how you come around, then you got to climb down the net.
Put your feet in it. There you go, good job! Awesome!
The balance beam, wow, good job! What's balance?
You have to keep your balance on it. Whoa! Whoa! Keep your balance!
Whoa no!
How- how's life up there Anna? Fun.
Fun. Fine?
I said "fun!" Fun! OK.
And the crew is all done. Look at those dogs! Beautiful dogs.
Now we're on a mission to find some lunch.
No, ice cream. Hee hee.
Oh my cuteness!
Who is ready for some house camping?!
Me!
Yes, ok time to set up the tent!
It's going to be tight! Boy, this is going to be tight.
Oh, right here.
This is going to be like our whole living room.
Let's just open it up.
Hey Dad!
Hi Daddy!
There we go. Wow, it's nice and dark in there for sleeping.
Oh my goodness, what's going on in here guys?
It's a store game, store game, store game!
There's a store? Yeah.
Doctors, shoes, toys.
You're playing in there? Right here is the toy store.
You tell me if it's a boy or girl and I put out the boy and girl stuff.
And pick a toy and they pay me.
This is money. Oh, ok.
So, what's going on down here?
This is our retreat now, huh? Well, we can't even get to our table.
It's totally blocked by a huge tent!
Thanks Uncle Paul for letting us borrow your 6-man tent.
Our 12 person tent— no way! There's no way it would have fit!
A six one barely fit.
Time to get ready for bed, huh?
Oh!
Come here Dude! Where's the Dude?
Where's the Dude?!
And the Sarah Bear!
Hey Sarah Bear!
How's it going? Good.
Night night everybody!
Oh my goodness, the tent's down and look what's happened now.
Here's my grilled cheese!
Oh, very nice, huh?
Boy, we took one tent down and now we have one going up over here...
There is one. Then it extends over there.
Here we have another tent with Joshua and Anna?
Yep! Oh very nice.
And also I'm going to have my grilled cheese.
Oh, you're going to have your grilled cheese? With me.
OK guys, you can get your grilled cheese now.
What are we waiting for? What's going on? For Papa Joe.
Because it's Papa Joe's birthday!
Papa Joe's birthday?! How old is Papa Joe?
100! 100 years old, oh my goodness!
Say "Hi Papa Joe!" Hi Papa Joe!
Say "hi" Hi Papa Joe!
Hi Ruth! Hi Papa Joe!
(Singing "Happy Birthday")
Yeah!
Let's blow out the candles together...
Here we go 1, 2, 3...
But nobody pass out!
Then in 1921 God made me.
Whoa cool! I love it!
1921!?
Say bye!
Oh! Mommy, can I eat the dessert now? Yes?
OK
Wow guys, 100 years old!
What do we have here? Is it some Papa Joe 100 Cake?
Oh yum!
Ruth’s Grandpa Joe is an example for us
he’s been through so much in his life and yet he continues to be a person full of joy and energy.
You don’t hear a negative word come from his mouth, but only thankfulness to God for his life and family.
This kind of heritage is precious and something we desire to live out in our generation.
When people are valued over possessions, you end up with a rich and full life.
It’s the kind of life that can make the best of any situation, whether you’re exploring new frontiers or camping at home.
Do you have any favorite memories camping at home? Comment below, and until next time, we’ll see you on Life in Japan. Bye bye.