However, thanks to the influence of Laid-Back Camp, Koan Camping Ground welcomed three times as many tourists compared to an average winter season.
Similarly, the Suimeiso campground in Ichikawamisato observed that some during winters no one comes to camp, but thanks to the influence of Laid-Back Camp, this winter “many customers came to visit”.
Akaike attributes the camping boom to pictures posted to social media, which caught the attention of Laid-Back Camp fans and created word-of-mouth advertising, resulting in fans coming to camp from all over Japan as well as Korea and Taiwan.