Hachioji, Tokyo ｜ English support on WhatsApp
Sleep under the stars, on the roof.
NOVA BASECAMP is the camping and 4WD line of NOVA Car Rental in Hachioji, western Tokyo: a 4WD Mitsubishi Delica D:5 with a roof-top tent, and a 4WD Toyota Hiace Van with a long cargo area. Add a tent, sleeping bags, a table and a kitchen set, and go camping near Mt. Fuji without owning any gear. In winter, both run on winter tyres for snow trips.
3+ days: 10% off the base ratepick-ups until 31 December 2026 · applied automaticallyPick-up in Hachioji, at Haneda Airport or at your Tokyo hotel ／ Photos are for illustration
CONCEPT
No hunting for a pitch big enough for a large tent, no heavy gear to buy and carry. NOVA BASECAMP rents a roof-tent Delica D:5 or a 4WD Hiace Van together with camping gear sets, from Hachioji, the last big town before the mountains west of Tokyo.
Sleep on the roof in the Delica D:5, or load everything into the Hiace Van. Both are four-wheel-drive diesels.
Ground tent, bedding, table and chairs, kitchen and campfire sets. Choose only what you need.
Hachioji sits on the Chuo Expressway: about 1 to 1.5 hours to the Fuji Five Lakes or Okutama. We also deliver to Haneda Airport and Tokyo hotels.
Photos are for illustration.
SEASONS
Spring to autumn · about mid-March to mid-December
Drive the Delica D:5 to a campsite around the Fuji Five Lakes, Doshi or Okutama and sleep in the roof tent above the car. Autumn colours around the lakes are usually at their best in November. Nights above 1,000 m get cold from late October: tell us if you would like warmer bedding.
Delica D:5 with roof tentPair it with the ground tent set for groups of up to 8
Winter · December to March
The 4WD Hiace Van runs on winter tyres from December 1 to March 31, included in the rate, with room for skis and boards. The roof tent comes off the Delica D:5 from mid-December to mid-March, and in that period it is rented as a 4WD minivan on winter tyres: message us on WhatsApp for a winter quote.
4WD Hiace VanRoutes and snow-driving tips: 4WD van for snow trips
LINEUP
Sleep on the roof
An 8-seat 4WD with a hard-shell roof tent and an awning. The roof tent sleeps 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children.
From ¥19,800/daytax included · + CDW/NOC ¥2,750/day (required)
Gear, snow and long trips
4WD, 3.0 L diesel and all-terrain tyres. Five seats in two rows and a long cargo area behind. Winter tyres from December to March, included in the rate.
From ¥15,400/daytax included · + CDW/NOC ¥2,750/day (required) · no cleaning fee
| Delica D:5 with roof tent | 4WD Hiace Van | |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 8 | 5 (two rows) |
| Drive / engine | 4WD · 2.2 L clean diesel | 4WD · 3.0 L diesel turbo |
| Tyres | Off-road-style tyres | All-terrain tyres |
| December – March | Winter tyres, no extra charge (roof tent removed mid-Dec to mid-Mar) | Winter tyres, no extra charge |
| Sleeping | Roof tent (3 adults) + ground tent (optional) | Ground tent (optional, 3–4 adults) |
| Cargo space | Small when many people ride | Large: a full gear set fits easily |
| Height | about 2.35 m | about 2.0 m |
| Fuel | Diesel (軽油) | Diesel (軽油) |
| Daily ratetax included | ¥19,800 | ¥15,400 |
| CDW/NOC coverper day, required | ¥2,750 | ¥2,750 |
| Cleaning fee | ¥5,500 per rental | None |
| Refundable deposit | ¥100,000 | ¥100,000 |
| Pick-up | Owada shop (Hachioji), Haneda, Tokyo hotels | Hachioji shops, Haneda, Tokyo hotels |
Camping gear costs the same for both vehicles. Every driver must have held a driving licence for at least 1 year.
THE VEHICLE 01
Main photo: our Delica D:5 with the roof tent open (real photo). The other images are for illustration.
THE VEHICLE 02
Four-wheel drive, a 3.0 L diesel turbo and all-terrain tyres. Five people sit in two rows, and behind them is a long cargo area for a ground tent, chairs, a cooler box, skis or snowboards.
Images are for illustration.
The ground tent, bedding, living and kitchen sets all fit in at once, with space left for luggage.
Winter tyres from December 1 to March 31 at no extra charge. A strong choice for ski resorts and snowy campsites.
Add the ground tent set with tarp (3–4 adults) and you can go camping without owning any gear.
SLEEP
3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children. Off the ground, so it stays comfortable after rain.
A dome tent for 3 to 4 adults, with a tarp that becomes your living room on rainy days.
6 to 7 adults, or up to 8 with children.
The Delica D:5 has 8 seats, but with a full gear set on board about 5 people can ride. For bigger groups, consider a second car (additional drivers are free). With the Hiace Van, use the ground tent set (3–4 adults, with tarp).
GEAR
Gear is optional and priced per rental (tax included), the same for both vehicles and whatever the number of days. Tell us what you need in the booking notes or on WhatsApp and we add it to your quote. Gear is limited, so book early. See also the price list.
Tent and tarp for 3 to 4 adults
¥5,500/rental
With the Delica D:5, the roof tent plus this ground tent sleeps 6 to 7 adults, or up to 8 with children. With the 4WD Hiace Van, the tent goes in the cargo area.
Choose one per person
¥1,650/rental
Sleeping bags are machine-washed after every rental, and the sheet that touches your skin is always freshly washed.
Take two sets for 8 people
¥2,200/rental
One table and four chairs. For 8 people, choose two sets.
Tableware for up to 8
¥2,200/rental
Please bring your own cassette gas, food and drinks. Cassette gas loses power in the cold and does not work below 0 °C; in cold months choose a low-temperature type.
For campsites that allow campfires
Freepick-ups until 31 December 2026, then ¥1,650
Buy firewood at the campsite or a nearby shop. Keep the fire well away from tents and the awning.
Photos are for illustration and do not show the rental gear itself. Items may be replaced with equivalent ones. Fuel, firewood and food are not included.
PRICE
International bookings use the rates of this English booking site. The required CDW/NOC cover is added per day and charged for at most 10 days in every 30 days of rental. The minimum rental is 2 days (48 hours).
LIMITED-TIME OFFER
pick-ups until 31 December 2026
Rentals of 3 days or more get 10% off the base rate, applied automatically in your estimate.
Mid-December to mid-March the roof tent is removed; message us for a winter quote.
| Ground tent set | ¥5,500 |
| Bedding set (1 person) | ¥1,650 |
| Living set (4 people) | ¥2,200 |
| Kitchen set | ¥2,200 |
| Campfire set | Freeuntil 31 December 2026, then ¥1,650 |
| Cooler box (about 47 L) | ¥1,100 |
CDW/NOC cover: you pay ¥0 for repairs to the rental car and ¥0 Non-Operation Charge for the first accident in your rental, including single-vehicle and at-fault accidents, when no traffic law was broken, the accident is reported to the police and to us and the rental rules were followed (see what is not covered). It does not cover the ¥50,000 third-party property excess or damage to the roof tent and camping gear; those are charged and can be taken from the deposit. CDW/NOC and Zero Excess Support are NOVA services, not insurance policies.
| 4WD Camper with Roof Tent base rate | ¥19,800 × 2 days = ¥39,600 |
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| CDW/NOC cover (required) | ¥2,750 × 2 days = ¥5,500 |
| Pick-up and return | At our Hachioji shop: no delivery fee |
| Cleaning fee | ¥5,500 per rental |
| Total (tax included) | ¥50,600 |
Excludes tolls, fuel, peak-season surcharge (¥2,200/day) and off-hours handover (¥2,200 per side outside 08:00–20:00). Winter tyres from December to March are included in this rate. Promotions, if running, are applied automatically at booking. Refundable deposit: ¥100,000.
| 4WD Van base rate | ¥15,400 × 3 days = ¥46,200 |
|---|---|
| CDW/NOC cover (required) | ¥2,750 × 3 days = ¥8,250 |
| Delivery / collection | ¥4,500 × 2 = ¥9,000 |
| Total (tax included) | ¥63,450 |
Excludes tolls, fuel, peak-season surcharge (¥2,200/day) and off-hours handover (¥2,200 per side outside 08:00–20:00). Winter tyres from December to March are included in this rate. Promotions, if running, are applied automatically at booking. Refundable deposit: ¥100,000.
Every driver must have held a driving licence for at least 1 year. Non-smoking cars; no pets.
PICK UP
The Delica D:5 is always handed over in person; it takes only a few minutes, and there is no key-box self pick-up for this car. If you have not used a roof tent before, we send you a short how-to video (opening and closing the tent and awning, using the ladder) with the pick-up guide.
Coming by train from Shinjuku (about 40 minutes)? We drive you between JR Hachioji Station and the shop free of charge. Tell us your arrival time.
The 4WD Hiace Van can also be picked up at our Hachioji Ekimae Shop near the South Exit of JR Hachioji Station (08:00–20:00).
At about 2.35 m, the Delica D:5 cannot enter the multi-storey car parks, so we hand it over in person at the open-air car park next to P5 (Terminal 3).
Handover in person at the entrance at the agreed time. Hotel car parks are often too low for these cars, so parking during your rental (for example a coin car park without a height limit) is arranged and paid by you.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION
| Before payment | Free |
| After payment, 72 hours or more before pick-up | ¥6,600 + 4%¥7,700 + 4% in peak season · 4% of the amount paid, for card processing |
| Within 72 hours before pick-up | up to 100%of the basic rental fee |
| No-show (more than 1 hour late without notice) | treated as cancellation |
Rentals of 30 days or more use our long-term terms. Full rules: Cancellation & Changes.
NOVA BASECAMP special terms (日本語)The camping rules on this page summarise our NOVA BASECAMP special terms. The full terms are in Japanese; if anything differs, the Japanese original prevails.
DESTINATIONS
Hachioji is next to the junction of the Chuo and Ken-O expressways. Leave in the morning and you are at a lakeside or forest campsite before lunch. From Haneda Airport or central Tokyo, add about 1 hour.
Riverside campsites in the hills, good for a first camping trip.
Deep valleys and forest inside Tokyo, with superb autumn colours.
The classic: lakeside pitches with a view of Mt. Fuji, straight down the Chuo Expressway.
Mountain valleys in Kanagawa via the Ken-O Expressway.
High plateau: cool in summer, starry in autumn. From late October mornings can drop below freezing.
Driving times from Hachioji in normal traffic. Popular campsites fill up at weekends: book your pitch early and ask whether roof tents are allowed. Photos are for illustration. More: Self-drive to Mt. Fuji from Tokyo.
LICENCE
Your original licence, your passport and an International Driving Permit under the 1949 Geneva Convention (Category B is enough for both vehicles). Every driver must have held a licence for at least 1 year. Check your country in our IDP & licence guide.
You need an official Japanese translation instead of an IDP. We can apply for the JAF translation on your behalf for free; you pay only the costs (the JAF fee plus the online card processing fee), and we bring the printed translation with the car.
For example licences from Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, Mongolia, Myanmar or Russia, or from mainland China. Message us on WhatsApp before you give up on camping at Mt. Fuji. If someone else in your group has a valid licence, they can be the registered driver (additional drivers are free). If nobody can drive, we are happy to share information about campsites around the Fuji Five Lakes and the express buses that reach them from Shinjuku, free of charge.
HOW IT WORKS
Choose "4WD Camper with Roof Tent" (Delica D:5) or "4WD Van" (Hiace), the place and the dates. Write the gear you need in the notes.
We check the car and send a card payment link. The booking is confirmed when payment is complete.
Upload the passport, licence (front and back) and IDP or translation of every driver. We approve them before your trip.
After the deposit pre-authorisation, a short in-person handover in Hachioji, at Haneda or at your hotel. Gear is loaded in the car.
Return at the agreed place and time. Packing up can be rough: we dry wet tents and wash the bedding. The deposit is released after the check.
SAFETY
Open the roof tent and awning only at campsites and RV parks that allow it: never on the road, in an ordinary car park or at a roadside station (道の駅).
The Delica D:5 is about 2.35 m with the tent closed, the Hiace Van about 2.0 m. The Delica D:5 cannot use multi-storey or underground car parks, drive-throughs or automatic car washes.
Nobody may ride in the roof tent or the cargo area. Close and secure the tent and pack away the awning, ladder, pegs and ropes before driving.
The roof tent sleeps up to 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children. Climb the ladder one person at a time, and do not let children use the tent or ladder on their own.
Do not open the tent or awning when winds of 10 m/s or more are forecast. Peg and rope the awning, and fold it at once if the wind picks up. In a thunderstorm, move into the car.
No stoves, campfires, charcoal, gas lanterns or heaters inside the car, the roof tent, the ground tent or under the awning: fire and carbon-monoxide risk.
Both cars take 軽油 (keiyu), the green nozzle. Petrol damages the engine.
4WD and winter tyres do not shorten braking distances. Where a chain restriction (チェーン規制) is in force, snow chains are required (optional, ¥1,100/day).
Paved roads and ordinary roads to campsites only: no riverbeds, beaches or forest tracks.
No smoking in the car or the tents, including heated and electronic cigarettes. No pets.
FAQ
NOVA BASECAMP is the camping and 4WD rental line of NOVA Car Rental in Hachioji, western Tokyo. It rents a 4WD Mitsubishi Delica D:5 with an iKamper roof-top tent (from ¥19,800 per day) and a 4WD Toyota Hiace Van with a long cargo area (from ¥15,400 per day), both diesel, with optional camping gear sets. Rates include tax; the required CDW/NOC cover is ¥2,750 per day. The cars can be picked up in Hachioji or delivered to Haneda Airport and Tokyo hotels, with English support on WhatsApp.
The iKamper Skycamp 3.0 roof tent on NOVA BASECAMP's Delica D:5 sleeps 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children, on a sleeping area of about 210 × 196 cm with a 6 cm mattress. Add the ground tent set (a dome tent for 3 to 4 adults) and 6 to 7 adults, or up to 8 with children, can sleep. The car has 8 seats, but with a full gear set on board about 5 people can ride comfortably.
Yes. NOVA BASECAMP rents a ground tent, sleeping bags, mats, a table and chairs, lanterns, a kitchen set and a campfire set, priced per rental (tax included). The full set for 4 people is ¥13,200 per rental, the same for the Delica D:5 and the 4WD Hiace Van. Please bring your own food, drinks, firewood and cassette gas.
The roof tent is on the Delica D:5 from about mid-March to mid-December. From mid-December to mid-March it is removed, and the Delica D:5 is rented as a 4WD minivan on winter tyres; message us on WhatsApp for a winter quote. For snow and ski trips, the 4WD Hiace Van runs on winter tyres from December 1 to March 31, included in the rate.
Yes. NOVA BASECAMP's Toyota Hiace Van has four-wheel drive, a 3.0 L diesel engine, 5 seats and a long cargo area for skis, snowboards and suitcases. From December 1 to March 31 it runs on winter tyres at no extra charge. Yuzawa and Naeba are about 2.5 to 3 hours from Tokyo, Hakuba about 3.5 to 4.5 hours; snow chains can be added for ¥1,100 per day.
Only at campsites and RV parks (RVパーク) that allow it, never on the road, in an ordinary car park or at a roadside station (道の駅). Ask the campsite in advance whether you can drive onto your pitch and use a roof tent. Do not open the tent or the awning when winds of 10 m/s or more are forecast.
Yes. Delivery to Haneda Airport or a hotel in Tokyo's 23 wards costs ¥4,500 per one-way. At about 2.35 m the Delica D:5 cannot enter multi-storey car parks, so at Haneda we hand it over in person at the open-air car park next to P5 (Terminal 3), and at hotels in person at the entrance. You can also pick it up at our Owada shop in Hachioji, with free pick-up from JR Hachioji Station.
The refundable deposit for both NOVA BASECAMP vehicles is ¥100,000, taken as a credit-card pre-authorisation shortly before pick-up and released after the return check. The required CDW/NOC cover (¥2,750/day) means you pay ¥0 for repairs to the rental car and ¥0 Non-Operation Charge for the first accident in your rental, including single-vehicle and at-fault accidents, when no traffic law was broken, the accident is reported to the police and to us and the rules were followed. Accidents involving a traffic violation (such as speeding, running a red light or drink-driving) and a second accident in the same rental are not covered. It does not cover the ¥50,000 third-party property excess (add Zero Excess Support for ¥1,100/day) or damage to the roof tent and camping gear.
Your original driving licence, your passport, and an International Driving Permit under the 1949 Geneva Convention (Category B is enough). Licences from Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco and Taiwan need an official Japanese translation instead, and NOVA can apply for the JAF translation on your behalf for free; you pay only the costs (the JAF fee plus the online card processing fee). Every driver must have held a licence for at least 1 year.
Message us on WhatsApp first. If someone else in your group has a valid licence, they can be the registered driver (additional drivers are free). If nobody can drive in Japan, we are happy to share information about campsites around the Fuji Five Lakes and the express buses that reach them from Shinjuku, free of charge.
From our base in Hachioji, the Fuji Five Lakes, Doshi and Okutama are about 1 to 1.5 hours by car, and Yatsugatake about 1.5 to 2 hours. From Haneda Airport or central Tokyo, add about 1 hour. Popular campsites fill up at weekends, so book your pitch early.
Both the Delica D:5 and the Hiace Van are diesel cars: refuel with 軽油 (keiyu), the green nozzle. Putting petrol in a diesel car damages the engine. Cars are delivered full; please return them full.
Cancellation is free before payment. After payment, cancelling 72 hours or more before pick-up costs ¥6,600 (¥7,700 in peak season) plus 4% of the amount paid for card processing; within 72 hours, up to 100% of the basic rental fee may be charged. Rentals of 30 days or more use our long-term terms. See Cancellation & Changes on our site for the full rules.
Sleep under the stars, on the roof.
Request the "4WD Camper with Roof Tent" or the "4WD Van" on our booking site, or ask us anything on WhatsApp, 24 hours a day, in your own language.
Owada Shop · 08:00–18:00 · 4-29-14 Owada-machi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0045
Email info@novacarjapan.com · NOVA BASECAMP special terms (日本語) · Photos are for illustration