How much did our Japanese police bus cost? In the last episode we shared that we are stopping van life Japan for a while so we can work on a bus build so we can start bus life in Japan. We purchased a Nissan Civillian ex-police bus which we plan to convert into an off-grid tiny home on wheels.

After already converting a small camper van in Japan (Nissan Caravan) in early 2020 and then spending the last 18 months doing full-time van life in Japan while travelling Japan by van, we have always had the idea in the back of our minds that we would like a Japanese camper van which is a little more spacious and comfortable for full-time Japanese van life. We have absolutely loved our time living in an off-grid camper van in Japan and are excited to continue with this nomadic lifestyle in a slightly bigger tiny home.

Van travel in Japan and being full time van lifers in Japan has been an incredible way to overland Japan and get off the beaten path. We have managed to visit so many amazing places during the 18 months of our slow travel camper van road trip in Japan. Converting a DIY camper van in Japan has been one of the best decisions we have ever made and car camping in Japan is so easy due to the huge amount of Japanese roadside stations, free campsites and onsen throughout the country. We can’t recommend Japanese camper van life enough!

We are excited to share this Japanese camper van bus conversion and our van life adventures in Hyogo prefecture (where we will do the conversion) with you all over the next few months!

SECOND CHANNEL
▶ Behind the scenes extra footage of our van life Japan trip
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WHO AM I?
After spending 9 years travelling the world, I came back to my home country of Japan and converted an old delivery van into my dream custom campervan with my Scottish girlfriend Ruth. Follow along on our van life in Japan road trip as we travel to all 47 Japanese prefectures and visit places off the beaten path in Japan.

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