After being excluded from the promotional campaign for more than two months, Tokyo residents were finally able to enjoy the much-publicized Go To Travel discounts from Oct. 1. The capital¡¯s overall enthusiasm for travel, however, has been a little subdued.

¡°I can¡¯t get excited about conventional traveling anymore,¡± says 34-year-old Takashi Masumoto, who works at Haneda Airport. ¡°Ever since the pandemic hit, all I want to do is go out into the woods and get away from everything.¡±

Masumoto is an avid camper who loves heading outdoors to get away from the stress of urban life.