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Carstay RV bookings for Golden Week 2026 hit record high

01.05.2026 05:05 4 min 8 sources
日本最大級のクルマ総合情報サイト、カービュー! JPN + 7 more
Carstay RV bookings for Golden Week 2026 hit record high
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Carstay announced on March 27 that reservations for campervans and overnight parking spots during the 2026 Golden Week (April 25 – May 6) are expected to hit a record high. As of March 27, approximately 120 bookings worth 7 million yen were recorded, a 1.5-fold increase year-on-year. The company projects about 690 bookings totaling 22 million yen by the end of the period.

Reasons for growth

The company attributes the surge in demand to several factors:

  • Rising hotel prices in Japan
  • Weakening of the yen
  • Increased cost of overseas travel and airfares

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🇯🇵 Japan — fuel prices

Updated: 27.04.2026

Diesel

$1.00 /l

JPY157.33 · €0.85/l

26 of 116

cheaper than 78% of countries

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$1.07 /l

JPY168.10 · €0.91/l

35 of 115

cheaper than 70% of countries

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