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Japanese kabuki actor Nakamura Shido received the 14th Camping Car Award at Japan Camping Car Show 2026. He drove about 16,000 km in a year in his Border Banks RV, priced from 170 million yen.
On January 30, 2026, at the opening of Japan Camping Car Show in Makuhari Messe (Chiba), kabuki actor Nakamura Shido was presented with the 14th Camping Car Award by the Japan RV Association for promoting RV culture.
Nakamura shared that he traveled approximately 16,000 km across Japan in a year with his family in his Border Banks RV (based on a Toyota Coaster). The vehicle's price is reported as 17–18 million yen or over 170 million yen (likely a typo in one source). The actor noted that RV trips reduced family arguments compared to tent camping and foster marital harmony. He also uses the RV as a mobile dressing room on film sets.
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Japanese kabuki actor Nakamura Shido received an award at the 14th Camping Car Awards ceremony. He uses his motorhome for family trips and as a mobile...
Japanese kabuki actor Nakamura Shido received an award at the 14th Camping Car Awards ceremony. He uses his motorhome for family trips and as a mobile dressing room on film sets.
Actor Nakamura Shido received the 'Camping Car Award' at the opening of the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari Messe on January 30. He drove 16,0...
Actor Nakamura Shido received the 'Camping Car Award' at the opening of the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari Messe on January 30. He drove 16,000 km in a year with his family in a Border Banks motorhome, a Toyota Coaster-based model costing 17-18 million yen.
Japanese actor Nakamura Shido received an award from the Japan RV Association at the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 for promoting motorhome culture. He t...
Japanese actor Nakamura Shido received an award from the Japan RV Association at the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 for promoting motorhome culture. He traveled approximately 16,000 km across Japan in a year using a Border Banks motorhome priced from ¥17 million. The actor stated that motorhome trips reduced family arguments compared to tent camping.
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, actor Nakamura Shido received the Camping Car Award. He revealed he drove 16,000 km in a year with his...
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, actor Nakamura Shido received the Camping Car Award. He revealed he drove 16,000 km in a year with his family in a Border Banks motorhome priced from 170 million yen, which eliminated arguments during trips.
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, Chiba, kabuki actor Shido Nakamura received the 14th Camping Car Award. He stated his family traveled ...
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, Chiba, kabuki actor Shido Nakamura received the 14th Camping Car Award. He stated his family traveled about 16,000 km in their motorhome within a year, emphasizing that shared trips have strengthened their family bonds.
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, kabuki actor Nakamura Shido received the 14th Camping Car Award. He stated he drove approximately 16,0...
At the Japan Camping Car Show 2026 in Makuhari, kabuki actor Nakamura Shido received the 14th Camping Car Award. He stated he drove approximately 16,000 km around Japan with his family in a year using a motorhome, emphasizing that it strengthens family bonds.
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