{"id":10258,"date":"2019-02-17T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=10258"},"modified":"2021-04-23T13:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:11:44","slug":"japan-travel-marina-franping-village-amakusa-a-new-style-of-camping-in-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/02\/17\/japan-travel-marina-franping-village-amakusa-a-new-style-of-camping-in-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN TRAVEL: Marina Franping Village Amakusa \u2013 A New Style of Camping in Kumamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of the newest attractions in Amakusa, the <strong>Marina Franping Village<\/strong> takes guests to a unique experience called franping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10269\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/marina-franping-village-amakusa-japan-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Marina Franping Village in Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Frank camping&#8221; is the idea behind Marina Franping Village, an outdoor accommodation and restaurant in Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10264\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-trailer-homes-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-trailer-homes.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-trailer-homes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-trailer-homes-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Trailer homes are the accommodations in Marina Franping Village <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Instead of setting up a camping tent on your own, Marina Franping Village elevates the level of accommodation to well-equipped trailer homes. At present, they have about 15 accommodations all in all that provide facilities as if you\u2019re in a hotel. They have complete room facilities from TV, to microwave ovens, and fridge, among other usual features.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Each trailer homes have easy access to the Amakusa waters, a nearby attraction both great for sightseeing and fishing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10262\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-sea-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-sea-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Situated near the Amakusa waters, this campsite attraction offers an impressive Amakusa ocean view.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10271\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/marina-wharf-amakusa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/marina-wharf-amakusa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/marina-wharf-amakusa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/marina-wharf-amakusa-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Boats at the Marina Wharf<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cFranping,\u201d a new style of camping, is made for guests who prefer to unwind and at the same time experience an outdoor adventure. In here, you get the best of both worlds: a comfy hotel-like accommodation and a unique recreational camping experience. Two things you probably won\u2019t get to experience anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10263\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/bed-marina-frnaping-village-amakusa-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/bed-marina-frnaping-village-amakusa-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/bed-marina-frnaping-village-amakusa-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/bed-marina-frnaping-village-amakusa.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Comfy beds inside Marina Franping Village\u2019s trailer homes<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10267\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-trailer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-trailer.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-trailer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-trailer-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Receiving area of the trailer home<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10266\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-amakusa-kitchen-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-amakusa-kitchen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-amakusa-kitchen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-village-amakusa-kitchen-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kitchen area<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10273\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/outside-franping-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/outside-franping.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/outside-franping-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/outside-franping-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Tables are provided in some trailer homes<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Just like normal camping, franping is best with barbecue. What better food is eaten in Amakusa than its mouthwatering seafood? At a perfect location by the sea, you\u2019ll have a taste of Amakusa-cultivated scallops which are best grilled. They also have a restaurant called Steakhouse By the Way that serves Japanese curry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10265\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/franping-amakusa-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Outdoor dining area<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10261\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-scallops-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-scallops-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-scallops-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/amakusa-scallops.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Big and meaty Amakusa-cultivated scallops<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10274\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/seafood-amakusa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/seafood-amakusa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/seafood-amakusa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/seafood-amakusa-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><em>Grilled shrimps are best for lunch!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10275\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/steakhouse-by-the-way-amakusa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/steakhouse-by-the-way-amakusa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/steakhouse-by-the-way-amakusa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/steakhouse-by-the-way-amakusa-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Steakhouse By The Way, the restaurant in Marina Franping Village<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10268\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/japanese-curry-franping-amakusa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/japanese-curry-franping-amakusa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/japanese-curry-franping-amakusa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/japanese-curry-franping-amakusa-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>A generous serving of their Japanese curry<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10272\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/meat-amakusa-franping-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/meat-amakusa-franping.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/meat-amakusa-franping-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/meat-amakusa-franping-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Meats and vegetables to be grilled for camping food<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An extraordinary camping experience awaits everyone in Marina Franping Village in Amakusa! Reservations are required for the accommodations. Rates depend on the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General information<br \/>\n<\/strong>Address: 11275-19 Noboritate, Oyano-machi, Kamiamakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture<br \/>\nContact: +81 964-56-1339<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.franping.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.franping.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nCheck-in: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.<br \/>\nCheck out: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Weekday rate: \u00a511,000 for trailer house 2 persons<br \/>\nWeekend rate: \u00a515,000<br \/>\nHolidays \u00a525,000<br \/>\n(Rates depend on the season)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This first appeared in Philippine Primer magazine&#8217;s February 2019 issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marina Franping Village in Amakusa takes camping to a whole new level!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[562,565,975,874,8,1856,1703,1917],"tags":[1119,1861,1862,1883,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890],"class_list":["post-10258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-japan-international","category-amakusa","category-restaurant","category-hotel","category-kumamoto-prefecture","category-food","category-kumamoto-spot-2019","tag-japan-travel","tag-amakusa","tag-kumamoto-prefecture","tag-kumamoto","tag-franping","tag-marina-franping-village-amakusa","tag-amakusa-seafood","tag-accommodations-in-japan","tag-trailer-homes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14924,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10258\/revisions\/14924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}