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.