Surprise Camping and Some Deep Thoughts

**"Surprise Camping and Some Deep Thoughts"** is the third episode of season two of *Yuru CampΔ*.

## Synopsis from the official anime site

*Nadeshiko's New Year is relaxing at Grandma's house in Shizuoka. Nadeshiko was very happy with the eels from Lake Hamana after inviting Rin who was there earlier! When Grandma got hungry and got home, Ayano, a childhood friend of Nadeshiko, welcomed her.*
### Plot

Nadeshiko is heading out to visit her grandmother in Shizuoka for the New Year's holiday. When she learns that Rin will be in the area for a couple days as well, she invites her to stay at her grandmother's place for a night. Rin drives along the coast to a new camping location in Hamamatsu, where she joins a crowd to watch the sun going down over the large torii installed in the lake. She meets Nadeshiko at the train station and they go for lunch together to eat eel, which is the local specialty. At grandmother's house, they are greeted by Nadeshiko's friend from middle school, Ayano Toki. Ayano tells stories of how Nadeshiko changed since she was younger. That night the three of them go to the observation deck at Lake Hamana together. Rin tries to explain why she likes solo camping; how it is a way to appreciate loneliness.

### Inu Inu Inuko-san epilogue

Inuko-san "explains" how Mount Fuji moved from Toyama Prefecture on the north coast to its current location. Nadeshiko is skeptical.

### Characters

* Rin Shima
* Nadeshiko Kagamihara
* Sakura Kagamihara
* Ayano Toki (Nadeshiko's middle school friend)
* Nadeshiko's Grandmother
* Rin's Grandfather
* Shūichirō Kagamihara (Nadeshiko's father)
* Obanyaki chef (大判焼き屋店主)
* Unagi chef (うなぎ屋店主)
* Campground reception (受付の女性)
* Sweets shop clerk (和菓子屋店員)
* Woman in line (女性)
* Woman in line (女性)

## Media

### Images

In anime
Ayano, Nadeshiko, and Rin enjoy food togetherThe girls look out over Lake HamanaRin crosses Nagisahashi Bridge, used in Nadeshiko's flashbacksNadeshiko catches the train at Kiga StationNadeshiko, Rin watch the gulls at Hamanako-Sakume StationNadeshiko buys obanyakiNadeshiko eats eel pieRin, Nadeshiko, and her grandmother enjoy the strawberry drops which Rin bought earlierRin, Ayano, Nadeshiko sit at the kotatsu playing *The Game of Life*Rin cooks yakimochi using Sho's Grill
Promotional poster showing the girls at Lake Hamana
Real-life versions
Observation deck overlooking Lake HamanaLake Hamana from the observation deckKiga Station platformHamanako-Sakume StationFujitaya obanyaki shopCream-filled Obanyaki from FujitayaStrawberry drops from ShizuhanaEel pieBentenjima Seaside Park
## Adapted from

* The Ocean, the Lake, and Some Lucky Camping (Manga chapter 27)
* Thinking It Over Again (Manga chapter 28)
* Room Camp 57 - Toyama and Mount Fuji (Manga volume 7 extras)

## Notes & Trivia

* Rin, Nadeshiko, and Ayano go to Okuhamana-ko Observatory (奥浜名湖展望台, *Okuhamanako tenbō-dai*) at Hosoe-okuhamanako Tenbo Park. This is the observation deck used in the promotional poster for Season 2, with the three of them looking out over Lake Hamana (浜名湖, *Hamana-ko*) at night. The observation deck was closed in March 2019 due to deterioration of the wood, making it unsafe. Initially they just put a chain across the stairs, with a "Do not enter" sign. In late 2020, with the broadcast of Season 2 of the anime approaching, they put a tall barricade around the tower. In the spring of 2021, the tower was torn down entirely.
	+ Lake Hamana on Google Maps
* Rin is camping at Nagisaen Campground (渚園 キャンプ場, *Nagisa-en kyanpuba*) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture.
	+ Location on Google Maps
* Nadeshiko shows Rin the seagulls that congregate at Hamanako-Sakume Station.
	+ Hamanako-Sakume Station on Google Maps
* Rin goes to the Shizuhana (しず花) sweets shop in Kanzanjicho where she buys strawberry shine (いちご餅, *ichigo mochi*) for them to have as dessert. It's a strawberry with a sweet rice coating. It's commonly made with an inner layer of sweet bean paste, and known as ichigo daifuku. The actual store calls them strawberry drops (いちごの雫, also seen written as いちごのしずく, *ichigo shizuku*).
	+ Shizuka on Google Maps
* Nadeshiko buys cream-filled obanyaki (大判焼き) at Fujitaya (藤田屋), which is an obanyaki shop right across from Kiga Station. This is an odd place for her to be, since it's not a natural transfer point for her on that railway line. That train only goes by about once per hour. Obanyaki are like pancakes, and most commonly are filled with sweet bean paste, but her choice has a cream filling like vanilla custard.
* They eat at Unagi Sakume (うなぎ さくめ), an eel (うなぎ, *unagi*) restaurant near Hamanako-Sakume Station. Lake Hamana and the adjoining city of Hamamatsu are known for their eel fishery.
	+ Sakume Unagi on Google Maps
* They eat eel pie, a pastry which has a small amount of eel extract in the dough.
* It's about 65 km to bike the full loop around Lake Hamana.
	+ Route map on Map My Ride
* Nadeshiko's grandmother has a kotatsu. It's a low table with a blanket around it and a heater built into the tabletop to keep it warm underneath. It's handy for staying warm in a home that doesn't have central heating. When Ayano greets Nadeshiko, she comes crawling across the floor into the hallway, since she has been sitting with her legs under the kotatsu.
* Nadeshiko, Rin, and Ayano play *The Game of Life* at the kotatsu.
* After setting up camp, Rin crosses Nagisahashi Bridge, which is the bridge that Nadeshiko is shown on in her flashbacks to living in Hamamatsu, including the promotional poster for Season 2. It's where she used to go to see Mount Fuji, as described in Episode 1.7
* Rin admires the sunset at Bentenjima Seaside Park.
	+ Location on Google Maps

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *YuruCamp.jp* - Episodes【第3話】| TVアニメ「ゆるキャン△ SEASON２」公式サイト (たなぼたキャンプと改めて思ったこと in Japanese; in English: [Episode 3] What I Thought Again About Good Surprise Camp)
2. ↑ *Anime News Network* - Laid Back Camp (TV2)
3. ↑ Yuru CampΔ official site page for Episode s2e3
4. ↑ Seiyu: Keiichi Sonobe (園部啓一)
5. ↑ Sseiyu: Mitsuru Ogata (小形満)
6. ↑ Sseiyu: Saki Miyahara (宮原颯希)
7. ↑ Sseiyu: Ayako Moriya (森谷彩子)
8. ↑ Sseiyu: Sakura Kawaguchi (川口桜)
9. ↑ Sseiyu: Ayano Hamaguchi (濱口綾乃)
10. ↑ *Okuhamana Lake Tourism* - About the observatory at Okuhamanako Park
11. ↑  *Google Maps* image
12. ↑ *Twitter* Zukarohi
13. ↑ *Google Maps* image
14. ↑ *Burahama Tourism*: Ichigo Shizuku
15. ↑ *Just One Cookbook*: Imagawayaki-Obanyaki
16. ↑ *Shunkado* - Introduction to Eel Pie

## External Links

* *浜名湖* - Lake Hamana
* *うなぎパイ* - Eel pie
* Nagisaen Campground official website