{"id":28657,"date":"2020-11-03T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=28657"},"modified":"2020-11-05T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:18:38","slug":"working-from-forests-national-parks-set-up-wifi-workstations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/03\/working-from-forests-national-parks-set-up-wifi-workstations\/","title":{"rendered":"Working from forests &#8211; National Parks set up Wifi workstations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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Japan has recently shifted from traditional working culture with the pandemic forcing companies to encourage more staff to partake in \u2018remote teleworking\u2019. This shift is massive for the country \u2013 but the government is taking it one step further and encouraging people to work from Japan&#8217;s national parks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28659\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-half-width wp-image-28659\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall--510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nikko-Kegon-waterfall-.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Kegon waterfall, Nikko national park, Honshu<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the start of the crisis, the government began urging companies to encourage up to 70% of their workforce to work from home, as reported in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/13582077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asahi Shimbun<\/a>. As figures fell short, the government has since offered grants to municipalities that promote teleworking in order to feed rural revitalisation, as mentioned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2020\/09\/26\/business\/japan-subsidize-telework-rural-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More recently, as the government has been looking to revitalise rural economies, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/nature\/enjoy-project\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Environmen<\/a>t has been subsidising Wi-Fi installation across Japan\u2019s 34 national parks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/tokyo\/news\/national-parks-in-japan-are-installing-wifi-to-encourage-workations-102320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tokyo Timeout<\/a>. The move is aimed at coaxing people away from cities, and aims to increase teleworking and bring people and money back into dwindling rural economies. Some of Japan\u2019s biggest national parks (including Sentonaikai, Nikko and Aso-kuju) have already set up Wi-Fi \u2018workations\u2019 with hotels, lodges and campsites already operating as teleworking sites.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28662\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-half-width wp-image-28662\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF2723-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sentonaikai national park, Honsh<\/strong>u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A reversal of the migration from the countryside to major cities across Japan \u2013 such as Tokyo and Osaka \u2013 would be a huge win for the government. For now though, the initiative provides an impressive backdrop for &#8216;teleworkers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>News taken from various sources including, Asashi Shimbun, Japan Times and Tokyo Timeout.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You might like to read Insider, Van&#8217;s blog post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/13\/the-wild-heart-of-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The wild heart of Japan&#8217;<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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