Learning from the style of Kensei Mizukami, the potential of Red Wing in camp.

We often hear that being in nature helps sharpen the senses . Living in a small city, we are inundated with so much information, and our bodies are so exhausted by the speedy movement of the city, that we are not able to fully demonstrate the performance that we are naturally capable of. But once you visit a campsite, you will be overwhelmed by the richness of nature with few man-made structures, and your body will respond to the light, sounds, and smells that abound, reviving your primitive human powers.

My father loved camping, so we used to come to the nature since I was a small child. As I grew older, I stayed away from such activities, but after going to a festival about six years ago, I remembered the appeal of camping, and now I go camping with my family at least once a month.

So says actor Kensei Mizukami. . He, too, is a camper who is fascinated by nature. Carrying a heavy load of camping gear on his back, he searches for the perfect space to spend the day.

I think the appeal of camping is also the fun of using the equipment. When I was a child, most of the gear I used was made by major American manufacturers, but after I became an adult and got into camping, I started to see many Scandinavian brand items, and I was attracted by their functional beauty, so I started to look into them.

What I am curious about is from what perspective Mr. Kensei chooses his gear. Looking at the array of gear he brought with him, we can see that he chooses simple things.

I try not to wear the same clothes as other people, and I look for things that people don't have. . I'm a bit twisted in that area (laughs). I usually do my research on the Internet, and if I can actually see something in a store, I check out the actual item. After all, you can't tell the real specs unless you see the actual item. However, there are many items from foreign garage brands that have not yet arrived in Japan, so I wait with some trepidation until they arrive.