Her Campus Logo Her Campus Logo
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at ICU (Japan) chapter.

When you try something new, you might be worried about preparing any necessary stuff at the first stage. In some cases, those things are too expensive to buy, or it takes too much time to prepare everything you need. If so, it must be an obstacle to your new experiences. And that wastes valuable opportunities in your life!

If you have such obstacles to trying new experiences, let’s overcome them by using unfamiliar rental systems. Here are some items you should check!

1. Activity

Recently, you can see on the posts that some of your friends have tried unfamiliar activities, such as ceramics, bungee jumping, handcrafts, or other experiences. Those are all experiential activities you can “rent.” You don’t need any stuff, so just by getting there, you can try it! Of course, you can use it for your memory, but those activities could be a significant first step when you are interested in it as a hobby. If you are hesitant to start some new hobby because of a scale or a financial issue, you can try it out without any burden.

2. Camping

Recently, many people have tried glamping instead of camping. Glamping includes a glamorous side of camping to stay in a nice tent with many things, such as a chair, sofa, table, etc. However, you can still experience camping on the site. You don’t have to buy many items you need; you can rent them!
This system works when you want to make camping a hobby, but you don’t have any ideas about which items suit you.

3. Climbing a mountain

Like camping, you need to prepare the necessary stuff when you try to climb the mountain. Plus, it costs too much to get to the point. But if you use a package plan including items you need and transportation, you can try it out more quickly.

4. Cosmetics, bags, or clothes

If you like cosmetics and clothes, you might be frustrated with how much you can get what you want to try. If you use the rental items, you can try them out without buying them! 

We have a great potential to do anything you want to. If you are aware of preparing for a new challenge, you can use rental items because those make the impossible possible!

Kanako Shimizu

ICU (Japan) '23

Hi, I'm Kanako. I'm studying at International Christian University.