Japan by Ferry: Okinawa to Kagoshima (Worth the Upgrade?)

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024

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  • @pjurban3078
    @pjurban3078 Месяц назад +68

    Good things we can appreciate about your trip:
    1. It might have been cloudy, but it did not rain or storm so the ocean stayed calm. No motion sickness medicine needed.
    2. The boat passed by an active volcano but it did not explode and never bombarded the boat with hot molten lava. 😀You survived to tell the tale.
    3. you missed out on the rice balls 1st day but bought extra next day to make up for it.
    4. If there was dust on the furniture, that means it had been a long time since it had been used. you were 1st in a long time, feel special. 😀
    5. They had curry available.
    6. While passing Jurassic Park island, Godzilla did not rise from the depths of the ocean to eat your boat for lunch. That is always a bonus.😁
    7. They did have a form of curry, remember?

    • @BlueJar-cl5kz
      @BlueJar-cl5kz Месяц назад +5

      I have to admit that I, too, thought of Godzilla.

    • @pjurban3078
      @pjurban3078 Месяц назад +5

      @@BlueJar-cl5kz ☝😁☝ GODZILLLLLAAAA! LOL

    • @BlueJar-cl5kz
      @BlueJar-cl5kz Месяц назад +4

      @@pjurban3078 Always the logical choice.

    • @1973Washu
      @1973Washu Месяц назад +3

      @@BlueJar-cl5kz Any day that you avoid Godzilla is a good day

    • @BlueJar-cl5kz
      @BlueJar-cl5kz Месяц назад +1

      @@1973Washu Unless it's a movie.

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 Месяц назад +40

    Oh no. You mentioned Sunflower and I'm about to go to bed. Now I'll have Sunflower song in my head on an endless loop! I'm going to have an ice cream and watch one more thing or I'll never get to sleep.😅

    • @u.m.k5479
      @u.m.k5479 Месяц назад +1

      Sometimes while at work I have randomly the Sunflower song playing in my head 😂

  • @JazzyBlues79
    @JazzyBlues79 Месяц назад +27

    STJ San! Congratualtions on 300,000 subscribers! Thank You for taking us on your journeys through Japan, via train, ferry, and plane. Your videos are wonderful and I enjoy them all. May you continue to have great success and may you always find delicious curries. :) I will now sing "Sunflower, Sunflower" in your honor. :)

  • @avjohnson
    @avjohnson Месяц назад +23

    Bathtub is full of history! 😮😂😂😂

    • @ElisaMoore-r8l
      @ElisaMoore-r8l Месяц назад

      From now on when I lock at my dirty apartment, I will say it's full of history.

  • @Tori1234100
    @Tori1234100 Месяц назад +20

    Sunflower ferry this afternoon?! 🎶SUNFLOWER! SUNFLOWER! 🎶

  • @riley4548
    @riley4548 Месяц назад +21

    happy 300k!!! here’s to many more videos 💖

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl Месяц назад +5

      Congrats STJ!!! 🎉🎉

  • @blktauna
    @blktauna Месяц назад +18

    I hope you let the Line know how dirty that room was. Unacceptable for that sort of cost! At least the food looked nice

  • @andyh5666
    @andyh5666 Месяц назад +41

    You just had to mention Sunflower at the end. Now stuck in my head 😆

    • @FUNKRUBICON
      @FUNKRUBICON Месяц назад +11

      🎵Sun Flowah! Sun Flowah!🎵

    • @pjurban3078
      @pjurban3078 Месяц назад +7

      🎶Sunflower! Sunflower! 🎶Now it will be stuck in my head too.

    • @Vtarngpb
      @Vtarngpb Месяц назад +5

      If it makes you feel any better, I saw your comment before I pressed play 😂

    • @margaretjackson8774
      @margaretjackson8774 Месяц назад +1

      Sunflower Sunflower da de da 🎶🎶😊

    • @andyh5666
      @andyh5666 Месяц назад

      @@Vtarngpb 😆

  • @amputeeright
    @amputeeright Месяц назад +10

    It does seem expensive for a suite full of (as you diplomatically put it) history, and the food- not the best you've had, I'm sure. I would love to see that Yoron blue in person, but will only do so vicariously through you. Thanks for taking us along.

    • @queenswillrule
      @queenswillrule Месяц назад +2

      He does such a good job at making you feel that you are there sharing the experience. Vicarious international travel, so much fun.

  • @snypa-ck7hn
    @snypa-ck7hn Месяц назад +12

    "Jurassic park feel" yeah i felt that too

  • @oleandersoup
    @oleandersoup Месяц назад +61

    "Bath tub is full of history... deluxe history."

    • @CrankyAuntyLinda
      @CrankyAuntyLinda Месяц назад +6

      My favorite description! 😂😂🎶🎶

    • @GeoffSeeley
      @GeoffSeeley Месяц назад

      I LOLed at this too. 🤣

  • @marilynturcotte5304
    @marilynturcotte5304 Месяц назад +9

    You're so correct. It's not worth the upgrade, but what the person below me wrote was cute. I love your videos; it's so nice to see the simpler things in life.

  • @WaiferThyme
    @WaiferThyme Месяц назад +10

    Sunflower 🎵 sunflower! 🌻

  • @Nathan-gy1pr
    @Nathan-gy1pr Месяц назад +13

    Sunflowaaaaa sunflowaaaaa

  • @Ms.HarmonyJ
    @Ms.HarmonyJ Месяц назад +6

    Japan is amazing so beautiful my friend keep living life to the fullest be safe and have fun much love

  • @cecilearquette1637
    @cecilearquette1637 Месяц назад +6

    I love your videos. When l was in Japan last year, I made sure to take a ferry overnight!

    • @gerald5344
      @gerald5344 Месяц назад +2

      When my daughter was in Japan last year, I convinced her to Facetime me from her overnight Sunflower ferry between Osaka and Beppu.

    • @Vtarngpb
      @Vtarngpb Месяц назад +2

      It had better have been on a Sunflower ferry 😂

  • @lagbait3076
    @lagbait3076 Месяц назад +6

    Yeah, looks to be a shipping vessel first and passenger ship second. It's serviceable for what it is but maybe not worth the upgrade.

  • @dayadventureswithgasper
    @dayadventureswithgasper Месяц назад

    Thanks for taking us along virtually with you on that lovely ferry. You cabin and ship looked very nice.
    I enjoyed all the great views of the mountains, sea and cityscape. Also, the food looked so very delicious. Enjoy the week my friend. 🚢

  • @karlgosta5256
    @karlgosta5256 Месяц назад +3

    This reminds me of my childhood riding the ferry my father worked on, thank you for sharing these.

  • @ColdintheMountains
    @ColdintheMountains Месяц назад +12

    Yup... lots of clams in the sea.

    • @Vtarngpb
      @Vtarngpb Месяц назад +4

      Yes, very clam 😅

  • @CrankyAuntyLinda
    @CrankyAuntyLinda Месяц назад +4

    Congratulations on having 300K followers! Thank you for sharing your adventures with me.❤

  • @catherine59226
    @catherine59226 Месяц назад +4

    I was just thinking about you and hoping for a new video! 👍🏻❤️

  • @RT-qd8yl
    @RT-qd8yl Месяц назад +6

    First Class Deluxe? I'm excited!!! 😁
    And congrats on 300k!!!

  • @r.hill.2369
    @r.hill.2369 Месяц назад +4

    Congratulations on 300k subscribers, STJ! May your numbers grow ever higher.

  • @Lucybell783
    @Lucybell783 Месяц назад +1

    I am so glad I found this channel!

  • @jacobschalit4848
    @jacobschalit4848 Месяц назад +2

    The first second of every video you make is the greatest second on RUclips 😌

  • @FoxyfloofJumps
    @FoxyfloofJumps Месяц назад +2

    Ah! I just watched Princess Mononoke a couple days ago in theaters. They were doing a by-request Fathom showing, as part of a Ghibli celebration. And that cabin was definitely overpriced. BUT, it is probably one of dozens of ways to help offset the operating expense of such a long, local trip.

  • @gerald5344
    @gerald5344 Месяц назад +2

    Sunflower alert at 24:01 -- "Sunflower, Sunflower"!

  • @marianthelibrarian2274
    @marianthelibrarian2274 Месяц назад +5

    I laugh when you describe something as "full of history" 😄

  • @7passionstar
    @7passionstar Месяц назад

    You had Curry???? No, not you! You hate Curry! 😅😂🤣🤣🤣
    I'm so happy I got to see this route and the gorgeous blue water. Thank you for taking us! 😍

  • @blktom
    @blktom Месяц назад +15

    You paid that much for that room and still had to pay for meals? Not worth half the price, A-line should be ashamed for robbing people like that.

  • @andrea6421
    @andrea6421 Месяц назад +3

    I actually liked the ferry. No it wasn’t super fancy but it looked comfortable and the food looked good. I’m sure you got some good rest so it served its purpose well 😊 thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

    • @stephniegoodman4422
      @stephniegoodman4422 Месяц назад

      The cabin was spacious and had everything one needed. Forget about the vintage it was adequate for a night for the price. The food was a bit ordinary all this vending machine stuff I would pay a bit more and get a bit of class. A traveller Phil Goodman

  • @GavinAnderegg
    @GavinAnderegg Месяц назад

    I really enjoy watching your work. Sorry the trip didn't work out how you wanted, and that the cabin was expensive for what you got, but I still had fun. Thanks for continuing to make fun travel content!

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Месяц назад +2

    Great trip. I don't know in Japan they have system called Cross subsidize or not for islanders route like this, so they charged more for luxury cabin to make ferry trip between islands is affordable. Also, since the departure on this route is alternately daily between two companies, I think they have more time to clean the room. Overall great food, great experience onboard even though it's only human daily/basic activities.

    • @TheMintyMelon
      @TheMintyMelon Месяц назад +1

      No …the food was very basic. The room as he described, was a disappointment. Certainly not one of his most satisfying trips… Lets be honest here.

  • @LMFuqua
    @LMFuqua Месяц назад +2

    Happy 300k Love your videos even if they make us miss Japan after spending lots of time there.

  • @Blackswan19874
    @Blackswan19874 Месяц назад +2

    Sunflower , Sunflower 🌻🎼🎶🎵🎶🌻🌻 Sunflower!

  • @Alcochaser
    @Alcochaser Месяц назад +2

    Now about those signs where you can't open at night for safety, If you turn off your cabin lights and sit in the dark.. you can keep those open.. its pretty cool.

  • @margaretjackson8774
    @margaretjackson8774 Месяц назад +1

    Japan by Ferry …I enjoyed your video ,from what you showed us they really should have at least cleaned it before giving it to you ! At least you didn’t get seasick ! I hope you post the sunflower trip .I’ll be singing the song 🎶 for a while now 😂😂waitung for it 😊I would love to come to Japan and go on a sunflower ferry . ❤

  • @BoredCertified
    @BoredCertified Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for sharing as always. You very charitably called it "retro". I call it "retro crap-tastic"! In other news, I'm getting pretty good at playing a game I like to call "Name That Food/Ingredient on the Tray". I can pick out Miso and Japanese Pickles from about 2 meters away!😁

  • @Benniuk
    @Benniuk Месяц назад

    Origato for giving up a good night's sleep to show us round [definitely not due to food]

  • @patrickinottawa27
    @patrickinottawa27 Месяц назад +2

    Congratulations on 300K Subs. At 23:58 I started singing the Sunflower theme. I suspect this ferry survives only because of the island traffic. It serves a purpose but offers little for what you pay. The shop is only open in port. The restaurant is only open for 30 minutes for lunch and dinner. I agree it was disappointing, and offered nothing special except the beautiful blue sea and several curries. The Sunflower Ferry will make up for it.

  • @brandonhamilton833
    @brandonhamilton833 Месяц назад

    Very expensive, thank you for sharing your travels!

  • @u.m.k5479
    @u.m.k5479 Месяц назад

    I ❤ your videos! Even though as a Finn I would not perhaps try everything of the food - but most of it I think could be fine. And I ❤ ramen!

  • @samlbrown6665
    @samlbrown6665 Месяц назад +1

    Considering the length of the trip and what you got I'd say it was pricey. Those modest meals s/h been included.

  • @Llcmtg
    @Llcmtg Месяц назад

    The water is beautiful

  • @kimberlypalmer947
    @kimberlypalmer947 Месяц назад +2

    Sunflower 🌻.... Sunflower 🌻 💛

  • @melissapeabody660
    @melissapeabody660 Месяц назад +1

    The sea is beautiful ❤

  • @timcurry192
    @timcurry192 Месяц назад +1

    Aha! 300K!! Congratulations! Yes, cruise ship prices but not cruise ship standards. Good to know.

  • @mark-ib7sz
    @mark-ib7sz Месяц назад

    Another excellent video . Thank you.

  • @ladyjessiecoyne2617
    @ladyjessiecoyne2617 Месяц назад

    It was very dirty.... when you said bath tub has history I chuckled you were not wrong, and those chairs eeewwwwwwww lol

  • @gnomespace
    @gnomespace Месяц назад +2

    Akebono- the first non-japanese to become sumo grandmaster.

  • @Vtarngpb
    @Vtarngpb Месяц назад +1

    13:42 STJ I knew it as soon as I saw the menu 🤣😋🙃

  • @scottdatracy
    @scottdatracy Месяц назад +2

    He skipped breakfast I hope he is feeling ok!

  • @sharonwelsh8907
    @sharonwelsh8907 Месяц назад +2

    I've just found your channel and I am hooked. My nightly ritual is to watch 2-3 videos a night. I just have one question...Do you have hollow legs with the amount of food you eat😂😂

    • @patrickinottawa27
      @patrickinottawa27 Месяц назад

      That's nothing, he had a few video's when he started of all you can eat buffet and he got his monies worth, when they had a good curry rice, the ferry lost money.

  • @renerivera9715
    @renerivera9715 Месяц назад +3

    Beautiful

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Месяц назад

    Congratulations on 300k subscribers

  • @cat9762
    @cat9762 Месяц назад

    The cabin was very plain and dated. But such an interesting trip with lots of different ports of call. It’s always interesting to watch what goes on at each stop.
    I wonder how the other ferry operator compares with A Line?

  • @MoneyPrinter123
    @MoneyPrinter123 Месяц назад +2

    I think this is one of the first times' I've seen a non-bidet toilet on this channel.

  • @educanassa100
    @educanassa100 Месяц назад

    Nice trip

  • @nancytalbert1978
    @nancytalbert1978 Месяц назад +2

    Your criticism is s always so diplomatic 😊. Sorry about the curry, I felt your disappointment.

  • @pixiholly
    @pixiholly Месяц назад

    Sakurajima was very quiet. That's always good.

  • @valerieselau7384
    @valerieselau7384 Месяц назад

    Awesome 😊

  • @cherylsemrau7100
    @cherylsemrau7100 Месяц назад +1

    The store should be open all the time and have supplies.

  • @TheBacondonut
    @TheBacondonut Месяц назад +2

    Maybe the room was dusty because they don’t rent it out very often

  • @annahughes3677
    @annahughes3677 Месяц назад +2

    Sunflower , Sunflower..😅

  • @djor316
    @djor316 Месяц назад +1

    Congratulations on 300K subs Solo. Sorry but you got rip on the money God Bless and be safe.

  • @Jagermonsta
    @Jagermonsta Месяц назад +2

    20:47 the sea is 🦪

  • @wutywuty
    @wutywuty Месяц назад

    is it cheaper to go on ferry than fly? I miss seeing u on ships with movie theaters. That seems like fun to me. happy sailing.

  • @adichew
    @adichew Месяц назад +1

    10:39 you can put a towel onto the sofa and sit on it

  • @michellesunshinestar
    @michellesunshinestar Месяц назад

    I took Dramamine once for a 6-hour train ride. I slept like a baby the whole way. Luckily, our companion woke me up.

  • @paulinelau7809
    @paulinelau7809 Месяц назад +3

    ❤❤

  • @TheHawaiianc
    @TheHawaiianc Месяц назад +2

    Solo this next day from last plane video or you stayed in Okinawa for wail?

  • @yunowhatitis6783
    @yunowhatitis6783 Месяц назад +1

    10:42 ancient "pride" - is that a wordplay on "hokori"? lol

  • @magal55
    @magal55 Месяц назад +3

    My tip: switch to x2 speed.

  • @prismaticowl
    @prismaticowl Месяц назад

    A dusty room with no hand soap for close to $400? That room better include a charming ghost butler because it sure doesn't have anything else going for it. Bad luck on this one, eh? Store outta onigiri (at first, anyway) and dry beef with dinner, too. At least the waters weren't too rough.

  • @sheilaathay2034
    @sheilaathay2034 Месяц назад +1

    ❤❤❤❤🎉

  • @softsofasoftsofa
    @softsofasoftsofa Месяц назад +1

    Ever thought about upgrading to 1440p?

  • @ssga_tgbuddy3082
    @ssga_tgbuddy3082 Месяц назад

    It looks like what Super 8 hotels used to look like in the US.

  • @dandyhand
    @dandyhand Месяц назад +2

    New font?

  • @stevenzack1497
    @stevenzack1497 Месяц назад

    From the moment that you boarded it appeared that this ship was not up to your usual level of accommodations.

  • @Artoconnell
    @Artoconnell Месяц назад

    Hi, what was that Rock sticking out of the water at 12:05 ?

  • @APARAT79
    @APARAT79 Месяц назад +2

    Did you complain about dusty chairs? 10:19 For that money, the room should be clean! That is unacceptable!

  • @queenswillrule
    @queenswillrule Месяц назад +1

    Congratulations!
    But this was sadly a disappointment. You've shared far better cabins for a lot less.
    Will you be comparing it to the other line that operates that route?

  • @michellesunshinestar
    @michellesunshinestar Месяц назад

    I loved reading Jurassic Park, the book is much better than the movie.

  • @gregmctevia5087
    @gregmctevia5087 Месяц назад

    Interesting piece. Looks like an older ship. You actually were issued a key instead of a card to enter your room. Not very modern.

  • @TheMintyMelon
    @TheMintyMelon Месяц назад

    Oh dear, you are quite right…It certainly was not worth that expense…The food was so basic it was sad.. I can’t imagine how hungry you must have been on this trip 🙀?? .. The restaurant timings were so mean too. Only open for 30 each time…🤨. And lets not talk about the room..!
    Shame on ‘’A Line ferries..👀.

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Месяц назад +1

    Does Okinawa have bears, boars, and monkeys?

  • @Bluerose888
    @Bluerose888 Месяц назад +1

    No toothpaste? Room didn't look deluxe to me, looks like a cheap hotel room. When you said you were going to relax on the bed, I thought, hope there's no bedbugs. Do you get salad dressing?

  • @kyrastuart1920
    @kyrastuart1920 Месяц назад

    Oh no. Such a price to pay and no !! Food. The omurice in the vending machine ferry would have been better. I am thinking positive thoughts for your next !! Meal.

  • @southpakrules
    @southpakrules Месяц назад +1

    1.1k+

  • @Blackswan19874
    @Blackswan19874 Месяц назад

    What !? No tour of the ship ?!

  • @Saresarees
    @Saresarees Месяц назад +1

    Hello❤

  • @radry100
    @radry100 Месяц назад +1

    shiiit that's expensive

  • @hamdinger7145
    @hamdinger7145 Месяц назад +1

    Women's bath is on the other side

  • @rodrigoxaviernunes9581
    @rodrigoxaviernunes9581 Месяц назад

    Why not a vending machine that sells onigiri ???

  • @paulus12345
    @paulus12345 Месяц назад +1

    3:51 Retro Feel = Out dated! 😞

  • @xr6lad
    @xr6lad Месяц назад

    For what you paid that was a pretty rubbish ship. 1: The cabin looked as if it hadn’t been updated since your parents were teenagers. 2: the ship was rusty and seemed poorly looked after. 3: who on earth closes a store soon after your departure in the morning. Seems as if they want to rip people off. And the food looked as if it was served at school- sorry I get Japanese food for takeaway here in Australia from a Japanese restaurant and it is ten times better looking than what you had. And I get Gyudon regularly.

  • @luisbg4830
    @luisbg4830 Месяц назад +2

    Muy mal que no hayan subtítulos en castellano tendré que anular la suscripción

  • @catsbuds9767
    @catsbuds9767 Месяц назад

    Too expensive for that price. Sad.

  • @scottgordon1781
    @scottgordon1781 Месяц назад

    Main dish , 3 small chicken pieces , lots of gravy and rice ? WOW , not :-(