Taking the Deluxe Overnight "Karaoke" Ferry in Japan | Kobe to Oita

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024

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  • @lashandamorgan6040
    @lashandamorgan6040 2 года назад +40

    I'm in the U.S. & I've been walking around singing, "Sunflower...Sunflower"🤣🤣🤣

  • @kittehgo
    @kittehgo 2 года назад +79

    That sunflower song must be a test, to see if you are worthy to ride on the ship. If you can take hearing it 235 times and not jump into the water, you are worthy. 😺

    • @marysmith7765
      @marysmith7765 Год назад +2

      Omg I’m laughing so hard right now

    • @TimothyONeill_84.
      @TimothyONeill_84. Год назад +2

      I would have been overboard after 2 times

    • @Viewer4474
      @Viewer4474 Год назад +4

      Thanks to this channel, there is a worldwide contingent of people who have never been on a Sunflower ferry, yet we can all sing the song. 🥰

  • @elliephants7047
    @elliephants7047 2 года назад +184

    Gotta pause the video to say thank you for making me bust out laughing loud enough to probably wake half the house at 4:30 AM with the sharp cut to the ceiling and AAAAHHHH 😂

    • @RoyNgPhotography
      @RoyNgPhotography 2 года назад +16

      I totally lost it too! Ahhhhhhh 🤣🤣🤣

    • @dawnw.6559
      @dawnw.6559 2 года назад +7

      I cracked up laughing also at "AHHHHHHH!"🤣

    • @FrozenRose816
      @FrozenRose816 2 года назад +8

      I can't help wondering if the AHHHHHHHHH was a double-meaning there 😆

    • @riggstribluemerle949
      @riggstribluemerle949 2 года назад +5

      AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @AltairSaosin
      @AltairSaosin Год назад +7

      I come back to that part of the video after a rough day and all my troubles go AAAAAAAHHHHway.

  • @jennifercunningham4763
    @jennifercunningham4763 2 года назад +18

    "sunflower, sunflower" - me, for the next week probably

  • @carolinebastow8862
    @carolinebastow8862 2 года назад +178

    I have “sunflower” singing in my head now. Will be there all day. I am from Australia but my children study Japanese at school. Watch all your RUclips videos 😊

    • @kellygustafson4957
      @kellygustafson4957 2 года назад +9

      Same here. LOL. I am trying to find a recording of it to use as a ringtone. 🤣🌻😎

    • @Michelenergy
      @Michelenergy 2 года назад +1

      The same for days, and I can't get it out!!!!!! LOL

  • @Mishmellow
    @Mishmellow 2 года назад +175

    Everyday is a good day to listen to the sunflower song 😂🌻

    • @Mishmellow
      @Mishmellow 2 года назад +17

      @Sue Sue I wonder if it could be considered torture to be forced to listen to it for too long 😆

    • @gus473
      @gus473 2 года назад +13

      🎼🎶 Sunflower 🌻 Sunflower 🌻.... 🎶 🔂😅✌🏼😎

    • @terriemartinez9989
      @terriemartinez9989 2 года назад +12

      As soon as I hear it I get excited!
      Time for another awesome cruise.

    • @jackpatterson3984
      @jackpatterson3984 2 года назад +8

      Wow we really do pay attention, I didn't think anyone else took note of that song. Merry Christmas everyone.

    • @carolemerle9995
      @carolemerle9995 2 года назад +4

      Merry Christmas Jack

  • @TheMadSocrates
    @TheMadSocrates 2 года назад +16

    The snap to the speaker with "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH" in time with the music absolutely KILLED me, that was the funniest damn thing.. Bravo!

  • @theradishspirit94
    @theradishspirit94 2 года назад +162

    That sunflower song will be stuck in my head for days 😂
    Loved the video as usual 🥰

    • @jeremylee6352
      @jeremylee6352 2 года назад +9

      that sunflower song was sung with such gusto ... damned impressionable ... lol ... i'll hav a hard time not bursting out in laughter when i take this ferry one day ... :P

    • @teddymartinii1979
      @teddymartinii1979 2 года назад +7

      Yeah, that song would drive me nuts after the first few minutes.

    • @susanolson3611
      @susanolson3611 2 года назад +7

      Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🎶

  • @lagbait3076
    @lagbait3076 2 года назад +29

    Merry Sunflower everyone. Let the Sun protect us. Lets go!

  • @FandersonUfo
    @FandersonUfo 2 года назад +5

    sunflower 🎶 sunflower 🎵 ....

  • @aly834
    @aly834 2 года назад +88

    This whole comedic set featuring the Sunflower song is the best thing that’s happened to me in 2 weeks. Incredible. Love your channel so much!

  • @Peajay007
    @Peajay007 2 года назад +16

    Whenever I watch a sunflower video I spend the rest of the day singing sunflower. Or humming the tune 😊

  • @flu77erluv
    @flu77erluv 2 года назад +109

    Thank you for giving me and my family something to look forward to every week!
    Your channel is entertaining, very well paced, often humorous and relaxing.
    Each new video is a unique and fun way to experience a place and culture I would love to visit but have never seen first-hand.
    Thank you so much for all the work and effort you put into each of these and for consistently creating wonderful content!
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!🎉

    • @yakacm
      @yakacm 2 года назад +19

      You have to appreciate Solo Travelers ability to make subtle jokes, in a language that's I assume isn't his native tongue.

    • @SoloTravelJapan
      @SoloTravelJapan  2 года назад +21

      Thanks for saying that! Merry Christmas and happy new year

  • @cj4607
    @cj4607 2 года назад +5

    Sunflower Sunflower la la la is now stuck in my head!!!!

  • @robinmoore7202
    @robinmoore7202 2 года назад +6

    That song is such an ear worm😁

  • @kysawinthyr
    @kysawinthyr 2 года назад +42

    I can finally sing along to the Sunflower song (and make sense)! 😁Thank you for the holiday present, Solo!

    • @AsianSignGuyCena
      @AsianSignGuyCena 2 года назад +5

      oh yes ! now i want to download the song now hehe

  • @deeztoasters
    @deeztoasters 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for providing the lyrics so i can sing it all day in my house

  • @Pedveppi
    @Pedveppi 2 года назад +31

    Never thought I would be crying laughter watching your videos 😂 SUNFLOWEEEER!

  • @astralpolice
    @astralpolice Год назад +6

    The bit where you raise the sunflower song volume in your cabin had me in tears! Legendary

  • @leighDrusllalyle2304
    @leighDrusllalyle2304 Год назад +2

    🎶SUNFLOWER, SUNFLOWER🎶🎶🎶ARRRRRGH! Yeah - it is an ear worm. But I still love your videos and the gentle humour that goes through them. Thank you! 😊 I also love your food channel!

  • @reinoezra
    @reinoezra 2 года назад +17

    thank you for providing the lyrics *and* the translation, STJ. you did good to the world.

  • @deannyeltatzie7759
    @deannyeltatzie7759 2 года назад +12

    I, and, on behalf of most likely everyone, would like to thank you, for the sunflower song. And the fact that it will stay in my head for days. 😭

  • @spindude3456
    @spindude3456 2 года назад +12

    This might just be the greatest video on the greatest channel of all time. I’m not sure where to go from here…

    • @SoloTravelJapan
      @SoloTravelJapan  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the big super thanks and your kind words! I appreciate it.

  • @TheShootinStar
    @TheShootinStar 2 года назад +5

    OMG!! That song is driving me crazy!

  • @maxshenkwrites
    @maxshenkwrites 2 года назад +15

    I honestly cannot imagine what it must be like to work on that ferry and hear that song literally dozens of times a day every day. Ugh.

    • @Griselda_Puppy
      @Griselda_Puppy Год назад

      I was thinking the same!!! I would absolutely have to bring earplugs!

    • @breygon1
      @breygon1 9 месяцев назад

      If it is anything like working in a retail store in the US during the Christmas season, you eventually learn to block a majority of it out. (I never was completely able to block out "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.)
      I have two questions. 1) Do you get to keep all those slippers, robes and other amenities? Or are they there just to be used while you are there? 2) People who board via their cars or trucks do they get rooms as well or do they have to stay with their vehicle?

  • @staceytroffer8287
    @staceytroffer8287 Год назад +2

    You are the best of all the Japanese travel channels. I subscribed only to you. Keep up the great work!!

  • @GymLeaderPhil
    @GymLeaderPhil 2 года назад +25

    All the little touches, like the staff waving the light wands upon disembarkation, the song, branded merch, and even the artwork on signage shows that this is a company that employs people who care.

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 Год назад

      they wave bc they've been told to. It's business

  • @megankistler5238
    @megankistler5238 Год назад +1

    That saxophone solo is a banger!

  • @pothospathic
    @pothospathic 2 года назад +22

    Thanks to watching one too many of your videos, my husband set my ringtone to the Sunflower song to prank me and I genuinely can't work out how to change it. Jokes on him I'm into that song so much I *still* clap like a seal when I hear it in a new video.
    Another great video, thank you :)

  • @sirissac234
    @sirissac234 2 года назад +22

    I found myself humming "SUNFLOWER!" as I was going around my house during the last hour. Of all the ferries I have ridden in the United States over the years, I never found one with its own theme song before. There was one during the 1980s to Catalina Island that had some of the crew blasting Van Halen music, but even that is no "SUNFLOWER!".

  • @sammiefrazier6672
    @sammiefrazier6672 2 года назад +5

    The song continually playing😳🤣! But anyway another nice video👍 Happy Holidays from Cali❤️🌲

  • @lottekvist2092
    @lottekvist2092 2 года назад +9

    I di love your ferry videos. And finally - the lyrics to the song 👍🏻😂😊

  • @gus473
    @gus473 2 года назад +28

    Came for beef 🍛 curry,
    stayed for the 🎶 sing-along! 🌻
    Another great trip with STJ! 😎✌🏼

  • @marianneferg
    @marianneferg 2 года назад +12

    Come on!! Thank you for the lyrics!!! Sometimes it starts playing itself in my head. Now I can sing the correct lyrics hahaha Best channel EVER 😂🌻🌻

  • @TheRaggiesoft
    @TheRaggiesoft 2 года назад +2

    Like everyone else, Sunflower is stuck in my head for the rest of the year (thanks for translating into English)

  • @prismaticowl
    @prismaticowl 2 года назад +13

    Gonna have the Sunflower song stuck in my head for days... and I _really_ want some cake and ice cream now. The food looked tasty and the room, while on the smaller side, still looked very cozy.

  • @amputeeright
    @amputeeright 2 года назад +32

    It looks like it was a comfortable trip, and the food looked delicious. Thanks for taking us along on your musical journey.😁 Stay safe!

    • @pixibelle3282
      @pixibelle3282 2 года назад

      I can enjoy the trips without actually going anywhere

  • @missymoonwillow6545
    @missymoonwillow6545 2 года назад +47

    🌻🌻🌻🎶🎶🤩 My all time favorite Ferry in Japan so far. The music literally gets stuck in your head for days after watching one of these ferry rides! Can't wait to visit someday.

  • @jayburgh
    @jayburgh 2 года назад +7

    Yay Sunflower 🌻

  • @SDYA1995
    @SDYA1995 2 года назад +5

    That boarding music is awesome lol

  • @christopherfranklin972
    @christopherfranklin972 2 года назад +7

    You have a wonderful sense of humour and the ability to make the commonplace appear interesting,thank you for another lovely video and best wishes for the holiday season and New Year.
    Rather than 'Sunflower' watching the dock crews waving makes me think of 'Umi Yukaba' ......

  • @theendofmyropemydude
    @theendofmyropemydude 2 года назад +13

    I wish the sunflower song was available on RUclips so I could listen to it for hours.
    People around me might go insane, but that's a small price to pay.
    SUNFLOWA
    SUNFLOWA

    • @desdicadoric
      @desdicadoric 2 года назад

      Yeah I’d go nuts 😂

    • @Backoffboogaloo
      @Backoffboogaloo 2 года назад +2

      It’s there if you look hard enough. Sanfurawa is it’s name.

    • @theendofmyropemydude
      @theendofmyropemydude 2 года назад +1

      @@Backoffboogaloo oh my god you're right

  • @dutchbiker4825
    @dutchbiker4825 2 года назад +4

    Here I sit, halfway across the world, swaying and bobbing my head to the sunflower song 😁

  • @derberater2731
    @derberater2731 Год назад +1

    Taiyo ni mamorarete….
    Thank you from Germany!!
    ありがとうございます

  • @mariemorgan7759
    @mariemorgan7759 2 года назад +4

    Reminds me of the 1970s t.v. show "The Love Boat", with that music!😁🙏💕 Beautiful ferry boat, love Sunflowers!🌻

  • @brunofelipebrz
    @brunofelipebrz 2 года назад +3

    I love your subtitles. And your sense of humor.

  • @AngusBull2112
    @AngusBull2112 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely love your dedication to the gag. Got the tune mercilessly stuck in my own head as well lol!

  • @Del-Lebo
    @Del-Lebo 2 года назад +3

    🎼Well, Sunflower 🌻🎶 is now stuck in my head for the rest of the day! Thank you for the lyrics!!!!😍🤣🤗

  • @theskiesaltiair
    @theskiesaltiair 2 года назад +9

    I will now have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the year 😂😂
    Thank you for the video Solo-san! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you and everyone else in the comments! 😊

  • @HTDutchy
    @HTDutchy 2 года назад +20

    Just vibing to the sunflower music!
    Also, thank you so much for getting me interested in beef curry!
    I made some last week and it's my new favorite dish!

  • @rudycarlson8245
    @rudycarlson8245 Год назад +1

    The sunflower song would drive me insane!

  • @elliemayormaynot
    @elliemayormaynot 2 года назад +1

    Why yes, I would like a souvenir. I'll have a coffee mug, a T shirt and a CD of the sunflower song to play over and over joining me in my slow descent into madness.

  • @KevinOng7
    @KevinOng7 2 года назад +1

    it’s a good day to Listen to sunflower my favourite ferry in Japan sunflower song is going to be singing in my head all day 😅🥰🌻🌻🌻always loved watching your videos thank you stay safe And Sunflower !! 🌻🌼💛

    • @SoloTravelJapan
      @SoloTravelJapan  2 года назад +1

      I’m glad that you enjoyed the song. Thanks for the super thanks!

  • @Waywren
    @Waywren 2 года назад +4

    yaaay the karaoke boat! I love this song so i'm glad we're on it again, and even happier to have some of the lyrics! I'm not kidding, sometimes I'll randomly sing bits of the song, so i'm glad to actually have some of the proper words now. And I'm glad we got two !! tastes

  • @margojohnson4224
    @margojohnson4224 2 года назад +12

    I enjoyed our singing together (Sunflower sunflower). Don’t forget to get some glow sticks before you take the new ferry. Thank you for taking me along. Happy Holidays from my family to yours. From Phoenix Arizona

  • @jenniferthomas5305
    @jenniferthomas5305 2 года назад +4

    Really nice voyage - thanks for sharing with us! Super sweet cabin choice 🌅 🎶Sunflower 🎶 I didn't think the song could get stuck in my head. Until... you told us what the lyrics are!! 😄

  • @리타-z6s
    @리타-z6s 2 года назад +3

    🤶 nice shere... sunflower ✍

  • @stuartgreen4512
    @stuartgreen4512 2 года назад +10

    Another fantastic video! I look forward to these all the time. One day I will visit Japan, and these will be a great guide!

  • @bakauf4300
    @bakauf4300 2 года назад +17

    And suddenly, a light saber fight breaks out onshore as the ship makes its escape... ⚔

  • @radiopal0911
    @radiopal0911 2 года назад +12

    I always enjoy your videos... and look forward to seeing them on a regular basis. I just I had your job so that I can travel as much as you do. :) Merry Christmas Solo!

  • @thewhiterabbitr3
    @thewhiterabbitr3 2 года назад +3

    🌻🌻🌻🌻 Love that it's back! 😆

  • @sharonleong7120
    @sharonleong7120 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing another great video. I enjoyed watching it and also loved it too. 👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰

  • @majorkira395
    @majorkira395 2 года назад +7

    The cabin was a little small but looked very comfortable. But you did mention it was an older ship (2007). Nice trip. Definitely have to get on that new ferry in January 2023!

  • @kilmouski4220
    @kilmouski4220 2 года назад

    My daughter and I snuggled up and sang Sunflower loudly! Thank you

  • @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_
    @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ 2 года назад +3

    I’m laughing so much with your subtitles! SUNFLOWERER!

  • @CrankyAuntyLinda
    @CrankyAuntyLinda 2 года назад

    Oh no. Sunflower song! Ahhh I remembered I have a volume button on my phone! Glad for the subtitles ❤

  • @tracycraft2971
    @tracycraft2971 2 года назад +3

    Really do love the Sunflower ferries! Since finding your channel I’m determined to experience this someday!

  • @Del-Lebo
    @Del-Lebo Год назад

    That song in my soul brought me back again! I have to watch and sing again! ❤😂🎉. Thank you 🙏

  • @haj2334
    @haj2334 2 года назад

    🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 awsome song. My son can't stop singing it.

  • @duckpond7856
    @duckpond7856 2 года назад +1

    Hard for me to believe anyone would want to hear that song over and over and over!

  • @kkrotke
    @kkrotke Год назад

    Thank you for sharing the lyrics! I will now sing along with every Sunflower cruise. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

  • @susanolson3611
    @susanolson3611 2 года назад +5

    I love that the port crew waves! It's so Japanese.

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting the words to the Sunflower song. Now I can learn it! ;)😆

  • @elchinator
    @elchinator 2 года назад +8

    I can totally see Solo performing the "Sunflower" song at the Karaoke night. By holding up cardboard signs with the subtitles! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @shirleyellis9708
    @shirleyellis9708 2 года назад +1

    Lovely ship. Great video 👍

  • @bellamichelle777
    @bellamichelle777 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the song translation!! SUNFLOWERRRR!!

  • @gattanera1646
    @gattanera1646 2 года назад +6

    I wanted so much to visit Japan.... I'm afraid it would be impossibile, so I'm glad to Travel with You. Thank You!

    • @missymoonwillow6545
      @missymoonwillow6545 2 года назад +1

      Bless you Gatta Nera. There is always our next life... if you decide to return, maybe be born in Japan. Many blessings.

    • @gattanera1646
      @gattanera1646 2 года назад

      @@missymoonwillow6545 Many blessing to You, too...

  • @BlessedBroHilton
    @BlessedBroHilton 2 года назад

    Thanks! for making my day... stay safe and well.

  • @GCPJD98
    @GCPJD98 2 года назад +10

    My arms hurt from waving them about but how can you not feel the need to dance when you hear that amazing song!! I shall be singing it in my sleep 😂 "sunflower sunflower let the sun protect us lets goooooo ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🌻"

  • @kawangkwok5262
    @kawangkwok5262 2 года назад +3

    Sunflower ~Sunflower ~let the sun protect us~...

  • @trudatbellyfat7358
    @trudatbellyfat7358 2 года назад +1

    Literally cannot even hear the word, can't even READ the word sunflower without singing...🎶SUNFLOWER🎶

  • @Milnoc
    @Milnoc 2 года назад +27

    The jingle playing all the time is like being trapped inside a Yodobashi Camera shop! 😂

    • @nitfitnit
      @nitfitnit 2 года назад +3

      Bic camera!

    • @TenguTalks
      @TenguTalks 2 года назад +2

      I can't walk through one without earbuds in anymore.

  • @Trebuchet48
    @Trebuchet48 2 года назад +3

    Looking forward to Sunflower Kurenai video soon!

  • @bassace5143
    @bassace5143 2 года назад

    The sunflower song is the best part of the ferries. It got me hooked on the videos.

  • @bethan.gruffydd
    @bethan.gruffydd 2 года назад +1

    😂🌻🎶 thanks for the lovely trip and hilarious sing-along!

  • @zanerichards4305
    @zanerichards4305 2 года назад +6

    For the record I had to rewind this video several times as I was laughing so hard I missed parts. "Oops" 😂

  • @marceltanaka
    @marceltanaka 2 года назад +3

    cheers from Brazil! love your videos!

  • @marieleelee
    @marieleelee 2 года назад +3

    The sunflower song never gets old haha😂

  • @toni-kaku
    @toni-kaku 2 года назад

    Even when the song finally stops playing, it carries on in yout head! Not that im complaining. I quite like it.

  • @cherylsemrau7100
    @cherylsemrau7100 Год назад

    Sunflower song in my head also. Yes I would like to have souvenirs. I would have the recording of the Sunflower song, slippers, mug, hat, towel and t shirt. And anything else with Sunflower on it. Lovely ferry, room, trip and food. I wish I could travel on that ferry. Greetings from Canada.

  • @cathyfurtak9566
    @cathyfurtak9566 18 дней назад

    I find myself humming the sunflower song!! Lol! Thank you!

  • @taureanwilliams4626
    @taureanwilliams4626 Год назад

    You know that sunflower song it's kind of catchy let the sun protect us thanks for the video can't wait for the next adventure love the channel

  • @FuuNoKamiOka75
    @FuuNoKamiOka75 2 года назад +8

    8:58 I was NOT expecting that. I laughed SO hard. 😂

  • @elpearso1
    @elpearso1 2 года назад +2

    I am going to be singing the “Sunflower” song to myself for the next few days! Thanks for all the videos - they always brighten my day. Merry Christmas to you and yours, STJ!

  • @earl2174
    @earl2174 2 года назад

    I love watching your videos before sleeping and I'm pretty sure I'll be hearing that song in my dreams. さんふらわあ🎶 さんふらわあ🎶

  • @GinaKayLandis
    @GinaKayLandis 2 года назад

    Thank you for another enjoyable video! And yes, I liked the song as well. Safe travels!

  • @foiseku2166
    @foiseku2166 3 месяца назад

    My uncles and cousins from Tonga would work on Japanese vessels in Japan in the 2000s - they would talk about how many Japanese love travelling by sea in between islands and how advanced the technology was at the time. Tonga also uses ships from Japan due to how well they are built. Thank you for sharing your videos :)

  • @CyclingM1867DubbysMama
    @CyclingM1867DubbysMama Год назад

    I had to pause the video for a while, but the "Sunflower" 🌻 song kept going through my head. Thanks a lot! 😂
    There are many worse songs to get stuck in one's head, though, and I shall have to see if I can find it to play over and over until it gets out of my system. The chorus is quite catchy. 🤗
    Thanks for sharing this lovely trip with us all. 😊

  • @dariusdeboer5498
    @dariusdeboer5498 2 года назад +2

    I love this song.😂😂😂😂😂

  • @neferazure
    @neferazure Год назад +2

    lol I can picture a horror/suspense/thriller type movie being made about this ferry with that jingle being played in the background over and over. Maybe one day it'll happen lol 😆