Tokyo to Hokkaido by Overnight Ferry Suite - 18-hour Sunflower Journey

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2023
  • I'm taking the MOL Sunflower ferry from Oarai (Tokyo area) to Tomakomai (Hokkaido). I wanted to try the ferry's only suite.
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Комментарии • 385

  • @CortexNewsService
    @CortexNewsService 5 месяцев назад +404

    Does anyone else watch these simply because they're so relaxing?

    • @Peajay007
      @Peajay007 5 месяцев назад +17

      yep!! i even answer his questions out loud. i also encourage the consumption of curry

    • @jeffccan4464
      @jeffccan4464 5 месяцев назад +10

      Just by chance I made curry tonight for my family. ❤️. I could watch videos like this for days and be a happy camper.

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 5 месяцев назад +5

      Sometimes, yeah. I mostly watch out of legit interest.

    • @lindseyrea9237
      @lindseyrea9237 5 месяцев назад +6

      They are certainly relaxing. They are also a real insight into Japan today - so different to when I was there in 1998! And the food is interesting - has improved my knowledge of Japanese food - and provided some amusement with some of the takes on European food!

    • @lindseyrea9237
      @lindseyrea9237 5 месяцев назад +6

      It has convinced me to actually try those blocks of Japanese curry paste you get in the Asian section of the supermarket. Very tasty and useful.

  • @chezellis
    @chezellis 5 месяцев назад +302

    I don't speak Japanese and have never been to Japan, but I can sing the whole Sunflower song. :)

    • @kelleygiambro7542
      @kelleygiambro7542 5 месяцев назад +32

      Exactly, even here in South Carolina when we see a sunflower, we have to sing!!!!!

    • @SzokeciklonZsofi
      @SzokeciklonZsofi 5 месяцев назад +15

      Me too😂(from Hungary🤗)

    • @RichardCJohnson
      @RichardCJohnson 5 месяцев назад +12

      Me three 😁

    • @Petroschka1979
      @Petroschka1979 5 месяцев назад +16

      Germany here, because of Solo travel i am also enjoying this song every time i hear it 😊
      Thankful for the little glimpses of Japanese style of living 🤗👋🏼✌🏼❤️

    • @twylachavis5240
      @twylachavis5240 5 месяцев назад +11

      😂 from NC & i do it here too lol😅

  • @Trek001
    @Trek001 5 месяцев назад +69

    Solo Travel Japan: *uploads video*
    His subscribers: "Sunflower... Sunflowerrrrrrr!"

  • @Eiffelkiwi
    @Eiffelkiwi 5 месяцев назад +10

    I was worried I was on the wrong channel. No Sunflower song, no curry. But the curry came late in the video. Thanks for taking us on your journey!

    • @cheekiestgore1634
      @cheekiestgore1634 5 месяцев назад +1

      I started laughing when the "other drink" popped up

  • @Shibaboy23
    @Shibaboy23 5 месяцев назад +32

    That Sunflower-song still haunts my dreams and sometimes find myself humming the tune while in the shower🤣

    • @Trek001
      @Trek001 5 месяцев назад +4

      Imagine buying a certain type of cooking oil and having that play in your head while in the store

    • @elteescat
      @elteescat 5 месяцев назад +2

      🌻

  • @MindOfGenius
    @MindOfGenius 5 месяцев назад +104

    I was half-expecting to hear the theme song blasted from the very moment your got onboard, but I guess the old MOL ferry hasn't received that update yet.
    That suite is luxurious, hands down.
    Love your videos, your camera work is PERFECT.

    • @Trebuchet48
      @Trebuchet48 5 месяцев назад +15

      Sunflower! SUNFLOWER!! See, the service DID change!

    • @pattischneider249
      @pattischneider249 5 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah, but this is a sunflower ferry originally, not a MOL one. I still sang it in my head.

    • @billelliott7531
      @billelliott7531 5 месяцев назад +1

      I was quietly singing that to myself at the beginning.

    • @Del-Lebo
      @Del-Lebo 5 месяцев назад +2

      I always Need to hear that song!!! I don't know why...maybe that I am 58 years old and it is nostalgic...But Man I have to hear just a bit of that!!! LOL!

    • @k.a.parker2576
      @k.a.parker2576 5 месяцев назад +3

      I found a musicbox version of the beloved Sunflower theme on YT. I have it set as my ringtone....one can dream when you are constainly receiving spam calls😀

  • @melaniefromafar4015
    @melaniefromafar4015 5 месяцев назад +6

    I really enjoyed Solo’s humor when he filmed from every chair…

  • @dmatters6916
    @dmatters6916 5 месяцев назад +12

    Absolutely. I love that he doesn't voice narrate it, so I can just concentrate on the action and the sounds of where ever he's going and what he's doing. I wish I could join him for some of his meals. They look so good!

  • @Unazaki
    @Unazaki 5 месяцев назад +5

    I am constantly in awe of how much food u can eat

  • @TonyTheYouTuba
    @TonyTheYouTuba 5 месяцев назад +10

    I’m very glad you sat on every chair. For that amount of money you’ve got to make use of everything!

  • @jennieambrose
    @jennieambrose 5 месяцев назад +20

    I traveled on Sunflower Sapporo in late September thanks to your deluxe room video. I can never thank you enough for making your ferry videos- I would have never known the joy of taking that ferry and the memories I made with friends.

  • @Excitable67
    @Excitable67 5 месяцев назад +15

    That room was HUGE! Certainly a better option if you're traveling with others. I will say, I was rather pleased to NOT have to hear the Sunflower song! 😂 I also got a bit of a chuckle from the "sitting in every corner" section. Too funny!

  • @stevenzack1497
    @stevenzack1497 Месяц назад

    I did not notice the Sunflower theme music in this video 😢. What could be more satisfying than the open sea, a plate of curried rice, and the sound of "Sunflower Sunflower..."

  • @arioctober
    @arioctober 5 месяцев назад +1

    Did anyone else get startled when he said "はい!" 😂
    And by the way, body butter is just lotion but it's thick and luxurious!

  • @user-pw9hh6tg3y
    @user-pw9hh6tg3y 5 месяцев назад +3

    なんちゅうジーンズの置き方😂😂😂
    加湿器?空気清浄機?のシーンで、つい「君か!」って言ってしまった😂
    なかなか素晴らしい空間ですね。しかも、普通にビュッフェが食べられる個室って良いですね。やっぱり食べ放題がイチバン🤣フライドポテトとカレーとアイスクリームを死ぬほど食べて寝て過ごしたいです❤❤❤

  • @groermaik
    @groermaik 5 месяцев назад +6

    Great trip. That bacon and cabbage looked great. Thank you! Curry rice. I was getting worried. Wow, NO sunflower song!

  • @lesbw356
    @lesbw356 5 месяцев назад +15

    These long trips on fancy ferries are my most favorite ❤️ I would be so hungry for the food served onboard.

  • @catherine59226
    @catherine59226 5 месяцев назад +4

    Yay! A new video!

  • @blankadams3120
    @blankadams3120 5 месяцев назад +3

    "Sunflower! Sunflower!" before the video even starts.

  • @Ms.HarmonyJ
    @Ms.HarmonyJ 5 месяцев назад +9

    My friend is absolutely incredible, and I really wish I had the means to travel to Japan. Oh, it would be a dream come true to meet you in person! I can only imagine how kind and lovely you are, and I absolutely adore your videos.

  • @RumMonkeyable
    @RumMonkeyable 5 месяцев назад +3

    Very expensive! Thought we would here the Sunflower theme song! ✨👏👍🌻

  • @sdetent5787
    @sdetent5787 5 месяцев назад +3

    I want the Sunflower song playing in my bathroom full volume!

  • @mjph89
    @mjph89 5 месяцев назад +1

    OMG, The Sunflower Song is playing on my mind as soon as a read "MOL Sunflower..." hahaha

  • @downunderrob
    @downunderrob 5 месяцев назад +8

    A fine Suite, the biggest "unfortunately" is that the balcony doesn't go to the side of the ship. With the deck walkway right there, Privacy is noticeably absent.

  • @margiestephens7281
    @margiestephens7281 Месяц назад

    Enjoyed the ride & thank you for taking me along! Food this ship looks “just good”

  • @Pfftztt
    @Pfftztt 28 дней назад

    🌻🌻🌻Sunflowers...☀️🐝🦋😢 The bathroom is nice. Very accommodating there. You know, I started to panic that you had no towels lols! See how people love you.😊🙋🏻‍♀️🇨🇦🕊️

  • @ttof1337
    @ttof1337 5 месяцев назад +1

    That song will hunt me the rest of my life

  • @arnonum7455
    @arnonum7455 5 месяцев назад +9

    Last month I took that route the other way on Sunflower Sapporo. But not in the suite. I booked a capsule like "cabin".😅
    It was quite an adventure.
    Greetings from Germany.
    You inspired me to do this. ありがとうございます。

  • @sabretech2001
    @sabretech2001 5 месяцев назад +5

    I had to sing the Sunflower song to myself.

  • @bethan.gruffydd
    @bethan.gruffydd 5 месяцев назад +3

    I really enjoyed this one, as always. Arigato, STJ-san

  • @RamSingh-qk8to
    @RamSingh-qk8to 5 месяцев назад +2

    🇯🇵 Is a great country

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +2

    Japanese eel is creamy and mouthwateringly delicious.

  • @scarlettroger1508
    @scarlettroger1508 5 месяцев назад +7

    So jealous of your travelling lifestyle.

    • @lesbw356
      @lesbw356 5 месяцев назад +2

      Me too. I love thinking of being on the water, sleeping in a beautiful cabin….eating fancy foods.

  • @C3metalthingies
    @C3metalthingies Месяц назад

    When I read the title and saw the word sunflower.... 🎶SUNFLOWER! SUNFFLOWWWER!🎶

  • @Mentality2
    @Mentality2 4 месяца назад +1

    I always watch these kind of videos before I go to sleep. Makes my mind slow down and relax.

  • @Birdii1980
    @Birdii1980 5 месяцев назад +2

    Aww no song, oh well. Thank you for another relaxing video! 😄

    • @roboftherock
      @roboftherock 5 месяцев назад

      Maybe MOL didn't like the fact that Sunflower had a popular song, and part of the deal was that it was never to be heard again. Just a thought.😃

  • @spindude3456
    @spindude3456 5 месяцев назад +12

    Relaxing and entertaining as always 👍

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +5

    OMG, the balcony is enormous.

    • @Trebuchet48
      @Trebuchet48 5 месяцев назад +1

      And unusable, at least at this time of year. And if it was warmer, there appears to be a public deck right in front of it.

  • @Bluerose888
    @Bluerose888 5 месяцев назад +3

    Wow, what a nice room! Pretty, they decorated for Christmas. Your pretty good opening the beer with one hand, If I did that, I would end up knocking it over.

    • @Pfftztt
      @Pfftztt 28 дней назад

      I agree. Same as me
      ..all bugs bunny piano fingers.🤦🏻‍♀️🇨🇦🥴

  • @NotDocHandsome
    @NotDocHandsome 5 месяцев назад +18

    Thank you for another great video! I’ve wanted to go to Japan all of my life, so this just brings me a step closer to it 💙

  • @trevorgurley5632
    @trevorgurley5632 5 месяцев назад +3

    I would switch beds in the middle of the night just to make full use of the suite 🙂

  • @willboyer8311
    @willboyer8311 5 месяцев назад

    The ASMR quality of not having to think while doing very difficult work is soothing. Thank you for doing what you do.

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +2

    Huge bathtub for a ferry! 🛀 ⛴

  • @quemielleduchesne9431
    @quemielleduchesne9431 5 месяцев назад +5

    I love your gentle humor and how you describe the food for us. :) I've watched your vids for a long time and always enjoy them. I'm sad you don't own a television. :'(

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +1

    Sunflower always has delicious looking food.

  • @Sara_Valestein
    @Sara_Valestein 5 месяцев назад +11

    Absolutely gorgeous trip. Really liked the room

  • @Aden-uy7bm
    @Aden-uy7bm 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hopefully I go to japan oneday

  • @axios101
    @axios101 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank You! Keep'em coming!

  • @sekhmetsaes
    @sekhmetsaes 5 месяцев назад +1

    Body butter is a fancy word for lotion or cream. It's body moisturizer. Oh, I'm sorry your room was so noisy!! It was such an expensive room it's awful that you were unable to sleep well. When you were on the Balcony all I could think of was an older one of your videos and I said Oh No STJ-san, please do not worry me like Grandfather Outside did! HAHAHA there's the curry!!

  • @jimmyboy5597
    @jimmyboy5597 5 месяцев назад

    As always, Thank You for eating!

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like the tendon rice bowl. I love tempura.

  • @felbarashla
    @felbarashla 5 месяцев назад

    Body butter is like thick lotion. Awesome video by the way!

  • @strangeradriel2424
    @strangeradriel2424 12 дней назад

    I love your videos hope you make more in the future and I’ve been watching your videos for two year since

  • @areareare9953
    @areareare9953 5 месяцев назад +2

    Better to smell like Eden than Hades, I guess!! 16:42 I bet when you turn the camera off, you go back and get a full plate of greens and vegetables, but don't want to admit you love all vegetables even more than curry.

  • @ChuangSarah
    @ChuangSarah 5 месяцев назад +2

    Japanese food always looks so yummy, even on a ship

  • @TheLeslieMichelle
    @TheLeslieMichelle 5 месяцев назад

    I still remember that Sunflower song. My favorite part is when everyone goes..."AHHHHHHH!' at the end. 😂

  • @user-um1ty4oh4e
    @user-um1ty4oh4e 3 месяца назад

    What a nice trip!!! So comfortable!

  • @asan1050
    @asan1050 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for posting.

  • @juniperblueness
    @juniperblueness 5 месяцев назад

    I giggled so hard when you said I'm a department store, hehehe.

  • @suzannadannaTARDIS
    @suzannadannaTARDIS 5 месяцев назад +2

    You've enjoyed far superior suites for significantly less money. It was nice looking, but it didn't look like it was worth what you paid.
    Thank you for sharing all these journeys, I look forward to watching them, Solo Traveler.

  • @andiridha1663
    @andiridha1663 5 месяцев назад +1

    Share your video with my family, we plan to visit Japan in March

  • @jimjohnson3807
    @jimjohnson3807 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love the land of the rising sun Nippon. ❤❤❤

  • @loteknomad5032
    @loteknomad5032 5 месяцев назад

    "I'm rejected by the door. We made up." lol :)

  • @richardfuller7506
    @richardfuller7506 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video but I missed the sunflower song. I keep singing it in the shower ever since I started watching your videos haha!!

  • @kazuwilliams5222
    @kazuwilliams5222 2 месяца назад

    I love traveling by ferry. The ferry between Shinmoj and Izumiotsu is really nice.

  • @ronochow
    @ronochow 5 месяцев назад +1

    Sunfl~ oh, we're safe today

  • @meacarusa
    @meacarusa 5 месяцев назад

    that blue ball you were curious about looks like a planetarium which beams out the stars to your room ceiling,

  • @amputeeright
    @amputeeright 5 месяцев назад +7

    It was a lovely room, but that noise would have driven me mad. The food seemed a little sparse this trip, and we didn't hear the infamous song, except in our heads. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @Vicki_Benji
    @Vicki_Benji 5 месяцев назад +3

    Wow, that's really nice, but expensive.

  • @toddrowlands2002
    @toddrowlands2002 5 месяцев назад +3

    Yeah g'day,
    We didn't hear the sang when you arrived on board or in the suite. 😥
    Have considered doing a curry comparison tour, the best places to have amazing curry?
    Thank you for another great, informative video.

  • @MilwaukeeWoman
    @MilwaukeeWoman 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love these videos. They are the reason I'm learning Japanese.
    Really. This is it. I watched these during the pandemic and i am him hooked.

    • @arioctober
      @arioctober 5 месяцев назад

      Any reasons a good reason Japanese is such a fun and beautiful language

  • @geminigrrl66
    @geminigrrl66 5 месяцев назад

    Sunflower...Sunflower 🌻🌻🌻🌻!

  • @timothyross6338
    @timothyross6338 5 месяцев назад

    This cabin is good for a family of 3 or 4, then its worthy ❤

  • @WaiferThyme
    @WaiferThyme 5 месяцев назад

    I miss the sunflower song!😂🌻🌻🌻

  • @feiryfella
    @feiryfella 5 месяцев назад

    That song has started in my head again lol. I have that planetarium!

  • @KatzenwagenTV
    @KatzenwagenTV 5 месяцев назад +7

    I paused the video to go number 1 in the toilet, and as I walked back into my bedroom, I was absent-mindedly whistling the Sunflower song... Oh no... 😹🤦‍♂️

  • @trekker1423
    @trekker1423 5 месяцев назад

    I love watching your videos. Always so calming and interesting.

  • @michelleikoma2953
    @michelleikoma2953 4 месяца назад

    Sitting on every chair! Bwahahaha😂
    Body butter is moisturizing cream

  • @Silviasusan60
    @Silviasusan60 5 месяцев назад

    Todo preparado para discapacitados! Espectacular, es la primera vez que lo veo en un viaje

  • @ThongvanNonsithanh
    @ThongvanNonsithanh Месяц назад

    thank you for sharing. Very beautiful. ❤❤

  • @user-jf1ft2tv3w
    @user-jf1ft2tv3w 5 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for one more wonderful ferry video STJ 👌. I hope you had a safe trip to Chitose city!

  • @jessicanippes1730
    @jessicanippes1730 5 месяцев назад +1

    Always a treat to watch your videos 😊

  • @CenturyHomeProject
    @CenturyHomeProject 5 месяцев назад +1

    That suite is gorgeous!

  • @gloriclyoko
    @gloriclyoko 5 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome journey as always! Thank you STJ for having us to travel with you!!

  • @renerivera9715
    @renerivera9715 5 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful ❤

  • @sheilaathay2034
    @sheilaathay2034 5 месяцев назад +4

    I love the new suite, Solo-San! Thank you for sharing with us!❤🎉

  • @kymmoulds
    @kymmoulds 5 месяцев назад

    Enjoyable and informative as always. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and a BIG thumbs up.👍

  • @krystiansieminski8060
    @krystiansieminski8060 5 месяцев назад

    WoW, very nice , like 5 star hotel. TH

  • @bethdoublekickchick8007
    @bethdoublekickchick8007 5 месяцев назад +1

    How luxurious to have lunch in your cabin! Thankyou for always travelling and eating 🇦🇺💝🇯🇵

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 5 месяцев назад +1

    Spacious suite.❤

  • @livingwithjoy89
    @livingwithjoy89 5 месяцев назад

    It’s a beautiful suite and lunch looked great.

  • @elteescat
    @elteescat 5 месяцев назад

    I'm very thankful that there wasn't any karaoke this time! 😂🌻🌻

  • @user-littleOwl
    @user-littleOwl 5 месяцев назад

    As soon as you mentioned sunflower I was humming the theme song 😂
    Body butter is like a body lotion only a little thicker.
    I laughed loud as you mentioned you smell like department store 😂

  • @cherylsemrau7100
    @cherylsemrau7100 5 месяцев назад

    Lovely.

  • @lakesq2056
    @lakesq2056 5 месяцев назад

    "this is an art !!!! worth all the annoying ads just for your great sense of humor! but, where was the sunflower song?????

  • @Undrave
    @Undrave 5 месяцев назад +3

    Aaah I miss Japanese food ;_; your videos make me so hungry all the time the tempura looked SO GOOD... On my last trip I went to Cafe Tamon in Kanazawa because of your videos! Ate TWO orders of soufle pancakes! The seasonal chestnut set and the basic one with red beam paste and matcha ice cream. I stayed at Uematsuya Ryokan in Bessho-Onsen and took the dinner+breakfast meal plan and they had a huge spread of local food for both. Ate salmon, beef, tons of veggies and pickles and egg custard and mushrooms and even clear soy sauce and horse meat... Quite the spread. The hot spring bath smelled of sulfur :p and one of the outdoor bath was a giant clay pot.

  • @feynthefallen
    @feynthefallen 5 месяцев назад

    Solo San, thank you for telling us about the art. Being framed and hung on a wall is generally a hint, but with art you can never be sure. My mother once mistook a piece of art made from garbage stacked on a pallet for garbage stacked on a pallet. 😉

  • @dutchbiker4825
    @dutchbiker4825 5 месяцев назад +5

    I feel if the food was on a better, more exclusive, level that would have gone a long way in making up for the price of the cabin. I guess Japan is not immune to shrinkflation my dear STJ.

  • @dualshield43
    @dualshield43 2 месяца назад

    Love Sunflower Ferry

  • @clojcloj
    @clojcloj 5 месяцев назад

    I love your sense of humor 😂