Spending a Night on the Japanese Forgotten Ferry | Kokura to Matsuyama

[@ischmidt]

"I already had dinner" is the most disappointing thing I've ever seen in an STJ video, but the news that you have a new food channel more than made up for it!

[@condew6103]

Actually a good move, looks like vending machines are the only choice on this spartan ride.

[@TheMintyMelon]

“Do I look suspicious?……No, I just look handsome” …I love it !!..👀😂🤣

[@gus473]

😅 His sense of humor is great! 😎✌🏼

[@aliciadennis3236]

Too funny!!!!🤣🤣

[@mattos4203]

"My buttocks confirmed it"

[@corylombard]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@corylombard]

Kal.

[@elnabjelland-hughes8172]

It looks like you are the only one on the ferry ! The ship looks good for 35 years old . I enjoyed the trip “in spirit” - thank you for sharing this interesting and somewhat relaxing adventure 😂👍💕

[@VulpisFoxfire]

Actually, the 'jet engine' AC sounds kind of nice, depending on how noisy the ship is..sounds like it provides a lovely white noise if you were planning to sleep most of the time through the trip.

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

Alexa, ask Sleep Sounds to play “Japanese ferry AC”

[@GEnghis559]

@@jasonlescalleet5611 lol

[@elonmust7470]

I like ship noise.

[@VulpisFoxfire]

@@elonmust7470 That works too..my thought was if the room was too insulated from the ship noise, that AC unit would work just as well. :-)

[@jamie-ol8dm]

True,but if you have sea sickness it’s the worst noise in the world.

[@7passionstar]

"Wait a minute. Do I look suspicious? ... No, I just look handsome." Adorable! 😀 Thank you for another entertaining video trip! 💜

[@allenlin2929]

Suspiciously handsome.

[@monicadob6152]

I saw on the can “curry soup”…..

[@kenc2257]

Nice ferry--it has a 'utilitarian' feel, rather than a luxury, cruise ship feeling, and it seems smaller. Neat that there was a traditional, Japanese style lounge (mats, no chairs). I like it.

[@mclaren3722]

This ferry is an introvert's dream.

[@AmbientWalking]

I am always so grateful to be able to experience somewhere else from where I am sitting now thru your videos. It's always delightful. Thanks so much for this.

[@MHBW81]

This ferry feels like a ghostship! 😨👻

[@sdetent5787]

You are always first class to us, Solo. Thanks again.

[@anaaltonaga7859]

Oh good, a new trip! I’m going to get my coffee and sit back and enjoy it.

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

I just got into my bed with heated blanket, I’m all toasty warm & ready. I have a headache & this is just what I need 😀

[@anaaltonaga7859]

@@lilacscentedfushias1852 I had my coffee in bed, too! Lol

[@greenmoss9079]

That's funny but I thought it too a new trip

[@orangejoe204]

Your videos are masterpieces of silent, reflective solitude. I have always hated traveling precisely because it is inevitably dehumanizing - crowded, noisy, unclean, and harsh. I have no idea how you arrange it, but your trips seem like heaven by comparison.

[@M3chUpN8y]

Thank you for showcasing some of Japan’s more obscure ferry routes; they deserve more attention and love from tourists

[@indigo_evenings1561]

Here in the Phils, our ferries are usually 40+ years old ferries from Japan. There'd be slight refurbishments here and there, like attaching seats/benches or bunk beds, removing rooms and so on. A lot of the signage on doors would be in Japanese. I've even gone on one where the toilet was a squat toilet. There'd also be big square or rectangular shaped rust spots randomly on the hallway floors, and I used to wonder what could've stood there for a long time that was that big. Probably the vending machines. A lot of these ferries smell really musty, especially the ones with old carpets, or smelled like cigarette smoke. It's different from company to company, a few care more than the others. Thanks to your channel, I could see what our ferries used to look like before. This one though, is the closest to the ones we have here. The other videos look too fancy 😆

[@Bill23799]

The New Ferries look like they want to be the " Love Boat ", haha. Very fancy.

[@cruxader27]

Maritime authority in the Philippines no longer allow shipping companies to acquire used ship more than 20 years of age.

[@indigo_evenings1561]

@@cruxader27 yes. But a lot of those acquired during the 90's were built during the 60's and 70's (ex: maharlika dos/Cinco, millennium, etc.) and they still run to this day. When I was a kid, they used to break down all the time.

[@SUBARCTICPSYCHO]

In Alaska there's ferries pushing the age of 60. They're no fun now that they've stopped serving alcohol aboard.

[@escapetherace1943]

@@SUBARCTICPSYCHO really? what a joke, that's incredibly sad.

[@rkbkirin5975]

This was a very cool video! It would be great to see more of these older, less popular ferries. Some of the fancy cabins you've tried are almost like hotel rooms, this cabin really felt like a ship :) :)

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

Forgotten Ferry sounds like a ghost horror movie 😱

[@puciohenzap891]

Ferry Frightening Part I

[@TK_Strong]

Retro vessel for sure, however, it was clean. You are anonymously handsome. Enjoyed this voyage as always. Thank you.

[@raemars580]

Very relaxing voyage! Even though the ship didn't have many amenities it was quiet, clean, and got you to your destination without delay. That's a win in my book. Excited about your food channel! Hopefully one will be about curry around the country! 😊

[@SteveJones-om6ks]

Well done for getting a full video with interesting content from a deserted ferry with next to no facilities aboard!. The curry drink choice was brave btw!.

[@TheBanpei]

"It tastes like 'You made curry but put too much water'"...that cracked me up.

[@TheBaldr]

I prefer grapefruit chuhai, lemon is a bit to sour. I remember buying the grapefruit chuhai from a vending machine thinking it was lemonade. My friends like "you know that is alcohol?". I'm like "what?.. I got it from a vending machine".

[@kimberlymelyan3643]

I love watching your videos. Thanks for making them🙂

[@PeachWookiee]

This ferry is about as old as some of the Washington state ferries. It looks well cared for. I’m not sure how I missed this video, but I found it at a good time. I’m recovering from a medical incident, so this is something good to watch and relax with. Thank you for taking us all on your trips!

[@hazelhatswell4268]

またあなたのビデオをむしゃむしゃ観てしまいました！あなたのユーモア、気遣い、プロ意識、そして細部へのこだわりを心から尊敬します。フランスのブルターニュからありがとう。 🙏🇯🇵🙏

[@lesbw356]

Another fun trip. You have a wonderful sense of humor. Thank you

[@johnmehaffey9953]

I’ll be on an overnight ferry in two weeks time and I’ve been used to ferries all my life, well I’m not dead yet but you get my meaning 😇, so they’re not a novelty for me but a means of travel I have to use to access another part of our country, I know that there’s millions of people who have never used ferries to travel and your posts give people an insight into how ferries operate and the sleeping arrangements for everyone,s particular budget, great post

[@insideAdirtyMind]

I feel like I travel with you. This is super nice. Greetings from Germany.

[@alexstrolls801]

Very 80's, I like it.

[@beachy6758]

I struggle with anxiety and your videos are very healing to me.

[@annetteleggett9854]

That was a lovely short trip! Thank you for bringing us along and for trying that curry soup in a can 🤢

[@Homestylesmart]

No .. I just look handsome... Your subtitles are so adorable making me smile each time

[@basfinnis]

Looks clean and well maintained. And cheap for the length of travel. Thanks 😉

[@WMIp-mr8hc]

We love your videos as always. Thank you for sharing.

[@Anonymous551656]

Ah, Matsuyama. That was one of the destinations I had planned to go as a tourist back in July 2020, before the borders slammed shut. I was planning on the non-forgotten ferry though; the regular high-speed ferry from Hiroshima. I probably won't get there this year... But I'll aim for 2023. Only three years late. But better late than never!

[@jsmith21508]

I am literally obsessed with watching these ferry rides! I've never had the itch to travel outside the US but these are making me want to go to Japan JUST to take a few of these ferry trips!

[@gus473]

😃👍🏼 So pleased to see the Kanmon Strait at night! Thank you!!! Am looking forward to your new food KZbin channel and will subscribe! 😎✌🏼

[@deckarddwizardd1909]

I live my Japan fantasy through your videos. Thank you.

[@paracog]

Love these ferry voyages. Just the right size for a little adventure at my desk :-)

[@Patrick-kickass]

Love to see the early 90’s atmosphere!

[@AaronTheHumanist]

A shame we couldn't see how handsome you were. 🥰 thanks for sharing your journey.

[@sleeptime5464]

I took this ferry several times. They have arcade machines and also first class rooms. The food on here sucks but it's pretty cheap. They turn the lights off at around 11 and turn back on at 5. You can sleep in or leave when the ferry arrives... Not that you can sleep unless you get drunk... It's pretty loud. You can also take your car of bicycle.

[@alexackerman3555]

Love it! Thanks for all you do!

[@shatteredshards8549]

I think at this point I was unsurprised about the ship being so clean, even though it is older. I was, however, surprised that you are able to disembark until 7am; the 5am arrival had me concerned, because getting up that early to get off the ship would be hard. I was also amused that you wanted to get coffee so late, and ended up with a curry instead, those two tastes are so different!

[@koreanstallion]

Your videos help me to relax and put my mind at ease. Thank you

[@Yonatan-v9k]

I enjoy your videos very much. I would love to visit Japan after watching your videos.

[@sanres]

THIS IS SOOOO LIMINAL.... there's a niche for this atmosphere!

[@jenniferthomas5305]

It really seemed you were the only passenger on a ghost ship! Especially with the lights being out.

[@mayhemacres725]

"My buttocks confirmed it." And this is why I keep coming back. Your videos are great!

[@boylefam4eva]

This is great. I watch all your ferry videos but now know to seek out your food videos on your other channel. I’ve taken the Tokyo to Tokushima ferry and loved it. Cheaper than Bullet Train and includes a bed in shared accommodation. Like you, I was the only person in my room. When travel starts again I will try to do a ferry tour of Japan. Thanks to you I will contribute to the local economy while having a great adventure! Cheers!

[@gmosc]

I wonder how crowded this was before COVID. Good video. Nice you said "I only saw 3 other passengers last night and no passengers this morning". I always think you are being polite and filming empty areas to avoid filming people. But now, I understand how empty it REALLY is. My heart goes out to Japan and hope more Japanese people and tourists can travel, soon!

[@cinderellacomplex7]

It's an unpopular route, as he stated, so I doubt it was crowded even before COVID. More passengers, sure, but not a lot.

[@surveyguyor8958]

I'm thinking it may be busy down below (cargo trucks)

[@gmosc]

@@surveyguyor8958 possibly.

[@Jakki61]

I always feel relaxed watching. Going to your 2nd channel now. 😁

[@AndrewLale]

Everything so beautifully maintained and neat. I love Japan.

[@erinhwang6389]

feels very eerie walking around the ship...and not see a single person 😬

[@Ryuhoshi7]

It looked like a relaxing travel, only a bit lonely! It's a good thing that your shared cabin was empty though, I guess you could sleep with the courtains opened and the bed didn't feel that small!

[@Mandamonster89]

You always make the beds just fine, my friend. It is not easy when the mattress is in a tight sort of capsule style bunk. I stayed at the Generator Hostel in London a few times, and they put a sort of comforter with sheets built in on the bed so that it is easy for them to make the beds for the guests. I prefer how you get the sheets and comforter on these ferries ⛴

[@seanavery7265]

Thank you for sharing,and have a happy st valentine's Day love to all Japan and may God bless .💘🛳️🛳️🛳️

[@vikesfanB]

I enjoy your videos, thank you

[@janiceszewczyk7849]

thank you😁, finally caught up on all your videos,, I retire in 2 years 🤔 hummm I wanna come to Japan and ride a ferry❤️

[@JapaneseHeavymetal]

This channel is so relaxing. And i cant wait to get back to Japan and take some ferry trips. Seems a lot more chill and relaxed than using trains.

[@Adam47150]

Woohoo, more Pocari Sweat! Such a quaint local ferry. Thanks for another great video!

[@LondonWalkbyLondonSocialite]

Interesting, 🦋🦋🦋 thanks for sharing 🦋🦋🦋

[@marl336]

A beautiful ship and so barely used. How sad for the ship and her crew. I wish for better days for all!!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Love your japan videos. I miss Japan soo much, Hoping to go back this year, but need to go to a few other countries first if covid doesnt get me.

[@annburton6026]

Don't look too handsome as that will make you look suspicious! LOL Good videos, thank you for taking us along!

[@korohacker]

2:38 My heart skipped a beat when you mentioned Ferry Sunflower ahah That's a quaint little ferry, and that refurbishment seems to help make the place more comfortable, since you can see the age of the unreplaced things like the restroom tiles and the pipehead. Also making a note to stay away from curry drinks xD

[@ZGryphon]

Some say late at night, if you're prowling the halls alone, you can still hear the faint echo of the theme song...

[@suri5424]

sunflower...sunflower...

[@sepruecom]

@@suri5424 that meme was on that other Japan solo travel channel ;-)

[@suri5424]

@@sepruecom maybe so! but even outside of that channel the ferry sunflower song is ever present on the ferries

[@MrSamurichuck]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I love your videos

[@louisahren5967]

I love how you made this video. Very entertaining and interesting

[@asrirachmawati3276]

I've been watching this video over 5 Times and never get bored.. so relaxing.

[@TheRealPynkPanther]

i really wanna see how the baths with a view look while actually in them 😍

[@simplyjanice]

Yay a new food channel!!

[@Bluerose888]

I really liked your socks. At least you tried the curry drink. Ship looked so lonely. I wonder if the ship sails with just one person on board.

[@kod-ee-wom-pl]

Hello? It’s a very beautiful ferry. Nice and relaxing tour. Enjoyed beautiful evening view, so peaceful and nice. Thank you 😊 Have a great day 👏🏻👍🏻

[@alicealinnette]

Hahaha handsome fella not suspicious 🤭

[@HacksignKT]

I really love your videos.

[@Sasukeheart2]

Your videos are so calming to unwind to. Thank you!

[@dresk7958]

I've visited Japan twice and took trains the whole time. Next time, definitely going to try a ferry, thanks to your awesome videos

[@D3MON_KOR3]

Rooms look cozy 🙂 I like the fan noise when sleeping. A TV would be nice in the room... this ferry kinda of has a military interior.

[@ryan00035]

Reminds me of going to the office recently, mostly empty and cleaner than I remember. Thanks for sharing

[@shorne.e]

Thank for you for your food channel. I like it so far

[@DelfinBarralCartoons]

Another great video! Thank you for sharing…My otaku side came out. Pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the bronze statues of Maetel and Tetsuo!

[@cayleenasworldi3647]

Just subscribed to your new channel. Your videos are so cathartic to me. They bring me peace Thank you

[@linzejoyduazo2840]

Name of the new channel? Thank u ☺️

[@nutsh0tz]

Thank you for another great video. These are always so relaxing.

[@mlovmo]

Your videos give me peace. Thanks for your efforts...

[@_mxyxr1380]

I like all of your uploads so far! It makes me calm, and feels like im on a vacation lmao!!

[@SKF358]

So clean and orderly. Traditional.

[@DanafoxyVixen]

Its a very.. functional.. ship.. and still in great condition

[@vagabondjay7281]

Anyone ever play Shenmue? Watching this guy on these boats reminds me Ryo Hazuki. It's like searching around. "This is my room", "I guess I'll go to sleep", "I better eat something" ... I can play Shenmue for hours. No wonder I can watch this guy for hours ...

[@kinketsu9103]

This is one of the most interesting and funniest ones so far, and it is on a ghost ship with no features that looks like a hospital corridor! I kind of felt like I could actually have a good time to myself on that ferry.

[@FrozenRose816]

ok I was not the only person that felt like they were in an old hospital. Before our biggest hospital here was remodeled there was an area that had been built in the 1950s that had last been refurbished in the 80s, and it looked and felt exactly like this.

[@helenel4126]

Except for the low height of the cabin, this ferry definitely wasn't the worst you've ever vlogged about (that was the one with only one sheet, a blanket that looked like a reject from army surplus, and the dining area open for only a half hour).

[@japanlife1737]

The bridge lights are turned off at 10pm as well as the observation tower, maybe our city office is worried about the electric bill. If you visit Japan and are travelling around, give the ferries a try. We have only been on the Osaka to Kokura ferry so far and it was a relaxing way to travel.

[@LucianoFinanzas]

Me encantan estos vídeos

[@Tekenduis98]

Your videos are always so clear, what camera do you use??

[@traveller2478]

Travelling whithout words .special. Thanks.

[@NeonDreams7]

Good try on the curry, but I would pass.. at least as a drink. wow. You're brave! It was labeled as hot curry but it looks like it's in a metal container. Did the vending machine keep it warm? I love those shrimp chips! They remind me of when I was a kid and my mother would always bring them home from the market. also, those other ones that you throw in oil and they puff up!

[@mianoriegasearight9005]

Yes, the vending machine has a hot drink section and a cold drink section. It's really wonderful to buy a hot drink on a cold morning, and use it to warm your hands for a bit before drinking it :)

[@NeonDreams7]

@@mianoriegasearight9005 very neat! Thanks!

[@siscasisca3464]

Are you Curry..? What are you doing here? 😊☺️😀

[@andrewjones-productions]

@@louisemitchell3292 No, it is warm. Japanese vending machines warm up canned drinks during the winter months depending on the beverage. The can to the left of the curry was a corn soup. They are pretty refreshing when you want to drink something that is not coffee and want to feel you have had a 'snack'. Great on long overnight drives and on your way back from 'nighter' (evening skiing under floodlights).

[@opaqueentity]

Really appreciate your really interesting videos :)

[@suba1030]

THANK YOU for uploading these videos as it makes me feel very happy deep inside because I always wanted to travel alone in japan and maybe ride a ferry ! eat different kinds of food and this video really makes it come true! thank you so much! I subscribed !

[@barrysteinlage6888]

I Always enjoy your adventures. I saw a poster at the end with a picture of Hiroshima, is it near there?

[@SoloTravelJapan]

I’m taking a modern ferry to Hiroshima in the next episode. Thanks for watching.

[@Priiter]

Very relaxing to watch your videos ^^ Thank you!😄

[@stefanmayer9041]

Arigato from germany. I love Japan. Been there 6 times so far. Next time i wanna do ship-trips over night to safe trainticket plus accommodation.

[@amyfaurote1488]

I love your positive attitude.