Trying a Japan’s Gourmet Ferry | Shinmoji to Yokosuka

I took Tokyo Kyushu Ferry again to enjoy tasty food onboard. It was about 21 hours from Shinmoji (Fukuoka) to Yokosuka.
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[@Nainara32]

Based on restaurant orders, my working theory is that Solo Travel Japan is actually a family of four.

[@helahelena69]

😁

[@TXMEDRGR]

And, the wife and kids have appetites.

[@juneallisonramos4120]

lol

[@riasomers642]

Wouldn't care if he had 30 in his family. I like his videos.

[@Irulan10]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kingedwin]

If someone said "make the opposite of a Chicago-style pizza," I'm pretty sure you'd get what you were served on the ship. A real Chicago deep dish is basically a pie made out of thick crust, cheese, and pizza toppings.

[@sdevilx1074]

chicago pizza sucks too, and it’s just hard crust, too much sauce, and too little cheese

[@lannifincoris6482]

Or a wrong gone Tarte Flambee (Flammkuchen)

[@dlewis9760]

You got that right. Forget Chicago and go with "Pan Pizza". Still doesn't look like anything I've ever seen.

[@tsarstepan]

@@sdevilx1074 Then you went to the wrong place to order Chicago style pizza. The crust shouldn't be hard. It should be dense, moist, and very buttery. As for the amount of sauce? I'd say it's just right amount for the dense crust.

[@sdevilx1074]

@@tsarstepan no a good real pizza is thin or not overly thick NY pizza

[@samutenvs]

- I will order only a small dish because I've already had dinner - A curry rice dish with extra rice please Hahahahaha we really love you. You represent us all

[@ron8675309]

"Large has to be large. See. This is large." - Solo Travel Japan, 2021

[@popsrockz1372]

Totally agree! I kinda figured a curry rice was gonna pop up at some point in this video! Can't go wrong with it!

[@psikopatte1]

You are fabulous my friend. 👍👍👍

[@Indrakusuma_a]

Well, old timers here can already guess this is gonna happen for sure, lol

[@jakllenW402]

It was because he was a bit tipsy???

[@mercidee1977]

I'm pretty sure our Solo travel friend has tried every beef curry rice available in Japan. Bless him and his favorite food. 😂

[@vex5716]

18:48 "I feel like I ordered too much" as he devours all three dishes haha

[@luckystarpiano]

My favorite is when he says that and then the next shot is him also getting some dessert 🍨 😂

[@thesledgehammerblog]

That pizza looks like something you'd get when you found a "how to make a Chicago Style pizza" article on the Internet, and then ran the recipe through six different languages in Google Translate. Some of the other stuff looked good though, although that's the first time I've ever heard of Creme Brulee for breakfast.

[@msx6800]

It's like someone heard chicago pizza is "deep dish" so they made a deep dish out of a thin pizza crust. And then filled it with sadness.

[@AssholePhysicist]

and tiny fish

[@luckystarpiano]

Hahaaaa I laughed so hard at that part - what an interpretation of Chicago style pizza

[@AspasiaB]

That is the perfect description of that "pizza".

[@MeanLaQueefa]

😂. Sadness is the right word

[@goombapizza6335]

That wasn't even a pizza crust, it was a tortilla.

[@hillaryg4yle]

“A large has to be large.” You cannot skimp on the curry rice with Solo Travel-san!

[@headphonic8]

“Solo Travel-san” lmao weeb

[@goombapizza6335]

@@headphonic8 Like, duh, it would be Solo-san or Travel-san, not both 😉

[@aimanmazlan2210]

More like Solo-dono...

[@rosiebargoed681]

“My finger slipped”, your usual excuse for eating beef curry 😂😂😂

[@ZomgRAWR93]

"Oh no, I accidentally got two ice creams..."

[@matt475]

Because of this channel, I decided to try and make slow cooker Japanese beef curry. And then I made it a couple more times. Gotta say, was not disappointed. Albeit similar, I like it more than US beef stew :)

[@gericoronado9213]

The curry is strong in this traveler’s force.

[@MekoUnknown]

One can never go wrong with curry rice.

[@kyrastuart1920]

Whoever cooked that "pizza" has never had Chicago style pizza. It was a strange taco salad with cheese and tiny little baby fish. The hamburger steak looked delicious.

[@MorbidHexe]

I'm mexican and I wonder what a taco salad is xD I guess that's how it is with food, it morphes and becomes something else entirely with time and distance

[@ReptilianLepton]

@@MorbidHexe Taco salad is generally a lettuce-based salad that includes Tex-Mex derived meats, cheeses, and other toppings. It is frequently served in a crunchy corn tortilla baked into a 'bowl.'

[@VV-nk1yj]

Whoever cooked that "pizza" has never had any kind of pizza before!

[@cranscape]

@@MorbidHexe In the midwest USA there is a diner food where a large tortilla is fried into a big "bowl" shaped shell and inside they put taco stuff like ground seasoned meat, lettuce, tomato and cheese. So it's more like a salad of things. My grandma and mom would order it all the time. It's definitely Americanized food. This "pizza" kinda looked like that.

[@escapetherace1943]

@@cranscape to be fair southwestern tex-mex style americanized food is the fricken bomb!

[@sneh2625]

Hahahhahah I laughed so hard when the beef curry appeared instead of the other dish🤣🤣

[@RetroMario]

The amount of food Solo has ordered in this voyage is INSANE but I truly love it because I get to see all those dishes being served on this liner. They all look so appetizing! Also, I gotta say, I really love that he's not talking and all we get is written captions and ambient noise. The mood of each place is front and center, while the man behind the camera and his thoughts as captions are secondary. It's fantastic.

[@iluvmusicals21]

"Chicago pizza" is hilarious! Looked like a flour tortilla filled with cheese. Enjoy your videos very much.

[@chriscoralAloha]

Cornmeal based crust.

[@EdStyer]

I was thinking the same thing...LOL Very poor excuse for a Taco Salad!

[@xxminglexx]

It wasn't even a pizza! It was just a taco shell with cheese! Poor!

[@mistressaya]

@@EdStyer I initially thought, "What a poor excuse for a taco salad" when I saw it. 😅

[@ArdinVincent]

@@xxminglexx It also had whitebait hidden under the cheese when he zoomed in🤮 not a pizza but a monstrosity

[@IDunneI]

You would get very angry customers here in the US if a restaurant served that as a pizza - it looks more like a tortilla taco salad bowl

[@dulceamaya5111]

I said the same about that so called pizza. If they served me that, I would had laughed.

[@jballew2239]

The Japanese take on "Pizza" has always been interesting. Mayo and sweet corn as toppings, for example.

[@Juleru]

@@jballew2239 Sweet corn on pizza is delicious!

[@AssholePhysicist]

with a bunch of tiny fish on top. so wierd

[@greggiggle]

That’s not pizza!!!! It’s a burnt dutch baby!!!

[@DrMattaru]

"I already had dinner" ... ORDERS THE CURRY ANYWAY. This is why I'm subbed

[@TheDriedfrogpills]

I won't lie, I was really intrigued by ochazuke because I'm a sucker for rice in soups, but when the curry plate appeared I had a good laugh 😂👍🏻 love your videos, thanks so much for doing these trips and sharing them in such a soothing way

[@headphonic8]

It’s actually a green tea “soup”! I have it all the time in the US, its really easy to make. Just rice, a flavor packet, and green tea

[@ObsoleteVodka]

The QR code locks are actually kinda genius, I suppose they generate a random code for each room after every reservation so they can't be reused.

[@JWTan84]

it also means you can just simply take a picture of it using your mobile phone and use it without any worry of losing keys!

[@nekoali2]

Security wise it could also be a nightmare if someone else got ahold of your receipt and snapped a shot with their mobile phone. If a door or card key was stolen or lost at least you would know it. In a situation like this, on a ferry, I don't think it would be a huge issue. But I see it as being a security weak spot for other uses.

[@CheapCharlieChronicles]

I had no knowledge Japan had such cool ferries. Bucket list to ride one someday.

[@Mew178]

Yeah this chanell really opened my eyes. I was all about trains, but damn these ferries man.

[@annapreble]

Yeah the ferries make me forget my envy of their awesome rail technology 😬

[@misterhat5823]

Just skip the pizza.

[@wynn3077]

Yes next time I won't just be using trains. A good site

[@superlibbyanne]

Ya, if AMC moons those ferry boats are where I will spend the following 6 mos. lol

[@esthertiong]

The finger slipping curry rice incident is all of us. It was an honest mistake LOL

[@mayfid]

"All I want to do is eat today." Same

[@katiepeterson2306]

I'm sorry your barbecue wasn't good. I'm glad the ice cream and croissant were good though! Also, I'm from Chicago and that's definitely not our pizza XD.

[@joolson2845]

I too live here in Chicago and that is Not a Chicago pizza

[@tnylraelc]

Looked like a taco bowl lmao

[@DirtyRobot]

Chicago pizza is usually served on the left with some random shootings and a large serving of gang related violence.

[@jacksons1010]

@@DirtyRobot …and there it is, the inevitable political comment from a self-hating American. No topic far enough away from the USA to avoid these guys. 🙄

[@katiepeterson2306]

@@jacksons1010 Yeah, thank you for replying to the garbage person. There was literally no reason for them to comment. I didn't have the spoons to deal with them.

[@jeffl8549]

The way this dude can have a great KZbin channel while staying completely anonymous defies belief. Great work! Love seeing these unique Japanese food/travel. Truly a one of a kind country

[@KnightJent]

Seeing the ferry so clean, void of people, and so organized down to the smallest detail just reminds me of being in a game.

[@JimCTSCLO]

An episode recommending how a non-japanese speaking tourist can best experience the ferries would be great.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

This one seemed very lacking in the English department, but other ferries he has taken have had both available in menus, signs etc.

[@JimCTSCLO]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen That is part of the adventure.

[@neurotoxin71]

I love when you post new videos, they really are a highlight of my day.

[@NineEyeRon]

Onaji

[@notbill08]

My favorite part of your videos is your meals! 👏🏻😋

[@michaelanderson3813]

That's all his videos are...meals

[@midgie4410]

@@michaelanderson3813 lol

[@TehWhiteTiger]

I love the 'small' midnight snack.

[@c.b.r.2894]

That was the strangest pizza I've ever seen. I Really enjoy coming along on these trips. Keep traveling!

[@Ghoulash_]

That Chicago Pizza is more like a taco salad bowl, haha.

[@kandeemorgan1954]

Or maybe a nacho bowl. Definitely not a pizza

[@achevres]

Sweet potato crème brûlée for breakfast…I love Japan! Definitely taking one of these ferries when they finally let me back in. I did not know about them until your videos.

[@nikkinicholas9140]

That is the most hilarious Chicago style pizza I have ever seen. We usually call something like that a tortilla bowl/taco salad. Don’t know one Chicagoan that would let you call that thing a pizza.

[@DragonFox84]

i felt insulted when i saw that....."pizza".

[@kdw9989]

This dude can eat!

[@cayleenasworldi3647]

Oh my goodness. I’m so happy I caught this early. Your videos are amazing. They make me feel like I am somewhere else. And they give me peace. Thank you. Your videos honestly help me with my anxiety

[@annedugan3161]

That wasn't even close to Chicago deep dish pizza 😂 Maybe taco shell pizza 🤔 Thank you for another great trip!!

[@joergschmitz]

I really enjoy your videos - they give an insight to Japanese culture and everyday life. Best regards from Germany and thank you very much

[@sunnyscott4876]

I love Japanese curry. I learned to make it after seeing you enjoy it so many times !

[@silentbanshee4869]

I am trying to find an Asian restaurant that has it near where I live. I haven'.t found one yet. But the search continues.

[@gabrielleelliott500]

@@silentbanshee4869 hope you find it

[@Aanita75]

@@silentbanshee4869 get a recipe on KZbin and make it yourself it's easy

[@ibeam23]

So happy for another video! Why didn’t you get up to watch the sunrise? Too much sake?? 😆

[@bix05001]

Lol he also finished off a bottle of sake and basically a full meal at midnight. I don’t think he could have slept until 2 AM…

[@midgie4410]

😆

[@luckystarpiano]

😂😂😂

[@SoloTravelJapan]

I overslept 😆 Thanks for watching

[@ibeam23]

@@SoloTravelJapan I love your channel!!!

[@TheBaldr]

If I ordered a Chicago Style pizza and someone brought me that, I would have demanded a refund, not just for the pizza or the meal, but the entire ferry trip. That is a travesty.

[@AuntK68]

Curry rice and hamburger steak - your two favorites! That steak looked wonderful!

[@kenc2257]

That's a really nice ferry. And your "Chicago pizza" reminded me of a "taco bowl"--but, the hamburger steak and everything else looked delicious.

[@tigg5036]

Am only here for the food ;) I laughed out so loud at the 'also...' for the last meal :D

[@jodyarmstrong]

Another fine video, we hope you are safe and well. Your videos are calming at the end of a long day.

[@walover165]

I've always wanted to go to Japan one day, but now I want to go and specially ride one of these magnificent ferries!

[@keppakappa5033]

"large has to be large" -a man of great wisdom and culture

[@kalisal.6894]

Oh! The BBQ being a disappointment is so sad! I'm sure you had been looking forward to that for a while. At least we have ice cream to drown our sorrows. Also that was not a Chicago pizza by any means...I thought it was a tortilla bowl.

[@momojo88]

Caught me by surprise when the morning started at 8:40! Of course we are use to seeing sunrise with you, but I am glad you slept well.

[@DaphneDanielson]

I’ve learned watching these videos that you can never go wrong ordering the curry beef rice 🍚

[@CaptDuck96]

Legit busted out laughing when the ochazuke "accidentally" became curry. Well played, sir.

[@melonm8882]

i love it when it says 'just a moment', it adds up to the experience of this video

[@marvelousmaniacmachine814]

Best line... "Large has to be large!"

[@chrisbritton58]

I love your videos and it makes me want to visit Japan again. Hopefully in the future I can spend more time exploring the northern regions of Japan! Safe travels and I am looking forward to the next video you post!!!

[@sekhmetsaes]

Thank you for this adventure, and another beautiful sunset!

[@HayTatsuko]

Now that is some really weird food fusion. I never thought I'd see someone turn a Chicago deep-dish pizza into a taco salad! That hamburger steak and the croquettes looked fabulous, though.

[@jasmin0930]

You had me at gourmet 😁 that hamburger steak looked amazing and I’m glad you had at least one curry rice. I think too much sake the night before made you miss the sunrise 😢. Very nice and relaxing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@FooChuanJing]

Love watching your videos! There's something deeply fulfilling about traveling across the open seas.

[@dragonmsterd]

Been watching for a while, thank you for letting me travel vicariously through you.

[@PeachWookiee]

Ah, another piece of Japanese ferry bliss! The power went out at my workplace today, and it was nice to come home to another great ferry video. As I've stated before, I wish my state had this level of ferry service. If we had a Bremerton to Point Roberts line, I think something like this would be amazing.

[@Trebuchet48]

Olympia to Victoria, overnight. With Japanese--style Chicago pizza, which looked awesome! Not like any pizza I ever saw, but delicious.

[@Milnoc]

Every time I try a restaurant where you must cook your own food, it always seems to end in disappointment. But that pizza! That was hilarious! 😂 I love your food reviews! It's good preparation for the day I'll travel on a Japanese ferry.

[@reinholdu9909]

*François* Try Okonomiyaki お好み焼き 🥘 in a specialized restaurant - you won't be disappointed

[@Milnoc]

@@reinholdu9909 I missed an opportunity to get an authentic Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima of all places. I only learned of the dish *after* I had left Japan!

[@gtw4546]

IKR? Why go to a restaurant if you have to cook it yourself!

[@propheticdreams6866]

Your channel brings me so much joy 😊 Thank you!

[@jevvvNZ]

Again- thank you! And thank you for showing your meals in such an inviting way too. I don't think anyone was surprised you ended up with a beef curry :)

[@rathorclemenger6125]

I used to put sriracha on any rice that I got when I got it. Side note: The Hamburger Steak and the Croquets made me hungry.

[@_beo1762]

Hahaha I absolutely enjoy the food tour, your humor (in this video in particular). Please continue this style of commentary I love it 🤣

[@PerfectlyUselessComment]

I love these videos, they are so relaxing and really interesting. I can't wait to try out a Ferry when I visit, and now I know which is my favorite.

[@KBear43rd]

That "pizza" was one of the most offensive things I've ever had to witness.

[@kagemusha168]

Many have said this but I’ll say it again. Love seeing a new video from you after a long day at work!

[@gabrielleelliott500]

Agreed

[@TimeTravelWalk]

What a beautiful way of seeing the world. I love following your channel, and going on these journeys with you. Really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos.

[@katepattison5519]

Your videos are so relaxing. Thank you!

[@NZKiwi87]

Chicago style pizza clearly translates to omelette taco bowl 😂

[@thea-k]

'All I want to do is eat' is a mood 😂

[@lizzyo4204]

Thank you for uploading your videos...always making me smile..😁. Hoping to visit Japan soon.

[@AmbientWalking]

Always very happy to see a new video from you! Thanks so much! : )

[@luckystarpiano]

Hahaha I can’t believe they called it Chicago style pizza 🍕 🤣🤣 funniest thing!! Loved your confusion as to how to eat it 🤣😍 another great video, thank you so much 🙏🏻👏

[@aburlingham0915]

As soon as you said you felt like eating a little more and slowly looked at the menu tablet I knew you were getting beef curry! Haha. It looked like one of the best ones you've gotten so far.

[@LiamAnthony_]

I just discovered this channel today and now it's one of my favourites. Making my way through your old videos has been such a treat!

[@JanicasJourneys]

I love how simple and relaxing your videos are. I never knew there were so many cool ferries in Japan. Definitely on my bucket list to visit one of them when I hopefully can travel to Japan some day in the future. 😊

[@ZomgRAWR93]

"I feel like I ordered too much." Says the man that will eat 27 helpings of Beef Curry and then be like "Oh look, ice cream!"

[@heyokasd]

What distinguishes Hokkaido-style croquettes? That certainly was an interesting interpretation of "Chicago-style pizza"! Capsule cabin seems like a great compromise between small/cheaper accomodation and privacy. Thank you for the video!

[@deletedwaffles]

I think what makes it Hokkaido-style is that it just has ingredient from Hokkaido.

[@michellelogreco3351]

Very awesome! I had no idea ferries could be so very amazing 😻

[@jul8065]

Thanks for another neat sharing again. Always feel like I am on this short trip especially can't travel much now or had a rather bad day to watch it. 😷💕👍

[@marykimbro70]

18:12, that is no where near a Chicago style pizza. A Chicago style pizza is a thick pie.

[@krystaaaalkay]

Most of the food you had on this ship looked very delicious! But the "Chicago style pizza" was kind of weird, lol

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

Great video. I love the calm atmosphere in your videos!

[@myuram6788]

Thanks for sharing, the food looks good.

[@sirenamber]

Hahaha that 'pizza'! 🤣😅 It seems as if they were missing ingredients and just improvised with a tortilla flat bread? I love your videos.

[@goombapizza6335]

I don't think so... it looked exactly the same in the menu picture... o.O

[@drycin]

I very much enjoy Sake. Its just not well stocked where I live in Wisconsin, USA. I typically get Gekkeikan brand around here. When traveling Japan, my wife and I tried all kinds and it was great. I would really like to try Tedorigawa sake though.

[@Jesuscares7680]

In S Point here..

[@escapetherace1943]

And how did that compare? Gekkeikan tastes really burny to me and it's made in Cali, I kind of assumed it didn't hold up to the Japanese domestic stuff.

[@drycin]

We mostly got our sake from konbinis while traveling. So, we didn’t have the fanciest stuff most likely. I would say Gekkeikan was probably on the dry end of what we had. It’s better than One Cup Sake, but I’d say average at best overall. I still buy some from time to time.

[@escapetherace1943]

@@drycin Well shoot, thanks. I'll make sure to spend extra.

[@lauracook9471]

Always enjoy what you post , always excited to see where life takes you

[@gregoryhattenfels7864]

For some reason i am fascinated in seeing what you can get to eat on ferries in Japan and how you demolish it all, keep up the great work , i dont travel or do holidays but you inspire me to see Japan. Thank you for your videos.

[@cloudbank3106]

First time I got drunk in Japan was with hot sake, haha. I went to a local craft brewery in Nagasaki with a friend from Denmark. Do you plan on taking any ferries to or from Ishikawa prefecture in the future?

[@manabento3728]

No Brasil temos uma bebida feita com saquê, e frutas da estação. É uma delícia, refrescante e saborosa!!! Mas o saquê puro nunca tomei. Um dia vou experimentar.

[@josea.r.avelino181]

Cachaça é feita de cana de açúcar e saque é feito de arroz. Dá pra beber puro os dois se for só um gole mas se beber muito fica bêbado rápido. Eu acho que o teor alcoólico do saque é um pouco mais baixo mas ainda é alto.

[@shortangrymenopausal7234]

I really really enjoy watching ya travels.

[@suzannem1135]

I love every one of your videos! They make me so happy! Thanks for creating them! 😊

[@allnoyz7895]

Always ask for what you want - even if it isn't exactly on the menu as you want it. I've never had this fail...

[@EzraM5]

"Chicago style pizza" Hmmmm.... Not sure the concept is 100% understood there...

[@frankyfurbo1054]

I love the videos only with written comments, without voice! Thanks a lot for so many informations!

[@StacyL.]

Looks like you had a fabulous time. All that good food!!

[@Alex2011410136]

*shows beef curry Solo: "but i already have dinner" Narrator: "uso de aru" *shows chazuke. *Orders large beef curry. Well..... no surprise there.

[@KoH4711]

I've never been upset at pizza, but that "Chicago style pizza" made me angry.

[@cinm9565]

Always relaxing. Thank you!

[@finlaymclellan8754]

The food choices always look lovely and make me feel hungry. Keep up the good work with the videos.

[@MasakoX]

How do these companies make money? I barely see anyone on these trip reports! Is it more busy than it looks?

[@jamesk370]

I sometimes wonder the same thing. I think it's a combination of him going out of his way to avoid filming when other are around, and passenger traffic being down in general due to COVID concerns. From earlier videos, I understand the really money made by these ships is halling trucks around.