🇯🇵Taking Japan's New Overnight Ferry Across Beautiful Islands (Kagoshima→Okinawa) | Solo Travel

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2023
  • Marix Line Queen Coral Cross : Kagoshima Shinko Port (Kagoshima)→Motobu Port (Okinawa)
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  • @kugastravel5180
    @kugastravel5180  Рік тому +37

    Thanks for watching as always!
    To support this channel - just click Like and Subscribe, and SUPER THANKS button.
    Your support will help me to continue and improve my video.🤝
    Please let me know what you think about this video - I appreciate your feedback and suggestions.

    • @OrbanoO
      @OrbanoO Рік тому

      Useless expensive for a very small and ordinary room dude ...

    • @bastorbap
      @bastorbap Рік тому

      Most of your video's are all about the journey, not the destination. It's relaxing and joyful to watch. But it would be nice if you sometimes can focus a bit more on the destination as well. I bet there are several "hidden gems" as you called it, out there. Like small mountain villages or a remote island to explore. Maybe also include cheapest option to your destination, not everyone is swimming in "Kuga dollars" :P Anyways, keep up what your doing I bet soon you will know every traintrack, ferry or bus-stop in Japan ;)

    • @iatsd
      @iatsd Рік тому

      Seems really expensive for the room they provided.

  • @jamhay1000
    @jamhay1000 Рік тому +45

    I am a disabled American in Western North Carolina, I am in a hospital bed most of the time because of an artificial heart valve etcetera. Your wonderful channel allows me to travel around the world from my room. Thank you and God bless you for your friendly videos and light hearted humorous commentary.😊😊😊

  • @jongoodname
    @jongoodname Рік тому +16

    "Why am I dressed like a mannequin in a shop window?"
    He says no words but still manages to be fun and silly. Thank you for making these videos. The vibes are immaculate.

  • @joannedelaney3866
    @joannedelaney3866 Рік тому +61

    Thank you for sharing your journey’s with us. One of my greatest wishes was to be able to travel more once my children grew up and left home. Unfortunately my plans will never be fulfilled due to ill health, but I am able to travel through your eyes. Your videos bring so much comfort 🙂

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Рік тому +3

      Please don't hate me, but it's "journeys." No apostrophe in plurals. 😛 And I am sorry for your ill heallth. 😟 I am in the same boat, travel-wise. No funds or travel companions, and severe depression and anxiety definitely makes even just existing very difficult at times.

    • @joannedelaney3866
      @joannedelaney3866 Рік тому +7

      @@englishatheart Oops!…Thank you for pointing out my mistake , I could never hate someone for such a small thing as helping me by pointing out my mistakes. I wish you well 🙂

    • @JW20236
      @JW20236 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@englishatheartHello, I came across your comment but I wholeheartedly recommend solo traveling once you get your funds issue behind you. Once you do it just once you will open up the whole world and your anxiety will be vastly reduced! Go for it!

    • @brianjvigneault7056
      @brianjvigneault7056 3 місяці тому

      @@englishatheart Please stay existing, you got this! :)

  • @IRLTheGreatZarquon
    @IRLTheGreatZarquon Рік тому +5

    >packed with emptiness
    I never thought I would have something in common with a mini-fridge, but here we are.

    • @handymatt1970
      @handymatt1970 4 місяці тому +1

      "just like my contact list" lol

  • @englishatheart
    @englishatheart Рік тому +4

    "The ship is floating." Well, yeah, I sure hope it is. Otherwise it would be sinking. 😝

  • @THEJake829
    @THEJake829 Рік тому +2

    "THE SHIP IS FLOATING!"
    Yes, Kuga, boats and ships tend to do that. lol

  • @timsmith1894
    @timsmith1894 Рік тому +18

    The more I watch yours and others, travel videos make me want to visit Japan soon. 😊

  • @shashank_sinha
    @shashank_sinha Рік тому +21

    You are amazing! I love your videos so much, especially the ones with the cool Japanese trains. They make me want to go to Japan and see them for myself. You are the best Shinkansen fan ever, and I am one too! 🚅🇯🇵😍

  • @user-zp5ud6li7n
    @user-zp5ud6li7n Рік тому +1

    とても癒されました🎵ありがとうございます☺️

  • @ohnoflicks
    @ohnoflicks 2 місяці тому +1

    Wonderful little room, but!!!! One Tea Bag???? Oh my, I would need a couple more!

  • @MrLaprius
    @MrLaprius Рік тому +4

    Clickbait on a face-reveal Kuga-san?! 😆 Thanks as always! It's weird to think of you having an empty contacts list when you have 300,000 people who think you're pretty cool 😎

  • @cphilips502
    @cphilips502 Рік тому +11

    Interesting how the ferry is so new but seems much more simple compared to some of the other ferries you have been on. I like how they expected you to survive on one tea-bag for the whole journey and speed-eat in 30 minutes! Great vid though, thank you!

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Рік тому

      As a fast eater, that part would be fine for me. But, as tea lover, I would definitely need more than one bag. 😂

    • @ewengillies9826
      @ewengillies9826 Рік тому +1

      My thoughts .. Diet Tea you only get one. I did not feel this ferry was up to the same standard as all your other journies. Water was definitely blue tho. Bushyboy Oz.

    • @jenniferdabovich7629
      @jenniferdabovich7629 9 місяців тому

      You also had to find the tea to begin with!

  • @andrewjones-productions
    @andrewjones-productions Рік тому +5

    Kuga: The ship is floating. The ship is floating.
    Me: I should bloody hope so!

  • @Dawn-he1rx
    @Dawn-he1rx Рік тому +2

    Thank you for sharing!!!!! Your contacts list should be ENDLESS! ❤ 💙 💜

  • @RoulinBrooks
    @RoulinBrooks Рік тому +2

    If that's the second nicest room on the ferry, then I'd hate to see the other rooms. A real broom closet.

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for posting this. What beautiful ocean water in southern Japan! Your cabin looked very comfortable. The wooden container that held the teacup, saucer, and tea reminded me of wooden boxes used to hold sewing and embroidery in the US.

  • @cara9648
    @cara9648 Рік тому +2

    I read JAL as jail and thought, "fair comparison to a ferry ride." 😅 I really need to sleep 😂

  • @jeffharper6259
    @jeffharper6259 Рік тому +4

    Kuga when you said you had never before travelled to Okinawa I was surprised :)

  • @vitaliik5596
    @vitaliik5596 Рік тому +3

    My cat will feel claustrophobic in such "delux" :D

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking Рік тому +3

    What a beautiful video! Thank you for this! Love the atmosphere!

  • @elainefarr3155
    @elainefarr3155 Рік тому +1

    Love the channel! This was a wonderful trip, I love seeing a glimpse of the other islands visited by the ferry. Thanks!

  • @dalanamajor
    @dalanamajor 3 місяці тому

    I’m from Miami, FL and I currently live in Okinawa. I love the Aquarium there it’s so big!!!

  • @sverdad640
    @sverdad640 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for another informative, beautifully produced video. I love that you are never the subject of the travelogue, the journey and the eventual destination are what counts. You deserve many more viewers and I hope that will eventually be what happens as more people discover your fine work.

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Рік тому +1

    I like the shredded seaweed on the rice.

  • @kamewawong
    @kamewawong Рік тому +1

    Love the floating Jetfoil

  • @brentsutherland6385
    @brentsutherland6385 Рік тому +1

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The hydroplane boat was his next best invention.

  • @tomburns7544
    @tomburns7544 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for another wonderful video, Kuga! 👍

  • @bobguy3939
    @bobguy3939 Рік тому +2

    I love your ferry videos 💕 this one was extra fun!

  • @notreyf
    @notreyf Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing an absolutely amazing journey. That aquarium. WOW!!!!!

  • @dskadd32
    @dskadd32 Рік тому +1

    Love the Kagoshima trams to start. You had a cosy room. Such blue clear water. Thankyou Kuga San

  • @carolemerle9995
    @carolemerle9995 Рік тому

    That aquarium looked awesome. Thank you for bringing us along on your journey.

  • @TheUluxian
    @TheUluxian Рік тому

    The best part of your videos is your sense of humor.
    You never fail to make me smile...😄

  • @lialiolkristi
    @lialiolkristi Рік тому +1

    I've watched almost your videos. And I'm always impressed with everything in your videos. Even I paused and rewatched them. Feeling thankfully for your videos because I have virtual trip to many breathtaking places around the world. SUPER THANKS!

  • @paulfelsman
    @paulfelsman Рік тому

    Omg Kuga, that water was so blue and clear, thank you for taking me all over Japan, it's so beautiful! 👀👍👌🤩😎😍🥰

  • @narelleberes5809
    @narelleberes5809 Рік тому

    I so enjoy your trips, love seeing the food and the amasing transport. Thank you ❤

  • @ceritadesy3755
    @ceritadesy3755 Рік тому

    Great ferry and great trip...I love it

  • @rogerribert5811
    @rogerribert5811 Рік тому

    I always enjoy your adventures.

  • @wintersunshine-kb9tq
    @wintersunshine-kb9tq Рік тому

    KTJ! Your narration is the best! Always makes me smile

  • @bmolitor615
    @bmolitor615 Рік тому +1

    seigaiha on the floor, so appropriate!

  • @user-ry2kd7sk6u
    @user-ry2kd7sk6u 9 місяців тому

    Your comments are the funniest, a fridge packed with emptiness...haaha
    Aloha from Hawaii.

  • @TCLink
    @TCLink Рік тому +1

    At 16:05, very nice composition.

  • @GenjiG
    @GenjiG Рік тому

    Visiting Okinawa in November, can’t wait! ❤

  • @gregorymiller7828
    @gregorymiller7828 Рік тому

    love your subtitles!

  • @livingwithjoy89
    @livingwithjoy89 Рік тому

    What a fantastic trip.

  • @matthewharty6531
    @matthewharty6531 Рік тому

    great commentary to a nice journey, thanks Kuga

  • @cynram355
    @cynram355 3 місяці тому

    You are too hilarious!..."A great homage to what my contacts list looks like"! :) Just remember, it isn't the number of contacts you have, it's the quality of those contacts!

  • @gingerschatshow
    @gingerschatshow Рік тому

    Glad you had fun... The Ferry ride looks really comfortable and spacious. :D

  • @ditto2265
    @ditto2265 Рік тому +6

    That hydrofoil boat you spotted seemed really fun. Would be cool to see your perspective going for a ride on it!

    • @christianerousseau511
      @christianerousseau511 Рік тому

      I took it once from Zeebrugge (Belgium) to Dover and never felt so nauseous which never happenend on regular boat or any other means of transportation for that matter. And the sea was calm, I add. Never understood the reason but never took it again !😊

  • @MsSleepness
    @MsSleepness 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for sharing!! I love the route but I have completed all the stops in several parts because I don't have a looooong holidays. The new Marix Line ferry looks great! I want to travel with it again.

  • @emeksb4823
    @emeksb4823 Рік тому +1

    Very beautiful 🎉

  • @AnaSolVa
    @AnaSolVa Рік тому +1

    Here!

  • @rebeccareese73
    @rebeccareese73 Рік тому

    thanks so much for taking us to the aquarium!!!! it was amazing!!!

  • @WaiferThyme
    @WaiferThyme Рік тому +1

    22:46 Beetlejuice!😂

  • @jazzjazz5708
    @jazzjazz5708 11 місяців тому

    Nice Trip

  • @donn7261
    @donn7261 Рік тому

    I was hoping you would go to the southern islands sometime. Thanks for the ride.

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Рік тому +3

    Great trip, finally you visiting Okinawa. Something interesting about Ferry from Japan's main islands to Okinawa is the vehicle deck which usually loaded with vehicle, but on this route it's loaded by containers. I don't know the size of those containers, but looks like it's about 20 ft or even less, only for Japan Domestic Usage. Nice room by the way, and yeah you met jet foil ship.

  • @markclayton626
    @markclayton626 Рік тому

    Fabulous video, thank you my Japanese friend for sharing with us here in 🇬🇧🙏

  • @kenterdman7969
    @kenterdman7969 Рік тому

    Kuga San, enjoyed video as usual! With that room you ve been in the lap of luxury! Ha ha! Best wishes from Arizona.🎉

  • @Kusam369
    @Kusam369 Рік тому

    Very beautiful 😍

  • @strokerecovery3879
    @strokerecovery3879 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing... My dream of coming to your country 🥰

  • @fliegendespferd17
    @fliegendespferd17 11 місяців тому

    I realy want to visit Okinawa one day!!! It looks so stunning 🥰😍

  • @auroraa656
    @auroraa656 Рік тому

    I'm new to your channel. Thanks for sharing your travel vlogs with us. I liked and subscribed 😐

  • @kenterdman7969
    @kenterdman7969 9 місяців тому

    My friend, I don't think you room was big enough. To change your mind in. Ha ha! Have a great day!

  • @patrickswick9475
    @patrickswick9475 Рік тому +2

    "Packed with emptiness"
    You make me laugh
    🤣😆
    Very good video, I learned a lotted am interested in learning more about Amami Oshima Island.
    Thank You

  • @SmithCaro
    @SmithCaro Рік тому

    The joys of living in a Ring of Fire country ... Love your Sister, New Zealand ... 🇯🇵 🌋 🇳🇿

  • @MrMax89
    @MrMax89 Рік тому

    this was awesome!! I am forecasting a video on the flying ferry!?!?

  • @Trebuchet48
    @Trebuchet48 Рік тому

    Don't be scared! I wanna go to that aquarium!!

  • @wilfredpeter3059
    @wilfredpeter3059 Рік тому

    Please more travelling in and around Okinawa ,not just the city but small village too....

  • @extendedrange9755
    @extendedrange9755 2 місяці тому

    That "floating ship" looks like Boeing 929 Jetfoil, I do heard Japan has quite a lot of these

  • @danopticon
    @danopticon Рік тому +2

    Even though I can barely string together four or five words in Japanese, reading katakana always makes me feel like a language genius!! At 2:02 … ku-ii-n koo-ra-ru ku-ro-su (クイーンコーラルクロス) = Queen Coral Cross!!

    • @danopticon
      @danopticon Рік тому

      At 9:03, re-su-to-ra-n (レストラン) = restaurant!!

    • @danopticon
      @danopticon Рік тому

      Ha ha, 9:27 is いただきます! I’ve been studying!!

    • @danopticon
      @danopticon Рік тому

      And at 13:49, o-re-n-ji juu-su (オレンジジュース) = orange juice!

    • @gootz3182
      @gootz3182 11 місяців тому

      Great job!

  • @Floortile
    @Floortile Рік тому +1

    The exterior signage at the embarkation terminal seemed very poor (?). What a fun trip, though!

  • @tinyt9189
    @tinyt9189 Рік тому

    Will visit Okinawa in June but didn’t know about the ferry. Already booked flights. Ferry experience would have been an adventure to itself.

  • @bryanlorang417
    @bryanlorang417 Рік тому

    Hey Kuga! The color of the ocean was amazing! Where did your flight take you? Thanks for another great vid bro.

  • @badaegis
    @badaegis Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @SoulOfJustice1994
    @SoulOfJustice1994 Рік тому

    This is the kind of room I thought was standard for a solo passenger, if there were no fridge. Since watching Kuga's Travel and Solo Travel Japan, I know better.

  • @michaelsphotosandvideos5896
    @michaelsphotosandvideos5896 10 місяців тому

    “The Holy Trinity”. 😂😂😂😂

  • @bethduffey247
    @bethduffey247 Рік тому +1

    Kuga-San, does a passenger ferry travel from Tokyo to Okinawa? One time when I lived in Japan, I stayed several days in Kumejima (an island near Okinawa). It was beautiful, with white sand beaches. Some of the food was more like Taiwanese cuisine than Japanese cuisine. You may want to visit there sometime!

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Рік тому

    I like the whale shark at Okinawa Aquarium. There was a whale shark in Osaka Kaiyukan in 1995 to 1997 which I visited a few times. I'd love to dive with a whale shark.

  • @eyenpersu5248
    @eyenpersu5248 Рік тому

    04:58 I thought this was a huge tank of some kind hahaha, then realized it was not on the floor but the desk and was actually a quite normal sized kettle.

  • @RowanRJ73
    @RowanRJ73 Рік тому

    Boy I hope they didn’t go to overboard with the tea. 😂

  • @catenthusiast3421
    @catenthusiast3421 Рік тому

    The "flying ship" is a type of hydrofoil ship so the ship is pushed off the water to move faster. 😃

  • @ahumanbeing812
    @ahumanbeing812 Рік тому

    21:49 "This is my first time in Okinawa." Did you try Okinawa seafood? I visited Okinawa ten years ago. I loved the seafood there! 😃

  • @Contactqueen72
    @Contactqueen72 Рік тому

    Thanks! What a great video! I love the adventures you go on!

  • @Desmaad
    @Desmaad Рік тому

    9:35 OOH! HYDROFOIL!

  • @fuddyduddy
    @fuddyduddy Рік тому +1

    @9:55 I would be worried if the ship is sinking (草)

  • @purplestripes4076
    @purplestripes4076 Рік тому

    Such a beautiful video! Also, maybe dumb question, but could you also comment on whether foreigner and local prices are different?

  • @andrewmastrandonas5123
    @andrewmastrandonas5123 Рік тому +3

    I don't consder that a deluxe room. Quite small.

  • @walkhereindonesia
    @walkhereindonesia 11 місяців тому

    I'm so inspired to vlog on a ship like you, but I don't have enough money. ha ha ha finally I made a vlog inside a ship-shaped hotel. quite similar. ha ha.

  • @ljosephdumas3113
    @ljosephdumas3113 Рік тому +1

    The floating ship is a hydrofoil, though you probably know that.

  • @billhunnicutt3883
    @billhunnicutt3883 Рік тому

    The color of the ocean was incredible. You said there was a special word for it, in Japanese I assume?

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Рік тому

    I want to visit Naha

  • @handymatt1970
    @handymatt1970 4 місяці тому

    Kuga, have you flown 1st class on 747 or A380 super on your trans oceanic flights? Would love a mini docu on your air travels too. Btw thats the Bluest water i have ever seen thank you.

  • @mattrhodes3982
    @mattrhodes3982 Рік тому

    👍🍻

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Рік тому +2

    The cabin is disappointing, but at least it's private, and for only one night. I've had worse, but not much worse. I'd love to take a ferry to Okinawa next time I visit Japan.

  • @desireehernandez1235
    @desireehernandez1235 Рік тому

    🥰

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Рік тому +1

    What provision is there on these ferries for passengers who don't read Japanese? I probably wouldn't be able to complete the boarding pass unaided, so is there someone to help? Also, I like washlet toilets, but can't read all the kanji. Are instructions for washer, AC, TV remote available in English?

  • @roadrunner65
    @roadrunner65 Рік тому

    I'm going to Japan for a few weeks solo in October. Is it good to find a travel partner?

  • @danmccarthy4700
    @danmccarthy4700 Рік тому +1

    Even in a Japanese vending machine, Pocky there is still cheaper than in the US. 😡
    edit: Wow, I wish you could've spent more time exploring Okinawa! I really want to visit there someday and try fresh umibudo!

  • @danahess1974
    @danahess1974 Рік тому +3

    Really small room for $208...would think the bed would be a little more than a thin mattress too, for that price.