Trying an Old Ferry at Late Night in Japan | Hokkaido to Tokyo
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I took an old overnight ferry in Japan and had a rare experience.
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Wow, this does look old. While the other ships look like passenger ships that also transport cargo, this feels like a cargo ship with a passenger area. Nice video!
Because it's a cargo oriented passenger ferry, it carries more cargo than pax. This is why it doesn't have much passenger capacity and the amenities aren't that impressive.
I’m used to riding BCFerries. That car deck looked about the same. Interior looks much the same but larger with berths. I see he said it 20 years old but it looks like the BC ferries built in in the late 70’s
@@dianesheldon2591I’ve taken multiple bc ferries and I have to agree. Bet the WCs are cleaner on this ferry though
Again and again, I'm so impressed with these old ships, everything looks clean and tidy. The open deck is surprisingly rusty for a Japanese ship though. We foreigners tend to think Japanese is godly on keeping things look like new.
Also finally we get to see the inside of the trucks/cars loading dock. Been curious how it looks.
Probably in a few months time this ship will be out of service/retired and sold to foreign shipping lines or shipbreakers for scrapping. I guess it would be the company's decision to just keep the ferry in minimum running condition to serve truckers rather than spend money on renovating the ship's aesthetics for few passengers' luxury since the COVID pandemic have put a strain on passenger income.
I guess a lot of cosmetic maintenance is being postponed as these ferries look so empty that they must be losing money even if the hold is full of trucks.
Lovely. An interesting trip on a not-so-old rust-bucket.
The souvenir shop - I always love how Japanese display their products. Wish I could go back to Japan soon.
An excellent video. The ship looks like a ghost ship, but great for those who like solitude. Thanks for sharing and greetings from Spain.
The whole ship is a relic sadly. Needs an Entire make over
Amusing how you thing something only 20 years old is a 'relic'.
@@VulpisFoxfire just needs a makeover, just like I said before is all.
The decor needs updating. Why are you sounding pissed , did I hurt the ship's feelings lol
@@VulpisFoxfire As Professor Henry Jones, Jr., once put it, it ain't the years, it's the mileage.
I am glad you can get something to eat during your 18 hour trip 👍😊
Definitely looks like the passenger service is an afterthought now . Seems like a good choice now for privacy and value though.
Love your videos please keeping making them! These help and my girlfriend feel like we’re on the experience with you and helps us relax at night. Love the simple funny comedy you put in! You’ve got our support! Thanks for taking us on the adventures!
Incredible you was at bed without eat !!! Poor friend thanks a lot for this sacrifice.
The rusty spots tells a lot. A rather different adventure this time but its an experience. Thanks for sharing this with us.😊👍🏽
Wow what a eerie rust bucket ship for once
I'd love to try a lonely ferry with a few friends. Survive off of vending machine foods... would be a cathartic relaxing time
I love watching your videos. Your eating parts are the best though. Please include your offship adventures too!
Single passenger roaming the halls by himself in an empty ship while the crew are somewhere in crew’s quarters, unseen. Feels very unreal
These videos are great! I had never considered ferries as a mode of travel but now I would really like to go on one 😁
I could never deal with shared accommodations. I've had things stolen too often while traveling to not want everything I own under lock and key. We backpacked in East Germany a few years after reunification and my friend's hat was stolen. A ratty old Montreal Expos hat.
I always wonder what the 'truck driver only' area looks like in the ferry videos...what mysteries are they hiding back there?
Certainly a different experience! Sad to see something that works so hard left unloved and rusty
The entrance to the ferry and the exterior looked like a first level in a horror video game, lol.
IKR, especially when he was going through the halls!
That luggage shelf seemed a bit scary and risky. Not very secure. Imagine having your suitcase plonking down on you in your sleep. 😅
Sheesh, that poor ferry have seen better days.
That's a lot of ice cream and milk for people who are lactose intolerant (or maybe that's more a Chinese thing?). Those cup noodles are miles better than the ones I've seen in the USA.
I think the next video of this ship will be of it being dismantled at a scrap yard. Otherwise, nice video.
Look like a ghost ship. I don't know but i feel like a hospital more than like a ship. If i was in there, i don't wanna sleep in that bed room...
30 dollars for a 1h 40 min taxi ride? Wow, that’s so cheap. Here in Sweden it would have cost ten times that.
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They didn’t push the milk as much on this ferry 😂
I dunno man.....that luggage shelf looks dangerous to put something on lol. It says max 35kg, but what if the ship rocks and your luggage comes tumbling down while you sleep lol. I don't see a way to secure your luggage
Lol that’s unusual, in total he sleeps longer than 5-6 hours
Oh 14:25 eren mikasa armin levi and bertholdt lol
04:07 That looks like a county jail I was in one time. Get off that rust bucket at once!
I do not understand how all these ships can turn a profit considering how few passengers are on them
The Japanese dairy lobby and ferry lobby are definitely in bed together
Is this safe ? Don't want to be the victim of missing people after this last ride. Save small & lose all
It seems like on this ferry the staff has their own kitchen and your left with vending machines and sleeping in the staff's bed with lots of history while they sleep in luxury upstairs :) plus I think we need some paint to freshen up the deck :)
Another interesting vid man. It was great to see a “working” ship and cargo area, but once would be enough. Thanks for sharing. P.s. I had a good lol at the light fixture joke!
I've been thinking why you could smell curry and I think maybe they have a kitchen for serving truck drivers if that's who most passengers are, since there seemed like a lot of trucks going in but you only saw 3 people. The ferries I've been on in the UK have a "truckers lounge" with food served, so might be similar in Japan too.
The crew has to eat, too, so maybe it's for them both.
Ahhh good ideas yes
@@larkmacgregor3143 Very good point. If there's only one kitchen open, then that's almost certainly true.
@@larkmacgregor3143 I was thinking food for the staff.
It would be interesting to see a trucker's video of the trip. Instead of sleeping half the day and eating from vending machines they are probably smoking cigars, drinking beers, playing cards and getting served hot food by fit young women.
I bought a mini projector and i connect it to my phone so me and my mom, whenever we eat together, we play and sometimes even rewatch your videos since it’s so nice and relaxing. Thank you for making these kinds of videos, we love them so much! 💗💗💗
Thanks for watching through the projector!
@@SoloTravelJapan would you allow me to travel with you throughout japan
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I think this ship is older than 20 years. The style of the furnishings is about the 1980's to 90's.
Oh man. At first in my head I’m like “isn’t that 20 years?” Time flies.
From what I can find she was indeed launched in 2001. Which makes her really not that old, she’s just badly kept up
i thought the same thing. the decor is very early 90s!
No not really, 15 years at most
I think ships tend to be a bit behind the times, it's hard to take time off duty to renovate the space.
Had a very zombie apocalypse type feel to this ship being empty yet clearly very worn, indicating this likely had full passengers in its history.
As a Navy man, seeing that rust made me want to say something mean. I don't understand why they would let that get that bad. 160 trucks and 62 passenger vehicles explains why they're not concerned about the passengers - that's a LOT of money just hauling vehicles. Very interesting trip, thanks.
Most likely as a Navy man, you were detailed to scrape and paint to keep you busy if not doing your official job. My father was in WWII. In the Navy, in the Pacific. His job was island invasion landing craft. That actually took up very little of his time. He spent a lot of the war in tents on islands or in Hawaii. But, when on a ship, his main weapons were a paint scrapper, paint and a brush. A bit expensive to keep it up like that. My guess is every so often, they take this out of service and go to town on painting.
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Nowadays, though, they have sanders that could strip that down in an hour or two, and they could have a base coat on within a total of 3-4 hrs. (Just that first area). What I suspect is that that ship is going to be taken out of service soon, maybe even scrapped. If so, that would explain why they didn't want to invest any time, expense or manpower on maintenance.
Yeah to make money you have to be full most of the time, probably why they let its condition slip.... there is no reason to employ staff etc to open a resaurant if there are only like 60 passengers.... the vending machines do that job. Sure maybe 20 of them would like sit down and have a fresh meal etc but then it is not viable to keep a kitchen crew employed on there, a lot of food will be wasted etc.
@@robkelly9258 Yeah, as he said, he was the *only* on-foot passenger, and saw very few other passengers...I'm wondering how many of them were truckers, and how many were 'car' passengers.
@@dlewis9760 A few years ago, I was in a military history course at a sea grant university, and one day while we were talking about World War I, uniforms came up, because that war was right on the transition period between colorful uniforms and drab battle dress. The NROTC students in the class were wearing a camouflage pattern of blues and greys (I think since abandoned), and the professor asked if any of them knew why those colors were chosen. One of the students put up his hand and said, "They match the colors of paint you're most likely to get on yourself."
I don't like this ship. It reminds me very strongly of a mix of "high school" and "bowling alley", both of which I don't have fond memories of. I think I would have been creeped out haha
My family and I love your videos, it feels as if we are travelling with you. Keep up the great work, we appreciate you!!
My heart broke for you when you were so excited about smelling cooking and… nothing. 😭
I love how Oarai has embraced their connection to the anime series Girls und Panzer. I even read that when the movie was premiering they dressed up one of the tower blocks, which was undergoing repairs at the time, with graphic awnings so that it looked like it had been damaged the way it was in the film. I think I also heard somwhere that the old diesel railcars that serve Oarai were due to be replaced by newer trains, but after they appeared in Girls und Panzer people fell in love with them so much that the local railway decided to refurbish and keep them.
As for the ship, she certainly looks like an old rustbucket, surprisingly poor condition considering she's only 20 years old; that's not exactly new, but there are many ships far older than that still in service. Still, the interior looked alright, if rather dated and tattered in a few places. It may not exactly be first class deluxe travel, but for a reduced ticket cost it wouldn't be bad. And an added bonus for practically having the ship to yourself, no one to disturb you in the bath and such.
The fee is right! This ferry, for some reason, seemed "spooky." 😱👻 Interesting voyage, STJ! You're a brave man! 👍
i thought so too, especially when he first arrives going through the halls. i would be freaking out!
I realize salt air and water cause a lot of rust on ships, but wow, this one needs a pressure washing inside and out and a paint job.
I really enjoy watching your videos. They're interesting and, as others have said, they're relaxing.
Sit down shawn
love these videos, they always get me excited to travel to japan
When I was stationed in Korea with the US Army, I bought the hot cans of coffee on long convoys to keep my hands warm, and that’s how I got started drinking coffee! I loved the perspective of arriving inside by car.
do you have a patreon account? we would love to support you! the whole youtube community would totally fund your videos. thanks for uploading!
No, I don’t. Thanks for your kind words!
Need to get curry rice on the next ferry to make up for the lack of curry rice on this ferry 🍛
I went on an Alaska cruise on the Oosterdam, and one of my favorite discoveries was the vent from the pastry kitchen It was fun to stand on deck and just smell the baking very early in the morning. And being on that kind of a cruise I wasn't even very hungry.
I was shocked by all that rust. I suspect they are planning to replace it soon. The Alaska Marine Highway has a ferry still in active service that was built in 1963. It's the closest thing in the USA to the Japanese ferry system, and it's not very close. It's actually run by the state as a substitute for highways. There's not really enough business for a for profit system to work, but it's essential for the state to succeed.
1:30 am? In the States we call taking transportation at times like that, taking the red-eye.
I was so surprised to see all that rust lol. I know that the ship is 20 years old, but I've seen ships older that have less rust. Is there any information on whether they will stop using this ferry anytime soon? It definitely wasn't one of the top 10 that I've seen, but as always, thank you for sharing your travels. You did an excellent job in staying positive.
Yeah usually japanese good at taking care their things. But this ship lack of maintenance.
No information yet. Thanks for watching!
Any info on the fate of this spooky old ship?@@SoloTravelJapan
I love how your upload time are always close to my bed time. Your videos are so calming and it makes me so relaxed.
love the channel but would be nice if you changed it up bring back some train or bus videos and i really enjoyed your one destination vlog more of those would be a nice change of pace
This is exactly how I remember ferries in Europe to be. It's just a bit more luxurious.
I took a few ferries in Europe back in the early 90's and I can only say that I'm sure glad I know how to swim. They were downright scary.
The ferries in the Mediterranean is mainly retired ferries from Northern Europe and Japan. But this one looks like it’s going directly to the scrap yard, it will take more than a complete sand blasting and a bucket of paint to fix this neglect.
I love Sapporo with all the underground passage ways and shops. Easy to get around in comfort during the winter. I've only been during winter, it is weird see Sapporo station without snow.
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I am guessing just by your name that you are from Norway? Viking Land?😂😂
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Compared to some of the other Ferries you’ve shown us in your travels, that does look very tired and in need of some love & care.
Also, I wouldn’t want to sleep under that luggage shelf while it’s in use!
Might cause a little 'bonkku' if it falls down, certainly not trusting that 35kg limit.
The pillow really flat 😂
@@puciohenzap891 "Bonkku".😁😅
@@elbertlim2872 .....referred to the pillow as “no history”
Change your profile picture this isn't RuneScape
When I saw the notice….I got so excited to watch. These are my favorite UA-cam videos. I wish I could ride these beautiful boats.
That cabin looks like one of those old late 70s / early 80s caravans
Why are these so relaxing
Yay, a new video! All of your videos inspire me to travel around by ferry the next time I visit Japan, and I don’t think I’m the only one.
These old Japanese ferries either get sold to Greece, where they are given a very big refit and are made nice and new again, or they go to Indonesia or the Philippines, where they get even worse. This is clearly a ship that the owner is no longer bothering to maintain because they don't care anymore.
I found it funny when you smelt the cooking & went straight to the dining area to see that there was no fresh cook meals lol
Looking closely at the lamp...
Ice cream is calling me 🍦
Hahaha 🤭
I agree this is a unique experience that need to be experience at least once in a lifetime! But maybe once is enough 😅
New one! Great!
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Sooo, after watching, there might be no history in the bed, but the ship has one.
It's an grumpy old lady doing her best :)
For me sitting in nearly the middle of the night in Berlin, Germany, it is a little weird to watch a video from Japan, with subtitles in English and reading... baumkuchen...
First I really stumbled over the german word and second, why do you mention Baumkuchen! now I have to search my whole flat for something sweeeet! :-D
Thank you very much for this video and the insight that there are also older and a litte worn out ferrys to travel with.
Well said.
Wow! Where have you been hiding? I'm very glad your station showed up on my algorithm. I am trying to binge watch all your videos but I have to admit that I find them so relaxing that I drift off to sleep....but I always rewind. My favourite parts of your videos are when you first see your room/capsule/seat, but I also really enjoy the meals & your food choices. I am in Canada, so a lot of the food is very strange to me. I see your channel is growing rapidly with more than 6,000,000 views? Good for you, the rising UA-cam star. Thank you for the beautiful videos.....keep it up! 🇨🇦🇨🇦
This one looked like an interesting journey. Really fell in line with what would be in my head for 'The Working Man's Ferry' sort of thing. Somewhere I'd be more likely to run into a long haul driver than anyone else, someone used to long hours of nothing but the road and quick stops for a bite to eat. Thank you for the video, it was a different view of the ferry life.
Well, there, now you and by extension your viewers know what the car hold area looks like.
Just based on the path up from the car hold, the ferry looks bare bones as far as interesting things.
Aomori? Something mountain?
And, you spent that trip napping about as much as my roommate.
Been cranking out the content and I love it! Thank you!
These are amazing...
You are my new best friend!!! I love watching your videos. I lived in Japan for a year and now am determined to return someday with my husband.
2:45 i didnt know Baumkuchen is famous in Japan.. Its a traditional German product. Youll find it during christmas times in the stores. Literally translates to "treecake" because it has many many small layers, like the grow rings of a tree
Baumkuchen is one of the most famous cakes here in Japan. The first baumkuchen in Japan was baked in 1919, by a German confectioner Karl Ueheim.
Today, in addition to the long-established German brands, you can enjoy Baumkuchen from many of Japan's own specialty stores.
Baumkuchen gibt es das ganze Jahr z.B. beim Bäcker oder den Discountern. es ist kein Weihnachtskuchen.
@@iljamabuse3659 echt? Ich hab noch nie ausserhalb der weihnachtssaison nen baumkuchen gesehen. Achte da aber auch nicht wirklich drauf
das sollte nicht böse gemeint sein ...aber da ich baumkuchen fan bin dachte ich ich weise mal daruf hin. also bei edeka ist der in einer baluen packung bei den fertigkuchen da sehe ich ihn immer ^^.
Great contents. Interesting to watch. Narratives makes it more interesting to watch. Thanks for sharing. New subs here watching from Dubai🥂
Thank you for a lovely experience. I enjoyed every bit of this. : )
*_The man drinks coffee to go to sleep._*
Came live just as I finished making dinner. Perfect watching material!
Nice to see the girls of Ooarai Girls Academy from Girls und Panzer from 18:26 of this video. SInce Ooarai is the town in Girls und Panzer from the real-life town. The girls on the poster are from the Angler Fish team. Does anyone know the anime???
I would enjoy this ferry more than others I suspect. I would have been all over that ship as much as allowed exploring. Thank you for the video. One more thing, if they can cook for crew they should cook a little extra for passengers. That's the only thing I thought. Dang! Smells so good, can't have it lol
14:12 That's not curry... it's rust! 😄
They probably cooked for the truck drivers and the staff curry. But since the ship is old and no regular passengers, the passenger kitchen stays closed.
$30 for a 1 hr 40 min taxi ride?! Did I get that right? Boy that’s cheap. From NYC here.
I'm so sorry you didn't get any curry rice T_T I was worried for your appetite! hope you had a big bowl later.
you're always travelling is it due to job commitments or you just like taking the various ferries that Japan has got to offer?
This Ferry is PRETTY RUFF ... not quite what Your used to ...
At least there are Vending Machines , Hope the food is good...
Next episode I wanna hear you voice over the video instead of subtitles, that is if you can speak English 😁
You should be drinking beers playing Metal Slug in the arcade!!
It is not fancy, but the price reflects that. Nothing wrong with it, especially if you want to nap and edit videos.
When you smelled curry cooking I wondered if someone was cooking for the truck drivers? Where you were not allowed to go?
I still want to know WHO WAS COOKING CURRY!🤔😥
Oh gr8 a Solo Travel Japan video, really look forward to your videos keep rm coming.
I had watched your all videos keep going you are excellent 👍👏
oh wow...this one has very little english lettering in the signs, maybe because it was less common many years ago?
Just found this channel, I had a solo trip to Japan back in 2018 and these videos are giving me good memories. Perhaps whenever Japan opens back up to tourists again I would love to take one of these ferries for a overnight trip!
Japan is CLOSED for tourists?
The condition of the ship was probably why there was not many people.
Best review yet.....smiled through the entire thing....from the pillow with no history to the cold toes....[ you are like a time machine tour guide, 18 hrs in 18 min.]
Probably for the crew mess was the. Cooking done
Whoa! Get out the paint! 🤣