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

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  • čas přidán 11. 05. 2023
  • Marix Line Queen Coral Cross : Kagoshima Shinko Port (Kagoshima)→Motobu Port (Okinawa)
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Komentáře • 153

  • @kugastravel5180
    @kugastravel5180  Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

    • @bastorbap
      @bastorbap Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      Seems really expensive for the room they provided.

  • @jamhay1000
    @jamhay1000 Před rokem +44

    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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @IRLTheGreatZarquon
    @IRLTheGreatZarquon Před rokem +5

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

  • @englishatheart
    @englishatheart Před rokem +4

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

  • @THEJake829
    @THEJake829 Před rokem +2

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

  • @timsmith1894
    @timsmith1894 Před rokem +18

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

  • @shashank_sinha
    @shashank_sinha Před rokem +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! 🚅🇯🇵😍

  • @vitaliik5596
    @vitaliik5596 Před rokem +3

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

  • @MrLaprius
    @MrLaprius Před rokem +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 😎

  • @ohnoflicks
    @ohnoflicks Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @user-zp5ud6li7n
    @user-zp5ud6li7n Před rokem +1

    とても癒されました🎵ありがとうございます☺️

  • @RoulinBrooks
    @RoulinBrooks Před rokem +2

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

  • @andrewjones-productions
    @andrewjones-productions Před rokem +5

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

  • @cphilips502
    @cphilips502 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +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 Před 8 měsíci

      You also had to find the tea to begin with!

  • @brentsutherland6385
    @brentsutherland6385 Před rokem +1

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

  • @Dawn-he1rx
    @Dawn-he1rx Před rokem +2

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

  • @jeffharper6259
    @jeffharper6259 Před rokem +4

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

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 Před rokem +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.

  • @notreyf
    @notreyf Před rokem +1

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

  • @carolemerle9995
    @carolemerle9995 Před rokem

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

  • @elainefarr3155
    @elainefarr3155 Před rokem +1

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

  • @dskadd32
    @dskadd32 Před rokem +1

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

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking Před rokem +3

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

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Před rokem +1

    I like the shredded seaweed on the rice.

  • @wintersunshine-kb9tq
    @wintersunshine-kb9tq Před rokem

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

  • @lialiolkristi
    @lialiolkristi Před rokem +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!

  • @bobguy3939
    @bobguy3939 Před rokem +2

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

  • @sverdad640
    @sverdad640 Před rokem +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.

  • @tomburns7544
    @tomburns7544 Před rokem

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

  • @rogerribert5811
    @rogerribert5811 Před rokem

    I always enjoy your adventures.

  • @TheUluxian
    @TheUluxian Před rokem

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

  • @cara9648
    @cara9648 Před rokem +2

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

  • @paulfelsman
    @paulfelsman Před rokem

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

  • @ceritadesy3755
    @ceritadesy3755 Před rokem

    Great ferry and great trip...I love it

  • @kamewawong
    @kamewawong Před rokem +1

    Love the floating Jetfoil

  • @GenjiG
    @GenjiG Před rokem

    Visiting Okinawa in November, can’t wait! ❤

  • @gingerschatshow
    @gingerschatshow Před rokem

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

  • @narelleberes5809
    @narelleberes5809 Před rokem

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

  • @matthewharty6531
    @matthewharty6531 Před rokem

    great commentary to a nice journey, thanks Kuga

  • @gregorymiller7828
    @gregorymiller7828 Před 11 měsíci

    love your subtitles!

  • @rebeccareese73
    @rebeccareese73 Před rokem

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

  • @ditto2265
    @ditto2265 Před rokem +6

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

    • @christianerousseau511
      @christianerousseau511 Před rokem

      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 !😊

  • @dalanamajor
    @dalanamajor Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @emeksb4823
    @emeksb4823 Před rokem +1

    Very beautiful 🎉

  • @livingwithjoy89
    @livingwithjoy89 Před rokem

    What a fantastic trip.

  • @bmolitor615
    @bmolitor615 Před rokem +1

    seigaiha on the floor, so appropriate!

  • @WaiferThyme
    @WaiferThyme Před rokem +1

    22:46 Beetlejuice!😂

  • @MsSleepness
    @MsSleepness Před měsícem

    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.

  • @patrickswick9475
    @patrickswick9475 Před rokem +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

  • @jazzjazz5708
    @jazzjazz5708 Před 10 měsíci

    Nice Trip

  • @donn7261
    @donn7261 Před rokem

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

  • @TCLink
    @TCLink Před rokem +1

    At 16:05, very nice composition.

  • @kenterdman7969
    @kenterdman7969 Před rokem

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

  • @auroraa656
    @auroraa656 Před rokem

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

  • @markclayton626
    @markclayton626 Před rokem

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

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Před rokem +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.

  • @strokerecovery3879
    @strokerecovery3879 Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @SoulOfJustice1994
    @SoulOfJustice1994 Před rokem

    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.

  • @fliegendespferd17
    @fliegendespferd17 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @Kusam369
    @Kusam369 Před rokem

    Very beautiful 😍

  • @cynram355
    @cynram355 Před 3 měsíci

    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!

  • @user-ry2kd7sk6u
    @user-ry2kd7sk6u Před 8 měsíci

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

  • @MrMax89
    @MrMax89 Před rokem

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

  • @wilfredpeter3059
    @wilfredpeter3059 Před rokem

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

  • @badaegis
    @badaegis Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @Floortile
    @Floortile Před rokem +1

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

  • @AnaSolVa
    @AnaSolVa Před rokem +1

    Here!

  • @bryanlorang417
    @bryanlorang417 Před rokem

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

  • @extendedrange9755
    @extendedrange9755 Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @SmithCaro
    @SmithCaro Před rokem

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

  • @tinyt9189
    @tinyt9189 Před rokem

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

  • @kenterdman7969
    @kenterdman7969 Před 8 měsíci

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

  • @Trebuchet48
    @Trebuchet48 Před rokem

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

  • @bethduffey247
    @bethduffey247 Před rokem +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!

  • @purplestripes4076
    @purplestripes4076 Před rokem

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

  • @Contactqueen72
    @Contactqueen72 Před rokem

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

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Před rokem

    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.

  • @ahumanbeing812
    @ahumanbeing812 Před rokem

    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! 😃

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Před rokem

    I want to visit Naha

  • @danopticon
    @danopticon Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

    • @danopticon
      @danopticon Před rokem

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

    • @danopticon
      @danopticon Před rokem

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

    • @gootz3182
      @gootz3182 Před 11 měsíci

      Great job!

  • @ljosephdumas3113
    @ljosephdumas3113 Před rokem +1

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

  • @eyenpersu5248
    @eyenpersu5248 Před rokem

    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.

  • @michaelsphotosandvideos5896
    @michaelsphotosandvideos5896 Před 10 měsíci

    “The Holy Trinity”. 😂😂😂😂

  • @andrewmastrandonas5123
    @andrewmastrandonas5123 Před rokem +3

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

  • @catenthusiast3421
    @catenthusiast3421 Před rokem

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

  • @handymatt1970
    @handymatt1970 Před 3 měsíci

    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.

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Před rokem +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?

  • @billhunnicutt3883
    @billhunnicutt3883 Před rokem

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

  • @Desmaad
    @Desmaad Před rokem

    9:35 OOH! HYDROFOIL!

  • @mattrhodes3982
    @mattrhodes3982 Před rokem

    👍🍻

  • @danahess1974
    @danahess1974 Před rokem +3

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

  • @desireehernandez1235
    @desireehernandez1235 Před rokem

    🥰

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 Před rokem +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.

  • @RowanRJ73
    @RowanRJ73 Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @fuddyduddy
    @fuddyduddy Před rokem +1

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

  • @roadrunner65
    @roadrunner65 Před rokem

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

  • @walkhereindonesia
    @walkhereindonesia Před 11 měsíci

    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.

  • @christianerousseau511
    @christianerousseau511 Před rokem +1

    Just one question, is there a reason for travelers having to do their own bed so often ?