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We have long distance busses in the US, the cheaper version being Megabus, which is a uniquely horrible experience to endure especially if your ride is in the 10-13 hour range. It has a bathroom, which is always drenched in urine, and there's so little room that you are pressed tight against the person sitting next to you, with no leg room at all. It makes economy class in airplanes look like luxury. I wish we had sleep pod busses like this here, I'd happily pay $80 for that even without a toilet
Basically, they try to stop frequently enough to make up for the lack of on-board toilet. *And* they can afford to turn off the lighting for 'sleep mode', since no one will be trying to navigate those narrow confines in the dark.
OMG I highly recommend the yakiniku place at 1:13! The owner (at least, I think she was the owner o_o ) is so nice and the food was good! We actually went back there for our final lunch in Japan before going home. Osaka is so nice, Namba especially! I want to explore more of it next time!
It's strange, I've seen this bus line now in a few travel CZcams videos. What is the company's reasoning behind eliminating the restroom? Would one or two fewer seats somehow be less profitable? Would be a nightmare to get sick while traveling onboard this bus, for all passengers 😬
Every single public washroom I used over the course of a two week vacation in Japan was utterly spotless. Including the limousine busses I rode like this one. Better than any airplane you've been on
I just realized that the vending machine played "kopi dangdut" from Indonesia infamous song. Kopi means コーヒー, dangdut means : the type of Music from Indonesian genre. This music was wildly known for the dance move, and many local like to cover this song. Wow that's amazing.
This video game me some nice memories, I took this same route this Summer when I went to Japan. My bus was cheaper so the seats weren't as comfortable as the ones in this video but it was still pretty comfy. And I was really impressed by the size and services of the Expasa Ebina service area. I know the most recommended Tokyo-Osaka travel for tourists is to take the Shinkansen, but if you're on a budget a night bus like this one is also a really nice option.
The coffee machine has it's own CZcams channel? :-) As far as the lack of a restroom on the bus...I can sort of see the design decision. Not that great at one angle, but on the other hand prevents people from getting up and navigating those tight confines while the bus is in motion.
I used one of these vending machines the other day, but I can't claim to have been very impressed with the result. 480 JPY for their premium 'large' Blue Mountain Coffee... the most expensive one they do. But it tasted quite bitter, and only half a cup full. I wished I'd got a red bull, or something.
I find my selfelf need an explanation of the armored saumrai approaching Spider-man at 1:25. And the custard thing at 2:35 we would call "Burnt Cream", or in French, "Creme Brule". That's as far as I've gotten so far on this video!
Ok, got to 6:45. Looks like a good alternative, gets you there in the morning and saves the price of a hotel. Wait, what? NO RESTROOM?? Maybe for you young guys, but I can't do that!
Go north. Iwate has all sorts of intersting things for travel. Fantastic historical railway along the coast from Kuji to ,,,, Miyako, I think. Aomori has lots of interesting things. Including Mineland, which is just bizarre and enjoyable and surprisingly interesting.
@@plant7464 It's an old gold (?) mine. They've turned one half into a museum and educational site and the other into a funcar ride. It's cheesy and satisfying and fascinating in all the ways that Japan does so well. No idea if the place is still open to the public or not
Would not ever go back to Dotonbori ever again. Went on a week night and it was still just absolutely packed with people. I had a lot of fun in Osaka and none of it was anywhere I saw in a video online.
can you imagine how much nicer it would be to travel in the USA if we had seats like that in long haul bus plains or trains? Then agian you'd need a prybar and a bucket of lard to shove some of us Americans into a pod like that so maybe theres a reason we cant have nice things. That and those same people are the ones that complain about needing to pay for 2 seats as it is. It would be hard to find a hotel room for that price. If I could overnight to my destination in a fairly comfortable pod like that I'd be more than happy to for that cost.
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Nice video and an interesting ride. Loved the seats and pit stops throughout, disliked the lack of washroom and visibility - I'm not great on coaches at the best of times and need to see the road ahead. It's also a shame there aren't little TV screens built into the seat in-front like on planes for these long rides!
Japan needs a premier bus service where you can watch satellite programmes and a little snack. I for one am looking for such a service. It can be much more relaxing than a bullet train ride. THANK YOU for this video!
10 hours to go 350 miles is INSANE. in a car this would take 4.22 hours. there's not even a point to wasting this much time to sit on a bus for 10 hours of your life.
As another commenter has said...you're expecting privacy on a *bus*?? Mind you, there are 'private room' busses...but a) they carry even fewer people at a time, and b) are much more expensive.
Aside from the fact that budget conscious tourists could save on a night accommodation , I don’t see any advantages of this bus over the shink. Same price, takes twice as long and doesn’t even have an on board toilet. No thanks. Great video though!
It was creme brule you got as dessert it is simmiler to caramell pudding however has a hard burned crisp sugary top that caramell pudding has not and is in my oppinion way better dessert them caramell pudding 😊🤣
Many Japanese are used to bathing completely naked with complete strangers in onsen. I'd rather sleep without privacy than be naked without privacy. But I can't do either without privacy, so I'd be screwed either way. 😂
Nope, the culture is very, very polite. It's how they manage to keep all the neat vending machines and transportation, while in the US they'd be trashed within the first day.
@@VulpisFoxfireCan you also explain how that type of mentality shows itself in Japanese work culture and their aging population problem? You used vending machines to answer their question which I thought was pretty disingenuous.
How come you don't show your face?? always to see what you eating .. watching other people.. looking at the ground showing us around the ship..bus but not your face. ??😮. 😅
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The okonomiyaki looked so good 😋
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We have long distance busses in the US, the cheaper version being Megabus, which is a uniquely horrible experience to endure especially if your ride is in the 10-13 hour range. It has a bathroom, which is always drenched in urine, and there's so little room that you are pressed tight against the person sitting next to you, with no leg room at all. It makes economy class in airplanes look like luxury. I wish we had sleep pod busses like this here, I'd happily pay $80 for that even without a toilet
Apart from the lack of loo on board it looks like a fab way to travel overnight.
Neat bus experience. Too bad there’s no toilet onboard but the rest stops are nice
Basically, they try to stop frequently enough to make up for the lack of on-board toilet. *And* they can afford to turn off the lighting for 'sleep mode', since no one will be trying to navigate those narrow confines in the dark.
It makes stops, so not much of a problem.
Okonomiyaki brought tears to my eyes. I ate a version of this every day of my Osaka holiday. 😁
OMG I highly recommend the yakiniku place at 1:13! The owner (at least, I think she was the owner o_o ) is so nice and the food was good! We actually went back there for our final lunch in Japan before going home. Osaka is so nice, Namba especially! I want to explore more of it next time!
I'm always amazed at how uncrowded your trips are! I thought there would be way more people considering the population density.
It's strange, I've seen this bus line now in a few travel CZcams videos. What is the company's reasoning behind eliminating the restroom? Would one or two fewer seats somehow be less profitable?
Would be a nightmare to get sick while traveling onboard this bus, for all passengers 😬
An incredible journey! Really love this. Appreciate you sharing it. Thank you!
I love these videos!!! So calming ❤
THANK YOU for this video!
Thank you so much for your videos. I will never be able to travel to Japan so I really appreciate your videos!
This was the bus I ride on my trip in August 2023. Very comfortable and clean. I will definitely ride again next time.
Even though restrooms on buses are scary. I would need one for an overnight trip
Every single public washroom I used over the course of a two week vacation in Japan was utterly spotless.
Including the limousine busses I rode like this one.
Better than any airplane you've been on
My bladder would not be ok on this bus lol it looks fun though.
Yay!!!! A new Kuga video!
Nice bus seats! 👍
The toast with cream on top plus hard boiled egg for breaky steals my attention ❤
Wow ❤
I just realized that the vending machine played "kopi dangdut" from Indonesia infamous song. Kopi means コーヒー, dangdut means : the type of Music from Indonesian genre.
This music was wildly known for the dance move, and many local like to cover this song.
Wow that's amazing.
20 minutes early?! Driver must have been "on the chimes" for a while! 🤪
seems a very comfortable overnight bus for people like me, who never get up at night. thanks for the video.
The seat is more comfortable than Singapore Airlines!
Excellent capture and coverage 😊
Thanks!
Thank you!🤝
This video game me some nice memories, I took this same route this Summer when I went to Japan. My bus was cheaper so the seats weren't as comfortable as the ones in this video but it was still pretty comfy. And I was really impressed by the size and services of the Expasa Ebina service area.
I know the most recommended Tokyo-Osaka travel for tourists is to take the Shinkansen, but if you're on a budget a night bus like this one is also a really nice option.
yeah not sure about the no restroom tbh hahahah
The coffee machine has it's own CZcams channel? :-)
As far as the lack of a restroom on the bus...I can sort of see the design decision. Not that great at one angle, but on the other hand prevents people from getting up and navigating those tight confines while the bus is in motion.
Has *its* own CZcams channel.
Yeah, I imagine someone trying to navigate that narrow aisle in the dark might wake up most of the passengers.
@@jenniferdabovich7629 Or fall..or fall onto another passenger...
I used one of these vending machines the other day, but I can't claim to have been very impressed with the result. 480 JPY for their premium 'large' Blue Mountain Coffee... the most expensive one they do. But it tasted quite bitter, and only half a cup full. I wished I'd got a red bull, or something.
I find my selfelf need an explanation of the armored saumrai approaching Spider-man at 1:25.
And the custard thing at 2:35 we would call "Burnt Cream", or in French, "Creme Brule". That's as far as I've gotten so far on this video!
Ok, got to 6:45. Looks like a good alternative, gets you there in the morning and saves the price of a hotel. Wait, what? NO RESTROOM?? Maybe for you young guys, but I can't do that!
o7 for your sacrifice in bad night sleep to show us!
Thanks for showing us this bus ride! And 1:52 - looks delicious
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Go north. Iwate has all sorts of intersting things for travel. Fantastic historical railway along the coast from Kuji to ,,,, Miyako, I think. Aomori has lots of interesting things. Including Mineland, which is just bizarre and enjoyable and surprisingly interesting.
I live in Aomori prefecture and I've never heard of "Mineland" what is it?
@@plant7464 It's an old gold (?) mine. They've turned one half into a museum and educational site and the other into a funcar ride. It's cheesy and satisfying and fascinating in all the ways that Japan does so well.
No idea if the place is still open to the public or not
@@plant7464 my bad: just checked. It's just over the prefectural lines, in Akita, not aomori
13:23 - Moliendo Cafe ~~
Thank you for the video
Espetáculo de lugar lindo perfeito😊
not having a toilet would give me huge anxiety
Would not ever go back to Dotonbori ever again. Went on a week night and it was still just absolutely packed with people. I had a lot of fun in Osaka and none of it was anywhere I saw in a video online.
Outstanding Vlog 🎉🎉
This looks lovely aside from lack of bathroom but...
Those narrow walkways SCREAM disaster waiting to happen in case of emergencies
Beautiful and impressive
can you imagine how much nicer it would be to travel in the USA if we had seats like that in long haul bus plains or trains? Then agian you'd need a prybar and a bucket of lard to shove some of us Americans into a pod like that so maybe theres a reason we cant have nice things. That and those same people are the ones that complain about needing to pay for 2 seats as it is.
It would be hard to find a hotel room for that price. If I could overnight to my destination in a fairly comfortable pod like that I'd be more than happy to for that cost.
Your country is amazing
Same price as the Shinkansen in a couple of hours and a toilet. Tough decision.
And the Train too..
Nice bud but for me on a personal note definitely needs a toilet.🌍👍🌍💯🌍😘🌍🙏🌍🎉🌍👏🌍🌟🌍🍀🌍
👏👍🚌🚅🚄🚆like rick steves would say KEEP ON TRAVELING. thank you mr kuga-san for all your hard work and dedication in doing all these travel videos in the us, europe and your native japan. ill always enjoy watching. learning japanese so i hope im correct: 🙏📿気を付けて、いつもあなたに神のご加護がありますように
Ki o tsukete, itsumo anata ni kami no go kago ga arimasu yō ni.
Toilet is a must have for me.
Great trip. Luxurious bus/coach but sadly no toilet onboard.
I couldn’t poop!
That is a surprisingly nice journey! I hope to experience a comfortable bus seat like that one day :)
Especially the dried bean pillow 😊
You’ve done it again
Hi from Australia, I have now seen 2 of your videos, i enjoyed them both, the one thing i wish you could have shone the country side.
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Wait, were you not in Seattle? You flew home after the train ride to go on a bus ride?
Beautiful ❤
Great❤ Tyvvm Kuga.
😊🎉❤🎉😊 15:40
That's a deal breaker...no restrooms onboard...in case of emergency, bring can or bottle! Not gonna happen.
I use Willer Express bus from Nagoya to Tokyo a few years ago
I'm from Indonesia 🇮🇩
i did a bus from campo grande to sao paolo once that was long
When you gotta go, you gotta go.😢
🎉😂Thank You 🎉😂😊
Nice video and an interesting ride. Loved the seats and pit stops throughout, disliked the lack of washroom and visibility - I'm not great on coaches at the best of times and need to see the road ahead. It's also a shame there aren't little TV screens built into the seat in-front like on planes for these long rides!
That “caramel pudding” is actually crème brûlée, honey. Lol
Speaking for Americans everywhere…ain’t no way we fitting through that narrow bus aisle!!
I'd be concerned even with thin people dealing with that aisle in an emergency situation!
Don’t panic, once the doctors amputate all y’all’s diabetes legs you’ll be able to waddle on through!
Your video is quite good. I also produce videos related to travel in Japan 🇯🇵. I've learned a lot from your video, thank you!
but there are overnight buses with a restroom?
They do have them. They also have separate little rooms with curtains for privacy
Depends on the bus company.
I use the same company that he did frequently, and I never saw toilets inside any Willer bus.
I don't think that bus would work well for people who need a bathroom a lot.
You'd have to plan ahead, really.
Obvioulsy not, and those people need go to a doctor and see why they can't hold on too.
Thank you for taking the no toilet bus for me, for I shall never take it.
I like the seat, but no toilet help.
I'd take the train every time over that.
Japan needs a premier bus service where you can watch satellite programmes and a little snack. I for one am looking for such a service. It can be much more relaxing than a bullet train ride. THANK YOU for this video!
10 hours to go 350 miles is INSANE. in a car this would take 4.22 hours. there's not even a point to wasting this much time to sit on a bus for 10 hours of your life.
Were you the only guest onboard?
Soooo,pizza …on rice?
What’s the name and address of the restaurant where you had the breakfast when you arrived in Tokyo please? Thank you!
domo arrigato Kugasama!
Try opening the curtain next time. Just a thought 🤔
A vending machine that puts the lid on your latte for you? Be afraid, Starbucks. Be very afraid...
How is it compared to Sunrise Express?
Have you tried the trains in New Zealand?
For those who are motion sickness sensitive, would you recommend the Shinkansen or this bus?
Shinkansen all the way :) More expansive, though. But really, fast, smooth and comfy. Especially if you choose the green car.
I love his stuff..but why does he not show his face is this because its against the law..because if so that is sad 💔
How many passengers in the bus?
It looked like you were the only passenger on this bus?
Nor restroom, no privacy, not for me.
As another commenter has said...you're expecting privacy on a *bus*?? Mind you, there are 'private room' busses...but a) they carry even fewer people at a time, and b) are much more expensive.
@@VulpisFoxfireYeah, and? They can easily put up curtains. You all act like stating an opinion is a crime.
Aside from the fact that budget conscious tourists could save on a night accommodation , I don’t see any advantages of this bus over the shink. Same price, takes twice as long and doesn’t even have an on board toilet. No thanks. Great video though!
It was creme brule you got as dessert it is simmiler to caramell pudding however has a hard burned crisp sugary top that caramell pudding has not and is in my oppinion way better dessert them caramell pudding 😊🤣
No rest room... no thanks.
I mean why would you expect a bus to have restroom lol
wdym travel buses often have a mini toilet and in this case it should
For a 10 hour bus ride, yes I'd expect a toilet. Imagine someone stinking up the bus because they couldn't hold it.
@@suhyeonkim3069long distance buses in UK always have restrooms and have done for decades
@@suhyeonkim3069it's over 10hrs between Osaka and Tokyo lol.
Having an on board bathroom would make it better.
I liked everything except seeing you eat.
Aside of not having a washroom, I think the lack of privacy would be an issue for me too. They should have curtains in the aisles too.
You're expecting more privacy *on a bus*?! Christ, some people are never happy.
There is that. But it actually looks better than sleeping in a jumbo jet economy class.
@@iatsd Indeed...this are *seats*, not individual cabins, like that other, more expensive overnight bus.
@@iatsdSays the person complaining about people complaining. There are overnight buses with private rooms.
@@iatsd There are, in fact, overnight buses on the same route with individual cabins for each seat
Cozy but still zero privacy :(
Many Japanese are used to bathing completely naked with complete strangers in onsen. I'd rather sleep without privacy than be naked without privacy. But I can't do either without privacy, so I'd be screwed either way. 😂
are you the only passenger?
As a tourist, the worst experience while traveling is having the need of a toilet and not having it.
There's no way my fat carcass is getting through that aisle......I'll have to climb over the tops.
What is the point of travelling without a window?
Highways in the middle of the night are not so... interesting to watch
It has windows, you can see them on the outside of the bus. Just move the inside curtain to look out.
Sleeping? :-)
Is everything dark on the entire road trip, so want see what?
LMAO.
No toilets, that's a no no.
Is Japanese culture very, very polite or are you a standout?
Nope, the culture is very, very polite. It's how they manage to keep all the neat vending machines and transportation, while in the US they'd be trashed within the first day.
@@VulpisFoxfireCan you also explain how that type of mentality shows itself in Japanese work culture and their aging population problem? You used vending machines to answer their question which I thought was pretty disingenuous.
How come you don't show your face?? always to see what you eating .. watching other people.. looking at the ground showing us around the ship..bus but not your face. ??😮. 😅
These buses are revolting. People regularly piss in containers. Flying or train are the only sensible ways to travel.