Taking A BOAT From JAPAN to KOREA (we regret it😣)
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Today we're sharing our eventful ferry ride from Fukuoka, Japan to Busan, South Korea. When booking our Japan trip, it was way cheaper to fly home from Seoul than from Tokyo, so we decided to end our trip with a few days in Busan and Seoul. Rather than flying from the south of Japan to Korea, we opted to try a rare international mode of transport: hopping on a boat!
This was only our fourth time ever taking an international boat ride although we've been to 100 countries, which speaks to how rare this mode of transport is between countries!
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Japan was country 38🇯🇵
South Korea was country 40🇰🇷
(Both first visited in 2018)
We started our trip in the Keihanshin region, which is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo, made up of the cities Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, and other smaller ones. After eight days around this region, we hopped on the Shinkansen bullet train twice, first to Hiroshima and then to Fukuoka. From there, we took a boat to Busan, South Korea (we were SO excited about this ferry ride between Japan and Korea!) before catching a train to Seoul and flying home from there!
Thank you for watching!🙏😍
0:00-0:26 Why take a boat?
0:27-2:20 Shinkansen bullet train to Fukuoka
2:21-2:59 Hi-tech laundry (and failed sneaker wash)
3:00-3:55 Quick note from today's sponsor!
3:56-6:26 Exploring Fukuoka
6:27-9:02 Time to board!
9:03-11:53 Showing you around the cabin
11:54-13:24 Up on deck!!
13:25-14:57 International ferry rides are RARE
14:58-16:06 Everything goes downhill...
16:07-18:09 Arriving in Busan!
18:10-19:13 Final thoughts
19:14-19:44 Who are we?
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I love the Just you wait 12:59
Thank you so much for making such compliments on Japan. Hope you two visit us again sometime soon. Have a great trip.
TWO HEARTY TRAVELERS IN ALL CONDITIONS . BRAVO !!!!
Welcome to Fukuoka!
Your videos make guys who love a journey so excited at all time.
A japanese lady who talked to you at your dessert time said " Annin dofu ", which means "almond jelly" in English.
I think she was happy to see you😊
Thanks for an interesting chapter. Enjoy your time in Busan. Much love from South Africa ❤
Wow, what a neat video! I'm absolutely thrilled to be your new follower. Oskar's sunnies are simply fabulous, and I can't wait for you to spill the beans on the brand behind them. Keep up the fantastic work!
Always a pleasure to watch you guys. Keep safe. And see you around the world!😊
i have loved watching the Japan series..never had a desire but now I do. Thank you!!! I have horrible motion sickness…so I feel you guys. Lastly, I love how your vides=os are edited and the music choices…they have made me smile!
Such a pleasure to follow you guys.
The weather looked sunny but the windy conditions probably resulted in the rough journey. Luckily it was only for 3 hrs. Sending ❤ to both from Singapore.
It is excited to see familiar places in your review. I often enjoy one day trip to Fukuoka from Seoul, if the ticket price is under 100 dollar. Since FUK is so closed to main Hakata area, I can go there by 4 hours and half door to door.
That jet foil ship, although it is faster than big size ship, tends to be turbulent
Loved seeing the footage from Fukuoka. I’ve visited there several times and even was able to live there for a bit-it’s my favorite Japanese city.
I had the same feeling when i took the ferry from Hong Kong to Macao! Outside of Europe, passport control, and seasickness 😅, such good memories!
Thanks for showing the lovely ferry. Those in the Canaries are also good as are the Norwegian.
Wow looks fun. Enjoy it. I travel through ur eyes lovely. Thanks for sharing Dan and Oscar. Love it
I am korean living in Sweden, and originally from Busan. I came across this video few days ago and thought It was so random to see two Swedish guys doing this trip !!! I have started to watch other videos of you two, I really enjoy it!
Happy you liked it🙏🏼
Que Bonito , limpio y seguro se ve Japon , Korea . Bendiciones Hermosos Oskar y Dan
Next time when you get sea sick, go to the middle of the ship and go outside this will help. You were on the front of the ship which is the worst place to be
They closed off all other outside areas😅
@@OskarandDan Alternatively you could try walking around. I find walking at least helps with the idea of you are moving and your ear says you are moving, so it sort of matches. I used to always make sure I did not eat when I was going on a boat haha.
@@OskarandDan i think you're in the upper deck affect the situationl too since the higher you're on the boat the more swayed you get.
Have you tried to go to lower deck?
Actually besides the midship front is better than the back. Back is the worst for boat motion
Bummer that you got sea sick. It looked like such a fantastic journey, otherwise. I love ferries for the ride - even the Staten Island Ferry. It almost always means an exotic destination in store. Not necessarily Staten Island. Your last day in Japan was also inspiring and the quality of your videos is amazing!
Hey Boys,OMG I empathise with you,I love the idea of being out on the water,I love island hopping round the Agean & spent 2 months sailing along the whole coast of Oman assisting a cartographer when I was 19.
But,I can remember the days of going to France from England by ferry! The channel can be surprisingly rough & though it was a way cheaper option than flying there were trips where I wanted to die,the last one I took no one could stand up & I think everyone must have thrown up!
The concept of first class didn't exist,the Japanese definitely know how to do it in style(colour choice?).
Looking forward to your next video as ever; very best wishes to you&yours1❤️💯💙💙👌👋⭐️'s💯✌️
Thank you so much for this video! I was born and raised in Busan, but now I live in the US. Seeing my hometown like this made me tear up and made me realize how much I miss it! 🥲
It's a beautiful place🙏
Wow COOL VIDEO! Fukuoka is chill. Jazzy turtles! I think that lady wants to taste your tofu. Interesting shoe washing machine … ?!?!
I appreciate that you show new ways of traveling even if it wasn’t smooth sailing to Busan. So sorry about your seasickness.
The Queen Beetle is big!. I think I would enjoy it because I am always up for a long ferry ride.
If you get sea sick you have to avoid ferries, even medication does not help. I passed the ultimate test on a trip across the English Channel when everybody on the ferry was vomiting and I enjoyed my fish‘n chips 😀😀😀😀😀
Counterintuitively, when you're in choppy waters and feeling seasick, the best thing to do is actually to go up on deck! When I took a ferry from Sendai to Hokkaido, that's what I did, and my seasickness almost instantly vanished. Something about the wind and fresh air helps counterbalance your stomach tumbling every which way, somehow or another.
May be something to try next time around!
Very nice. Thank you for sharing your tips.
Fun and informative. You guys are polite too. 👍🍀🍀
This feels more like Oskar’s vlog now. Love to see more Dan!
I have been dreaming of going to Japan for a long time now. Every year I look up flights but get intimidated by the fact that I can't even read their language. However, one of these years I have to just get over myself. It seems to be very much worth a visit. By the way, I have never been a friend of ferry boats. I have more faith in planes than those boats.
The Japanese people are incredibly kind and will do anything they can to help you even if they don't speak a word of English!
Don’t put off the things you want to do, you never know what tomorrow will bring. I went to Tokyo on a whim back in 2015. I don’t know any Japanese either, and it was absolutely fine. The people are so helpful, and Google Maps & Google Translate help too. The trains all had signs that showed the stops in both Japanese & English. It was one of my most favorite trips. Just do it!
@@virginia6984 thank you for your encouragement.
Don't let not knowing the language stop you, it has minimal impact on visiting Japan as a tourist. As said above, trains etc. are all in English so there is no problem getting around. Just learn "thank you" in Japanese and Google Translate works for anything else you need to translate.
Busan looks so beautiful. Thank you for taking us along :) 😍😍😍
Thanks for coming along😍
I just got back from this ferry a week ago 😊 1st class
Loved it ❤
I sat at the very front but i showed up an hour and half early 😊
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@@OskarandDan thanks for sharing your experience 🙂
Thank you for the video! Def not taking this cos I would be so sea sick 😅 enjoy Korea ❤
It's rough🤣
Thanks for the video! 👏🏻👍🏻 Apparently Oskar did not descend from any Swedish Vikings lol 😂 All good and safe travels guys. 🙏🏻😄
Did you need to do any immigration process when you left Japan or arrived in Korea?
I can feel your pain, last time on Fjord Fstr from Hirtshals to Kristiansand.
Enjoy Korea guys! I have arrived in Gwangju three weeks ago - I'm going to teach English and a couple of other subjects here for a year.
좋은 시간 되세요
Was thinking to take osaka - busan 19h. But this is better choice since only 3 hours. Thanks for the tips
I’m an ex-cruise ship musician and if you ever get sea sick again, ask the bartender for ginger ale and bitters. It truly works-settles your stomach quickly. Also, eating dry crackers helps. Cheers!
p.s. in pure nautical terms, you were on a ship, not a boat. No trying to be the Word Police, just might be useful to know for the future. The simplest distinction is this: you can fit a boat on a ship, but you can’t fit a ship on a boat❤
I was planning to take this same ferry from Japan to Korea and now I am rethinking my plans! ;-)
Might be wise🤣
Glad to see the Beetle is running again (since the pandemic bs). I took it from Busan to Fukuoka back in 2017.
Love this review. If you can handle it try the ferry between the Netherlands and England. Always wondered how it felt. I did take the ferries between HK and Macau. It was a very stable and fast hydrofoil. Also the ferries from Washington state to the various islands like Friday Island and Victoria island.
Looking forward to take the Fukuoka-Busan trip one day
But yeah I did the Baltic Sea Sweden-Denmark/Sweden-Finland/Sweden-Estonia/Finland-Estonia/Finland-Russia/Denmark-Germany/Denmark-Norway/Denmark-Poland/France-GB/GB-Ireland without a prop on many occasions. But taking the boat Rhodes -Crete, Greece I woke up feeling seasick. So just be prepared for open sea trips
How much did it cost?
I’m planning a trip and flying seems to be a cheaper option
Turtle content always appreciated!
My partner and I were supposed to ride this ferry in March, but he got food poisoning the night before in Fukuoka so we chose to skip the ferry and stay an extra day in Japan and then just took a flight to Korea a day late. We were sooo disappointed but now looks like it was a blessing in disguise.
I´m taking the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn for the first time ever. I line Silja Line between Sweden and Finland. Boats are fun, IMO.
U guys are hilarious, thanks for sharing this! I literally get seasick by just watching the vlog...lol
Hahaha oh no!! We got sick editing this video🤣
@@OskarandDan 😂😂😂 I can tell that by the captions...so sorry for u guys. And I have to say you guys are really friendly...hope to meet one day, around the world...lol
Very unfortunate that you both got sea sick. I've always wanted to do The Beetle ferry but haven't done so yet. I did the Jeju Island to Mokpo ferry last month which was 5 hours and it was a great ride.
1:10 The Green seats are more like business class seats rather than first class; some Shinkansen services do offer first class options which are quite expensive, though it’s still cheaper than some economy class flights.
I cannot believe anyone could have been seasick from such a smooth ride.
Try 8 metre waves in an open ocean, with the hull thudding into each wave for 24 hours!
I am one of those lucky people that does not get seasick, and will be taking this trip in a few months. So was really good to see how roomy and comfortable everything was.
I took both ordinary and high speed boat. I preferred an ordinary one which is slow and less expensive. The service is, leaving Shimonoseki in the evening, arriving at Busan in the morning of following day.
I know an area in Kagoshima is related to Perth so it is probably what you felt in Fukuoka. Perth and Italy have a history in southern Japan. I tasted some really good italian food there.
after sailing on terrible waters throughout the Carribean I swear by sea bands; I sailed in catamorans and these bands for my wrist saved me ; others were throwing up over the rails while I was cooking and enjoying the ride.
Hi Oskar and Dan. We are planning to go to busan in May then Fukuoka. Just wanting to ask if I can rent a portable wifi at hakata port? Thank you
hello there, great video and we are heading the same spots but reverse. Would like to know which hotel u booked in busan? it looks stunning. thx!
I have been on that boat!!
Never cease to amaze me with how good your English skills are!!
Did you live in America? Amazing!! I thought you
guys were Americans. You speak English better
than many Americans.
Dan's dad is American and Oskar spent a year in the US as an exchange student😊
Vegan food and walking for hours and hours and hours. Our travels exactly!
You need to take a ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki too with Viking Line.
Beautiful seaviews
April 1983. Took the Soviet boat from Yokohama to Nahodka USSR. Three Nights of up and down. Now that's seasick.
Take heart guys, my husband used to sail professionally and lived on a boat for years. We recently took the ferry from Belfast to Scotland and he was so seasick and had never been seasick before. It just happens.
Wow, that's surprisingly comforting to hear😂❤️
Oskar must be protected at all costs 😮hate seeing our little shining light so green looking… thank you both for the new videos, and you’re both welcome to come back to Perth Perth anytime you want
You came up on my CZcams earlier so watched. Japan looked so pretty.
Catermarans always are more rocky than normal ones and that looked horrendous.
Horrendous is the correct word😅
Fukuoka is lovely city. Next time i want to visit AOT memorial statutes where the author was born. Is it far from Fukuoka ?
As a kid I crossed the Atlantic Ocean from NYC to Bremerhaven and was seasick about half the journey 🤢🤮Ahead of the journey I was the loudest in my family saying „I’m not going to get seasick!“ Now, over 50 years later, I remember the nice parts of the trip like meeting George Peppard on board.
Better or worse than Silja's line to Helsinki?? Last time we took it home from Tallinn I got seasick in the supermarket area. I felt better when we got on to the top floors.
Living in the UK you do this a lot. I took a 24 hour trip from England to Spain via Cape Finisterre in a force 9 gale and we were going weightless like astronauts lol
When in Vladisvostok I wondered about taking the boat to Japan.
Korean taxis are elite ✨ After coming from North America myself lol
Have to take this trip in a couple of months & saw that for Tue - Thu departures the cheapest ticket is just ¥4000 (while the slower Camilla ferry I have taken before the other way) charges ¥9000. Easy decision then 😊.
I saw Solo Travel Japan take that voyage and it looked fine.
I've done two round-trips on that ferry. Luckily, the waves weren't too bad when I traveled, and my strategy was to stay in my seat and close my eyes for most of the journey. If you do get sea-sick, then, yes, you'd probably be better flying. Also, the ferry ticket is much more expensive if you buy it in Japan.
do you mean it's more expensive to travel japan to korea vs the other way around, or in general if you buy the ticket while in japan it will be more expensive?
@@BlueJohnXD If you buy the ticket in Japan from a Japanese agent, it is more expensive than buying the ticket in Korea.
@@soggymoggytravels even if i were to book it online? cause i'm wanting to take it but only one way, japan to korea
@@BlueJohnXD There might be some online agents that can offer it less expensively, but I'm still sure you'll be paying a higher fare to start the ferry trip from Japan. The Japan-priced fare used to be double that of the Korean-priced fare, but Korea's prices have increased a lot in the last few years, so there might not be so much difference in the pricing any more. I guess you'll only know once you start searching for ticket agents. There's also the Camelia ferry. That goes overnight, and I haven't taken that one, as it seems ridiculously slow compared to the Beetle.
It's the same price from the same website. By the way, the ferry attendants will give you sea-sick pills, if you ask for it, when you check in.
I so understand being sea sick!
When you mentioned having traveled between two countries by boat before, I realised, "Oh, I've never done that before. I should look into trying that in the future." Towards the end of the video, "Maybe not." 😁 Sorry to hear you both go so sick though. I hope the rest of your trip was smooth sailing (no pun intended). 🙂
HAHA🤣 That's exactly how we felt!
I just did the ferry between Helsinki and Tallinn yesterday. It was soooo smooth. I find sea sickness to be one of the worst experiences, so I feel so bad for yours on this trip.
Amazing! Remember that one being super smooth too🙌
Thank you for saying that! I am about to take that ferry and was worried!
They are basically like trains/busses in our region, usually sea is calm especially now, took it yesterday, it is a good experience… if seas… or the sea is calm, usually it is though
I'll watch the rest of the vid but paused at 0:36 to ask why you think going by boat is, "A very rare mode of travel between two different countries"? It's actually very common! Italy, eg, has ferry links with Albania, Algeria, France, Greece, Croatia, Malta, Morocco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain and Tunisia.
Many years ago, when I visited Hong Kong, the hydrofoils were all booked, so to get to Macao, I took a jet-cat(amaran). I survived by the window, focusing on the islands we passed, since they were just sitting there, very stable, while we were floating up and down. Many of the Chinese people in the middle of the boat were throwing up in the barf bags in front of each seat. I understand there are now new options, including a bus service.
Yes, the worst thing is floating up and down. I'll take bouncy turbulence on a plane any day, as long as my seat mate doesn't fall asleep with a full glass of Coke or cup of tea or coffee on their tray table. Of course, given the right air pocket, the plane can fall and get lifted up the same way as you feel dealing with waves on a boat.
I think there are larger ferries between Japan and Korea that are not as affected by the waves because of their size and weight.
Wow..!!
Sorry about the inconvenience. This trip was one of the coolest and smoothest for me. Cheers
Hi, what date were the videos shoted? month
Hey Oskar and Dan. I watched your video last year after booking tickets on the Queen Beetle from Fukuoka to Busan so your insights and experience really helped us to prepare.
Like you this was the absolute highlight of the trip for my husband, daughter and I but sadly for them it turned really bad. The crossing was probably 5 times worse than yours. After the initial 30 mins they both ended up in the respective rest rooms and that’s where they stayed until we docked. They weren’t the only ones. The restrooms were full of sick people. Sounds like in the men’s room people were throwing up everywhere and my husband sick as he was, was handing out sick bags and wet wipes to poor sick souls. In the ladies there was less drama but still a constant stream of throwing up and general sea sick people. The poor staff who had to clean up!
But maybe as we travelled on 31 Dec, the sea was restless due to the 1 Jan earthquake that was brewing. Who knows but I thought I’d just say that you’re right about the crossing. People should do it but be really prepared that it gets choppy. Happy travels. 😊
Oh no!!! That sounds like an awful experience😨 Glad you were able to prepare thanks to the video, but omg, sounds like a roaring end to 2023😅
Just awesome views 🤩 & the food looks so,so,so good!!! Just looking at the footage of the boat rocking was making me sick, you poor guys, but u made it🎉 Cant wait for the next adventure 🤟
Take the regular hydrofoil Beetle Ship.
We traveled by ship, it was great. The Quen Beetle is not a hydrofoil, its a Trimaran.
It was like watching one of those 'Inspired by true events' movies when you know something bad is going to happen while the characters are so happy and excited 😀. I get seasick A LOT so I am definitely not going to take that ferry. I took an international ferry only a few times. From HKG to Macau (pointless now that there's a bridge) and from Sardinia to Corsica (100% worth it), and from France to the UK back in the 90s.
Aah Sardinia to Corsica sounds beautiful (and manageable😆)!!
I took the ferry on 4th april 2024... 15:40 "the waves were absolutely crazy" can't really see it in your video... it seems my trip had MONSTER waves compared to what i see here ;) forecast said 1,5m to 2m waves... outside the window looked like 2m to 3m, if not more!
50% of the passengers were vomiting, the ferry kept jump-flying over the waves. For me, personally, it was an amazing ride, loved every second of it.
Free sea sickness tablets - the first warning sign of what to expect on the boat 😅
GUYS GINGER TABLETS!!!! If anyone, I'm qualified to say I know how to avoid sea sickness haha. Hurricane season kicked my booty.
Super cute video too--I was giggling the whole time!
Hello guys! I'm planning on riding the jerry to Busan later this year. It's nice to see that the immigration process is very similar to the one in an airport. I would like to ask you guys something about arriving in Japan, did you get any problems because you were leaving by boat? Did you already had your boat tickets before arriving in Japan? I've heard in the past that when arriving in Asian countries, you should have a departure flight, but mine is in Seol. Btw y'all so cute 😊.
Japan usually isn't too strict about that, but it depends on your nationality! We didn't have to show our ferry tickets. Thank you🥰
Have you ever thought about ginger? I find Ginger tea or stem ginger helps with most stomach \ sickness felling
welcome to KOREA
"The Cat" is a catamaran between Maine US and Nova Scotia CA, and is renowned for making people sea sick. Add it to the list!
This video made me think, if I genuinely don't have sea sickness or have I just not met some really rough seas yet? I've been on some really small boats (just two decks) for a couple of days, I've taken sone ferries but that's it. And the waves didn't look to terrible in this video. I really don't know what to think.
you can also Ferry to China and Russia from Korea!
That Acer vs. your Mac?
Welcome to KOREA 😊
Try UK- Netherlands but night departure
Did you have your passports stamped when entering South Korea via Busan? I would love to get that stamp.
They use stickers in Korea (and Japan and China) so it's the same sticker as everywhere else except it says Busan!
@@OskarandDan Thank you. What a bummer! I miss the old stamps... Having traveled to Japan a few times in the past years, I noticed they replaced the entry stamp by a sticker, but until very recently, they would still stamp the exit. I always use Haneda or Narita and they recently abolished the exit stamp. I saw another video of the Queen Beetle journey and the guy had his passport stamped in the exit - just like in the old days. I had my hopes high - perhaps because traffic is not so intense as in the major airports, it was still in use. It is a journey I am planning to do in November and I was really hoping to get some different stamps.
Hey guys, I live for your channel. Quick question, where did you guys get the pants that you travel in all the time?? They're really cute and they look comfortable.
Aaw thank you! They're from a Swedish store/brand called Stadium and we truly wish they shipped outside Sweden because they are AMAZING🥲
@@OskarandDan thank you so much. Well it was worth a try. 😀
Onceuponasaga has visited every country in the world without flying!
Lol i wouldn't say it's a very rare mode of travel between two countries! Im a seafarer, best thing if you take another ferry and worried about getting sea sick, eat plenty of food before and snack during even if you don't feel like it.