Unique One-Day Cruise on a Local Japanese Ferry to Tokyo's Remote Islands
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- I'm going to take a one-day cruise on a local ferry from Shimoda to the islands of Tokyo. It's a small ferry but it has First Class Suite onboard (only one).
I went to Oshima before
• Overnight Trip by Pass...
Thanks for watching
"I'll edit this out. It never happened." Love you solo 🤣
Look, we've all been caught out by mirror-mazes in our youth at the local fairground. There's nothing to be ashamed of.
Timeline?
I was already trying to guess if it was a toilet room or storage ? That reflection got all of us.
...what never happened? :D
I really enjoy these interesting excursions you share with us that are sometimes a little more unusual. It really makes your channel unique and part of why it is my favorite! Arigato, STJ-san
That was a neat little cruise! Very cool islands and pretty scenery. That water was SO blue, too! Thanks for taking us along! 🙂
I love these local trips and seeing the smaller islands around Japan! Great video cant wait for the next one.
I don't know what it is, but I love watching ships sail out. 💕
Solo in Wonderland, and Almost through the Looking glass 🗻🔍
Wow!! That train is similar to the ones we have in NYC, there being fazed out now but u can still catch one now & then. Cool video 😎. BTW thanks to ur video's I'm so interested in Japanese culture. Hope to visit with my family in the near future. Thanks Solo Travel 🧳 ☺️
That looks like the most enjoyable relaxing ferry trip ever, thank you for sharing STJ.
Shimoda is a lovely town, also Toshima island is very pretty. The sea was definitely gnarly , but beautiful if you don't mind getting bounced around. Really enjoyed the trip. Will see you in the next one. Take care , stay safe.
That was a nice little daytime trip! Thanks for bringing us along!
I am amazed that there's a monument to Matthew Perry (and a street named for him!) in Shimota. Japan's opening wasn't exactly voluntary, and Perry is considered as something of a villain in the modern-day U.S. His older brother Oliver (also a Commodore) is still considered a hero for his bravery and tactical prowess in the battle of Lake Erie during the war of 1812, in contrast to his brother, though Matthew was celebrated in his day. I'd be interested to know what is written on the monument, and to know the current take in Japan is concerning what happened then.
The trip was very enjoyable, and it was a beautiful day, despite the rough seas. I wonder if the Azalea makes (or made) longer trips since they have cabins with beds and showers - not likely needed on a day trip.
Shimoda has the Black Ship festival each year. They actually present him as interesting and historic. This may partially be due to the tourist factor or the military defeat/occupation of ww2, but they actually have been educated to be positive about the rapid modernization. If you go down to Kagoshima, you'll see a monument to the stowaways on western ships(leaving Japan was prohibited) who left to get an education(several future members of the Heisei government were among them) Very similar, they regard their transition from a typical Asian "backwater" to a 1st rate industrial nation with pride.
8:19 The color of the water there is _beautiful_ (throughout the whole video, really)
Очень нравится смотреть такие видео, местные путешествия всегда очень самобытные. Отличный паром, просторная светлая каюта, чисто, комфортно. Спасибо за видео!
What a perfect day trip!The suite was lovely and bright and I had to pause the video when you started on the chicken ekiben in order to make a couple of bacon rolls so we could eat in unison!
Another great video,thank you.
It looks like a peaceful and relaxing trip, despite the rough seas. I am fascinated by the variety of ekiben available- it must be hard to choose at times. I hope the bandage isn't covering a bad injury- it's always a pain to injure a finger or your thumb. 🙄 Thanks for taking us along.
Respect to the efficient and professional dock workers.
STJ, your homeland is very beautiful. Thank you for showing us the "real" Japan. The suite is surprising... the main suite, bathroom, and of course the extra room ( 🙃 ). I really liked the private deck. The box lunches looked interesting and tasty. Do you eat them cold or at room temperature? I'd have to heat up that pork. You were gifted with great weather (except the windy part). These islands and the sea are so enchanting. I especially liked the accessible seating. It's nice to see the extra effort for various abled people. Thank you again for the wonderful day with you... I hope your finger heals well 😁
Usually eaten cold, but according to my google search. Some prefectures have been selling ekibens, on which you pull a string. Which starts a chemical reaction under to heat it up. 😺
@@kittehgo Thank you for clarifying for me.
11:50 I like the allergy information, I’m only allergic to 5 of them 😂 but I’m impressed because even if someone can’t read Japanese or English it’s still easy to understand. Japan, as usual, I’m impressed!
The scenery is stunning. What a clear day tho the waters were rough!
Even though the sea appeared to have some roughness, it was beautiful. Although I will never be able to travel to Japan, I so enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your lovely country with the rest of us.
Like moving from one small Greek island to another and the difference and thrall of each. Loved this.
This was incredible! Thank you so much for doing this! And I love when you include little bits of knowledge, like shima and jima mean island. Also, I’ve never seen such a perfect egg in all my life lol! Safe travels, buddy! 💖🙏🕊
That looks like a very nice way to spend a relaxing day at sea while still seeing many islands and beautiful scenery.
This is a really great video. Seeing tbe Tokyo Islands is so neat. They are beautiful!
Such beautiful islands 🏝 😍 thankyou for the tour 🤘🌻🤘🇦🇺
You know, these ferry cruises actually reminds me of the ferry from Pokemon Gold from Johto to Kanto. If anything the developers probably took inspiration from actual Japan ferries and put it into the game.
Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your videos!
I spotted on Google maps that there are even more islands further away from Tokyo. I would love to see you visit them as well. I also would love to see a bit of the islands themselves if you ever have the time to visit them. But I loved this video even more than most of the other videos on your page! Great job! (By the way, didn't the ferry company offer any catering?)
I second this. I'd love to see an extended tour of all the tiny islands. I'm sure they won't have much facilities when the native population is so small, but imagine the scenery.....
We figured out the mystery of the table eggs! 🎉 Thanks as always, STJ. I love Japan’s culture and food and history, and I love getting to see so much if it from the point of view of the local people. Thank you for sharing little pieces of your country with us.
I loved the video, especially the last part of you walking back to the station. I found that really interesting to watch.
STJ, how did I miss this video earlier? It is an excellent one. Thoroughly enjoyed learning about and visiting the islands! Thank you!
I love these videos so much, I can't wait for my first visit to Japan, I'll know exactly what ferries/trains I want to ride on :) thank you for these videos!
Wow, had no idea Tokyo had these islands. Thank you for posting this very informative trip. Looking forward to more.
That was fun. Thanks for inviting us along.
Best vids to calm a company man down after a long day
Cool you could take this beautiful daytrip. A day in the lives of the people worling om this ship😊
God, this countryside is so PRETTY!! I love islands, especially the tall rocky ones. And I love ports. There's something incredibly charming about the small ones, and really impressive and humbling about the scale of the bigger ones.
Also, the showers are good for freshening up between islands or if you bring a family and the kids get sick/spill stuff on themselves. Maybe this ship used to do a different, longer route? And the double-layer bento looked taasty.
thank you very much for sharing. I love your videos, they are amazing. One of the best channels in youtube for sure
Дякую за незвичайну подорож! Дивний корабель, красиві острови на тлі блакитного неба. Дуже красиво. Прекрасна каюта😍
I'm eating and travelling vicariously through you.
What a perfect little ferry trip to the Islands! And beautiful weather too! And the ocean motion is icing on the cake! Jealous!!
Fabulous day out with you sir, thoroughly enjoyed it. Food looked great, I think my preference would be the chicken ekiben. Nice to get a cabin like that on a local ferry . Looking forward to the next trip. Take care STJ-san.
Randomly got to this channel and started to watch this video. It was very nice, thanks!
I was wondering where you are! I needed to watch a ferry video to relax !💕😁🙏 That lunch box egg 🥚 was too perfect to eat! It belongs in the museum of modern art!
Great and interesting video. I love it all the time. Thanks. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Lovely video! I particularly enjoyed the moment at 15:46 when we could see the house high on the cliff, with the smoke from the chimney blowing in the wind. I thought it was a flag at first!
An entire cruise video and no curry😱 🍛
Nice trip! I would love to take a day and do something like that! Your room on the ship was very nice too. Huge sightseeing balcony and cute decor. 😁👍
That toy story blanket was awesome!!!
Think this is the first Pepsi machine in all of Japan I have seen online. So use to seeing all Coca-Cola machines.
His was so calming and cozy 👍💯🤗
was so looking forward to a new episode -- not disappointed! just lovely -- thanks!
Omg I'm so glad you made another video I love them hopefully one day we can travel together lol sensationl job be safe and bless my friend
Another gorgeous video! It's really great to see visits to the smaller Tokyo islands; I've always been curious about them. And now we know what the egg is for!
It was a little surprising to see a monument and a road for Perry, but regardless of what you think of the visit, it sure was an event.
I’m looking forward to my visit in May. Thank you for sharing your videos with us!
Thank you for this video, I enjoyed this so much.
I appreciate you ❤😊
7:19 So, I'm trying to (slowly) learn Japanese. As you were listing islands, I kept seeing "-ima" and wondered if that meant "island." When I looked it up, I saw that "ima" means "now." I didn't realize I was not noticing the entire wording (shima and jima). So, I was kind of right, and now I don't feel so bad. 😁
One of the reasons I watch these channels is to learn the language, so it's always educational and fun.
That was an actual nice trip, worth trying.
9:20 I’ll eat when it’s time for lunch…5 minutes later…ok, lunchtime 😂
I’m glad, because I love to see what’s in them 😀
9:34 I did think ‘he’s going to be hungry’ with just one be to box. I’m guessing it won’t have a buffet, maybe a cafe and vending machines. Here in the uk our vending machines aren’t great. The most interesting one is in the local hospital because it has microwave meals for when the restaurants and cafe are closed. Nothing interesting, often it’s not working either. The microwave works though for staff or anyone else to use. Tho’ in uk hospitals staff will usually rustle up tea & toast for patients and decent visitors. If someone is going to be rude to them, then they can go buy some crisps from a machine! Be nice….hey presto drink & food! To really impress staff and give them a break offer to go get drink & toast for patients, visitors or staff themselves.
As a patient once I couldn’t weight bare, but what I could do was sit in the mini ward kitchen making toast and drinks when they were particularly short staffed. Go around the wards if roughly 6 people, mostly elderly and do the day menu choices for them. For selfish reasons mostly, I was so bored! Go from a busy classroom, trade Union work etc to sitting in bed. Though I did provide entertainment too, in the form or everyone’s physio exercises, bingo (hate that) singing nursery rhymes with a particularly regressed lady with dementia 😢 reading, menus, photocopying for staff …anything to be doing something 😂
Ps, the bread the hospital uses isn’t great, it’s not horrible but nothing great. But the smell of it toasting…it always smells delicious! However, I can’t have gluten or yeast. I’m in bed at home and my nostrils are filled with the aroma! 🍞so, if you ever happen to be in a NHS uk hospital look hungry and ask for tea/coffee & toast.
In case you don’t know, even without travel insurance here they aren’t expensive. Unlike the us we have wards, not fancy hotel style single rooms, it saves money. A little known detail…if you’re going for something minimal, you have a fever, sprains…they won’t bother billing you, it’s not worth the admin that costs more than the treatment. But 🤫 shhh
If it’s something serious, needing treatment and a stay it’s still reasonable, but hop on a plane home and they aren’t going to send some security people to make someone pay.
We do have some single patient rooms, usually for patients who are very sick, end of life care or they are going to disturb other patients
I really liked this trip. The islands are beautiful.
Very nice! Thank you for taking us along! ❤️👍🏻
Loved the double ekiben lunch and lunch 🥢🥢
Thanks!
Thanks for the super!
Another great video from STJ 😊
00:56 - All that curry must have been good for something! The Solo Curry Man made it in time to the ferry!
Bonjour et merci beaucoup pour cette incroyable videos je t'admire tellement
my guess is that this ship is sometimes used for the very very remote tokyo islands, that would definitely need a cabin to sleep in
The take away food seems to come in excellent container's, surely it would save money, to prepare food that you enjoy at home and reuse tbe containers.😊
Thank you for sharing the beautiful voyage
The cabin is huge.
Thanks this was very interesting to find out. It looks like good day trip out of Tokyo when visiting there. 🎉🎉🎉🎉. Laurie. NZ.
A very interesting day trip. The train trip from Shimoda to Tokyo station seems long.
9:08 Thats a good uses for that weird egg thing on the table.
I enjoy your TH-cam site it is like a short vacation. Where some of the places you go damaged by the sunami
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the trip. The suite looks great. The food looks good. It was unfortunate that water was too rough to comfortably enjoy your balcony. I'm glad you were not sea-sick. I'm also glad you had the choice to enjoy the view or close the curtain for privacy. Thank you for making your video.
Like how you make your videos.
They are really relaxing to watch. 👌
Would be honored to visit your beautiful country sometime.
Thanks!!!!👍👍👍👍👍💥💥💥💥💥
Nice little ferry! I have to take a ride next time, when i come to Tokyo👌
I wish can visit your country one day...beautiful country..you're lucky sir
I wish I could get a Ekiben, it looks SO good and no where around here has such interesting ready to eat lunches!
A lovely little day trip! Thank you for sharing it ☺
That was really beautiful
Always love the videos! So relaxed and peaceful! Love from Atlanta ga ❤️
The suite was very nice for a smaller ferry but wow! It was loud in the room
STJ, have you ever read the book Shogun by James Clavelle?
There was a TV series based on that book too.
I read that book fourty years ago, it awakened my interest in Japan.
Yeah G'day, I really enjoyed seeing a local ferry in operation and this trip visiting the smaller islands, and as you didn't have it for lunch I surmise that curry with rice was for when you got back to Tokyo. Once again thank you for showing a lesser-known ferry day trip.
Thanks for an enjoyable and sunny outing!!
Honestly surprised it was only $95 USD for a suite ticket... Guessing season had something to do with it?
Looked like a great adventure. Beautiful sea and food. I love your videos.
!! This video definitely is on the top 10 of your videos STJ-san, awesome content! Great job mate 👍😁
Your videos are so awesome! I absolutely love that you tell us what everything says in English. And you tell us what each item of food is! Super cool! I just wish I could take all these trips with you haha
I love your videos!!
Hey thanks for sharing your voyage on the yacht! Sure seemed to have the feel like you were part of the crew going here\there to gather supplies. Fun and nostalgic vibe. The beautiful sea had its own secrets in being so "innocent" in looking like perfect travel day. Glad you had a nice trip 🌅 you are very good at choosing exciting outings for us! 👣
Thanks for the ship ride ... beautiful !!! 🇺🇾
Thank-you that was very interesting, so you could have gotten off and stayed at any of those Islands, might be a good thing to know..very cool voyage.
WHAT A lovely route! islands are beautiful!
hope u tour the island as well someday.
your socks matched the bedding LOL
Wow thanks for the small tour
I like this room that you booked
You've spoiled us with so many luxurious ferries that this one, although nice, pales in comparison to them. Thank you for taking us along again.
Living in a location with such a tiny population sounds like it would be an interesting experience.