Taking the 25 Year-Old Japanese Ferry before It Retires | Beppu to Osaka
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ธ.ค. 2022
- I took Ferry Sunflower from Beppu to Osaka Japan. I wanted to take 25 years old Ivory before it retires. Brand new ferry, Kurenai, will take over in January, 2023.
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Fair winds and following seas to Ivory as she sails into retirement. I hope you have a safe and healthy 2023, Solo- filled with all the things that make you happiest, like good curry. 😁 Thanks for taking us along again.
I do miss the days of empty Japan, sir. Congratulations on riding the ferry one last time. Your self deprecating wit is unrivalled. That’s why you’re still the best. 👍
that cheeky little curry bowl "someone" forgot on your tray at 13:46... :D thank you for your videos, they are the highlight of my week!
May the wind be in your back, and the curry hot and tasty in 2023. Thank you for the wonderful travel and food reports STJ.
What better way to end the year watching a video by Solo Travel San. Thank you for all you do , showing us places we may never travel to.
Great comment. Happy New Year All !
I always like your socks 😊
yes, they are so cute!
@@lannifincoris6482 Not as cute as the ones my now middle-aged niece loves to wear. Me, I shake my head whenever I see them. 🤣
After 25 years, it is still a beautiful ship.
I also learned that if your sink starts popping its probably time to retire.
Thank you, Solo San!
Solo Travel Japan - Sensai's sock game is on point
Sad to see a ship retire, but she looks to be retiring at the top of her game and proudly doing loyal service to the bitter end
The end... but not a bitter one, methinks!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates his sock game 🙌😂
I took this route 14 years ago, but going the other way and arrived in Beppu in the morning. It was one of the most beautiful sunrise I had ever seen.
Sunflower~ Sunflower~ hahaha
So sad to see that the ship is going to retire but here’s to new beginnings!
Happy New Year Solo-San and everyone in the comments! 🎉
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🥳Happy New Year everyone 🎉
Sun-floww-ah! Sun-floww-ah! Domo arigato for a year of delightful ferry rides and commentary. In 2023 we'll continue to watch till the end. Peace and joy to you!
I'm just here to see how much you can eat, silent sarcasm and what socks you're wearing. LOVE THESE VIDEOS!
Waiting in lines, eating salads? They grow up so fast..
Also blue light sabers, so Japan has Jedi's confirmed.
I couldn't do a bunk bed if given the choice, the design of them to me always feels confined. Overall the ship is what you would expect from something that age, it looked well taken care of. Thanks for the trip Solo, it was nice to see Ivory again.
Where is the song??? :( But that was great trip for the end of the year
End of the year = end of service ;)
See You in 2023 dear STJ :) Happy New Year!
Great video as usual! Your commentary always makes me smile.
I wonder where she will go? Maybe a nice size to go to Greece like the last one of Silver ferry. Or maybe Philippines. We will see I guess, but let’s hope not to scrap.
Sunflower, Sunflower, Sunflower, Sunflower, Sunflower, Sunflower, my favorite song!!
Happy New Year! I hope you continue to share your adventures with us in 2023 😎🚢✈️
9,99 $ ?! Really? Buahahahah!
@@jack015 How much did you give? Zero because you’re poor? 😂
Thanks for the super thanks! Happy new year
Old Japan ferry ships usually get extra life being sold to other countries so we might see her again with different operator in a different country. Early Happy New Year greetings to the channel.
Ivory. See you in the Aegean or the Mediterranean in a few years time. 🇬🇷
🇬🇷 😎✌🏼
'I've had a salad. I deserve dessert'. Yes you do. 🤣
Thank you for giving me and others a great trip
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Thanks
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@@AnhPham-tu3xp happy new year
I love watching your videos they inspire me so much and whenever they wave the ship off I find myself waving back at them then I laugh at myself
This is a beautiful ship. I'm glad you got the chance to see her. The decor and trim feel so nostalgic for me, it brings me back to my 90's childhood 😁
Also in case you were wondering, that popping sound from the sink happens when the drain trap starts to dry up and there's not a full water seal. Running the water fills the trap back up. :)
I am sorry to see such a majestic ferry go away! I am very sad and I wish I could have been on her ride over seas! Thank you very much for showing us this treasure!
Solo Travel San...everything changes....nothing remains the same. When you get as old as I am (65) you will hit the reality that you cant think forward but only look backwards. I miss our U.K. locomotives of the 60s and the music of the 70s. Its nice to have a trip to past times but all good things must come to an end. It was a good video and you will now have digital memories of a great adventure.
Michael, at a month before my 80th, I heartily concur with your statements. Happy New Year.
That’s sad :-(
@@roboftherock And a Happy New Year to you also.
Such a Lovely nostalgic ship.⛴️
So nice you got to ride, one last time.🌊
To have experienced more than one room on her must bring great memories.💙
Thank you for sharing her retirement.🥂⚓
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This channel is brilliant. I'd love to travel beautiful Japan. I love how you show all the travel styles. And the all the food. Beautiful.
Do I miss the Sunflower theme song? NO!!! 😨😬😵❗❗:::teehee::: Happy New Year, STJ! 🎊🎉✨❤
I can STILL hear the "Sunflower" song in my head even if they're not playing it! 🤣🙃 As always, thank you for doing these videos!
Happy New Year, and I hope you are able to enjoy the hatsuhinode, the first sun of the new year. Thank you for all these wonderful journeys you share with all of us here around the world. Your wit and observations make each of these journeys a joy to watch as you share your travels. I hope 2023 brings you even more amazing experiences and trips.
I've watch so many of your videos that I can tell the softness or the hardness of the pillows and beds by sight. 😊
When you mentioned the Sunflower 🌻 song, it started playing in my head!😁 Happy New Year to everyone!💕🍾🥂
I feel like I only just got that song out of my head!
What a wonderful way of seeing the world. Thank you so much. Really appreciate your channel!
They wanted to play your favourite sunflower song from the sink so all you could hear was the popping happy new year solo San
I have a fascination with 20th century Japan. And it's nice to get a look at parts of it before it goes away.
Thank you
This channel made me intrested in touring Japan with JR and ferries.
Even though they didn't play it, my brain still heard, "Sunflower, Sunflower..."
If I ever travelled to Japan, I would definitely want to just take Ferries and Speed trains everywhere! You've convinced me ≽ܫ≼
Nothing like finding a new favorite food!
I checked up on Ivory out of curiosity. It seems she is now working out of Surabaya as Dharma Kartika II. I hope she is bringing happiness to her passengers.
Thank you for another video that calms me and let me forget the world around me. Wish I could join you on one of your journeys in real life. Am interested in Japan since I was a little kid. Don't know why.
Why does the lightsaber dance make me smile every time.
Come for the chill vibes and amazing foods, stay for the dad jokes and hidden empty curry bowls. And then come back again for the dad jokes.
Glad we got to take the Sunflower Ivory one last time before it's retired. This is the second ferry I have noticed a shoehorn beside the door. Actually, I thought the room was nice. But the best thing was the dessert. Will catch you in the next one. Take care and be safe.
It would have been funny if you approached the sink while it was making that strange sound and, as you got closer, you began to hear the Sunflower ferry song. XD
posibly water evaporating from the p trap in the sink makes the popping sound
Looks like a interesting journey. Do ferry companies replace older ships because people stop riding the older ships or is it because there is a time limit imposed by the government for ferries? Are new ferries much more popular among the travelers?
Older vehicles have more fundamental safety concerns, so the Japanese sell the ships to less developed countries before they are a completely obsolete. Whenever you see a ferry accident somewhere, it's because they were using an older ship from a more developed nation. Similar with aircraft. It's sad.
Actually selling the ships to other countries that aren't so able to buy new ones is a good idea. They still have lots of life in them but unfortunately the maintenance is sometimes not very good hence eventual problems.
New ferry = faster, better fuel efficiency, better for environment, better on board facilities, new technology, more cofortable. Like other users said old ferry go to developing country, sometimes they become company flagship but the service can't be compared with japan because ticket price is cheaper. (You can search dharma kencana VII, ex sunflower kirishima, for example)
Shinnen omedeto gozaimasu.
Wishing you a happy and healthy Reiwa 5 and thanks for all your wonderful uploads.
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu, STJ-san! Thank you for a year of wonderful videos, and here's to another one with plenty of great curry.
The food onboard sunflower ferries are honestly good
this is the most people i have ever seen on any of your ferry videos so far.
special socks and special salad for a special journey
Happy New Year Solo, and everyone! May you all travel extensively in 2023.
Aww rest well sunflower x
Pleasant memories of my trip on this ferry in 2019
Sunflower sunflower can’t get that song out of my head. I am thinking you should visit the US and go on one of our cruises since you are a boat guy
That game looked like so much fun with the balls!!! Nice!
It looked like a couple of the Jedi were crossing sabers towards the end!😁 Glad to see you get your money's worth at the all you can eat restaurant!👍 Hope you have a happy New Years!
Thank you as always STJ 🎉❤
Haha very nice. I like the design of this ferry, a nice bow profile. Happy New Year, my friend!
Thank you for your upload. I absolutely love these as it’s the only way I’ll ever get to travel Japan at this time 🙏
happy 2023 it's Saturday night,have my drink,snack and I'm starting to all your videos from the beginning I wish I had some glow sticks🍷🍿
love the ding as always, thanks for sharing on of ivories last voyages with us
Thank you for your service 💕
Thank you for taking us along!!! always amazing - eat curry!!!
Very nice Video! Thank you for taking us on your journey. Warmest regards from Indonesia. 🥰🙏
Your videos are really tempting me to go on a ferry on my next trip to Japan.
Hey! You ate curry rice without us. 🥺
Then trying to distract us by showing the salad bowl 😮💨
Sunflower'sship? Seems like will be appearing in Indonesian ports soon
thank you for all the videos this year.
I find the bye-bye waving a lovely gesture.
Best wishes, many more travels and yummy food 😋 for 2023 🎉
Thank you for all your videos in 2022. Wishing you all the best for 2023 and if I could, I would sing the Sunflower song as an ending. haha! 🌻♥
Happy New Year! Im thankful for this channel cos i have always dreamt to be able to go to Japan but I couldn't as i am not financially stable to afford the trip but watching STJ it feels like i'm accompanying him/her they/them on the journey. Its so relaxing and very unassuming. Natural and uncomplicated. More power to you STJ! Looking forward to your future adventures .
- a fan from Philippines but is based on Kuala Lumpur
Happy new year STJ-san, thank you so much for all your 2022 videos, really entertaining and enriched my horizon. We had a good year isn"t it? 🤠 Have a successful 2023, I support you my friend ❤️
What beautiful ship! 🛳 Yummy food!!! 🍱 🍜 a nice room for two 🎒 💼 and a real room key 🔑 to a real door🚪!!!!! All this equals a great final trip ✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨💖✨ Thank You!!! 😊 Stay Well!!! 🍻
I hope you enjoyed your voyage. Your dinner looked so tasty. I want to eat some of those good foods.
Thanks for trip and plan to join you again in '23! 😎✌🏼
Oh my stars... LOL 14:48 as you were looking for that sound, my television, which had been searching for its signal, suddenly blasted the theme song to Married... with children. By the way, much better song to hear than the Sunflower song, which has literally been stuck in my head off and on since you posted that video last week. Too funny!
I love your videos. You are hysterical and yet informative...
Oh my…. I was waiting for the sunflower song.
Such a good ferry.
Best wishes and many happy sailings for 2023
"I had a salad. I deserve a dessert." LOL. Yes. That is how life works.
I wanted to hear the Sunflower song!
Thx for this beautiful video 🙏. I wish you and all of us a beautiful new year. God bless you. 🙏🤗🥂
SUNFLOWEEEER , SUNFLOWEEEEEER
What happens to Ferries (in Japan) when they are retired?
Thank you again for sharing another amazing viewing-portal into a world that many of us will never be able to experience.
They are sold to other countries.
@Kiki - Thank you for answering. IMHO those other countries are getting a great deal as everything Japanese seems, cleaner, better, more organized and lasts longer. ❤
Glad you were able to take a trip before she retires. Thank you for your video. The child saying "Bye Bye" was cute. I'm assuming the man's voice was the Dad. (Maybe?) The restaurant also sounded pleasant.
Thanks!!!💥💥💥💥
This ferry is now operating in Indonesia as "Dharma Kartika 2", operated by DLU Ferry!
🎶Sunflower🎶 🎶Sunflower🎶
Wow first comment. Great to see Ivory one final time before retirement
Soooo... That plate you moved at 13:50 - it was curry, wasn't it? You're not fooling your fans. I was humming "Sunflower, Sunflower" the entire time. Happy New Year! Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu!
hmmm Just a little suspicious at 13:45! I think you're trying to sneak a bowl of curry past us! :D Happy New Year, STJ! I look forward to your travels, and whatever curries you may find in 2023!
Sunflower~ Sunflower~
No Sunflower, Sunflower?! That's ok, I sang it while I was watching (;
Another great video. Seeing that food, I need to go to a great Japanese restaurant in downtown Portland, Oregon.
You're making me hungry!🤪
I loved the way the table is set up in the room.
お疲れ様 でした Quote of the video - "I had a salad, I deserve dessert!" 😃 May I wish you and all the other subscribers 'A Happy New Year'.