I Spent 24h on Japan's BIGGEST Ferry (and You Should Too...)

Japan is filled with Ferries and Ferry routes and today, we are spending nearly a full 24 hours on one of them! This ferry is a special one that takes us from the Tokyo area all the way down to Kyushu!!

Huge thanks to Red Lobster for covering this adventure for us!

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[TokyoLens]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD AND ALL LEAVE ME SOMETHING IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!!
Would YOU spend a full day on a ferry in Japan?
Had no clue that there was THIS FUN of a route to get to Kyushu!

[With_Me_JAPAN]

Love how you turned your favorite family memory into this wonderful ferry adventure! Over 20 hours without stopping by any ports sounds very long and might give us motion sickness but as I watch you doing so many activities and having fun at any time of a day, definitely it's worth trying. Thank you so much for the amazing video😆

[jin_raven]

That bath section all by yourself is the most chill looking place. Love the view and the coziness cleaning myself there.

[moxiedawn]

I watch several Japanese Youtubers whose whole channels are dedicated basically to just ferry and train travel in Japan, and it has absolutely made me put "take a ferry" on my list of things to do on a dream Japan trip. Say you spend five days in the Tokyo area, and now it's time to go down to Osaka and Kyoto, you take the ferry, decompress, do your laundry (many ferries have coin laundry), and then you're ready to roll again at your next destination. And as a bonus, you get to be on the ocean for a bit. What's not to love? Also, did you know there are ferries that are vending machine only? They everything you could want.

[jelly]

Definitely the fanciest ferry I've ever seen!! (Was lovely to meet you yesterday as well!)

[MikkiNB]

My husband and I are travelling from Vancouver to Japan for an entire month (!!) in April 2025. We love ferries/boats but this was not something we had thought of for our trip. This has officially been noted to add to the itinerary! 😍 Thanks Norm! 🥰

[lainiwakura]

I wanna go on a Japanese ferry and have ever since I started watching Solo Travel Japan, the man has ridden all the ferries a few times each in various cabins.

[ChristopherHarris]

Awesome video as always Norm. Norm you always show us the most unique and interesting things across Japan and you always sharing your day to day life and experiences in the land of the rising sun.

[artfromtheheart]

Sixteen minutes and thirty nine seconds of a therapeutic getaway from the mad world we live in.
Thank you so much Norm, keep safe and stay healthy!

[heyimhy]

love your videos i found you on facebook seeing one of your vids 🤭🥰
it looks like the whole ferry was just for you only hahaha there were so little ppl around. how cool 🥰

[Frankowski]

Amazing video, I would love to explore this when we visit!

I stayed in Scotland growing up, and my father worked in Ireland, so every school holiday we would go over on the ferry for a week to visit.
In the 80s and 90s, these were not fast. What now takes 2 hours at most was, at that time, a full overnight sailing (I recall a now defunct route on the old pride of rathlin, it was at least 12 hours 😅 in a tiny cabin).
I LOVED it.
The sea air, the buffet meals, the staff. I was often invited to visit the captain, as my father would make trips 3-4 times a week, so he was known.
Had completely forgotten until I watched this video.
You brought back some amazing memories of my childhood 😊 Thank you!

[LaineeeTravels]

Aargh. I’m still trying to get home from London (yay UK trains) so will save this for when I can watch on a bigger screen with reliable WiFi lol

[shinyagumon]

This looks awesome, like a miniature cruise ship.

I would definitely enjoy a trip like this, especially since I get the opposite of motion sickness. As in rocking movements make me sleep like a baby.

[AJD]

Thank you so much!! Love the way you dip into nooks and crannies and show us all these fantastic things.
Highly appreciated! Be Safe!!!
Many blessings!

[lieutenantchapwet]

I laughed when you said, "You don't wanna hear me sing anyway." (11:30) :D

[Stormcrow]

I love all of your adventures, but this one was definitely a treat! As someone who loves the water, but hasn’t had the chance to actually be on any sort of boat, this was a delicacy for the curious and wandering mind. That balcony was lovely, and the bath was amazing!

[carmenation]

Wow looks fancy! The size of the room!

[debbieholden]

Love the Ferry, much nicer than any I've been on here in Canada/US, almost comparable to some smaller cruise lines.

[CthulhuianBunny]

I really like the carpet in the atrium. Lovely yellow branches with white flowers over a blue-green background.

[smashbro]

Well good to know that once Red Lobster is gone here in Canada, I can still go to Japan for it. It was also my family's go to place for special occasions. I will dearly miss the biscuits!