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We go on a ferry trip by the cheapest ticket of the ferry from Otaru, Hokkaido to Niigata in Japan. The room which I stay; “Tourist C” is tiny, but cozy semi-private bed room. Dining dinner with the sunset is amazing. And I really love the public large bath.
Total cost: 11,350JPY($84.0)
[Train 750JPY($5.5), Ferry Ticket Tourist A Class 10,600JPY ($78.5) ]
▼Ferry details
Route : Otaru to Niigata
Departure : Otaru Ferry Terminal in Hokkaido.
Arrival : Niigata West Port Ferry Terminal in Yamanoshita, Niigata Pref.
Schedule : From Tuesday to Sunday *Not Departing on Mondays
Time table :Otaru port 5 p.m. to Niigata port 9 : 15 a.m. (+1)
Total time : 16 h 15 min
From Sapporo Sta. to Otaru port by train
From Otaru to Niigata port by ferry
Ferry Operator : Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.
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▼Room information
Room type : Tourist C
Price : $49.80 USD [¥7,500 JPY]
The upper and lower bunk beds with roll curtains to secure the private space.
Capacity : 18 people x 1 cabin
Bed size : 6 ft 6 × 2 ft 5 [198cm × 75cm]
Facilities : Bed light, Security box, luggage rack, roll curtain, outlet, USB outlet
Furnishings : Blanket, pillow, bed sheet
▼Ship information
Ship Name: AZALEA
Launch year: 2017
Prescribed number of passengers : 600 passengers
Total length : 648ft [197.5m]
Total tonnage : 15,920 short tons [14,214 long tons]
Service speed : 25 knot [28.76 mph, 46.3 km/h]
Vehicle capacity : About 150 trucks / 22 passenger vehicles
0:00 Intro
0:36 Checking the route
1:28 Starting at Otaru canal, Hokkaido
3:40 Ferry
5:21 At Otaru Ferry Terminal
6:56 Check-in
9:18 Boarding
15:44 The cabin of Tourist C
19:03 Exploring the ferry
22:31 On the deck
26:11 Departing
50:10 Exploring the ferry
58:01 Making my bed on my own
1:02:13 Dinner time
1:24:42 Going to bed
1:25:03 Early morning
1:55:39 The sunrise time
2:06:23 Breakfast time
2:28:45 Outside deck
2:29:17 Awashima Island
2:29:54 Rainbow
2:33:21 Approaching Niigata port
2:49:55 Arriving at Niigata Port
3:00:36 Disembark from the ferry
3:05:15 Sake Tasting Room in Niigata
3:16:43 Conveyor belt sushi restaurant
3:19:04 Japan’s No.1 ramen in Niigata
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Hey guys! Today, I’ll show you about a overnight ferry from Otaru, Hokkaido to Niigata. You would like this ferry. Staying in a bunk bed. 16 hour ferry journey. Semi-private room. Food on a ferry are awesome! The sunset from the ferry. Breakfast. Such a nice day. Niigata is famous for its Japanese sake.
Sampling different types of sake There are many kinds of sake brands. Let’s start our journey! First of all, let’s check out the route. Japan. We are starting from Otaru, Hokkaido. It’s located near Sapporo. It takes 50 minutes from Sapporo to Otaru by train. Our destination is Niigata. We are taking a ferry.
The ferry goes like this. Please subscribe to our channel for more videos. Alright! Here we go! We are at Otaru Canal right now. It’s a famous sightseeing spot. It’s Autumn in Japan. Autumn leaf season now.
I’m heading to Otaru port by walk. You can see the ferry that I am going to get on. That could be the one. Pretty big!!! isn’t it? Oh! Cows are waiting for boarding too! Today’s ferry is AZALEA. Actually I’ve been onboard the same ferry before.
And you can see the video on our channel. Looks huge! It’s already started loading trailers. Let me explain about it. Name: AZALEA Launch year: 2017 Route : Otaru to Niigata Departure : Otaru Ferry Terminal in Hokkaido. Arrival : Niigata West Port Ferry Terminal in Yamanoshita, Niigata Pref.
Schedule : From Tuesday to Sunday *Not Departing on Mondays Time table :Otaru port 5 p.m. to Niigata port 9 : 15 a.m. (+1) Total time : 16 h 15 min Ship Prescribed number of passengers : 600 passengers Total length : 648ft [197.5m]
Total tonnage : 15,920 short tons [14,214 long tons] Service speed : 25 knot [28.76 mph, 46.3 km/h] Vehicle capacity : About 150 trucks / 22 passenger vehicles So big. I’m excited! That should be the ferry terminal building. I still have time to board. I want to look at the ferry more.
So let’s have a look the ferry exterior. Yes, ferry terminal. Embarkation starts at 4pm. Departure time is 5:00 p.m. I still have time until embarkation. There are miniatures. I guess this is Azalea. Yeah, it’s the one. lovely! Actually this miniature is old Azalea which has already retired. OK! Let’s check-in now!
Got my ticket. ¥7,500 ($49.80) for the cheapest room “Tourist C” Alright! Let’s go upstairs. The announcement : Passenger vehicles and motorcycles can go into the ship from now. The announcement : Boarding will begin at 16:15 for walk-on passengers. A shop. Looks it is a gift shop.
Japanese people like to give travel souvenirs to friends and family. Even to coworkers too. It’s time to board now. Such a beautiful view! I love walking this boarding bridge. I never get bored even It’s pretty long though. Finally we are almost there. Not yet not yet. I’m on the ship now.
I’m goin to my bed first for leaving my baggage. Where is my cabin??? This is the one. This cabin has 18 bunk beds. My bed is here. Lower bed is better than upper one. Looks clean. Where is a light?? Got it.
Bed size : 6 ft 6 × 2 ft 5 [198cm × 75cm] I got small space for my wallet and cell phone. Got a pillow. The pillow cover should be set by myself. Looks new. And I got 2 bed sheets. And a blanket. Okay. Freshly washed sheets。 Got a bed light.
Got a outlet beside the light. a hook. I got a small shelf. Got an air conditioner hole. regulating valve. Warm air is coming in via the valve. but It’s enough warm in this room. I don’t even need to use a blanket. I got a roll curtain.
Good! Nobody can see my silly face when I sleep. And I got my private space. It’s tiny. but cozy. I like it. Next bed is empty so far. Okay! Let’s explore! There are some coin lockers. This is free of charge. A small backpack is suitable.
You need a ¥100 coin to lock it. insert the coin. Close the door. And turn the key. Then locked it. When you want to open the locker. just unlock it by the key. Get the coin. Then take your stuff. Here is atrium. Bench sheets and a TV here.
A magic show was performed at the last time when I was onboard. Taking pictures for SNS. Deck map. We are here now. My cabin is there. It shows Open hours about each service and space. Information counter : Boarding – 22:00、The following day from 8:00
Restaurant : dinner time 18:00 – 19:30（19:30 Last order）, Breakfast time 7:00 – 8:00（8:00 Last order） Cafe : Boarding – 17:30, 19:30 – 21:00 Shop : Boarding – 18:00, 19:30 – 21:00, The following day 7:30 – 8:30 large public bath and sauna : Boarding – 22:00, the following day 6:00 – 8:00
Sports room : Boarding – 22:00 Amusement rooms 17:00 – 21:00 Game room : Boarding – 22:00 lights out time : 22:00 I’ll check out the shop later. Let’s go to the outside deck first. The sun has already set. The ramp is being disconnected now. Mooring ropes are removed. We are soon departing.
We’ve just departed. 4:58 p.m. It’s almost on the time. It’s gonna be 16 hour ferry trip. I hope not to be caught by pirates. Bye bye!! Can you see a man who is waving to us. That’s so Japanese hospitality “OMOTENASHI” Look! They are also waving to us. Japanese people sometimes like this hospitality.
It was still day time when I was on the same ferry in May. It’s so different view between day and night. So quiet. And The sea is so calm. It’s gonna be good trip with out sea sick. We are going out from the harbor. I am now at Forward Saloon.
This is my favorite space on the ferry. Quiet place. You can chill out. You can see the front view in the daytime. I’m looking forward to seeing the view tomorrow. This is the large public bath.
Hours of operation are from boarding time to 10:00 p.m. and from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. the next day. It’s so nice to take a bath with ocean view. You would like it! I’ll take it later. Sports room. There are some machines.
It would be nice to exercise with a nice sky view. Where are we now? Still we are around Otaru Port. The gift shop is closed now. Let’s check it out later. This area is vending machines and hot water station. An icecream vending machine. Soft drinks.
Bottles of water, tea, coffee, soda and so on. And these two vending machines for alcohol such as beer and chu-hi. The price of alcohol is bit expensive than the regular price. But it’s still Ok. 500 ml can of beer is ¥400 ($2.70) It’s a hot water station.It’s free!
You can pour hot water for cup noodles or something like that. They have rental service. 100JPY for face towel, 200JPY for Bath towel, 300JPY for the set of both towels. That’s really cheap. So you don’t have to bring your own towels. These are earphones that you can borrow for free.
These are amusement rooms for karaoke or watching DVDs. Available only from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. It’s ¥1,000 per hour. Game room. Slots claw machines Slots I’ve just come back to my bed. I should make my bed now. Let’s start! There are 2 bed sheets and 1 blacket.
So it’s should be mattress, a bed sheet, a bed sheet, a blanket. I made it!!! Keep closing the roll curtain. Okay! I’ll take a bath now! Here we go!!! Wow! It was damn good!!! It’s dinner time! You can take any sheets. The staff don’t guide you to sheets. Such a huge restaurant.
Of course, I would like to take a window sheet. A card indicating that the table is in use, especially when you leave the table for a few seconds to get a glass of water or something like that avoid to be taken by someone else. You can order food via the tablet.
I’m sorry but There is no English. But you can see the picture of each dish. And you can ask the staff or other passengers to help your order. They maybe can speak English! Anyway, I can explain all menu now! It would help you for sure!
On the top from left, Eel rice box, Pork hamburg steak, Wagyu beef steak. On the bottom from left, Sashimi set meal, Beef stew, Fried chicken. Japanese style mutton BBQ, Grilled fish, Pork cutlet, Shrimp Macaroni Gratin Oh! This is sold out! Sashimi is also sold out. Noodles.
Alcohol. On the top from left, Draft beer, a bottle of beer “Sapporo Classic”, Craft beer (Ale), on the bottom from left, a bottle of beer “Super dry”, a bottle of beer “Kirin Ichiban Shibori” I’ll have a bottle of beer “Sapporo Classic”, Choose how many glasses you need.
Touch the green button to order. Touch the orange button to send your order. Done! I’ve just ordered alcohol. So I need to order something to eat. On the top from left, Miso ramen, Hot soba noodle with tempura, Hot soba noodle.
On the bottom from left, Soy sauce with ginger ramen, Hot udon noodle with tempura, Hot udon noodle. This is à la carte. On the top from left, Beef curry and rice, Kid’s curry, Fried tofu. Beer has come This beer is sold only in Hokkaido. Cheers!
On the bottom from left, Kid’s meal, Chinese dumpling, Roasted Beef Salad. On the top from left, Tuna salad, Potato salad. On the bottom from left, Marinated salmon salad, French fries. Red wine made in Niigata, Red wine made in Otaru, White wine made in Niigata, and White wine made in Otaru, Shochu
Japanese Sake. Soft drinks, Coffee, Milk and Spring water. Non-alcohol beer. Mango pudding and Almond jelly . Side dishes. Rice, Miso soup, Bread and soup. Alright! I’ll have Miso ramen. Where are we now? We’ve moved a little bit towards Niigata. This is Niigata. Let’s check out the speed. 45km/h 24knot Miso ramen is ready.
Miso ramen is famous in Hokkaido. Miso soup, corns, butter,,, This is the authentic miso ramen!!! ¥800! This is one of the cheapest dishes in the memu. Let’s eat!!! Itadakimasu! Butter. Corns. charshu(Grilled pork) Bamboo shoots. Wow! So good! This is seven-flavor chili pepper, which is good for Miso ramen. Actually not too spicy.
A little bit spicy but rich flavor. Tastes better . By the way, we use pepper for soy-sauce ramen and tonkotsu ramen. The piece of butter is melting. Sorry for making noise during eating. But it is kind of manner to eat noodles in Japan, Maybe you couldn’t understand though.
The speed of ferry is 28 Mph. There are still lots of corns at the bottom of the bowl. I will never leave you alone. OK? I love this soup. The taste of this soup is really rich. Like I can’t stop drinking the soup. It’s actually pretty salty.
So you shouldn’t drink all of the soup. But you know, people sometimes can’t stop doing something. Alright. It’s done. Say “Gochisousama-deshita.” It’s time to go to bed. I’m gonna watch the sunrise tomorrow morning. It’s around at 6:00 a.m. Good night guys! Well well, slept pretty well Everybody’s still sleeping.
I gotta wash my face first. So quiet. The sky has been lightening. Wow!!! Did you see it??? It was lightening thunderbolt. Please enjoy the sky changing to sunrise. It’s gonna be 30 minutes of uncut video. Finally the sun has come! Where are we now???
We are now in between Yamagata Pref. and Niigata Pref. Our journey is about to come to an end. It’s breakfast time! Of course, I’ll take a window seat. It’s such a nice wether today. Let’s order my breakfast by tablet.
On the top from left, Japanese Breakfast Set Meal, Morning Curry Rice Set, Rice Porridge Set. On the bottom from left, American Breakfast Set Meal, Morning set, Morning set meal, Grilled salmon. Bacons and eggs and Hot soba noodles. I’ll have an American Breakfast Set Meal
You can choose either “bread and soup” , “rice and miso soup” or “large rice and miso soup” “bread and soup” “rice and miso soup” “large rice and miso soup” I’ll have bread and soup OK. Touch the green button to confirm your order. Touch the orange button to send your order. It’s done!
Let’s get a cup of coffee! It is Self-service to get coffee. This is the machine. Get a cup. Put the cup on the right place. Insert coins. It’s ¥200. And choose coffee. Hot coffee Hot American coffee Iced coffee I’ll take an hot American coffee. Coffee is being ground. Brewing. It’s done!
But still pouring coffee. I can’t take without coffee in the morning. Rainbow!!! Can you see it??? So beautiful!!! We are so lucky to see it! It’s gonna be a good day today. I got my breakfast. This a Japanese style American breakfast. Salad. Dressing for salad. Sunny side up. Bacon and 2 sausages.
Thick bacon, Baked potato, Baked broccoli, Roasted tomato, yogurt with jam. Soup. margarine for bread. Strawberry jam. Itadakimasu. French dressing. Soup I love croissant Hot coffee. Sausage So good! Baked potato Chef’s kiss. Soy sauce for fried egg. It’s Japanese style. lol Strawberry jam Bacon Grilled broccoli This is baked tomato.
It’s warm. Sliced bacon Yogurt as a desert. I’m so happy now. Where is the rainbow??? Is it gone??? Gochisousama-deshita. Check the bill please! This is a ¥10,000 bill. It’s self check-out. Scan the barcode. Place the card. Choose your payment either cash or card. I’ll pay by cash. It’s just ¥1,000 ($6.66) Put bill(s)
Touch the orange button to confirm. Get your change. And recipt. Let’s go to the outside deck. It’s a perfect sailing day! That’s Awashima Island. I’ve been there long time ago. It’s a pretty small island which is the lap around the island is 23km. Population of the island is just only 230!
You can meet real local of Japan. You would like it. Rainbow again! We are entering Niigata West Harbor now. There are some docks over there. An airplane is flying. I guess It’s just departed from Niigata Airport. Hey! Bro! Are you tired to fly??? Or just looking for food???
That is the ferry terminal we are about to dock. This ferry is changing direction of travel now. The last step from here to the terminal, the ferry moves backward. We can see the downtown of Niigata City there.
It is The Bandai, was completed in June 1929 and is a reinforced concrete bridge with six arches with granite veneer on the sides. The bridge is 306.9 m long and 22.0 m wide, and is widely established as a symbol and landmark of Niigata City.
You should cross the bridge on foot when you come to Niigata. They are pulling the rope! The ramp is being connected. The boarding bridge has already set. vehicles has begun to get off! I gotta go!!! Private rooms. I gotta take my bag from the locker. Alright! Let’s get off! Thanks! Thank you!
Cheers! In Niigata finally! Niigata is famous for its snow, fish, rice. You should visit Niigata if you are foodie. Oh, and It is famous for its Japanese Sake as well. Anyway, I’ll show you good food and Sake! But we should say goodby to the ferry first. See you!
I am at Niigata Station now. It’s under construction now. Alright! Let’s go in to the Japanese Sake shop. It’s located in the Niigata Station Building. Sake Museum “Ponshu-kan” Niigata has 89 sake breweries. And It’s the most in all Prefectures of Japan
So you can try many kinds of Sake from those sake breweries here! The shop sells many kinds of sake as well. Yeah! this is the one! Sake Tasting Room! It’s open 9:30 to 20:30. You can taste 5 sake for ¥500 ($3.30) It’s ¥300 for a person who is 20 years old.
Here we go! I gotta buy the coins first. ¥500 for 5 coins Nobody here. Ranking lists. It’s helpful to choose for visitors. OK! I’ll take the ranking #1 “Yahiko Kiwami No.22” for my first one. This is it. Set my cup. Insert 1 coin Push the yellow button. Smells so good. Cheers!
I love this!! Let’s get some chaser before 2nd shot. The ranking #2 is this one. Tsunan Ai I’ll have it. More please! lol It tastes like a melon which is gorgeous flavor… It’s too difficult to explain about the tastes of sake in English. Anyway, It’s amazing! Three coins left.
I’m in the mood for finger food. I’ll take a cucumber. I got a cucumber with miso. So fresh! This is Miso. Miso is a fermented food made from soybeans, malt, and salt. It’s a healthy seasoning. We use miso for miso soup and many kinds of Japanese dishes.
A cucumber with miso is simply good! There are 6 kinds of salt for free. From the left, Sea salt in Niigata, Seaweed salt, Sea salt with bamboo leaves, Plum salt, Sea salt and Brown sea salt. I’ll have the pink salt with my cucumber. Beautiful Rich flavor! Alright! I’ll take my 3rd shot.
It’s named “Kirinzan Yawaraka”. That’s the stamp card which you can stamp as you taste each sake among 111 kinds of sake here. 111 kinds!! Would you complete tasting all kinds??? Then you would be drunk!! Oh! Here you can try a warmed sake by yourself. This is a recommendation for warmed sake.
I’ll take this for my last shot! I’ll make warm sake by myself. Depending on the time of warming, you can choose the temperature you prefer. I’ll heat it up for 2 minutes. It’ll be 40 degrees Celsius(10 degrees Fahrenheit ). Itadakimasu!
Warming sake can have several effects on its taste, aroma, and overall drinking experience: Enhanced Aroma, Softer Flavor, Accentuation of Sweetness, Masking of Off-Flavors, Loss of Complexity and Temperature Sensitivity. It could be easier to drink. OK. Let’s move to a sushi restaurant. Niigata is known for its great sushi.
Because of fresh seafood, one of Japan’s most prized rice varieties. I am at very popular sushi restaurant in Niigata city , “Benkey” now. flounder. Salmon. Sardine. Theses sushi are so goooood!!! And last meal is my favorite ramen in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture. I love this the most in the world.
This is definitely No.1 ramen. Thick Tonkotsu soup and best chashu (grilled pork) middle thin noodles. Everything is in one bowl. Damn good! You would like it! The name of this restaurant is “Agosuke”. Thank you for watching! Please press the like button and subscribe to our channel!
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Checking the route
1:28 Starting at Otaru canal, Hokkaido
3:40 Ferry
5:21 At Otaru Ferry Terminal
6:56 Check-in
9:18 Boarding
15:44 The cabin of Tourist C
19:03 Exploring the ferry
22:31 On the deck
26:11 Departing
50:10 Exploring the ferry
58:01 Making my bed on my own
1:02:13 Dinner time
1:24:42 Going to bed
1:25:03 Early morning
1:55:39 The sunrise time
2:06:23 Breakfast time
2:28:45 Outside deck
2:29:17 Awashima Island
2:29:54 Rainbow
2:33:21 Approaching Niigata port
2:49:55 Arriving at Niigata Port
3:00:36 Disembark from the ferry
3:05:15 Sake Tasting Room in Niigata
3:16:43 Conveyor belt sushi restaurant
3:19:04 Japan's No.1 ramen in Niigata