An overnight ferry from Kyoto to Hokkaido — with a typhoon on the way.

For days we had watched nothing but the storm forecast. We drove to Maizuru Port, gave up on fishing because the waves were too high, and ate tonkatsu before boarding the brand-new ferry Keyaki near midnight, in the rain and wind. The next morning the storm was gone. Twenty-one hours at sea: a blue sky, a quiz rally around the ship, a day with nothing planned, and a sunset on the way to Otaru.

Almost no talking — the wind on deck, the hum of the ship, and a few small voices.

⚠️ Turn on subtitles for the full experience.


📌 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:24 The day we board the ferry
01:18 Driving to Maizuru Port
02:18 A roadside station by the port
02:56 Fishing? Not with these waves
03:24 A hot spring instead
03:47 Tonkatsu for dinner
04:36 Ice cream for dessert
04:55 Two hours at the ferry terminal
07:32 Driving the van onto the ship
08:49 On board, nearly midnight
09:54 Our room for the night
10:55 Sailing out into the storm
12:12 Morning: blue sky after the typhoon
12:40 Exploring the ship
13:50 The theater room
16:40 A walk on my own
19:34 The quiz rally
20:37 Lunch at the restaurant
22:09 A day with nothing planned
24:40 Dinner by the window
25:07 Sunset at sea
26:44 Almost Hokkaido
27:38 Back to the van
28:48 Landing at Otaru
29:45 Asleep at a roadside station


📍 Places in this video
Michi-no-Eki Maizuru-ko Toretore Center, Maizuru, Kyoto — a roadside station by the port
Takao Onsen Hikari no Yu, Maizuru, Kyoto — a hot spring before the ferry
Katsugen Maizuru, Kyoto — tonkatsu dinner
Shin Nihonkai Ferry "Keyaki": Maizuru → Otaru (in service since November 2025)
Otaru Port, Hokkaido — where we landed
Michi-no-Eki Space Apple Yoichi, Hokkaido — where we slept that night


🚐 About this series
A quiet family journey across Japan in a camper van.
No narration, no close-ups of faces — only subtitles,
natural sound, and the slow rhythm of being together.

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and our 4-year-old son — traveling slowly through Japan in our home on wheels.

We make silent vlogs because we believe these ordinary days
will one day be our greatest treasures.


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