Glad we could help you with that! When we used the ferry last autumn we struggled to find English information about it so we decided to share this in case someone would want to take the ship as well. It is a great experience 😃
Hey there! Did you feel the ferry was dated? I'm just checking my options and loved the idea of an overnight ferry. We're going from Osaka and making our way to Busan but contemplating taking the Sunflower ferry from Osaka - Beppu then slowly making our way to Busan only because the ferry seemed newer?
We never had the feeling that the ferry was "too old". The private room was modern and clean. The common areas were pretty good as well. I cannot comment on the technical data like speed. Generally we were very happy with the decision to take the ferry instead of flying with a plane
Overall pretty similar to an airport experience. There is passport control and customs. Everything is a little smaller but Japanese border control was very nice to us.
@@motochannelmexico8632 there was no QR code stamp back then (October 23). I think you could shop tax-free within Japan as a foreigner with your passport. But I am not up to date on this topic
