NOTIFICATION SQUAD: The last epic journey of 2021! Thank you to everyone who's watched Abroad in Japan this year, it's certainly been one hell of a year. From finally getting a ramen shop studio and interviewing Ken Watanabe (out early next year), to visiting all 47 of Japan's prefectures and crazy projects like Journey Across Japan and Wacky Weekend, to the 12 Days of Christmas series over on the Chris Abroad second channel. This year will be a tough one to beat, but I look forward to rising to the challenge for 2022 - the 10 year anniversary of Abroad in Japan! See you there guys.
I love Natsuki's confidence with the English language. Learning a foreign language is hard, but as long as we can communicate what we want, don't sweat the vocabulary and just speak! Not everyone has that confidence, so I very much admire Natsuki that he just goes for it ✌️
@@debbiemarquis3231 so true, you can tell he understands it way better now. No idea how much Japanese they speak behind the scenes with him, but I'd guess he wants them to use english a lot since that is what ended up happening originally when Chris met him.
Honestly, at this point, I can’t believe the travel channel hasn’t offered Chris his own show. These videos are always top notch content. Between the cinematography and narration, these videos seem like they are filmed and produced by a professional tv crew of some sort. Can’t wait to see what happens next year!
Natsuki is a national treasure. Not to japan, to the internet. I never fail to crack a smile whenever he's on one of Chris's videos. Took me a bit to really understand his style of humor since it is more Japanese based, obviously, but after I did he's become a lot funnier in my eyes.
I feel like Natsuki would love Australia, all of his most qouted music genres play in most pubs and on car radio 24/7 . Australia would also love to have him.
Natsuki's lemon trick was a straight-up revelation. Also, Chris did exactly what you expect him to, when it came to the money he owed Joey and Natsuki 🤣
With Connor: Let's go to an abandoned building at night in the middle of bear country With Joey: Let's go eat the best food in all of Hokkaido With Natsuki: Let's vibe
I always learn a lot from watching Chris’s videos about Japanese food, culture, and sightseeing spots. And I was born and raised in Japan lol thanks mang.
This video has a different feel to it... I don't know how to describe it but it feels a tad bit more upbeat. I like it. Well it might just be Joe and Natsuki being there drowning Chris' eternal grump.
@@AbroadinJapan Natsuki is just happy that he's not being tortured for a change. He's finally getting some nice food instead of bee larvae wrapped in spider trash 😋
I love how a lot of Natsukis English is rock n roll related. Sometimes if you don’t know you think he’s just spewing random English but I get you Natsuki 🤘🎸
Chris you really are one of the most professional channels in RUclips. Blurring the line between multi million professional and indie small artist. Every time you upload I am excited to see the art you craft. Cheers to you Chris I'm looking forward to the new year!
I like the fact that Natsuki is not afraid to use his English in public even though most of the time he can't even make a full sentence. I think Japanese people should be more open to using English even if it is not perfect. If people can understand you, then that's all you need!
Even though my grandfather was Korean he was born in Hokkaido, Japan. In fact Japanese was his first language. I would love to go to Hokkaido, Japan to unfold his untold stories. That’s what he wanted to do anyways, but sadly never got the chance, and I would love to make that trip for him one day.
I wish you the best of luck, and hope an opportunity comes your way that allows you to go accomplish that wholesome dream of yours . When you go don't forget to take pictures ! That way you can put together a map of where you went
Aw that’s nice, I hope you get the opportunity to to fulfill that I forgot where in Europe he was referring to but my cousins from my mom’s side came for the holidays and went to see my grandparents (dad’s side) who are in assisted living; and my one(out of 2) cousin was telling my grandpa about his time in Europe since he lives there now and my grandpa also exchanged stories with him and then my cousin said he wanted to go to the place and see it for himself. And then apparently my grandpa was very touched by that and would love if my cousin went to that place. Because my grandpa is definitely in no shape to travel Your story totally reminds me of what my cousin wants to do. So I hope you can both achieve this!
Hearing that Journey Across Japan iconic song jingle always gets me so damn excited. You 3 are the best, the perfect mixture of friends having a damn good time. What a year it's been for you Chris, much love for making these videos.
When you take into consideration how Chris and Natsuki met, and then look at just everything they've done together up to now. It's really amazing and wholesome imo. Like bruh I want a friend like that ;-;
I went to Hokkaido for an exchange 4 years ago and this is so weirdly nostalgic. I remember having curry in Obihiro, and that was probably the best thing I had there. Plus Sapporo was beautiful, especially the view from the tower
I don’t know how far along you are, so I apologize if this sounds a bit condescending, but some really great resources are: Taekim(a free online textbook), Wanikani(a application to help learn kanji ), and Bunpro(an application to help practice grammar). Best of luck my man, if you have any questions I’d be more than happy to help 👍
@@aidenallgood4152 thanks! I'm pretty early, finished Hiragana and Katakana not too long ago. Getting into Vocabulary, Kanji, and Grammar is very daunting especially since my brother decided to stop learning with me. I had heard of Tea Kim's, but the others are new, so thank you very much!
I honestly don't know how I would be able to live without Chris's videos. His vidoes have helped me live through some of my most depressing days. Thank you Chris for doing what you do. ❤
Already looking forward to the next hit "Gimme Gimme Sauce." I really enjoyed this video. You're very good at spreading out informative details about the location without it being dull.
I don't know what it is Chris, but I just cannot get enough of your travel videos! I really enjoy it, get travel vibes all over. Keep the good job going!
Joey's face behind the ramen is everything. The food tours of Japan make this the MVP channel :) Thanks for all the guidance and advice and insight before we come visit in the next few years.
Seeing Sapporo makes me appreciate even more the work the Yakuza team do when they're fictionalising cities. The tower and the park are instantly recognisable from Yakuza 5's Tsukimino.
This channel remains one of the absolute best things i ever encountered on RUclips, and it's also a gateway to a lot of other channels trough the guest appearances (Tokyo Lens, Joey, Sharla, Risotoro). I feel as if this might as well have been a show on the old-school television networks... and a better one than most of them.
This is so fun to watch after Joey's vlog last week :) Despite how different they are, it feels complimentary. Cool how many angles, moods and vibes can be exuded from the same trip when documented by different people
I love it when Natsuki starts identifying anything slightly unique with "dot dot dot style". Bone in a meat? Bone style. Rogue cabin? Country style. It just tickles my funny bone.
Cool fact, it was my wife’s neighbour in Kushiro who created Zangi. I had the privilege to eat this wonderment of fried chicken in their home and I’ve never had anything better! Can’t wait for this stupid pandemic to be over so we can visit Japan again!
It really seems like Joey is the best travel companion, every video I see you guys exploring and experiencing new places he has the best vibes. Willing to try new things, and finds the best in everything, regardless of whether it's a positive or not so positive experience at face value.
When you run short of content ideas try Eastern Hokkaido in the summer - the Shari neputa matsuri is great, Abashiri has the prison museum, Kushiro itself is interesting (and has the original zangi...) and you can see real (though non-Godzilla sized) bears on Shiretoko. Definitely gives you a different view of the place going in summer too.
@@nycdave7 The east side of the island has a very different feel, mainly due to the lack of people! It's incredibly beautiful though, great place to get away from real life.
I never want to see real wild bears. They sometimes attack people and it happens occasionally in northern Japan. So I was lucky to see a cute wild deer family but no bears when I went to Shiretoko.
The thing I enjoyed the most is seeing how far Natsuki's English has come! He has improved so much and got more confident, you can really tell! What a guy. Happy new year Chris, thanks for the wonderful content all year
This year was so crazy for your channel, so many videos with the quality of production being off the charts. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us the next year, the year of Abroad in Japan's 10 year anniversary!!!
This past year or so I have never needed content like Abroad in Japan more. A half hour of escapism is bliss and you get to smile at the antics of people enjoying what they do had having fun. The new studio although hard earned is going to make the journey going forward all the more amazing. Thank you Chris.
I love how, when you make videos about eating food and goofing around with friends, you always have something about the history of the place. That segment about the volcano and the collapsed hospital was striking.
I seriously get excited when I see a new episode is ready..The 3 of you reminds me of the of the old top gear. 3 personalities. good on their own but great when brought together.... Please never stop this channel is really one of my top 5 favorites.
What an amazing year its been for Abroad In Japan this year. It seems like we got more content from you this year than any other across the two channels and collabs with other RUclipsrs and the podcast. Definitely excited to see what's next! And hopefully visiting Japan will get a bit easier too. Its been really disheartening this year having borders closed again. But your content is helping keep the dream of visiting Japan one day alive. :)
Abroad in Japan - Your videos are great! I lived in Japan for 14 years and now I live in England. I miss Japan a lot and your videos give me a chance to reminisce. 13 years of those years were in Sapporo. Great food! After trying a lot of the soup curry restaurants I remember finding what I think are the best 2 in the city! Keep up the good work!
Hi Chris. I want to thank you for the entertainment during 2021 that you have provided. I am an Australian male nearly 65 years old and absolutely look forward to your videos. I hope 2022 will bring many more. Connor Joey and NATSUKI are fantastic side kicks. Happy New Year to you all from Australia.
I love seeing you three together. Favorite episodes. I hope you do another long Journey Across Japan in 2022. It would be nice to binge it during chemo. Congrats on the video you...well Joey and Natski did in 5 hours making it into the top 14. You guys are fun and entertainng as hell. thanks for the distraction!!!
I feel so lucky even if we can’t visit Japan now we can still travel with Chris with his top quality videos! Hope I can see Hokkaido for real in the future, but for now, thank you Chris!
Man. I've been studying japanese for about a year now to go and properly visit the country someday and every time I watch a video on this channel it completely refills my motivation to study up. Thank you so much for the constant inspiration this year Chris et al.
This video is so beautifully structured! I've been watching your videos for 7 or 8 years and you can very clearly see the progression of your skills. Keep up the amazing work!
I've watched your channel for over two years...we went to Japan on our honeymoon just before the pandemic...and your channel was one of the resources we used to orient ourselves to Japan. Thank you for all your content.
AHHHHHH! I used to live in Toya so this was quite the shock. One of the most beautiful places I've ever been to, I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Hokkaido. Great video as always Chris
Chris, Natsuki, & Joseph, Please all post a video on Japan's insane snow storm. Hokaido might be used to such but, the rest of the country certainly isn't ! Conversely My Parent's got snowed in up in The Sierra-Nevada Mountains on Sonora Pass and their generator conked out on them.
For years I've wanted to visit Hokkaido ever since I tried Sapporo beer and wanted to make a pilgrimage. It led to me realizing that it might actually be one of the hidden gems of Japan because the cold tends to keep less adventurous people away. Being a huge agricultural area too means that the food is amazing and you find things you don't find anywhere else in Japan. Glad to see you shining a spotlight on this wonderful part of Japan!
That fried chicken looked absolutely amazing!! I cannot wait to go and explore japan. I'm grateful to Chris for all the wonderful ideas and research he puts in!
Because of your videos my wife and I visited Japan in November 2018! Your production quality is absolutely brilliant and we enjoy your videos immensely. Thank you and we wish you Happy New 2022! Barbara and Andrea
My vote is for soup curry. I used to go to Hokkaido every year for skiing, so I never saw the land (it was covered in snow). That was until i did a road trip around Hokkaido in May. It was very scenic. You should go to the Furano area around that time of year - it's beautiful. As always, great food!
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NOTIFICATION SQUAD: The last epic journey of 2021! Thank you to everyone who's watched Abroad in Japan this year, it's certainly been one hell of a year. From finally getting a ramen shop studio and interviewing Ken Watanabe (out early next year), to visiting all 47 of Japan's prefectures and crazy projects like Journey Across Japan and Wacky Weekend, to the 12 Days of Christmas series over on the Chris Abroad second channel. This year will be a tough one to beat, but I look forward to rising to the challenge for 2022 - the 10 year anniversary of Abroad in Japan! See you there guys.
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I love Natsuki's confidence with the English language. Learning a foreign language is hard, but as long as we can communicate what we want, don't sweat the vocabulary and just speak! Not everyone has that confidence, so I very much admire Natsuki that he just goes for it ✌️
Non-native English speaker here, and I agree 100%. Merely using the language in the right environment can get your language skills up a level.
Reminds me of Houshou Marine's "Passion English"
@@debbiemarquis3231 so true, you can tell he understands it way better now. No idea how much Japanese they speak behind the scenes with him, but I'd guess he wants them to use english a lot since that is what ended up happening originally when Chris met him.
*Yes I agree! Happy New Years! Love from a small RUclipsr!* ♥
It also helps if the person who speaks the language better is supportive.
Natsuki is a special personality 😂 you can’t find that talent easily, he’s like the funny drunk friend that doesn’t have to drink
Or maybe he's just the Bruce Banner of drinking; You wanna know my secret?, I'm always drunk.
It's cause Natsuki was bone in the USA.
@@haneytr3s He's got that sauce.
He's a national treasure. Like, he's literally the perfect person for any situation.
@@haneytr3s he was bone in the river
9:40 Natsuki threw that leg up smooth af with all the grace style and indignation of a petulant aristocrat.
Sir Natsuki being absolute class
I absolutely adore that description. 101/10.
Why did I read this in Chris's voice?
10/10 on trip advisor. 😆
@@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose tbh i fricking love that style he has right now like he did that so fuçking good.
This Journey Across Japan series has to be one of the greatest youtube productions, really great work Chris and we are all lucky to have you!
Here here!
Totally agree. These are Chris at his absolute best
For real!!
Sing it sister
Absolutely!
"Ryotaro would buy me lunch."
I think that's the first time I've ever heard Chris express about Ryotaro in a positive comment.
Ryotaro would buy him spice level 20 lunch. :P
And it was to exploit a free lunch out of Natsuki 😂
@Pantsmonster what 💀
🤣
Natsuki: 👁👄👁
We all should aspire to speak the languages we learn with such joy and confidence as Natsuki does
I'd be thrilled if my Japanese was as good as his English
@@LAK_770 do you suppose one could get away with only knowing informal and rude japanese if accompanied with lots of appologies and deep bows?
@@avlinrbdig5715 Sadly not lol
@@avlinrbdig5715 No amount of apologies can save you from using "anata" wrongly
If more people were like Natsuki I think people would communicate more and understand each other better thus less arguments and stress c:
Hokkaido is 100% on my Bucket list.
As it should be!
I feel the more i watch these videos, the more my bucketlist grows
Perhaps even your... Bucket of Chicken list? :D
yes
@@wraitholme god damn no, just watching them eat that much chicken hurt my heart and stomach
Honestly, at this point, I can’t believe the travel channel hasn’t offered Chris his own show. These videos are always top notch content. Between the cinematography and narration, these videos seem like they are filmed and produced by a professional tv crew of some sort. Can’t wait to see what happens next year!
@@mitzikolo The word 'boomer' is used by people with the intellect of a gnat who have no clue what they're talking about.
@@khemikora LMAO you good?
@@khemikora Ok, Boomer. Enough internet for today. Just be angry at clouds.
Chris probably rejected them, unless he was in charge of directing then it's not worth it.
@@khemikora looks like someone is a bit insecure 👀
Natsuki is a national treasure. Not to japan, to the internet. I never fail to crack a smile whenever he's on one of Chris's videos. Took me a bit to really understand his style of humor since it is more Japanese based, obviously, but after I did he's become a lot funnier in my eyes.
I feel like Natsuki would love Australia, all of his most qouted music genres play in most pubs and on car radio 24/7 . Australia would also love to have him.
Natsuki meets Angus Young and Billy (Jimmy) Barnes, lets goooo
Abroad in Japan, Abroad
@@cidshroom ok ok but first , Natsuki meets Masami Tsichuya
Which part of Australia? Perth?
I second that. Australia would love him for sure.
Natsuki's lemon trick was a straight-up revelation. Also, Chris did exactly what you expect him to, when it came to the money he owed Joey and Natsuki 🤣
19:25 Natsuki's lemon trick should be the highlight of this trip lmao
legit cool tho
You need to get out more.
@@cwg73160 ur def overweight
@@User-he6zd And you’re definitely not a detective.
The research and preparation that goes into these videos is incredible, it's hard to pull off informative, funny and well shot but you've nailed it.
Hey patterrz.
It's patterz 🥳🥳
You had a nice race with Shady. Glad to see you mate
that's what happens when you get a gun put to your head
*Yes I agree 1000%! Happy New Years! Love from a small RUclipsr!* ♥
I love this series. I’m a Japanese native and had to move to the US to live with my mother. These vids help with seeing how Japan has grown.
With Connor: Let's go to an abandoned building at night in the middle of bear country
With Joey: Let's go eat the best food in all of Hokkaido
With Natsuki: Let's vibe
With Ryotaro: How's he going to try to kill Chris this time?
*Food tour sounds better! Happy New Years! Love from a small RUclipsr!* ♥
@@FoodAsiaOfficial Happy New Years from a small RUclipsr to you as well!
@@JMulls
Natsuki is an international treasure of a human being
Videos with Connor: horrifying abandoned places
Videos with Joey and Natsuki: Explore the world, eat the local food, experience culture
Let´s be real, you can´t really take Connor to nice places, his monkey always gets through.
Connor is a tool, may he trip on every cord.
Just despair. Lol
And videos with Ryotaro: meeting highly accomplished people and attempting to kill Chris
I always learn a lot from watching Chris’s videos about Japanese food, culture, and sightseeing spots. And I was born and raised in Japan lol thanks mang.
Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what to us is mundane.
This video has a different feel to it... I don't know how to describe it but it feels a tad bit more upbeat. I like it.
Well it might just be Joe and Natsuki being there drowning Chris' eternal grump.
Natsuki's wild in this one, haha
Gimme sauce 😋 🍲
Theyre not dragging each other to miserable places
@@AbroadinJapan Too much sauce for Natsuki.
@@AbroadinJapan Natsuki is just happy that he's not being tortured for a change. He's finally getting some nice food instead of bee larvae wrapped in spider trash 😋
3:24 Kaisendon (seafood bowl)
6:37 Soup curry
12:31 Hokkaido ramen (miso ramen)
15:48 Kaiseki dinner (traditional multi-course meal)
18:16 Zangi chicken (crispy fried chicken)
Seafood Bowl and soup curry looked best, but I'd be happy eating any of them.
@@dce64 So would I, especially if you'd be picking up the tab.
I'm surprised he didn't even feature Genghis khan beef which is popular in Sapporo, but I like that showcased other food that is maybe lesser known
what's the name of that Zangi chicken place? been trying to figure it out but their descriptions are all way too vague
Thanks for this me and my family are in sapporo right now :)
I love how a lot of Natsukis English is rock n roll related. Sometimes if you don’t know you think he’s just spewing random English but I get you Natsuki 🤘🎸
Chris you really are one of the most professional channels in RUclips. Blurring the line between multi million professional and indie small artist. Every time you upload I am excited to see the art you craft. Cheers to you Chris I'm looking forward to the new year!
He is Chris "The-Man" Broad 😊
@@HeavenlyCreature. Not Chris "The Broad" Man?
@@LearningDrummerSam Yours does flow better 😊
Natsuki probably thinks you're asking him an addition problem LOL
That’s what I thought too. They should ask him 0-10 and see what he says
WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide. Take the hint, dear rate
@@ExcuseMe881 100 for sure
Natsuki has probably been wondering for years why Chris always plays mathematical games during meals 🤔
Chris needs to read this lol
Love the friendship between the 3 of you. You all have awesome chemistry and seem to have a genuinely great time together. Love it!
Natsuki is a lyrical genius coming up with absolute bangers at the lunch table
This wouldn't be as fun and warming without Natsuki, he adds such nice energy to every video ✨ happy new year
Natsuki is always optimistic, no matter what Chris does to him, like a bad band manager.
I like the fact that Natsuki is not afraid to use his English in public even though most of the time he can't even make a full sentence. I think Japanese people should be more open to using English even if it is not perfect. If people can understand you, then that's all you need!
And if you do it frequently enough, it will get better.
Even though my grandfather was Korean he was born in Hokkaido, Japan. In fact Japanese was his first language. I would love to go to Hokkaido, Japan to unfold his untold stories. That’s what he wanted to do anyways, but sadly never got the chance, and I would love to make that trip for him one day.
Go for it! Good luck :)
I wish you the best of luck, and hope an opportunity comes your way that allows you to go accomplish that wholesome dream of yours .
When you go don't forget to take pictures ! That way you can put together a map of where you went
Aw that’s nice, I hope you get the opportunity to to fulfill that
I forgot where in Europe he was referring to but my cousins from my mom’s side came for the holidays and went to see my grandparents (dad’s side) who are in assisted living; and my one(out of 2) cousin was telling my grandpa about his time in Europe since he lives there now and my grandpa also exchanged stories with him and then my cousin said he wanted to go to the place and see it for himself. And then apparently my grandpa was very touched by that and would love if my cousin went to that place. Because my grandpa is definitely in no shape to travel
Your story totally reminds me of what my cousin wants to do. So I hope you can both achieve this!
Hearing that Journey Across Japan iconic song jingle always gets me so damn excited. You 3 are the best, the perfect mixture of friends having a damn good time. What a year it's been for you Chris, much love for making these videos.
Sometimes I feel like Natsuki is actually the designer for some of the broken English clothes you pick up, the things he comes out with!
The Journey Across Japan's music always gives me goosebumps
I was just about to write the same thing! Agreed!
It's so iconic too!
Are you sure it's the music and not Chris' beautiful smile ? 😁
When you take into consideration how Chris and Natsuki met, and then look at just everything they've done together up to now. It's really amazing and wholesome imo. Like bruh I want a friend like that ;-;
Don't we all want that?
I went to Hokkaido for an exchange 4 years ago and this is so weirdly nostalgic. I remember having curry in Obihiro, and that was probably the best thing I had there. Plus Sapporo was beautiful, especially the view from the tower
As someone who's just started learning Japanese, hearing these tiny bits of Japanese is super exciting for some reason XD
It’s get even more exciting when you realize you understand a complete sentence
I don’t know how far along you are, so I apologize if this sounds a bit condescending, but some really great resources are: Taekim(a free online textbook), Wanikani(a application to help learn kanji ), and Bunpro(an application to help practice grammar). Best of luck my man, if you have any questions I’d be more than happy to help 👍
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@@aidenallgood4152 thanks! I'm pretty early, finished Hiragana and Katakana not too long ago. Getting into Vocabulary, Kanji, and Grammar is very daunting especially since my brother decided to stop learning with me. I had heard of Tea Kim's, but the others are new, so thank you very much!
I honestly don't know how I would be able to live without Chris's videos. His vidoes have helped me live through some of my most depressing days. Thank you Chris for doing what you do. ❤
Same here!!!
youtube is hard
yes! something about watching Chris and his friends doing cool stuff in Japan is really soothing to me in my most vulnerable moments.
Feel that, just lifts ur mood and u feel like u are adventuring with them ! Got me through deep lockdown
Natsuki's rock and roll jokes and references are the gift that keeps on giving
I am ready for “fantastic food”, too!
May 2022 be a year of blessings, happiness, reunions, and FOOD!
Many thanks from Kentucky!
Nah. It's just going to get far worse in May.
Already looking forward to the next hit "Gimme Gimme Sauce." I really enjoyed this video. You're very good at spreading out informative details about the location without it being dull.
Joey should have got some other reference to the "Gimme sauce"...being the Anime Man himself 😂
I don't know what it is Chris, but I just cannot get enough of your travel videos!
I really enjoy it, get travel vibes all over. Keep the good job going!
Joey's face when Chris said they get $500 each killed me 😂😂 15:40
yes lmao,
but if we assume chris took into account the trip expenses than it might actually make sense
But 500 usd is around 500k yen right? More or less.
No you added an extra 0 - it's 50k
@@BlackRedMilkTea ah ic. No wonder he reacted that way haha
He was obviously joking
Chris, your production value is forever evolving. Great drone shots and overall editing!
So true, I've been a fan for a while and it seems every video his skills get more and more intense
The quality of your videos is unreal. It feels like I'm watching a traditional documentary for free. Keep it up!
Joey's face behind the ramen is everything.
The food tours of Japan make this the MVP channel :) Thanks for all the guidance and advice and insight before we come visit in the next few years.
I just came here to say the same about Joey's excellent background work 😄
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Seeing Sapporo makes me appreciate even more the work the Yakuza team do when they're fictionalising cities. The tower and the park are instantly recognisable from Yakuza 5's Tsukimino.
i agree kyodai
This channel remains one of the absolute best things i ever encountered on RUclips, and it's also a gateway to a lot of other channels trough the guest appearances (Tokyo Lens, Joey, Sharla, Risotoro). I feel as if this might as well have been a show on the old-school television networks... and a better one than most of them.
No. old-/-school
@@cwg73160 It's with a "-" according to the Merriam-webster dictionary.
This is so fun to watch after Joey's vlog last week :) Despite how different they are, it feels complimentary. Cool how many angles, moods and vibes can be exuded from the same trip when documented by different people
Rashomon effect
Journey across Japan is the single greatest RUclips production ever made , this was diamond icing on the 🎂
やっぱ北海道憧れるな〜
横浜住みだけど同じ日本でここまで違う…雪も見に行きたいし海鮮丼食べに行きたい
I really enjoy watching these three traveling together. They always seem to have a genuinely good time together. Can't wait to see more in 2022.
I love it when Natsuki starts identifying anything slightly unique with "dot dot dot style". Bone in a meat? Bone style. Rogue cabin? Country style.
It just tickles my funny bone.
Funny style....!
Funny bone... style
Cool fact, it was my wife’s neighbour in Kushiro who created Zangi. I had the privilege to eat this wonderment of fried chicken in their home and I’ve never had anything better! Can’t wait for this stupid pandemic to be over so we can visit Japan again!
what pandemic?
It first appeared in 1960 so she has to be a least 80-90 now for it to hold true
@@TheManiacZone Which is 100% possible dude lmao. Your spouse's neighbour can be old XD
It really seems like Joey is the best travel companion, every video I see you guys exploring and experiencing new places he has the best vibes. Willing to try new things, and finds the best in everything, regardless of whether it's a positive or not so positive experience at face value.
The snow falling behind joey in the ramen shop was beautiful
Joey looked ok too I guess.
LOL 😂
Loved everything of this. Thanks!
Laughed so hard at Joey in the background of the noodles xD (around 13:20)
Can never get tired of this channel, especially when Natsuki is featured
Ooh, FF6 fan. Good taste.
When you run short of content ideas try Eastern Hokkaido in the summer - the Shari neputa matsuri is great, Abashiri has the prison museum, Kushiro itself is interesting (and has the original zangi...) and you can see real (though non-Godzilla sized) bears on Shiretoko. Definitely gives you a different view of the place going in summer too.
Kushiro's got that washo ichiba, magic
was looking forward to Shiretoko in 2020, but darn pandemic! Went to Hokkaido in 2019 and fell in love with Sapporo and Biei
@@nycdave7 The east side of the island has a very different feel, mainly due to the lack of people! It's incredibly beautiful though, great place to get away from real life.
I never want to see real wild bears. They sometimes attack people and it happens occasionally in northern Japan.
So I was lucky to see a cute wild deer family but no bears when I went to Shiretoko.
@@sirmione905 We took a boat trip along the peninsula to see them, I wouldn't go looking for them on foot!
Natsuki "Like a dog room." Absolutely love it when you have Natsuki along.
The thing I enjoyed the most is seeing how far Natsuki's English has come! He has improved so much and got more confident, you can really tell! What a guy. Happy new year Chris, thanks for the wonderful content all year
This year was so crazy for your channel, so many videos with the quality of production being off the charts. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us the next year, the year of Abroad in Japan's 10 year anniversary!!!
I love natsuki he’s like a national treasure
My favourite trio back at it on a road trip, Christopher, Joseph and Natsukious.
The journey across Japan series is so nostalgic for me.
This past year or so I have never needed content like Abroad in Japan more. A half hour of escapism is bliss and you get to smile at the antics of people enjoying what they do had having fun. The new studio although hard earned is going to make the journey going forward all the more amazing. Thank you Chris.
Natsuki has me howling with laughter in every video. Hes such a happy go lucky funny guy
I don't know why but the way Natsuki crossed his leg at 9:40 is the funniest thing I've seen all week and I've watched it about 20 times.
These three are officially the best travel trio in entertainment history. Absolute legends. 😂
I love how, when you make videos about eating food and goofing around with friends, you always have something about the history of the place. That segment about the volcano and the collapsed hospital was striking.
I seriously get excited when I see a new episode is ready..The 3 of you reminds me of the of the old top gear. 3 personalities. good on their own but great when brought together....
Please never stop this channel is really one of my top 5 favorites.
Natsuki is such a joy to watch, unreserved and funny.
The food also looked real appetizing, hope I could try them out someday.
The full might of the Abroad in Japan empire is ready to send Natsuki’s new song “Gimmie Sauce” to iTunes top 10, awaiting Chris’ signal
What an amazing year its been for Abroad In Japan this year. It seems like we got more content from you this year than any other across the two channels and collabs with other RUclipsrs and the podcast.
Definitely excited to see what's next!
And hopefully visiting Japan will get a bit easier too. Its been really disheartening this year having borders closed again. But your content is helping keep the dream of visiting Japan one day alive. :)
Abroad in Japan - Your videos are great! I lived in Japan for 14 years and now I live in England. I miss Japan a lot and your videos give me a chance to reminisce. 13 years of those years were in Sapporo. Great food! After trying a lot of the soup curry restaurants I remember finding what I think are the best 2 in the city! Keep up the good work!
Hi Chris. I want to thank you for the entertainment during 2021 that you have provided. I am an Australian male nearly 65 years old and absolutely look forward to your videos. I hope 2022 will bring many more. Connor Joey and NATSUKI are fantastic side kicks. Happy New Year to you all from Australia.
Miso ramen is a must try dish but my favourite is the last dish. I love how Joey and Natsuki say "gimme, gimme sauce" together
I lived in Kushiro for three years. Best fried chicken, scallops and crab I've ever eaten all in one place.
chris talent is to make a 72 hrs journey into a 23 minutes of an outstandingly interesting video
can we just appreciate how amazing the editing is in this video?
Idk how cable TV is still a thing when you're out here self-producing travel documentaries that are just as good if not better than anything on TV!
20:22 was the perfect beat drop for "Gimme give me sauce" XD
I love seeing you three together. Favorite episodes. I hope you do another long Journey Across Japan in 2022. It would be nice to binge it during chemo. Congrats on the video you...well Joey and Natski did in 5 hours making it into the top 14. You guys are fun and entertainng as hell. thanks for the distraction!!!
Damn, chemo. Sorry to hear about that, carry on fighting, you can get through!
Good luck with your chemo!
I feel so lucky even if we can’t visit Japan now we can still travel with Chris with his top quality videos! Hope I can see Hokkaido for real in the future, but for now, thank you Chris!
Man. I've been studying japanese for about a year now to go and properly visit the country someday and every time I watch a video on this channel it completely refills my motivation to study up. Thank you so much for the constant inspiration this year Chris et al.
It's not an Abroad in Japan episode until Chris is eating ramen while Natsuki begs for his life.
By far the best thing about the trip is Natsuki. Never a boring moment.
The soup curry looked so good, but the chicken also sounds amazing. Natsuki is just the best! Happy new year to everyone!
This video is so beautifully structured! I've been watching your videos for 7 or 8 years and you can very clearly see the progression of your skills.
Keep up the amazing work!
Natsuki is his own mood and I’m here for it.
Hearing the Journey Across Japan music just makes me so happy. Hands down my favorite series on RUclips.
I've watched your channel for over two years...we went to Japan on our honeymoon just before the pandemic...and your channel was one of the resources we used to orient ourselves to Japan. Thank you for all your content.
AHHHHHH! I used to live in Toya so this was quite the shock. One of the most beautiful places I've ever been to, I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Hokkaido. Great video as always Chris
Hokkaido has been my dream place to visit ever since I was a kid. Can’t wait to go soon and eat delicious food all over Hokkaido 🤍
This intro song so iconic by now. I love it. Will watch these series in 10 years with great nostalgia
Chris, Natsuki, & Joseph, Please all post a video on Japan's insane snow storm. Hokaido might be used to such but, the rest of the country certainly isn't ! Conversely My Parent's got snowed in up in The Sierra-Nevada Mountains on Sonora Pass and their generator conked out on them.
These videos are a perfectly curated escape from every day life. Thank you Chris and friends. It's greatly appreciated in hard times.
please never stop doing these travel videos with the boys, they are some of my favorite videos in existence.
For years I've wanted to visit Hokkaido ever since I tried Sapporo beer and wanted to make a pilgrimage. It led to me realizing that it might actually be one of the hidden gems of Japan because the cold tends to keep less adventurous people away. Being a huge agricultural area too means that the food is amazing and you find things you don't find anywhere else in Japan. Glad to see you shining a spotlight on this wonderful part of Japan!
That fried chicken looked absolutely amazing!! I cannot wait to go and explore japan. I'm grateful to Chris for all the wonderful ideas and research he puts in!
Because of your videos my wife and I visited Japan in November 2018!
Your production quality is absolutely brilliant and we enjoy your videos immensely.
Thank you and we wish you Happy New 2022!
Barbara and Andrea
This versus Joey’s video shows the incredible difference in their presentational and editing styles
My vote is for soup curry. I used to go to Hokkaido every year for skiing, so I never saw the land (it was covered in snow). That was until i did a road trip around Hokkaido in May. It was very scenic. You should go to the Furano area around that time of year - it's beautiful. As always, great food!