Experiencing Japan's Biggest Annual Event | Cherry Blossom Season
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Cherry Blossom (Sakura) season is a such a huge deal Japan that 60% of the population takes part. This year my friend Ryotaro and I threw ourselves into the festivities at one of the best viewing spots in north Japan.
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"my friend in Hong Kong is called Creamy" is the best line of this episode
And the dramatic cord that plays right after he says it... I died. Freakin hilarious!
I don't know how Chris could keep it in, i litteraly laughed for half a minute without stoping, i guess British are really grumpy, it was bad weather too
@@eviljesus84 make cream?
China doesn't make much sense... JK, I have to ask my parents how Chinese people name their children... my aunt named her child randomly... the naming sense is actually quite strange...
Because that came out of nowhere 😂😂😂
Your friend is fucking funny af
Best comedy duo lol
Chris + Natsuki + Ryouta = the comedy triforce
+Daniel K Thas ri
+Zoot101 That wasn't him, Natsuki has sideburns and much younger.
Btt Nat Yeah I know Natsuki wasn't there, I was just naming the Abroad in Japan stars.
Love How Chris is always trying to be polite in front of the local's and his friend is always cracking jokes trying to get him to laugh. It's quite amusing.
Locals* Apostrophes aren't used to make plurals.
I'm just binge watching your content right now... thank you so much for this!
WeeScottishLass i'm doing the exact same thing. I think i just found a new favorite RUclipsr
With every abroad in japan video I watch, my upcoming trip to Japan is taking shape. Theres only one activity im planning to take part in that he hasnt made a video about and that is visiting Dejima in Nagasaki. Its the only place the Dutch were allowed to dock in the 17th century and theres alot of their history to be found there.
i found this channel yeterday. Been going stronk. love this
Just stumbled upon this channel today, and have spent my entire Saturday watching these videos. I have always been fascinated with Japan, but these videos make the pull towards it ever stronger.
Video Vagrancy
Me too. I’m here in Sendai right now and found this channel and have been binge watching these and laughing hysterically
its just dawned on me..
Abroad in Japan...
Chris Broad....
you are in fact....
a 'Broad' in Japan,
MINDBLOWN
kerry Lee it’s a real wow moment when you figure it out😝
I thought it was going to be some broad at first...
That's the joke.
Love the brits and their neverending quest to take any and all opportunities to turn a phrase
Would be more clever if he was a woman
Natsuki and Ryouta in SAME video one day?!
+True Mexico Are we really prepared for that?
Good point. Is RUclips prepared for that? Their servers would crash under the strain.
Bloody blasphemy
+True Mexico any chance of a Natsuki X Ryotaro spin off?
+True Mexico Natsuki: "Fucking cleaner" XD
おお、白石川堤の一目千本桜じゃないですか！
あそこは圧巻の眺めですね。取り上げてくれてありがとう。
仙台はほどよく都会、ほどよく田舎。大都会にもド田舎にもアクセスが良く、暑すぎず寒すぎず住みやすい地方都市です。Sendai is nice to live!
"My friend is called Creamy" while you try to maintain composure drinking tea in front of that kind woman
he is stil reading the comments, nice
instablaster.
WHAT'S YOUR recommended spot for viewing Cherry Blossom?! And is there anyone out there other than me who cant slurp noodles? (Please reassure me) Let us know below!
Its hard. especially when you add wasabi to your broth mix. Wasabi gets into your noses that way when slurping...I could be doing it very wrong though...
+Abroadin Japan The first time I tried to eat noodles I ended up burning my mouth because I felt uncomfortable making all of these slurping sounds. The second time however I was wise enough to at least try the slurping thing. No burnt mouth this time, but definitely some spills of soup around the clumsy foreigner. On the third time I thought I got it right, but I still got some weird looks from some people passing by. Maybe because they were surprised to see a foreigner managing to pull off a good slurping or because they were intrigued by how a foreigner was making fun of himself, getting a simple task as eating wrong. But to answer your question: I think I got a hang of it after having stayed in Japan for only two weeks. がんばって Chris :)
+Abroadin Japan I would recommend Wikipedia.
+Abroadin Japan It's in Tokyo, but the Chidorigafuchi was absolutely beautiful. Plus you can ride the boats during the day and then at night you can see Tokyo Tower at the end of the river. Lovely view ^_^
+Abroadin Japan Chidorigafuchi in Tokyo. Hands down the best spot
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It was the only spot I visited twice on my little tour through mainland Japan. And I was travelling with the bloom as luck would have it.
"I think it's because in the UK, we don't have Mountains."
...Southerners.
+Turi Caederynmab I know, right? It's like he hasn't even been to Wales.
+sirrliv Or Scotland? He often uses sarcasm but if that was his aim it really failed this time.
+Turi Caederynmab Don't even have to go to Wales or Scotland to see mountains. Even Southern England has hills over 1000 feet tall. The UK IS a formerly volcanic region. It's pretty obvious it's sarcasm but because not everybody is aware of or interested in British geology it's kind of fallen flat.
+sirrliv wales is .... sou.... thhhhhhhh
It did, but we'll forgive him.
"If you want to live in Tokyo, don't, live in Sendai." I'm actually taking notes.
The night culturein Sendai are really great
Yeah me too
新幹線は異様に高いのでその点はお気をつけて
I love the little old lady in the background waving at the camera while you tried the sticky rice treats.
First tip for you for better slurping: Dont take such big amounts of noodles at one time. A bigger amount of noodles is heavier thus more difficult to slurp / suck in. The gentleman to the right took maybe half the amount of noodles you took :)
+Lukas Mihara yes and dont place the bulk of the noodles so far in the back of your mouth, rely on your lips/tongue the bring the noodles in...
+Lukas Mihara He also seems to be using his teeth during the slurp. I feel this inhibits it as well.
Don't you use air as well to pull the noodles in?
gona buy some noddles and try it....
I don't even understand how you can not be able to slurp noodles ;)
You dont have to be a world record slurper like the guy right next to him, but he was just putting the noodles in the back of his mouth and then made a weird noise instead of just sucking noodles and air in. Was really funny watchting him do that
Chris, your banter with Ryotaro is on-par with Natsuki! Great personalities, the both of you. The comments and comedic timing of your banter is hilarious. Definitely keep bringing him back into videos. When he had to reassure himself of the Japanese word for the meal when you've been promoting him as a 'Real life Japanese person'...dear god, that was brilliant.
I was lucky enough to see the cherry blossom on my first trip to Japan. They were absolutely beautiful. On my last day I went to Ueno park and saw all of the cherry blossoms and a flower fell on my head and I grabbed it and cried. I cried all the way to the airport.
Kimberly H that's super gay tbh
10/10 would likely do the same thing!
Wooooow just reading that hit me, I'd react just the same way. You're a lucky one to have had the chance to experience it yourself ahhh
Fake story, a flower like that wouldn't hit your head hard enough to make you cry
customsongmaker damn straight, homie spitting facts
I was not sure where to post this. I'd like to apologize for staring at your profusely at Robot Restaurant as my brain tried to figure out if you were you and then whether I had the courage to ask. Also, sorry if I bugged you and your friends! I at least hope I was able to give you the ability to brag that people know you. :) Love your videos and am looking forward to more!
Haha not at all, thanks for saying hi! I was amazed you saw me up at the back amongst a sea of people! Hope you enjoyed show!
+Abroadin Japan I think that's why I kept staring, haha. The grown in facial hair threw me off. Also, the show was amazingly nonsensical and amazing :D
One might even say Chris is... SO BAd at slurping his noodles...
+SilentS *badum tss*
U DONe it now
+SilentS you definitely speak with the mouth like Pitbull
+theviper1999uk We are truly the ultRA MEN of puns.
+SilentS Quite. I suppose we SOMEN a few laughs.
Describe the dish: "It's like a magic"
Well at least it wasn't made with an electric box
As an English person who loves Japanese culture, I find your perspective on things hilarious and very relatable! I always look forward to watching your videos :) The fact that you used The Theme Of The Celestials from Okami at the start of this one made me love it even more!
i wish a had a friend like Ryotaro. He seems to know so much and always be in a good and awake mood ^^,
The Okami soundtrack though! So so so beautiful
お二人のやり取りは最高に楽しいです！
The creamy friend in front of the tea master had me howling with laughter! 😂
最近こちらのチャンネルを知りました。
思いっきり地元を紹介してもらってありがとうございます！
船岡の千本桜と言いまして本当に桜が千本あります。
山からの眺め、川沿いの桜、この時期速度を落として走る電車など楽しめるスポットです。
外国の方々のコメントがたくさんで嬉しいです！
コロナが落ち着いたら是非遊びに来て頂きたいです！
I binge watched all your videos and I have absolutely no regrets. You're amazing and hilarious and I've already watched most of your videos several times because I can't get enough of them. Please keep up your great work!
とても楽しげで動画を見ていて久しぶりに声出してワロタ
いつまでも幸せでいてくれ〜
OMG Chris is absolutely adorable trying to slurp down noodles and failing to keep a straight face. 😆 I love when he gets embarrassed--so cute!!!
Anyone else notice the various songs from Okami?
Sam Curtis I GASPED
Yep
I was looking for a comment about that :D It has the most beautiful music ever
Ditto with apple pie. I was also looking for comment for I accused a perfectly affable British dude for copy right infringement.
I seriously went into the comments just to see if anyone else noticed, glad i'm not alone lol
This was an all-around great video; very laid back, fun and informative! ^-^
Thanks for your hard work, Chris!
Im going to Japan in 3 weeks but your videos make me want to live there forever. Genuinely great content with witty humour is a flawless pairing. Love your vids!
+Sherese Lee is this your first visit? I was there a few months ago. Loved every moment of it. Beautiful country, beautiful people. Food was awesome, of course. Have a wonderful time!
+argo12 yes first time :) can't wait, can't say I've heard anything negative about the country. Everyone loves Japan after visiting!
+Sherese Lee If you want to live here, you will need to work here, correct? Let me tell you a not-so-pretty thing about Japan. Unless you are coming with a high profession, a lot of money, or to live off of your husband (if any), I wouldnt recommend you come to live here. This is bad already for many male foreigners, but for the female is even worst in regards of working.
Not only are women treated like shit (both locals and foreigners), but also you get paid way less, you rarely get promoted to a respectful position and you do everyone else's work.
also, your Japanese language most be as good as those who were born here and even they had problems understanding their own language most of the time.
+Sherese Lee Visiting is ok. If you are into sadomasoquism, then ignore my previous comment and come live here
You are going to have an awesome time. The people and friends I made there were so kind and beautiful! Make sure you go to Kamakura. The Japanese friends I made there and I rented a cab for a day and the guy took us to every temple there and good local restaurants! One of my favorite experiences. If your there for the summer, make sure not to miss out on a "Bon Odori" festival and wear your yukata! Have fun!
四年前の動画を今日見つけたよ。
私の地元に来てくれてありがとう！
引っ越して関東にいるから、久しぶりに見慣れた風景を見れて嬉しかった！
今年も見に行くのは難しそう…
桜（さくら）見に行きたいです！あれ木の花はとてもきれいですね！🌸😍
Ryotaro is witty af, love the banter between the two of you
Such a beautiful view. Something very spiritual and humbling about all the blossoms. Japan and its people, never cease to amaze me. It is the one country on my bucket list to visit. I am grateful for all your videos, as for me, they will be a guide for where i chose to visit while there. Keep up the great work.
なんとなく、この満開の桜を見て涙が出てきてしまいそうになる気持ちはわかる
麺啜るのめっちゃ可愛いどうしよ…
桜、田舎でも都会でも咲いてるから
ほんとに春は最高ですよね！！
でも本格的に花見できるとこ少ないから、田舎からだと探さないと行けませんもんね…
ま、とりま桜はみんなに愛されてるぜ！！
"From the UK! Do you have an interest in Japanese Culture"...I half expected your response to be "If I didn't why would I be living here"
+DraynaRue Games That would kinda impolite, even in English :P
+DraynaRue Games In fact, there are so many foreigners living in Japan who are not interested in Japanese culture or tradition or history at all, specially in Tokyo.
They're here just for job.
***** LOL! I love your dry sense of humour! You've never been there then judge it like that!
You're always welcome, visit Tokyo when you can.
Tell me about it, lol.
When I heard this I began to wonder if he deliberately pretends to be a fresh-faced tourist so he still gets the enthusiastic presentation. Since in truth he's already spent a long time there, has learnt Japanese, and is about as thoroughly experienced as a foreigner can get.
I love that you used Okami's music in this - one of the best game soundtracks of all time :')
Chris : It’s good to see you’re so youthful, despite in your incredible age
Ryo-san : Incredible age ? Shut up ! 😂😂😂
3:08 HOLY hell I cant wait till im in Japan that view of the cherry blossom festival is what i will look forward to!
I love your videos Chris, you always get me so deep into your video that I'm not even pausing a single time until the end. It's just amazing how good and fun your videos are. I hope even if you grow bigger on RUclips, you never stop being like this. Keep up the good work!
Nice use of the Okami soundtrack! Tribe of Heavenly Gods is my favourite piece from that OST!
japan is like a cherry blossom tree, the nation is the tree, tokyo is the root, the prefectures are the branches and the blossoms are the people, god bless japan,
Ryoutas english is SO good! I wish every japanese english teacher would speak english on this level.
Immediately recognized the Okami soundtrack at the start of the video, or maybe just very similar to it hah. Great video!
Nathalie J I was just reading the comments hoping someone mentioned it! My favourite game of all time
🌸🌸🌸 I live in germany, City of Essen. 🌸 Here are some cherry trees in the park. 🌸 One year the sun was perfect, the air was calm.🌸 I sat there and off of a sudden a strong wind came up. 🌸 Just one strong blow. 🌸 Mindblowing, like in "the last Samurai" ! 🌸 Watching this cloud of white-pink petals... Still gives me goosebumbs when I think of it! 🌸🌸🌸
Cordelia Wagner fav m
Do I love Chris Broad? Yes.
Am I an English as a second language teacher? Yes.
Do I force my students to watch his video to learn English? 100% HECK YES.
@@APTos45 They would laugh at me because of how bad I am 🤣
I started watching Abroad in Japan to get the feel of Nihon...but now I end up watching Ryotaro & searching him more...so natural & nice guy 🤗🤗
When I visited the UK on vacation, the closest thing I saw to a mountain was Snowdonia National Park In Wales. That was a nice nature appreciation place.
米をあり得ないくらいめちゃめちゃにこねくり回して作るwwww
まさにそうですね
この動画を見たイギリスの人が
普通の米をめちゃくちゃにこね繰り回す姿が見える…
I walked along the Shiroishi River from Ogawara to Funaoka with a friend during this Sakura season when I was visiting Japan, it was absolutely wonderful!
Brilliant video. I can't wait to go to Japan and see the cherry blossoms.
地元民ですが千本桜を取り上げてもらって嬉しいです！
ふくろうは、福を呼ぶ🦉と言われているので、日本では置き物やキーホルダーなどで良く売られています😊
i love your scribbling.
This is one of my favorite videos of yours, Chris, because it looks like you're having so much fun! Laughing and joking around. Absolutely love your videos, thank you for existing.
This is so picturesque, I almost can't believe it's real! Especially that shot with the cable car.
OMG, Chris! You finally made a video about sakura. Seeing this video just increased my desire to move to Japan by 175%. And as always, you're hilarious. Keep them coming!
This is terrorizing my hunger at 2 am.
+Yout Tuka You will prevail.
+Yout Tuka Jack in the box is always open!
it's interesting to come back and see how chris was more casually sarcastic in older videos. I wonder if being in japan for a long time has made him less sarcastic in general, or more over the top when expressing it so as to make it apparent that's what he's doing for a more japanese perspective.
4:23 That's the flavour that Gojou Sensei gets as a souvenir in the 2nd ep of Jujutsu Kaisen, isn't it? That's crazy
友達の亮太郎さんの流暢さにビビった
Chris, you are insanely funny and I love your english accent (I'm from Brazil by the way). It's great how you show so many different things and places from Japan, not only Tokyo. I just subscribed to your channel and watched all your videos (yes, ALL!!!) in less than a week. That's crazy, right?! (Yes, I do have a life!) Keep going!! You are awesome!!
P.S.1: I was going to ask you what hapenned to Natsuki, but thank god he was in the last video! I missed him so much!! Really funny guy!!
P.S.2: This is actually the first time I commented on youtube. :)
Bárbara A. do you still watch his videos? I discovered his channel a couple of weeks ago and I've been on this marathon to watch them all!
Dimapelo Manual I do the same now!
From this later date, this is one of your nicest and most entertaining videos. It's really chill.
Wow look at those trees with white leafs mixed with a bit of pink color. Beautiful
❤️一緒に旅しているみたいです❣️とっても楽しい🌸🍡とか🇯🇵🍜すするズズズッーッ❕最高だわ🎵(笑)(笑)(笑) あんこう鍋and納豆もチャレンジね❣️
" A lot of foreigners in Japan have always those vendetta against bread in Japan....tastes like bread in the UK"
Exactly
The flowers and country side is so beautiful!!!! ❤️ 😍
そば食べるところ面白いなぁｗ
11:10
"a lot of foreigner have this issue with bread" - "It tastes just like bread in the UK". Yeah, thats the problem right there.
Yep. Rule of thumb: if you can tie a knot into it, it's probably not bread.
Don't worry, I'm half Japanese and my mother still wasn't able to make me learn the technique of slurping noodles. It's hard. My relatives gonna laugh too when I visit them.
So lovely sakura blossom❤
I bet its really pretty to see snow and cherry blossom petals falling at the same time.
When you two were eating cherry blossom paste on a stick in the park, I waved to that woman in the background sitting on a bench and she waved back. (5:02) Absolutely true.
一目千本桜いいですね！自分んも久しぶりに行きたくなりました！
I understand your sentiment.
Ryotaro knowing what similes are was the best-- cultured young man right there.
私の地元、一目千本桜を🌸素敵に紹介して下さってありがとうございます😊
桜湯はお祝いの時にも飲みますよ
私は結納の席で義母に、
出してもらいました。
Gorgeous! Would love more nature/countryside videos like these! The japanese countryside seem very interesting and beautiful, but most youtubers seem to focus more on urban areas, so its hard to really get an idea of it for someone not living in/visiting Japan. (And I totally get the "thing with mountains"; Im norwegian so I should probably be used to them, but the nearest mountain from where I live is like 4 hours drive away so to me they are really exciting too, lol. The peak district and the lake district feels like the alps in comparison to my home county in norway, so Id say you definitely got mountains in the UK :D )
+Lorien I second the more countryside videos! I normally live in the south of the UK where it´s really flat (split between urban and rural areas, I love where I lived early childhood in a rural area the most), although I´ve visited the lake district and now I actually moved to study in Wales just because of the mountains and countryside (it´s not exactly the kind of uni you´d go to for any other reason, tbh, but I didn´t care) though I´m still an hour or so´s drive from them. Norway´s a very pretty place, I dated a girl from there, she sends me pictures of where she is quite a bit. I can understand a lot of the language too, though I´m better with Swedish.
+Lorien Japan and Norway does have a lot of similarities in that way, both being extremely mountainous. Japan being approximately 72% mountainous terrain, while Norway is about 90%. I kinda miss it, actually. Having studied abroad in the UK for almost a year now, there haven't been any hills or mountainsides to climb or anything like that when going on walks, but now I'm heading back at the end of the month! Quite looking forward to it!
+DigitalFumbles I don't know where you're studying but you should go to the Lake District or Peak District, in the north west. They both have absolutely beautiful scenery and lot's of mountains/hills to hike up. :-)
I love the fact that sometimes you use music from Okami in your videos! It brings me back man.
私のふるさとです。懐かしい。こちらに嫁いでくる18年前、1人で見に行って目に焼き付けようとしたことを思い出しました。あのときの光景が瞼に浮かびます。ありがとう。
Ryotaro is so cute. I think I'm in love already.
2 full length videos in one week! BOOM!
桜湯（さくらゆ）はおめでたい時に供されてきた特別な飲み物です。
昔は縁起を担ぐ文化が強かった。未来の幸せを願う意味が込められています。
お茶ではありませんし、常飲もしません。
伝統的な結婚式、結納式では今でも使われています。
パンの桜も桜湯の桜も、花見の桜であるソメイヨシノとは違う種類です。
食用桜の主な産地は静岡の伊豆にあります。
花見の起源はとても古く、平安時代の貴族の文化だと伝えられています。
平安貴族は庭園で花を見ながら食事をしたり、歌を詠みあったりしました。
この文化は、時が下ると侍たちにも引き継がれます。
平安時代は梅の花を好んで愛でたようです。
桜の花見に牛車で奈良の吉野山へ行ったという話も残っています。
I never imagined that i would get to witness somebody using an okami soudtrack in their vlog.. i'm happy now
Chris, it's nothing important but I just wanted to say thanks for your wonderful videos. I've been having rather horrible weeks recently and I keep on watching / listening to your videos on headphones to help stave off the anxiety and depression. Thank you Chris and to all of your friends.
*Zooms into Naginata* "Oh look, it's a Japanese sword!"
CHRISSSSSSSS
I live in a small town in Switzerland and you can see mountains after walking 2 metres out of the house
I've been on here all day. This is so entertaining. I love how you describe the dishes.lol OMG the fresh, local, beautiful food. Wish I could experience that. Thanks for the uploads.
You like mountains so much because they always give you the high ground
Snow in April? Hey it's like my home!
But we even got it in may... and very cold. Typical German islands ^^ my dream would be to live in Japan but I don't think it's gonna be this life
Hello from Russia :D last several years I played snowballs on my birthday at the 22th of April.. not a thing to boast of ahah
And Dr. Klenk, don't give up, everything is possible! Even Naruto became hokage!..
1回見ると面白すぎて全部見ちゃうから寝れないよー泣(現在0時)
can you teach me to what you've written above. i like
I've been binge watching your vidoes, I like how you put the out-takes or mistakes or whatever they're called, it makes your videos really relatable and authentic. I'm really enjoying them
That is one of my dreams though. I really pray that I can go to Japan myself and check these out myself too. Man, when nature takes in, that is the best feelings ever..
ここ私の地元です！
You said the UK doesn't have mountains... But... Highlands... William Wallace? "SCOTLAND FOREVER!!!!"
+Virtrial i think he was being sarcastic
Dave Witham Probably, he's usually sarcastic.
The south doesn't have as many mountains/hills though.
The Scottish Mountians are the most underwhelming mountains in the world
Connection Points that's why there are fatalities every year- 'underwhelmed' people who don't take the risks seriously
I hope I'm not the only one who got really excited when a soundtrack from the game Okami started playing in the video
Im addicted on information on Japan, you and your friends. I want to spend a day with you! I keep returning to this channel, and I rewatch everything because i just enjoy your videos so much!
I appreciate the effort and research you put into your videos! Thank you for your work!
You never sounded more British than when you said "oh my Lord" haha
Haha, the UK does have mountains! They're just not in England ;)
Though I'm not sure mountains is enough reason to justify living here in Wales...
+Lucas Williams we've got the Pennines, they kind of count right? ;)
+Lucas Williams There are in England too ;) The Lake District!
i lived in the U.K. (England) for 2.5 years. One of my best adventures was climbing the mountains in Wales.
+Lucas Williams The highlands In Scotland Is nothing but mountains.
+Raymond Lillington Haha that's true. Let's face it though. Scotland is probably even less desirable to live in so I didn't think it was worth mentioning ;)
This just gave me some serious wanderlust.
Shokupan is definitely different, and superior! So soft and delicious.