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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024

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  • @AbroadinJapan
    @AbroadinJapan  6 лет назад +1775

    If you can find a better way of describing Wagyu beef as "melt in your mouth" for the love of god help me out guys.
    P.S. The cost performance of that sushi was outstanding.

    • @rstrdn
      @rstrdn 6 лет назад +134

      There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and Chris rambling about Japan in the morning

    • @Jezza_C_WT
      @Jezza_C_WT 6 лет назад +1266

      "Disintegrates in your facial orifice"

    • @ljubisavukovic8153
      @ljubisavukovic8153 6 лет назад +120

      yoinks in your chewy-chew

    • @tychokersten1433
      @tychokersten1433 6 лет назад +97

      Abroad in Japan it desolves in your food hole

    • @LuSiDx
      @LuSiDx 6 лет назад +29

      what happened to risottoro?

  • @XRarehunterX
    @XRarehunterX 6 лет назад +1192

    I like how Risottoro's shirt starts off light grey and it keeps getting darker and darker throughout the video eventually becoming a dark blue then a black shirt to match Chris's shirt

    • @trivialslope
      @trivialslope 3 года назад +23

      Ah yes my favourite food Rissotoro

    • @TH-th9ru
      @TH-th9ru 3 года назад

      @@trivialslope what?

    • @OneSaltyBruh
      @OneSaltyBruh 3 года назад +2

      @@TH-th9ru what?

    • @obviouslewiscarrollreferen7928
      @obviouslewiscarrollreferen7928 3 года назад +1

      @@TH-th9ru His name is Ryotaro, not risottoro.
      Risotto is a Italian rice dish.

    • @pabz3389
      @pabz3389 3 года назад +14

      @@obviouslewiscarrollreferen7928 there’s an on going joke where Chris calls Ryotaro Risottoro!

  • @84khoward
    @84khoward 6 лет назад +948

    Ryotoro is actually Date Masamune. He's an immortal warlord who now spends his time hanging out with Chris and getting them access to places in Japan that they have no business having access to.

    • @Spect8orSpecter
      @Spect8orSpecter 6 лет назад +36

      Kevin Howard this is absolutely the truth and explains so much!

    • @emmenator8025
      @emmenator8025 5 лет назад +22

      Anime plot

    • @vincecatubuan7689
      @vincecatubuan7689 4 года назад +28

      Ken Watanabe is also actually Oda Nobunaga who isn't as ambitious anymore and has taken up acting

    • @dannytran2134
      @dannytran2134 4 года назад

      I guess he got his eye fixed?

    • @fadhilnugraha195
      @fadhilnugraha195 4 года назад +34

      A retired Japanese warlord who got tired of war and decided to be a tour guide for a British missionary? That's gonna be a good anime

  • @Ryanin2D
    @Ryanin2D 6 лет назад +2507

    The only inaccurate thing about this was saying that Risottoro is not a celebrity.

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 6 лет назад +221

      He's kind of a big deal in Italy.

    • @walkerck
      @walkerck 6 лет назад +93

      I would totally watch a show called "Ryotoro's Kitchen."

    • @leftyfourguns
      @leftyfourguns 6 лет назад +44

      Who doesn't love a good bowl of risotto?

    • @madisoned
      @madisoned 6 лет назад +8

      how dare you! :D

    • @gardner2687
      @gardner2687 6 лет назад +9

      He needs a movie before he can become a celebrity

  • @henrymellor9760
    @henrymellor9760 3 года назад +483

    i love ryotoro he’s the exact opposite of chris. he’s not sarcastic, he’s extroverted, and very expressive. (and funny)

    • @tristanfeiken3695
      @tristanfeiken3695 3 года назад +17

      They are a great match when together

    • @t111ran3
      @t111ran3 3 года назад +11

      Yeah, I agree. Can't wait for the new banger videos on Risottoro's kitchen channel without his unfunny friend.

    • @niteshkatwal5428
      @niteshkatwal5428 3 года назад +5

      ryotaro is the reason i watch abroad in japan channel. sorry chris lol

    • @shazzm9252
      @shazzm9252 3 года назад +6

      And he is kinda cute.... ;)

    • @BoogieSpiderman
      @BoogieSpiderman 3 года назад +3

      That's the British culture for ya

  • @LemifromJapan
    @LemifromJapan 4 года назад +132

    I'm from Sendai. Thank you very much for contributing to promote Sendai to the world!! I really appreciate it!!! :)

    • @alamsyahbatrabatliz9340
      @alamsyahbatrabatliz9340 3 года назад +8

      Ochinchin

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад +3

      Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад +1

      @@alamsyahbatrabatliz9340 lol 😆

    • @poligrant5152
      @poligrant5152 Год назад

      @@egypttheodore3229 Yeah i really vibe with the mix of culture and modernism, kyoto has similiar vibe

  • @timp2304
    @timp2304 6 лет назад +424

    Here are 10 ten things you have to do in Sendai - which includes eating , a lot of eating - good cost performance

  • @AbroadinJapan
    @AbroadinJapan  6 лет назад +759

    For those of you wondering when the cycle starts - it's next week! I've been so busy editing videos I've not got around to promoting it yet. But l promise to bombard you with things about it in the coming days, don't you worry.

    • @recorderknight1559
      @recorderknight1559 6 лет назад

      oh sad

    • @LdeV26
      @LdeV26 6 лет назад +9

      Relieved to hear that, I was checking RUclips every other hour, getting worried you cycled off a cliff on your first day.

    • @rigsa
      @rigsa 6 лет назад +1

      Got a bike yet?

    • @abcpea
      @abcpea 6 лет назад

      A proper bike?

    • @stripeytapir
      @stripeytapir 6 лет назад +1

      We were thinking you had started already and had cycled into the typhoon! Glad that wasn’t the case!

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld 6 лет назад +479

    This video just melts in my mouth. Maybe I should take my phone out of my mouth.

    • @saiko_v
      @saiko_v 3 года назад +2

      Don't do it. It tastes better the longer it's in your mouth.

    • @mattyamamoto5554
      @mattyamamoto5554 3 года назад +1

      Maybe you should just shut up.

    • @trentforent3390
      @trentforent3390 3 года назад +2

      @@mattyamamoto5554 Why are you so angry at a 3 year old comment?

    • @Darkness0906
      @Darkness0906 3 года назад +3

      @@trentforent3390 true

    • @SophieJackson1993
      @SophieJackson1993 2 года назад +2

      @@trentforent3390 It’s usually a 12 year old.

  • @Superfluffyfish
    @Superfluffyfish 6 лет назад +136

    It liquidizes in your front nourishment input hole.

    • @dvkevin
      @dvkevin 3 года назад +6

      I know you're a fish, but how many "nourishment input holes" do you think us humans have?

  • @dragonsgorawr302
    @dragonsgorawr302 2 года назад +24

    Ways to say melt in your mouth without saying melt in your mouth;
    - “It is just like butter”
    - “it’s like chewing through air”
    -“ it dissolves instantly”
    - “ one bite and it’s gone!”
    - “ it is so soft and delicate”
    - “ there is no chewing involved”
    Sincerely, a gigantic fan of wagyu ;)

  • @MaytaneVideos
    @MaytaneVideos 6 лет назад +651

    I rarely have a thought "I don't want this video to end", in the midst of watching it, but there you go.. The production is worthy of an official TV channel series man, well done!

  • @Unimportant
    @Unimportant 6 лет назад +815

    Your videos have good cost performance.

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 6 лет назад +42

      broundbreakingly umarvellous

    • @goongon854
      @goongon854 6 лет назад

      gosh you said it. the production value is incredible

  • @Alekzis47
    @Alekzis47 6 лет назад +1303

    I want "Ryotaro's kitchen" to be a real channel

    • @lNFINlTEx
      @lNFINlTEx 6 лет назад +68

      Almost like Jun's Kitchen - except he only make recipes with german sausages.

    • @suzyd0ll
      @suzyd0ll 6 лет назад +1

      x Alekzis x SAMEEEEE

    • @jz4087
      @jz4087 6 лет назад +7

      I would definitely sub

    • @ShiroKage009
      @ShiroKage009 6 лет назад +4

      Sister channel to Jun's Kitchen?

    • @sokrates297
      @sokrates297 6 лет назад

      I'm already hyped!

  • @HeliNoir
    @HeliNoir 4 года назад +16

    Blaise Plant!!! Love Monkey Majik! How did I miss this?!
    So glad I’m doing another marathon of Chris’ videos.

    • @joebroadbeef332
      @joebroadbeef332 3 года назад

      I'm re watching all his stuff too.... This dude has come from far and puts so much effort and time into his Kreation

  • @daniel6009
    @daniel6009 3 года назад +16

    For anyone interested, Sendai Castle did indeed burn down but not due to lightning but in consequence of the Sendai Bombings (US air-raids on Sendai during WW2).

  • @nickerus-ooo7874
    @nickerus-ooo7874 6 лет назад +729

    Dissolve on your tongue

    • @purdiusprime9792
      @purdiusprime9792 6 лет назад +8

      Was just about to type that lol

    • @OnyxBurst
      @OnyxBurst 6 лет назад +43

      Liquifies while you chew

    • @kazeiroP
      @kazeiroP 6 лет назад +22

      Disappear when inside

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 6 лет назад +54

      no chewing. no swallowing. all gone. like a magic.

    • @KrahTV
      @KrahTV 6 лет назад +3

      Sounds like Natsuki :D

  • @donovanledoux4515
    @donovanledoux4515 6 лет назад +558

    I love that Ryotoro always gets a reaction camera for his facial expressions while eating. Lol.

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  6 лет назад +135

      That’s the main reason we take him along ;)

    • @nyxxpluto
      @nyxxpluto 3 года назад +3

      @@AbroadinJapan If some one were to move to Japan what are the updated requirements?

    • @thomasbeirne8213
      @thomasbeirne8213 2 года назад +4

      @@nyxxpluto Be Japanese :0

    • @SinfullyHera
      @SinfullyHera 2 года назад

      @@thomasbeirne8213 No

  • @egypttheodore3229
    @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад +9

    Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @jellybeesplease
    @jellybeesplease 6 лет назад +8

    My partner and I stayed on the coast part of Shichigahama. (near Shiogama) It was absolutely magical! We had to walk for an hour or so to the nearest supermarket for food and on occasion we would wander out to and find some local restaurants/cafes. There was an amazing fish market, that served ramen and all sorts. Everything was so fresh! Also the locals were so forgiving and lovely (despite my terrible Japanese.) Can't wait to go again one day..

  • @jjaus
    @jjaus 6 лет назад +26

    We were just in Sendai. Saw the statue from the castle and went there. Also went to the restaurant near our hotel which ONLY served tongue. Japan is amazing. We just ate, walked and ate.

  • @MrEagleflying
    @MrEagleflying 6 лет назад +15

    I wanted to take a moment to say "Thank you for your love of Japan and sharing it with those who will never get to visit." You have been a great source of entertainment and enjoyment.

  • @novanettle7497
    @novanettle7497 6 лет назад +78

    Chris. Ryotaro. Your timing is perfect! I'm nearing the beginning to the end of my trip in Japan and I head for Sendai tomorrow (lest a typhoon stop me)! Really got some nice tips for my stay there!

  • @pranaysingh586
    @pranaysingh586 4 года назад +6

    Ryotaro is a great addition to your videos. He adds the fun. Your funny banter with him brings smile. Keep it up

  • @yingyingyo1207
    @yingyingyo1207 Год назад +3

    I heard of Monkey Majik because of Yuzuru Hanyu, the great figure skater who is a Sendai native. How amazing that one of the members of Monkey Majik is your friend.

  • @ExodiaPenetrate
    @ExodiaPenetrate 6 лет назад +332

    Ironicly Cost Performance is actually a more efficient phrase than Value for money.

    • @Markenjiru
      @Markenjiru 6 лет назад +52

      In German we actually say "Preis-Leistung" which means literally "price-performance". Ryotaro must have been a German in a former life.

    • @datdia
      @datdia 6 лет назад +16

      With top notch German Sausages (better than British sausages)

    • @jaybs1962
      @jaybs1962 6 лет назад +7

      British sausage ? You mean bread gristle tube !

    • @jaybs1962
      @jaybs1962 6 лет назад +3

      In France it's «rapport qualité-prix», lit. "ratio quality-prix"

    • @rdmz135
      @rdmz135 6 лет назад +16

      I remember somewhere he said that he used to live in Germany.

  • @moment3634
    @moment3634 6 лет назад +64

    You're literally one of my favourite youtube channels, the quality of all your videos is just 👌👌👌
    Get so hyped when you upload

  • @stripeytapir
    @stripeytapir 6 лет назад +117

    Oh my goodness, we are on a vacation to Japan right now and we just left Sendai yesterday! Talk about crazy timing. We wondered what those green soybean logos were!
    We didn’t make it to Matsushima, but maybe we’ll head north again. Thank you as always for posting. We enjoyed our time in Sendai, and would never have thought to go there if not for you!

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 5 лет назад

      Do not search on RUclips, look at credible sources. See safecast.org for non-government crowdsourced radiation readings. Sendai area is lower than most of the US, and way lower than a place like Hong Kong. There is also radiation tests for food done by the co-ops and prefectural government.
      Matsushima is great and is worth the trip back. Stay overnight at enjoy sunrise over the bay.

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад

      Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @kazpitch338
    @kazpitch338 4 года назад +1

    Dissolves in a ballet of flavour on your palette.
    It all looks amazing 🤤🥢

  • @Paintplayer1
    @Paintplayer1 5 лет назад +15

    I watched Umarvellous all the way through and it was amazing, I'm now a Monkey Majik fan!

  • @n.archer2176
    @n.archer2176 6 лет назад +153

    Just got a job today and Chris uploaded..it’s a good day :)

    • @stanleybrhm
      @stanleybrhm 6 лет назад +11

      Congratulations on your new job!!

    • @n.archer2176
      @n.archer2176 6 лет назад +4

      Thank you 😁

    • @boobysr
      @boobysr 6 лет назад +1

      May your luck and Chris' like bless me on my job hunt. *prayer hands

    • @ElectricPyroclast
      @ElectricPyroclast 6 лет назад +5

      @@jayroi1814 Better than being a basement dweller pouting angry remarks at people

  • @chadnakaoka9828
    @chadnakaoka9828 6 лет назад +4

    Chris, as a Sendai resident, I am so glad that you finally made a video about the city.

  • @groovinrooben
    @groovinrooben 6 лет назад +8

    I'm currently in Japan now for vacation. I've been following a lot of your advice and what to do and eat. I leave Saturday but I'm so glad I got to visit and that I had lots of great experiences. I haven't left Tokyo but next time I come here I'm definitely leaving tokyo and going to Osaka, Kyoto, Sendai, and maybe even Aomori.

  • @MickaelCromwell
    @MickaelCromwell 6 лет назад +11

    Oh god I've been a fan of Monkey Majik for years, didn't expect to see this collab.. Name a more iconic trio ?

  • @timlarsson
    @timlarsson 6 лет назад +2

    Really enjoy videos about Sendai! I've had a penpal from Sendai for almost a decade, and seeing videos about the place always feel special! :)

    • @timlarsson
      @timlarsson 6 лет назад +1

      Also I just subscribed... apparently? I distinctly remembered subscribing well.. 2 years or more ago... ? That's odd :o

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад

      Same here almost a decade, Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @ghyoutube112
    @ghyoutube112 6 лет назад +128

    I really thought the Daikannon was a strange place... The fact it was built in the middle of fucking nowhere and not on some sacred mountain is really beyond me

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  6 лет назад +32

      Yeah, don't bother going in. Looks mental from outside and from a distance though. Worthy of a photo.

    • @ghyoutube112
      @ghyoutube112 6 лет назад +13

      @@AbroadinJapan Actually did go in, but wish I had heeded your advice... Just 108 statues of Buddha in various poses and terribly orange walls

    • @manabluerose
      @manabluerose 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah, it looks so out of place too.

    • @neiltiffany4740
      @neiltiffany4740 6 лет назад +1

      We didn't even know it was there. Doesn't sound like we missed too much. The weather was hazy so didn't see it from the castle.

    • @pinkneko13
      @pinkneko13 6 лет назад +1

      Ironically no matter how big they made their statue, nobody had any mercy for them XD

  • @slappymcballs8025
    @slappymcballs8025 6 лет назад +8

    I spent 2 months in Sendai with the 1-1 ADA stationed in Okianawa Japan to help with the clean up and rebuilding of Sendai.. we lived in the closed Sendai Airport as we moved cars and cleared out schools. always wanted to go back.

  • @squizzlekicks9057
    @squizzlekicks9057 6 лет назад +19

    The quality of this video is almost as if it had been made for TV. Keep up the great work Chris, and I look forward to the videos from your ride!!
    As for the "Melt in the mouth" substitute, how about "Dissolve in the hole" xD

  • @triciaduffield5971
    @triciaduffield5971 Год назад +2

    Ah! Blaise! I saw you perform with Yuzuru Hanyu - and he is the reason I am visiting Sendai. Great video and I can't wait to be there!

  • @mikehadlow399
    @mikehadlow399 3 года назад +1

    I lived in Sendai for two years in the 1990's. Had a wonderful time. Such a beautiful part of the world. Watching this was much natsukashii.

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад +1

      From 1999 to 2006
      Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @vladomontezuma626
    @vladomontezuma626 6 лет назад +94

    Ryotaro, born in Sendai in 1718, he is living in Sendai for 300 years. :D

    • @KaRuNaRuGa
      @KaRuNaRuGa 6 лет назад +11

      He's the Japanese Highlander. "Ryo-lander".

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 6 лет назад +1

      Goby fish are small when full-grown. Like sardines or smelt. There is no reason to throw them back.

    • @Antoniusness
      @Antoniusness 6 лет назад +2

      *Risottoro

    • @suineg1
      @suineg1 6 лет назад +1

      True celebrity !

  • @EthanfromEngland-
    @EthanfromEngland- 6 лет назад +482

    Wagyu beef desolidifies in your face orifice mmmmmm....

    • @quintinking3057
      @quintinking3057 6 лет назад +8

      This Wagyu is delicious! It just dissolves in your face hole. YUM!

    • @quintinking3057
      @quintinking3057 6 лет назад +4

      Wagyu beef is simply marvelous! It just liquefies in your phiz gap! That's my favorite one xD

    • @AmbivalenceIX
      @AmbivalenceIX 6 лет назад +1

      Ethan Cox deliciously deconstructing cow.

    • @happydolphin1432
      @happydolphin1432 6 лет назад +3

      Most famous and tastiest flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food called Wagyu beef, or more specificaly, Sendai Wagyu beef is in process of becoming liquified due to the increased temperature of the opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.

    • @buttert5091
      @buttert5091 5 лет назад

      9/10 for creativity awesome, plus you got pple really giving good answers

  • @qbmac2306
    @qbmac2306 6 лет назад +64

    Mate from what you've told us about your life in Japan, you've spent waaay more than just 24 hours in Sendai.

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 6 лет назад +6

      Be gone, *INCUBATOR.*

  • @Perlmond-ym3jx
    @Perlmond-ym3jx 3 года назад +1

    This is easily one of my favourite videos! A good peace of art from Dave in Japan.

  • @pizzawarlord9232
    @pizzawarlord9232 5 лет назад +2

    I really appreciate that you put so much in description. I am planning a trip to Japan and will definitely be going to many of the places you have suggested in your videos.
    Thank you

  • @kansaibeyond
    @kansaibeyond 6 лет назад +20

    omg I think I squealed a little when I saw Blaise. I love monkey majik and I saw them once in Canada, another time in Japan. Love them! Been to Sendai twice and loved it both times~ tbqh though, I didn't like Matsushima as much as I should. If you have a drone, then yes you can catch that aerial shot but I found Amanohashidate and Miyajima much, much more beautiful.

  • @GetGermanized
    @GetGermanized 6 лет назад +83

    Thanks for the video! (: I want some of that beef now O_O

    • @GetGermanized
      @GetGermanized 6 лет назад

      Oh, one question...how do you like the GH5? I thought about getting it but heard the autofocus can be a problem?

    • @mattyamamoto5554
      @mattyamamoto5554 3 года назад

      I want you to shut up.

  • @flickcine
    @flickcine 6 лет назад +22

    Risottoro!!
    Wicked video, guys! Keen as to get there and explore!

  • @wannaknit
    @wannaknit Год назад

    Went to Entsuin Temple today after your recommendation, completely agree how lovely the garden is, really calming, peaceful and green.

  • @すだち-l7b
    @すだち-l7b 4 года назад +2

    すげぇ!すげぇ!!ここでウマーベラスが聴けるなんて誰も予想できないよ!
    MONKEY MAJIK大好きだから感激…!

  • @myramenneighbor4264
    @myramenneighbor4264 6 лет назад +6

    Wow, very nice video. So inspiring to see your journey in Japan. Makes me want to see more of Japan

    • @myramenneighbor4264
      @myramenneighbor4264 6 лет назад +1

      Millennial Travel Confessions I actually have been living here for 7 years lol. There are still many places like this I want to see

    • @myramenneighbor4264
      @myramenneighbor4264 6 лет назад +2

      Millennial Travel Confessions awesome

  • @TheSzoszo12
    @TheSzoszo12 5 лет назад +9

    SO when I was in Japan, I heard this amazing song in my favorite pub, that I was a frequent in, and I asked about it. The title is, as you might have guessed it, Umarvelous. And I listened to it a bit, and forgot about it. Until know. Thank you. I might start to listen to Monkey Majik ;)

  • @_Ikelos
    @_Ikelos 6 лет назад +82

    "It dissolves very quickly upon contact with your lingual papillae"
    "It corrodes at a rather fast pace when enclosed in your oral cavity"
    "it deliquesces when submerged in the secretion of your salivary glands"

    • @thereggub
      @thereggub 3 года назад

      Sounds like a dental student

  • @jessfreakinortega
    @jessfreakinortega 10 месяцев назад

    I completed the Nakasendo Trail virtually and have been waiting and waiting for you to go back to this area from all of the shrines/temples/etc scattered across the entire area! (Not the entire Nakasendo Trail, this "Goddess of Japan" and her surroundings😁 SO much to see in such a small area, from modern to ancient, I would LOVE you to revisit!❤

  • @laurenroth5972
    @laurenroth5972 4 года назад +1

    My normal Sendai circut as a history obsessed Masamune fan:
    -Zunda Shake at Sendai-eki
    -Lunch at a donburi place I found
    -Gotta visit Zuihoden, Date Masamune's resting place
    -Sendai City Museum
    -Sendai Castle Ruins
    -Dinner at Date no Gyutan
    -A skyscraper down town so I can see the city during sunset
    I'm super happy I'll be in Tohoku next year as an ALT, and I can't wait to return to my favorite city!

  • @margaretkh3928
    @margaretkh3928 6 лет назад +13

    Love ur personality Chris!!❤
    Hopefully I can meet u when I come to Japan!☺😄😃😎

  • @patrickfam
    @patrickfam 5 лет назад +3

    Wow, the beef look awesome... Coincidentally I'm planning a trip to Sendai and Matsushima in December. Your video is one of the best introducing both the place.

  • @PokeTwilight
    @PokeTwilight 3 года назад +7

    Never thought I would see the statue of Guanyin(Goddess of Mercy) in Japan. Japan definitely have everything

  • @mattkemerait
    @mattkemerait 6 лет назад

    Your production value over the years has improved exponentially. Your channel is one of my favorites! Keep up the good work!
    That statue is so bada$$ I wish the U.S. would throw some giant statues up.

  • @Michael-fw8dt
    @Michael-fw8dt 2 года назад

    man, idk why youtubers less entertaining and less charismatic than you have more subscribers than you. Youre the only person i can stand to look at haha i dont even want to learn more about Japan but its just good sh*t. good job chris. Respect

  • @aboutblank7457
    @aboutblank7457 6 лет назад +33

    10:30 Screw Einstein! I want to walk in your footsteps Chris :D

  • @NINIC1337
    @NINIC1337 6 лет назад +32

    I’ve heard about this town through JoJo’s bizarre adventure. It’s the mangaka’s home town and the base of the town “Morioh” which appears in part 4 of the manga and anime. Don’t mean to be too much of a dumb weeb tho lol.

    • @tulangkerangka1599
      @tulangkerangka1599 3 года назад

      Nice info dude, i completly forgot that morioh is based on sendai

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад

      Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @Sirblader11
    @Sirblader11 6 лет назад +186

    oh snap its that dude from that trippy music video i saw the other day

    • @architaylor5553
      @architaylor5553 3 года назад +2

      2 years at least 10 watches of this video and I still don’t know who your on about lol 😂

    • @Sirblader11
      @Sirblader11 3 года назад

      @@architaylor5553 umarvelous

  • @vantanle6216
    @vantanle6216 4 года назад

    Thank you for your video. I'm in Sendai right now and definitely gonna try everything you suggest.

  • @sheldonpon9141
    @sheldonpon9141 5 лет назад +1

    What a timely video. I got accepted to Interac North and will be working somewhere in Tohoku or Hokkaido, and my training will be in either Sendai or Sapporo. Thanks!

  • @MyLifeJapanTV
    @MyLifeJapanTV 6 лет назад +138

    You had me at “Zunda Shake.”
    😋😋😋

  • @ijsklont
    @ijsklont 5 лет назад +4

    Still in Sendai today and went to the wagyu place yesterday. It really was amazi

  • @definitelynotetro7954
    @definitelynotetro7954 4 года назад +48

    but Chris you missed one of the best attractions in Sendai: your apartment

  • @grumpus5248
    @grumpus5248 2 года назад

    Sendai's on my list of cities to visit if and when I can ever make my own journey across Japan.

  • @bretturbina2753
    @bretturbina2753 6 лет назад

    This channel gets better every day! Thanks Chris, quality content as always

  • @SatishKumar41
    @SatishKumar41 4 года назад +10

    "Cost performance" and "beating the sea for twenty minutes" made me laugh so much and "bround breaking" was another laugh riot. I love Chris's sarcasm especially in this video where he mentioned about Ryokaro living in Sendai since three hundred years :D

  • @kannakino366
    @kannakino366 6 лет назад +47

    "COST PERFORMANCE" &
    "BROUNDBREAKING"
    😎😎😎

  • @faridfarid1336
    @faridfarid1336 6 лет назад +4

    Holy A5 wagyu! you get to hang out with the guy from Monkey Majik? i had never been this envious. bless you

  • @ALGOChannel
    @ALGOChannel 4 года назад +2

    I thought the best thing about this video would be discovering new things to do in Sendai but it turns out it was actually an amazing band. Thanks for giving Monkey Majik a shoutout here, I'm obsessed with their music now.

  • @Yamanashi_kid
    @Yamanashi_kid 5 лет назад +1

    Great video! I really enjoyed this and can tell you're in your element and have a lot of pride for Sendai. I live in Kofu and am making my travel lists and now I guess I need to add Sendai. Btw, just to give a little love to my home, the Yamanashi area is also easily accessible from Tokyo and has AMAZING mountains, delicious fruits, and some excellent wines.

  • @4ksandknives
    @4ksandknives 4 года назад +3

    Geez! Blaize has lived in sendai for 18 years!? Rewatching these videos and I missed so much!

  • @kcgeil
    @kcgeil 6 лет назад +5

    Big fan of the Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7 here!

  • @ASAPDans
    @ASAPDans 6 лет назад +4

    yes i choose to refresh my feed one time before sleep and man was it worth it :D

  • @ijsklont
    @ijsklont 5 лет назад +1

    Will traveling trough japan this February and will use this video as my guide for Sendai :)

    • @hazeykun
      @hazeykun Месяц назад

      did you go Sendai? and if so how did you travel around? (:

  • @shimauma9577
    @shimauma9577 6 лет назад +2

    Matsushima is a great place to visit. Watched some old bloke make some kokeshi dolls which made for reasonably priced souvenirs.

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 5 лет назад

      That was Naohide Kokeshi. He rebuilt the shop in his '80s after it was trashed in the tsunami. Respect.

  • @co0kii
    @co0kii 6 лет назад +5

    The music at the beginning is Siesta by Nicao. Heard it before in a cinema ad and took me forever to find the title.

  • @itsrainingcatsanddogs2651
    @itsrainingcatsanddogs2651 6 лет назад +6

    I love Monkey Majik so much even order their CDs despite the high costs 😉💰💰

  • @MrRfreese
    @MrRfreese 6 лет назад +51

    Is it just me or do Ryotoro's shirts get smaller and smaller every video lol

    • @tyynymyy7770
      @tyynymyy7770 6 лет назад +5

      They might have to change the platform soon. Cycling without helmet, bathing half naked, eating meat... Now this.
      This channel is not for kids.

    • @sodacushion2815
      @sodacushion2815 6 лет назад +3

      He’s going for the simon cowell look

    • @springfieldleo6184
      @springfieldleo6184 6 лет назад

      PG13 Lol

  • @EvitadeVos
    @EvitadeVos 6 лет назад

    Your travel videos keep getting better and better, really enjoyed this one!

  • @Boertje247
    @Boertje247 4 года назад +2

    I love Sendai! I'm not going to post my favorite izakaya, but in over 8 visits, I've never seen another western patron. But near the shopping area, there are loads of great izakayas. And don't forget the discount priced food at the luxury food court in department store Mitsukoshi. And the Aeon department stores often have a to-go food departments that have great offerings at very reasonable prices. If you're stuck out late or need a snack, the Lawson, 7-11, or Family convenience stores offer excellent coffee, sandwiches, sushi, bakery goods that are very good, unlike American convenience stores, which you would only consume if you were starving, and maybe, not even then!😜

    • @egypttheodore3229
      @egypttheodore3229 3 года назад +1

      Sendai is the best city in japan not only in Tohoku prefecture but in whole Japan ! It has that (country+city) vibe, both combined. The nature there is outstanding no place on earth can come close!

  • @trevorrandom
    @trevorrandom 6 лет назад +5

    Love the look of this place ☺

  • @marieclaireasseko
    @marieclaireasseko 6 лет назад +4

    You just added a 12th city to 21 day-stay in Japan! Can't wait!

  • @Esoliken
    @Esoliken 6 лет назад +15

    I definitely come for Ryotarou. He's the best looking.

  • @miisotrash
    @miisotrash Год назад +2

    My god that Umarvelous is catchy as hell
    I am regretting finding about this 4 years later but man I am hooked to the song

  • @nozomusuzuki9727
    @nozomusuzuki9727 4 года назад

    My home town, Sendai! I was wondering when u guys will visit there! Well, good to know u guys liked it!

  • @Xosidhe
    @Xosidhe 5 лет назад +33

    You forgot to film yourself skating at Yuzuru Hanyu’s rink

  • @crystalcoffin9536
    @crystalcoffin9536 6 лет назад +8

    MONKEYMAJIKKKKKKKK. Damn, what a childhood icon.

  • @moditb3247
    @moditb3247 3 года назад +18

    I can't believe the fact that he's the guy who sang fruits basket ed song

  • @ivorellarackley4401
    @ivorellarackley4401 4 года назад

    I love the clever set up to also show ryotaro in the mirror, wow

  • @JamesMerlaut
    @JamesMerlaut 3 года назад

    Like snow, it's a beautiful experience even as it melts

  • @markcastillo2622
    @markcastillo2622 4 года назад +6

    Chris is friends with a member of monkey majik? Wtf, that is so freaking awesome 😍

  • @65654710
    @65654710 4 года назад +7

    I didn’t know monkey majik is the group who sang sunshine for an anime opening wow 😮

  • @sheikahchic
    @sheikahchic 6 лет назад +3

    All of the reasons that Sendai is on my "must see" list: THAT GIANT STATUE

  • @patpats5277
    @patpats5277 Год назад

    Really informative and entertaining video, arigato. I've just got off the Shinkansen from Tokyo and went straight to a Zunda shake shop which was really sumptuous and yes, moreish as you said. Off shabushabu hunting now...

  • @ianwilde5379
    @ianwilde5379 4 года назад

    Greetings Fortress Phuket!! I have been watching your show for years I'm surprised I have never come commented, it's my favourite show on RUclips. I particularly love this episode as soon as this nightmare that we all living in right now is over I fully intend to come and see Sendai!