My theory is that Ryoturo was a hired hit man but his Japanese morals prevent him from directly killing Chris and betraying him so he keeps trying to indirectly cause his death but hasn't succeeded so far
So that's why those idols were dressed up like they were going to fight Chris. I guess you end up having friends in unexpected places when you're a hitman.
This is television quality stuff. Easily on par with the best travel shows I've seen produced by Channel 4 and BBC with bigger budgets and much more people involved behind the scenes. Really incredible.
Ryotaro is extremely good at making you challenge your "comfort zone". Everyone should have someone like that in their life. Loved this episode - hope Ryotaro "tries to kill" Chris some more in the future.
Honestly, that push at 12:25 is how you know you've got a real, true friend. Ryotoro is awesome. He's helping you make fantastic memories you'll have for the rest of your life.
Grubby bum you don’t get the sense of humour, they are both laughing together, a lot by taking the piss and teasing each other. Sarcasm (a form of verbal wit) is naturally part of it.
Taking your time with videos to make sure they are high quality, and making sure you yourself are always real and aren't putting on a boring or fake persona. Don't be so hard on yourself!
This video is 17 min long. If this were on TV it would put all the other travel shows to shame. It's such an improvement from chris' early videos when he was sitting in his apartment with a greasy face.
Having only recently discovered 'Abroad in Japan', I have spent the last week intensively watching your videos. I've found them wonderfully entertaining (Natsuki brings me to joyful tears!), informative and inspiring. My trip to Japan is only one week away and these videos have made me even more excited, which I really didn't think was possible. Brilliant.
Good to see the self-service vegetable stand. I am happy to report that here in Ireland (you know, that island all the way on the other far end of the Eurasian continent) one could come across those arrangements too. And thanks for the video, guys. Always a pleasure to watch.
Oh my gosh. That beautiful moment when you find an episode of a series you love that you've never seen! Yesssssss! I thought I'd devoured them all. I mean some I've watched many many times and yet this is a new one for me!
Hey Chris, your videos have motivated me to start learning to speak Japanese in preparation for a semester or potentially a year abroad in Japan during college. I'm going into my junior year of high school, so of course it's a long ways away, but now it's something to look forward highly to for the next few years, and a great motivator to keep me working hard! I plan on going to an engineering/computer science school there, since they have some of the best in the world. Thanks for not only enlightening me on Japanese culture and everyday life, but also making me laugh with every video.
@@UnderclockFGC Currently, I'm just waiting for covid to be over before I decide and plans for sure about studying abroad. I definitely haven't changed my mind about wanting to study abroad in Japan, though! I'm heading into my sophomore year of college now, and I'm hoping to study abroad potentially in the fall of my junior year! I'm super excited about that. But at the time of writing that comment years ago I had no idea what I had in store for me! A year after that, between Junior and Senior year of high school, I actually got the chance to stay in Japan for 6 weeks! It was truly a dream come true. It was everything I had hoped for and more. Watching these videos made me excited about Japan and really want to go there, and trust me, it did not disappoint. I took a Japanese language course with other international students through EF's program for 6 weeks, and stayed with a host family. I met some awesome people, and really felt like I had a truly authentic Japanese experience! It was humble, and beautiful. My host mom would make me a tasty tamago sando on weekday mornings, and on weekends she'd prepare traditional Japanese breakfast - rice, seared fish, umeboshi, & miso soup. On week days I would head out of our tiny house at 8am and walk to the train station with all the commuters, and hop on the 45 minute train ride into the bustling center of Tokyo. I'd get off on Shibuya station every day, because my language classes were in Shibuya just a couple blocks away from the scramble crossing. So it was really fun actually walking through the scramble crossing every morning to get to class! By commuting every day for a long period of time, I was able to relax in the morning, enjoy the beautiful suburbs turn into the bustling tokyo lightscape as the train whizzed by. On top of that, the commute made me really feel like I could live there! I honestly enjoyed every second of it. Don't even get me started on the food. The Japanese convenience stores are honestly the most miraculous things in the world. You can get a decent quality, instant meal for under $8 on pretty much and street in Tokyo since they're absolutely everywhere. Want a little snack? A 100 yen dessert? The Konbini gotchu covered. They're just heavenly. And that's just the cheap stuff. If you can explore around any city in Japan, and follow locals you can find some great restaurants that are very affordable. For instance, when I visited Kyoto with some friends, we were getting pretty desperate and hungry. Sure, there was good food around, but we'd eaten plenty of ramen and the usual food you'll find on travel guides and main streets. So we just decided to look around until we found a place where only locals were eating. Eventually, we stumbled upon smaller road, where a few elderly people were walking towards a building away from the main street attractions. We decided to follow them, and entered an awesome restaurant filled with only older locals! We got a delicious meal for around 800 yen that had udon soup, sashimi, tempura, 3 kinds of pickled vegetables, and a bowl of rice. Plenty to fill me up, and I've got a monster appetite! And all really high quality too! What I love most about Japan isn't the temples, the Shibuya Crossing, or Mount Fuji or anything like that. What I love is the little things. The respect of everybody for one another, the awesome flawless train systems, the konbini with super convenient food that doesn't disappoint, the local places where you can just sit down, get a drink) and talk to older Japanese people. Some say that the Japanese are very shy and quiet in general, but I'd disagree. Many times people would go up to me and ask me where I was from, and once I told them New York City, they would all want to know more about it. There are lots of people who are really interested in learning about other cultures, so don't be afraid to talk about your culture!
@@Oliwolf78 How encouraging to hear your dream basically came true. Definitely makes me more motivated to visit there one day, or maybe even live there! I'm happy to hear you had a great time, and thank you for taking the time to respond to me lol.
@@UnderclockFGC Yeah! The only problem with it being such a dream come true, is that I want to go back there more than anything now! Ever since that trip I've missed Japan so much, and I would do anything to be able to go again. But next time, I want to go in a different season than summer, because it was hot as hell! And Japan is absolutely gorgeous in the fall because of all the maples and other bright trees, and the spring of course, for sakura. I'd love to be able to study abroad for maybe a fall-winter semester during my junior year.
Every village I’ve lived in or small farm community in the U.K. do have those roadside vendors where you deposit money and take what you want. It’s something I think you’d find in a lot of rural communities
Great video, but I feel the title undersells the content of the video, and that probably won't help give you the extra views to help you get a ridiculously expensive hotel room.
Abroad in Japan Abroad in Japan I'm not terribly creative but perhaps a title mentioning the other activities as well, "A $3000 Japanese hotel room, flying, and a barbecue"
2:35 that looks like 2 queen size beds. it's great seeing a bunch of different things to do in japan on your channel. once i have a trip to japan planned, i'm gonna take notes from your videos to help figure out what all i'm gonna do. great stuff, man!
Amen to your trust comment! I grew up in a little fishing village in Nova Scotia, and when we didn't finally got rid of a certain neighbour, we didn't even have to lock our doors! But then again, no one would dare to break into one of our homes, because the village was so small, that everyone knew everyone and everyone's business. So there's good and bad in that. ;)
Where I live, in Tennessee, there's a house in my neighborhood with an honor system produce stand in the front yard each summer, and another one a few miles from my house. Just retired people with surplus from their garden making a few bucks. Nice to know that it's a good sign for my community!
Hi Chris, I really enjoyed this video. You and Ryotaro looked like you guys had a blast. I would like to try Paragliding except I have a crippling fear of heights. I wish I could visit Japan and meet you Chris, Ryotaro & Natsuki. If I could meet you, Ryotaro and Natsuki I would meet you guys at a bar and buy you guys a beer. I've been a subscriber to your RUclips channel for about a year now. I really enjoy watching your videos. I have 2 chronic lower back pain conditions, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Degenerative Disc Disease and Osteoarthritis in both of my knees and in my hips. I can't sleep most nights because of my chronic pain so I binge watch your videos. Binge watching your videos helps me get through the sleepless nights and helps me forget about my pain. Thank you for making your videos, You fucking rock dude!!
Snaggletooth 75 Oh man, i hope you are dealing okay with your pain. Lucky Chris keeps putting out quality content for all of us :^) Wishing you the best, dude
In my city in Germany, in the more rural areas we also have those shops where you can just take the produce (mostly vegetables) and put the money in a box and it seems to work pretty well. Especially in october they sella lot of pumpkins. :)
I'm doing a ton of research before going to Tokyo and after watching a BUNCH of videos of these Tokyo vloggers, with their happy music and super enthused, over-the-top personalities, this channel is really refreshing. It has a Bourdain-vibe to the Zimmern vibes from the other channels. Glad to have seen this, and I hope to awkwardly meet you by chance at Shibuya Crossing.
Plot twist: The dinner Ryoturo made was an assassination attempt. He's trying to make Chris have a heart attack. That's why he kept asking for his weight. Ryoturo was trying to decide how much food he needed to kill Chris.
Hi, I wanted to thank you for the great videos. I've started learning Japanese a few weeks ago and I am overwhelmed what Japan has to offer regarding all that cultural stuff. I am really enjoying watching your videos. ;)
6:18 "It takes a degree of trust to be able to do this." I've thought about this. Trust has to be earned. It's not a one way street (though, that's how it often times begins). I may be romanticizing it a bit too much, but that's one of the many things that I love about Japan. The respect they have for other people. If I remember correctly, some japanese even leave their cars unlocked at the gas station, or their bikes unlocked for a quick jump in the grocery store. Meanwhile, I have to carry my bike up to my appartment, because I already had two bikes stolen from me - first time with an average lock, the second time with quite the expensive lock on it. To be fair, at least they left me the expensive lock lol Anyways, it's those little things I really enjoy in Chris' videos. The scenery & activities are always great, but these little things... they make it just special. Well, this and Chris (& co) of course.
I'd add that these unattended farm shops exist in the countryside in the UK as well - I've come across them in Wales, for example. Completely unattended, you just turn up, pick whatever you want, write down in the ledge what you took and put the money into a box (often left unlocked so you could take change).Those shops remain completely unmolested from what I've seen.
Diversity and multiculturalism drive down trust and a sense of community. British is a minority in London already. But only thing that matters to the liberal governments is profit.
Veggie stands are also pretty common in rural parts of the US. I grew up in Wisconsin, near the Great Lakes region, and spent summers driving around with my dad going to thrift stores and yard sales. And on some small highways near farms an hour or two away from any big cities you could usually find a farm stand like that. We'd usually stop, get some snacking veggies or fruits, and eat them while we drove. They'd have the same trust box for the cash and veggies picked that morning out for sale. They usually weren't so nicely wrapped though.
So I came across your channel like a few with the missile warning waking you up. And while commuting to work I’ve really grown to enjoy your channel. Same type of humour, same age and all round good bloke. (The editing is great sometimes I feel I’m watching a programme on tv) Keep going! 👍👍👍
You went for a high five and Ryotaro smacked you in the stomach. He truly respects and understands British culture. Yes! British sausages are the best; Lincolnshire,Cumberland or be it your standard supermarket pork sausages these are all great choices.
This video is amazing. The thumbnail / title combo put me off for a long time but I'm so glad I watched it now. The pace is RIGHT, the sense of humour is 💯 (and the music enhances it), and Ryotaro's UMA t-shirt puts the icing on the cake. Chris could've appreciated the sausages more, though. 🙊
The more Ryoturo is featured on this channel the more I would love to actually go do things with him. As he is portrayed, it seems he has a sense of adventure that I sadly dont get much of in the states.
Moth Turtle yup, I've seen loads in Lincolnshire! I've bought quite a bit from a much smaller one down the road from me in my small town (BTW if anyone was wondering what a zucchini is, it's a courgette in UK).
I don't know about the UK, but here in the Netherlands you see a lot of "do it yourself" vegetable stalls around the countryside aswell, though they do sometimes get vandalized by edgy teenagers. I think it's a pretty common farmer thing to do around the world.
Maarten van Rossem Lezingen I’m late, but it’s the same thing in Canada. There are booths all over where you can just drop money into a jar and buy vegetables, jam, etc. I’m sure they get stolen from sometimes, but I can’t imagine who would do that.
I saw one of those in a village near Zurich, Switzerland. Russian origin myself, I was very amazed by the amount of trust people have in each other in developed countries.
In the UK you do get some stalls occasionally in the countryside, but it's really uncommon, there's no trust in anyone.. (I know this as I lived in a rather rural area) Sometimes there were little stands selling eggs or something like that, but that was it. Its rather hard to get local vegetables actually, because even farmers markets often use vegetables imported from elsewhere, and the stalls aren't run my farmers themselves often
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My theory is that Ryoturo was a hired hit man but his Japanese morals prevent him from directly killing Chris and betraying him so he keeps trying to indirectly cause his death but hasn't succeeded so far
Haha, this would make an incredible narrative for the channel.
Ryotaro, the Passive Assassin.
HAHAHAHAHA!
Epic Cohii All according to keikaku
So that's why those idols were dressed up like they were going to fight Chris. I guess you end up having friends in unexpected places when you're a hitman.
I want Ryotaro to host my wedding, Natsuki as my best man, and Chris as the cynical priest.
I sense a lucrative business.
This could work.
I would book you
Sign me up!
me too except i would marry Natsuki
This bike ride was a foreshadow for Journey Across Japan
"this breakfast is the beginning of the end"
This is television quality stuff. Easily on par with the best travel shows I've seen produced by Channel 4 and BBC with bigger budgets and much more people involved behind the scenes. Really incredible.
Ryotaro really said “Shut up and die” then pushed Chris off like it was the lion king. 12:23
Long live the king
HAHAHAHAHA HE FR JUST 😃👊
Gonna have to steal that one when I'm playing videogames with friends
Long live the Chris
Ryotaro is extremely good at making you challenge your "comfort zone". Everyone should have someone like that in their life. Loved this episode - hope Ryotaro "tries to kill" Chris some more in the future.
Ryoturo could make a fair amount of money by starting a tour company "Ryoturo Tries To Kill You."
(Brand name under development)
I was thinking the same thing.🤣
I need a Ryotaro in my life
@@declenn damn dude this comment is already killing me
Yeah but they have to understand when you just don’t want to do something. An overly forceful friend isn’t good either.
This channel never fails to show me a new perspective of Japan with a side order of British humor
"Side order" lol, that's honestly the main feast for me
Michelle Lee always well fed here lol
I know what your name means!!🥺🥺 I'm so happy!
To this day Chris still hasn't had his second coffee
I hope he’s gotten it by now.
Not yet
@@AmatsukaEd any second now.
@@MK-bi1hj just a little bit more
The longer it takes to see this comment the funnier it becomes 🤣
Your channel is worryingly addictive, i can't stop watching since discovering it.
same!
Indeed )))
Ikr!!
I love how dissapointed Ryotaro looks when he returns from paragliding alive.
I really enjoy pretty much every single video that you put out! :D Thanks man!
Alles für die Wurst! :D
+Get Germanized thanks mate!
Get Germanized who are you voting for this election
Abroad in Japan yeah, am a Brit, sat in Canada, watching your vids. Love all of them. Perfect
Get Germanized xhmfnmgnnmg n B.B. Chbfx nbn dhdb,xhmhccmh,xghmx.
My annual income is 7 chairs
Unoriginal content mine is one chair and one yoga ball that I use for a chair
My income is a folding card table with a book under one leg.
Bccaundefined peasant , my income is a large sofa complimented with a foot stool.
I've got a drum stool in my room
My income is one futon bed and no footstool. I guess I have footstool envy.
Just two guys under the stars in tent with a chandelier eating sausages.
Technically, that is one guy "taking in" sausages and the other taking the "beefy flanke". ;^) LOL
Is it Tuesday already?
Sugoi
*5 feet apart because they are not gay (?)
Honestly, that push at 12:25 is how you know you've got a real, true friend. Ryotoro is awesome. He's helping you make fantastic memories you'll have for the rest of your life.
Chris: You really do want to kill me, don't you?
Ryotaro: No. I never said that........... did I? ⚆ _ ⚆
👀
I guess the true meaning of having a best friend is basically if you tried to kill each other at least once.
Katie Date or three times in one day
And if you succeeded, you’re the bestest one
Chris treats Ryotero like shit tho. He's unecessarily snarky towards him. I feel sorry for the guy.
Grubby bum you don’t get the sense of humour, they are both laughing together, a lot by taking the piss and teasing each other. Sarcasm (a form of verbal wit) is naturally part of it.
@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 Ryotero didn't grow up with that type of humour.
I could be wrong, but I think Chris wanted a second coffee.
*Puts pretenious "reviewer" voice on* Clearly you've missed the subtle details in this episode arc... ;)
I'm no expert at deduction, but after reviewing the footage, I too, have come to the same conclusion.
Why doesnt this channel get more recognition!!
An erratic release schedule and an unnecessarily snark presenter.
Abroad in Japan
Your humor is proof that this channel need more recognition. Seriously, your videos are amazing!
Taking your time with videos to make sure they are high quality, and making sure you yourself are always real and aren't putting on a boring or fake persona. Don't be so hard on yourself!
I get the first you British snark-fest but the latter is why we like it.
Not enough time-lapse and drone shots
"British sausages are better" I suddenly understand why Ryotauro wants to assassinate you
And when that day comes, I will be watching. We will ALL be watching.
It's true though. I too love German sausages but I'm afraid you cannot beat a good British sausage. They are the Nth wonder of the world.
As a german that comment hurt my very german angry soul.
@@salembookworm have to rip off the bandaid eventually
he eats the sausage and also Die Wurtz, he might be being gay while he's saying that. too many gerunds
I never grow tired of seeing Ryotaro, he is always a joy in your videos.
I agree, he's Justus good lol
I think Ryoturo sabotaged one of the sets of ski's so you would loose your ski's and drown. But Ryoturo accidently took the wrong pair.
+Ian Calandro hahah
Yes, a setup gone horribly wrong!
Fucking CRIME detective right here. Well done!
Natsuki: good cop
Ryotaro: bad cop
Brickinasock Chris:poor victim
Brickinasock Two Japanese take on a White guy
a.k.a. Chris and the Two Sausages.
Brickinasock natsuki is chaotic good and ryotaru is lawful evil
This video is 17 min long. If this were on TV it would put all the other travel shows to shame. It's such an improvement from chris' early videos when he was sitting in his apartment with a greasy face.
Ryoturo has the best accent I've ever heard in my life
fr its so interesting like a heavy japanese american english accent with hints of british its so funny
Ryoturo seems like a really good guy and a solid friend.
Ryotaro clearly cares about Chris, and it's kinda cute in some way.
Write an erotic fan fiction.
YES!
rikimaru6811 they were rival for chris's love
Lol a three way fic with natsuki and ryotaro😂
I have theory that Natsuki and Ryotaro are same person, did you ever see them in the same place?
Having only recently discovered 'Abroad in Japan', I have spent the last week intensively watching your videos. I've found them wonderfully entertaining (Natsuki brings me to joyful tears!), informative and inspiring. My trip to Japan is only one week away and these videos have made me even more excited, which I really didn't think was possible. Brilliant.
How was it?
It's like a magic
"The beginning of the end..that's not what you want to hear when you're eating breakfast in a rice field" lol
Good to see the self-service vegetable stand. I am happy to report that here in Ireland (you know, that island all the way on the other far end of the Eurasian continent) one could come across those arrangements too. And thanks for the video, guys. Always a pleasure to watch.
The slowmo 'WOO HOO' when Ryotoro goes down the ramp is still my favorite thing.
Rappers in Japan be bragging about how much chairs and sofas they got in they loving room 😂
"loving room"
a room for love of course.
@@phuuc8075 Where they got them bitches at
Ryotaro's plan: disappoint chris into a state of crippling depression
Great advice about the chairs, brb selling all my other furniture and replacing them with chairs. Now i'll be super rich.
Don’t forget the automatic blinds and the door thickness.
You’ll be a millionaire then.
Chris: Today is going surprisingly well!
Narrator: "10:50 AM - The Beginning of the End"
Oh my gosh. That beautiful moment when you find an episode of a series you love that you've never seen! Yesssssss! I thought I'd devoured them all. I mean some I've watched many many times and yet this is a new one for me!
He's so British it's hilarious!
"It's not even 12 yet, I haven't even had my second coffee."
Hey Chris, your videos have motivated me to start learning to speak Japanese in preparation for a semester or potentially a year abroad in Japan during college. I'm going into my junior year of high school, so of course it's a long ways away, but now it's something to look forward highly to for the next few years, and a great motivator to keep me working hard! I plan on going to an engineering/computer science school there, since they have some of the best in the world.
Thanks for not only enlightening me on Japanese culture and everyday life, but also making me laugh with every video.
How's that going? Curious to see your progress, as that's also a big dream of mine.
Okarin! Tuturru!
@@UnderclockFGC Currently, I'm just waiting for covid to be over before I decide and plans for sure about studying abroad. I definitely haven't changed my mind about wanting to study abroad in Japan, though! I'm heading into my sophomore year of college now, and I'm hoping to study abroad potentially in the fall of my junior year! I'm super excited about that.
But at the time of writing that comment years ago I had no idea what I had in store for me! A year after that, between Junior and Senior year of high school, I actually got the chance to stay in Japan for 6 weeks! It was truly a dream come true. It was everything I had hoped for and more. Watching these videos made me excited about Japan and really want to go there, and trust me, it did not disappoint.
I took a Japanese language course with other international students through EF's program for 6 weeks, and stayed with a host family. I met some awesome people, and really felt like I had a truly authentic Japanese experience! It was humble, and beautiful. My host mom would make me a tasty tamago sando on weekday mornings, and on weekends she'd prepare traditional Japanese breakfast - rice, seared fish, umeboshi, & miso soup.
On week days I would head out of our tiny house at 8am and walk to the train station with all the commuters, and hop on the 45 minute train ride into the bustling center of Tokyo. I'd get off on Shibuya station every day, because my language classes were in Shibuya just a couple blocks away from the scramble crossing. So it was really fun actually walking through the scramble crossing every morning to get to class! By commuting every day for a long period of time, I was able to relax in the morning, enjoy the beautiful suburbs turn into the bustling tokyo lightscape as the train whizzed by. On top of that, the commute made me really feel like I could live there! I honestly enjoyed every second of it.
Don't even get me started on the food. The Japanese convenience stores are honestly the most miraculous things in the world. You can get a decent quality, instant meal for under $8 on pretty much and street in Tokyo since they're absolutely everywhere. Want a little snack? A 100 yen dessert? The Konbini gotchu covered. They're just heavenly. And that's just the cheap stuff.
If you can explore around any city in Japan, and follow locals you can find some great restaurants that are very affordable. For instance, when I visited Kyoto with some friends, we were getting pretty desperate and hungry. Sure, there was good food around, but we'd eaten plenty of ramen and the usual food you'll find on travel guides and main streets. So we just decided to look around until we found a place where only locals were eating. Eventually, we stumbled upon smaller road, where a few elderly people were walking towards a building away from the main street attractions. We decided to follow them, and entered an awesome restaurant filled with only older locals! We got a delicious meal for around 800 yen that had udon soup, sashimi, tempura, 3 kinds of pickled vegetables, and a bowl of rice. Plenty to fill me up, and I've got a monster appetite! And all really high quality too!
What I love most about Japan isn't the temples, the Shibuya Crossing, or Mount Fuji or anything like that. What I love is the little things. The respect of everybody for one another, the awesome flawless train systems, the konbini with super convenient food that doesn't disappoint, the local places where you can just sit down, get a drink) and talk to older Japanese people. Some say that the Japanese are very shy and quiet in general, but I'd disagree. Many times people would go up to me and ask me where I was from, and once I told them New York City, they would all want to know more about it. There are lots of people who are really interested in learning about other cultures, so don't be afraid to talk about your culture!
@@Oliwolf78 How encouraging to hear your dream basically came true. Definitely makes me more motivated to visit there one day, or maybe even live there! I'm happy to hear you had a great time, and thank you for taking the time to respond to me lol.
@@UnderclockFGC Yeah! The only problem with it being such a dream come true, is that I want to go back there more than anything now! Ever since that trip I've missed Japan so much, and I would do anything to be able to go again. But next time, I want to go in a different season than summer, because it was hot as hell! And Japan is absolutely gorgeous in the fall because of all the maples and other bright trees, and the spring of course, for sakura. I'd love to be able to study abroad for maybe a fall-winter semester during my junior year.
Masterful edit 12:50. The wipe. The music. Absolute gold.
Everyone needs a friend like Ryoturo. When he landed in the water, I was laughing so much.
Every village I’ve lived in or small farm community in the U.K. do have those roadside vendors where you deposit money and take what you want. It’s something I think you’d find in a lot of rural communities
Great video, but I feel the title undersells the content of the video, and that probably won't help give you the extra views to help you get a ridiculously expensive hotel room.
It's still early days; I'm open to suggestions.
Abroad in Japan Abroad in Japan I'm not terribly creative but perhaps a title mentioning the other activities as well, "A $3000 Japanese hotel room, flying, and a barbecue"
3000 $ Hotel & deadly outdoor activities
"Ryotaro the Assassin, and lack of Coffee."
RubberBubbleWrap i actually thought it was a 16 minute hotel room review
I have only watched 2 of your videos just now and you are already my favourite RUclipsr. Your videos are hilarious and amazing.
2:35 that looks like 2 queen size beds.
it's great seeing a bunch of different things to do in japan on your channel. once i have a trip to japan planned, i'm gonna take notes from your videos to help figure out what all i'm gonna do. great stuff, man!
You and Ryotaro have a great friendship, love the videos and the comedy both of you bring!
I love how sometimes Ryoturo isn't understandable when he talks fast, he sounds almost australian 'alright mate' lol he's such a keen bean! Love him!
I always meant to ask, what's Ryotaro's job? He seems to be quite well connected when it comes to tourist attractions, hospitality industry, etc.
He's one of those kingsmen.
I think in the earliest video of Ryotaro it was said he's a real estate agent? I think
hypergrip he is god
eeeee!!! sigh.. hopefully, "my future boyfriend". Or, I'd even settle with "future ex-boyfriend". _
Based on his video, he is the owner of Life Bridge Inc.
A consulting service for Japanese who want to study abroad.
That puma fake T-Shirt named Uma (means horse) is quite nice :D
i just got that lol
Same! i'm a horse lover so it is a must!
Thanks, I was wondering what was going on with that.
I prefer this one doraj.com/wp-images/2006/04/pumba-tshirt.jpg
I got a pretty decent one with "Kuma" (bear) on it. Bought it in Sapporo, very good quality. :)
Started to watch these videos to learn about Japan, now I think I watch them just for Chris 😉
Amen to your trust comment! I grew up in a little fishing village in Nova Scotia, and when we didn't finally got rid of a certain neighbour, we didn't even have to lock our doors! But then again, no one would dare to break into one of our homes, because the village was so small, that everyone knew everyone and everyone's business. So there's good and bad in that. ;)
Where I live, in Tennessee, there's a house in my neighborhood with an honor system produce stand in the front yard each summer, and another one a few miles from my house. Just retired people with surplus from their garden making a few bucks. Nice to know that it's a good sign for my community!
"Japanese Guy Who Sounds British"
Are you out of accent jokes finally? Keep up the good work, Chris!
+SenorKoquonfaes I can't think of any more witty titles for him.
Dialect Defrauder
Accent Appropriator
Slang Swindler
Pronunciation Pirate
Enunciation Embezzler
Articulation Abductor
lmao
Hi Chris, I really enjoyed this video. You and Ryotaro looked like you guys had a blast. I would like to try Paragliding except I have a crippling fear of heights. I wish I could visit Japan and meet you Chris, Ryotaro & Natsuki. If I could meet you, Ryotaro and Natsuki I would meet you guys at a bar and buy you guys a beer.
I've been a subscriber to your RUclips channel for about a year now. I really enjoy watching your videos. I have 2 chronic lower back pain conditions, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Degenerative Disc Disease and Osteoarthritis in both of my knees and in my hips. I can't sleep most nights because of my chronic pain so I binge watch your videos. Binge watching your videos helps me get through the sleepless nights and helps me forget about my pain. Thank you for making your videos, You fucking rock dude!!
Crazy Canuck get some medical marojuana
Snaggletooth 75 Oh man, i hope you are dealing okay with your pain. Lucky Chris keeps putting out quality content for all of us :^)
Wishing you the best, dude
I'm sorry to hear that. I heard applying heat and cold helps.
"Chris and the sausages" is my favourite yaoi.
You two are good together! Great sense of humour both of you! I hope to see more of you two!
This is like a reverse click bait lol, the rest of the video was more interesting and fun than the title and the thumbnail😭😭
I like to call that ideal clickbait.
In my city in Germany, in the more rural areas we also have those shops where you can just take the produce (mostly vegetables) and put the money in a box and it seems to work pretty well. Especially in october they sella lot of pumpkins. :)
quarkbaellchen95 same in Canada!
I am gonna visit Germany just to validate that
We do in the U.K too, in some places it’s a way of using traditional unused telephone boxes 😁🌹✌🏻✌🏻🇬🇧
honesty box stalls - quite common in NZ too
Same in small, rural towns in the US. :-D
Will someone get this man his second coffee!
Mate u got half million subs
I'm 1/20th of Jake Paul!
video should be called its every half century bro
You're 1/20th of cancer?sucks bro
Sooner or later, it'll double or triple because deserve it. :)
Tohoku is my city!
Honestly Ryotaro is the Japanese James Bond, i'm sure of it
I'm doing a ton of research before going to Tokyo and after watching a BUNCH of videos of these Tokyo vloggers, with their happy music and super enthused, over-the-top personalities, this channel is really refreshing.
It has a Bourdain-vibe to the Zimmern vibes from the other channels. Glad to have seen this, and I hope to awkwardly meet you by chance at Shibuya Crossing.
Did you guys notice Ryotaros shirt? UMA! I can't stop laughing
pot8oman fjcfhg whats funny is that UMA means horse
was searching for this comment ! thank you !
Ethan Dienert that's the joke ...
Heh...Uma Thurman
I was thinking of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Hayato Gokudera is obsessed with UMA (unidentified mysterious animals).
The owner of the vegetable stand was actually using his zucchini camouflage and he was watching you the whole time
I found the perfect name for Ryotaro;Ryotaro the failed assassin.
I can safely say this is the most binge-worthy channel on RUclips.
Chris, "I..uuuh dunno..." Ryotoro pushing him on the zipline: "Shut up and die"
A japanese bloke with a demi-british accent promoting german sausages ? - The joke of the century.
Plot twist: The dinner Ryoturo made was an assassination attempt. He's trying to make Chris have a heart attack. That's why he kept asking for his weight. Ryoturo was trying to decide how much food he needed to kill Chris.
This guys bromance is exactly the kind of thing everyone should have. Your best friend should always be trying to do something that kills you. Always.
Hey Chris, this is actually my favorite video of you so far! Two men in Japan doing sports and being brotherly nice to each other what a blast :D
4 years ago today. Still one of your more delightful videos. It's been a great ride so far.
Hi, I wanted to thank you for the great videos. I've started learning Japanese a few weeks ago and I am overwhelmed what Japan has to offer regarding all that cultural stuff. I am really enjoying watching your videos. ;)
Does anyone else wait to see whatever random introduction comes under Ryotaros name 😂 always my favorite part
**Chris is potential injured or killed**
**Ryotaro's Mutley laugh ensues**
+ZenkaiSlip it's the most Mutley laugh ever
The editing and production of this video was amazing
Your friend is amazing. It was a pleasure to watch what fun you had together during this trip. I would like to watch more of that.
Just found this channel. I'm now subscribed. Thank you and keep up the quality content!
Notification Squad: WHAT'S THE MOST YOU EVER SPENT ON A HOTEL ROOM?
And HOW MANY CHAIRS HAVE YOU GOT?! (I have four)
Abroad in Japan over 9000
£45
£0
£90
Abroad in Japan 90€
6:18 "It takes a degree of trust to be able to do this."
I've thought about this. Trust has to be earned. It's not a one way street (though, that's how it often times begins).
I may be romanticizing it a bit too much, but that's one of the many things that I love about Japan. The respect they have for other people.
If I remember correctly, some japanese even leave their cars unlocked at the gas station, or their bikes unlocked for a quick jump in the grocery store.
Meanwhile, I have to carry my bike up to my appartment, because I already had two bikes stolen from me - first time with an average lock, the second time with quite the expensive lock on it.
To be fair, at least they left me the expensive lock lol
Anyways, it's those little things I really enjoy in Chris' videos. The scenery & activities are always great, but these little things... they make it just special.
Well, this and Chris (& co) of course.
I'd add that these unattended farm shops exist in the countryside in the UK as well - I've come across them in Wales, for example. Completely unattended, you just turn up, pick whatever you want, write down in the ledge what you took and put the money into a box (often left unlocked so you could take change).Those shops remain completely unmolested from what I've seen.
Diversity and multiculturalism drive down trust and a sense of community. British is a minority in London already. But only thing that matters to the liberal governments is profit.
Veggie stands are also pretty common in rural parts of the US. I grew up in Wisconsin, near the Great Lakes region, and spent summers driving around with my dad going to thrift stores and yard sales. And on some small highways near farms an hour or two away from any big cities you could usually find a farm stand like that. We'd usually stop, get some snacking veggies or fruits, and eat them while we drove. They'd have the same trust box for the cash and veggies picked that morning out for sale. They usually weren't so nicely wrapped though.
Ryoturo is for real the happiest man in the world he makes my day every time I watch one of these
9:04 ryotaro is really planning to kill chris after all
Just realised the cleverness of Ryotaro's shirt.
Ryotaro is such a good friend. It makes me happy.
Ryotaro is so cool! I love when you guys travel together :)
So I came across your channel like a few with the missile warning waking you up.
And while commuting to work I’ve really grown to enjoy your channel. Same type of humour, same age and all round good bloke.
(The editing is great sometimes I feel I’m watching a programme on tv)
Keep going! 👍👍👍
Love watching you. Your charm and humor make it a good channel.
You went for a high five and Ryotaro smacked you in the stomach.
He truly respects and understands British culture.
Yes! British sausages are the best; Lincolnshire,Cumberland or be it your standard supermarket pork sausages these are all great choices.
This episode should be called "Ryotaro tries to kill me in many ways"
Rotaro's shirt is the best pun and I'm proud I get it.
This video is amazing. The thumbnail / title combo put me off for a long time but I'm so glad I watched it now. The pace is RIGHT, the sense of humour is 💯 (and the music enhances it), and Ryotaro's UMA t-shirt puts the icing on the cake.
Chris could've appreciated the sausages more, though. 🙊
Ryoturo seems like truly an awesome person to travel with, a lovely bike and breakfast and ADVENTURE. So awesome!!
The more Ryoturo is featured on this channel the more I would love to actually go do things with him. As he is portrayed, it seems he has a sense of adventure that I sadly dont get much of in the states.
Where I live in the UK (Yorkshire dales) there are some honesty boxes
Lots of rural areas in the UK do this. I haven't seen one with such a large variety as the one in this video though.
Moth Turtle yup, I've seen loads in Lincolnshire! I've bought quite a bit from a much smaller one down the road from me in my small town (BTW if anyone was wondering what a zucchini is, it's a courgette in UK).
This happens in the South of the United States as well.
definitely doesn't happen in multiethnic areas
They have them here in PA as well. It is most likely a rural thing as opposed to a country thing.
I needed this after having such a bad day
Absolutely loved watching this and most likely will come back. Thankyou Chris for such great content
When he said "you sound like you're smart but you're not" and saw your facial expression, I really felt that.
I don't know about the UK, but here in the Netherlands you see a lot of "do it yourself" vegetable stalls around the countryside aswell, though they do sometimes get vandalized by edgy teenagers. I think it's a pretty common farmer thing to do around the world.
Maarten van Rossem Lezingen I’m late, but it’s the same thing in Canada. There are booths all over where you can just drop money into a jar and buy vegetables, jam, etc. I’m sure they get stolen from sometimes, but I can’t imagine who would do that.
There's one right down the road from me in the U.S. I agree, they're probably common all over the world, just not in most cities.
I saw one of those in a village near Zurich, Switzerland. Russian origin myself, I was very amazed by the amount of trust people have in each other in developed countries.
Probably a bit late but you do occasionally get places like this in the uk it just tends to be in more rural places
In the UK you do get some stalls occasionally in the countryside, but it's really uncommon, there's no trust in anyone.. (I know this as I lived in a rather rural area) Sometimes there were little stands selling eggs or something like that, but that was it. Its rather hard to get local vegetables actually, because even farmers markets often use vegetables imported from elsewhere, and the stalls aren't run my farmers themselves often
I love how Ryotaro's accent gets more and more British throughout the day
The scene with the farm was very heart warming. Also 8:40, Ryotaro saying that made me spit my water, wtf hahaha!
Ryotaro is one of the most awesome human beings I've never met.
👏🏼👏🏼
Wonderful video!
I love this video. He looks so genuinely happy and smiling and I think he really enjoyed this. 😁