*JOURNEY ACROSS JAPAN CONTINUES!* - BUT who made the best commercial?! Joey or myself. Let us know below. We begin our journey through Akita, an incredible place with a big problem. In just a few decades, half of its entire population will have gone. Dogs, chickens and demons, our lengthy drive takes us across the whole region to discover what makes Akita such a legendary place to explore.
Natsuki: Thrown into lake, thrown into snow, thrown into alien-bug infested cave, poisoned by maggot honey, dropped on the head, forced to fight Ryotaro… Journey Across Japan, always fucking place
I don't know about "mental scars", but my childhood experiences that I just laugh about today could definitely be distasteful to some. However, if asked whether I prefer more "mellow" parenting in my childhood, I say "No.". It made me tough, you know.
I'd say thats pretty fucking disgusting and is not something all cultures do. Its what bad parents do. Look at the happiest countries and those who treat children well are at the top
my kids are gonna know the basics of stock trading by age 6 then im gonna give them each 5k and tell them "this money is your future" and see what happens
Not gonna lie, the final cut of that commercial for Akita makes me think that Chris and the editing team could absolutely pull off making an analog horror series. Some parts of the commercial were uncanny in capturing that sort of off-kilter, VHS-era style you see in those sorts of series.
@@lainiwakura1776 Kids? What, are you gonna tell me to get off your lawn next? Hell, I could very well be older than you, lol. Regardless, I never actually said anything in the commercial was actually _scary,_ just that the way it was edited did a good job of evoking the same sort of offbeat, vaguely phantasmagorical style you might find in an analog horror series, particularly the ones that use old TV programs like you'd see on public access TV for their world building. I figured I'd elaborate here since you could very well have misunderstood what I meant when I said parts were uncanny (even though you then used the word correctly in youe reply). Then again, it's just as likely that you just really wanted to get a good, old-fashioned "kids these days!" off your chest and decided my comment was a suitable candidate to direct your whinging. 😌
The old-man-filter glitching was hilarious! So glad you left that in the final cut. What an adventure! So many things to see in just one day! Very exciting video!
Hey Chris! I thought you’d like to know that in my Japanese culture class in college your book is our first reading assignment! I plan to schill the podcast for anyone who’s interested since I don’t think my professor knew about it before lol
Whoaaaaa that's AMAZING!!! I hope to read his book soon! That's sooo cool it's for your college class!!!! I wish that had happened in my classes!!!! Have an amazing time! Recommend the channel to everyoneeeee!!!!🥰🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Thank you for visiting my hometown Odate City. Akita Prefecture has always been an introverted prefecture, not very good at doing business or advertising and unable to fully convey its charms to people, but it is well worth a visit for its delicious food (Kiritanpo, Hinai Jidori chicken, butter rice cakes, etc.) and inspiring scenery. Akita people are shy, but if you treat them in a friendly manner, they will do their best to accommodate you. Please come to Akita, especially to the northern part of the prefecture, for sightseeing.
The 2 commercials you made were hilarious, but I have to say that Chris's made me cry with laughter! Totally nailed the ads of that era and the aging filter was hysterical! Stellar work all around - great editing and choice of footage!
I've never seen Chris laugh so much. I'm sure it was annoying while trying to complete the commercial, but it was nice to see him so relaxed. I actually love how Chris' commercial turned out. I'm now a firm believer in the power of editing.
@@AbroadinJapan your ad was also something 🤣 is there actually nothing in akita that's really sad what local people do for fun? sleep?. if Japanese gov don't want these places to remove from the maps why don't shift some of the burden of other big cities because they are getting over populated.
Best part of the series. There’s so much content and I learned a few things. It’s sad that Chris has to push food related videos for the algorithm when it’s episodes like these that shine the greatest (imo!). Love it.
The lake that they reclaimed was done with help of Dutch engineers which is how my hometown in the Netherlands (which is also on reclaimed land) has sister relations/is a friendship city with oogata mura, Akita!
Really enjoying reading your book Chris. Have got as far as your first road trip away for a long weekend and staying in someone's flat you thought was a hostel.
My cousin's adopted an Akita from Japan. She was such a lovely dog, and was such a nanny to us little kids, who would hold on to her when we were learning to walk. she was trained not to take food from kids too. One day a guy broke into my cousin's house to rob it when only us kids were home, and Sumi chased him up a tree. She bit his leg clean off.
My wife lived in Akita and we have visited a couple of times because she adored it. She introduced me to the Hinai Chicken, and the cute samurai chicken mascot. :) She also recommends Nyuto Onsen (they are amazing), Lake Tazawako, hiking Mt. Chokai, the Kanto Festival in Akita City, Kakunodate, and Yokote during the snow festival.
2 things lol: 1. The last two episodes DEFINITELY shows that Joey gets the best treatment in ALL of these trips 😂😂😂. And- 2. This, imo, is probably one of the top 3 funniest videos and content-richest videos you and your team have done. Despite struggling to find your 6 things in Akita to show off, I feel like you all really did a great job showing its character and its beauty. Then at the end, i kid you not, the ads you all made were BRILLIANT. They were so funny but also feels like guys did your homework perfectly. This was an amazing episode imo. Also I feel like you and Joey bounce off each other superbly and really ignite each others' creativity. You guys really produce great stuff, along with connor. The Trash Taste special with the drifting is an excellent example of joey and connor vibing superbly with your comedy and I tbh wish I could see the three of you together more on your (Chris's) channels more often.
As a lifelong resident of Michigan who has traveled all over the state, I had to look up what structure here was bigger than the dome in Akita, and apparently it’s a college sports stadium way up in Northern Michigan. Honestly, very similar climate and landscape to Northern Japan up there so I guess it tracks.
I was trying not to roll myself into a laughing fit at work while watching/listening to the intense VHS quality of those commercial skits. Way too good! Definitely one of the most laugh-inducing episodes I've seen thus far, and others had me busting a gut, but this... I must give a /bow for the quality, the accuracy, and the audacity that was those masterpieces. Well bloody done! :D
4:42 "Almost twenty years" Bad news, Chris...! I _still_ do this too and I'm not even that old. I'm not ready for the 90s to be 30 years ago! I loved how you managed to squeeze two ads out of that trip, I'd have a hard enough time just doing one
I'm not complaining about the previous episodes, because I always love watching your adventures, Chris. But this is the first video that felt like an actual adventure. Great stuff!
yeah... thought this was gonna be to boost the prefectures and show hidden gems, but it just felt like a showgame for the challenges. More research maybe would help before planning it for next time.
Oh my Chris’s ad was hilarious and perhaps seeing into the future of what Abroad in Japan will be when we’re all old and grey and still, of course, watching Chris live out our dreams in Japan. Joeys was also great but Chris, you certainly won this one in my eyes. 😅🙌
I lived in Akita for 4 months. I was studying abroad at AIU. I must say it gives me a weird feeling to see you guys in places I was at a lot. For example the school did an event at the nippon hachiko dome and it was only a few minutes walk away from my university. Anyways I loved my time in Akita and I’m happy to see it getting a little more representation
@@streambonker If you like alcohol, you will fit in. If you don't avoid the exchange students. Joining clubs is the best way to make Japanese friends. The classes use the US system. Try cooking yourself before you buy a meal plan because they aren't great. Try to walk to some of the nearby shrines if you have the time. They are really quiet and pretty. Travel somewhere else in Japan during golden week but book your hotel asap.
@@eidolon9767 Ahahah I don't mind alcohol. Don't love it but I can partake! And I've already been accepted to one of the themed dorms, so I'm hoping to start making friends that way!! :D And I will 100% be exploring as much as I can! As for traveling somewhere else in Japan during golden week... I could go to Tokyo, right? I don't know much about the godlen week but from what I understand people tend to leave Tokyo! Should give me plenty of hotels, right? hahah
I really love this journey across Japan season. It has been really laid back. The docu / vlog style content and the somewhat improv nature of it is quite relaxing... Keep up the great work Chris. Love your content.
I went to Akita for my first ever trip to Japan last year and I loved it! I went around the springtime, which was a bit nicer than in the wintertime but it was still a little bit chilly. We ended up seeing the Kakunodate Samurai Village as well as visiting the Seitai Hoshikai where the apparitions of Our Lady of Akita happened. I even had kiritanpo for the first time (and I'm still kicking myself over not buying any of the premade rice rolls I saw before I left, I want to make hotpot with some). In one of the travel guides I picked up from my hotel, I saw that there's even a place that sells Akita dog sable cookies that looked so cute, but I'm not sure where they're made (I want some though!). Anyway, I wanna go back so bad! It was super pretty during the spring despite the chill and I'd love to go and explore the city of Akita more... I got some old school 80s vibes while I was there but it also felt kind of empty (not sure if that was just because I was walking around the city during the super early morning and way way late at night to go to the konbini, but there was like no one out on the streets). Absolutely would go back in a heartbeat and, thanks to you guys, I have some new places to scope out... and I especially need to try that chicken, ugh, that looks so incredibly tasty.
I think this has been my favourite episode of this series! The quantity of the "attractions" has been great, and I feel like you really explored and showcased the area, with yours and Joey's creativity really shining through. I know the weather hasn't been great at the start of the journey, but it's nice to have more challenges "in the field" rather than in Daiso.. even though the pig Connor got is the best thing that happened on the journey or just the best thing period!
I got back from Japan over the weekend and plenty of what I’ve learnt from your videos was a great help culturally. I had an absolute blast and finally got to do the trip I’ve wanted to for about 20 years now. Boy am I missing it.
Chris I just finished watching every single video you have posted on this channel from very first to this video right now! It’s been super inspiring to see your journey and watch your ambitions come to fruition! Keep it up! And congrats on the engagement!
NO!! When we lived in Japan (Amori Prefecture), we used to go skiing at Owani all the time and go to the spa that you visited in this video. This is heartbreaking.
Okay, Akita really makes me think of growing up in Wisconsin. We had all these little goofy local landmarks that made no sense to anyone who wasn't living there, but goddamn if we weren't proud of them.
@@jonbaxter2254 eh! Yeah. I live in Texas these days. Been here 12 years, but sometimes my accent goes really strong in the Sconnie direction. And then people ask if I'm Canadian. Lol.
@@ludovica8221 Minnesota has a lot of cool stuff, too. It's the technology center of the Midwest, but also lots of good, quiet forest areas, too. And Prince is from Minnesota! Purple Rain is a masterpiece.
When I think of tourist places in Akita, I think of Kakunodate. It's gorgeous (and super crowded) during sakura. There is also Tazawako. And insane amounts of onsen. It won't be appealing in Winter but in Season Sashimaki Moor is really nice to walk around. I've been to Osarizawa Mine in Kazuno as well. But honestly, while I love Tohoku, there are a lot of places I wouldn't visit outside of April to October, because they are just cold and dead in the Winter.
Ohhhh that's the place! I was sure I'd been to a beautiful place in Akita prefecture, but couldn't remember the name. The samurai district and especially the view of the town from the old Kakunodate castle grounds atop a small mountain at the end of the district were gorgeous! Might have been a bit far to film during just one day, coming down from Aomori.
To be fair to Chris, he had to make an Ampanman Challenge on-the-fly commercial about where they were on that day, he wasnt actually setting out to make a stand alone "Where to go in Akita" tourism guide.
I have lived in Michigan my whole life and never knew we had the world's largest wooden dome. I had to look it up. The Superior Dome located in Marquette, Michigan was built in 1991.
Oh My lord Chris!! You KILLED IT!!! That commercial was HILARIOUS!!!!! (yes, Joey yours was funny AF too, but Chris win... this time) Just the way you kept nodding your head at the end... I keep picturing it in my mind and literally start laughing out loud... I can hardly type this... It's just so funny to me because I keep noticing people doing it in the intro's to their YT video's and idk why they do it... and then you go and exaggerate it TO THE MAX!!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LAUGHS!!!! When you and Joey get together those episodes end up being the funniest dang videos... you gutys have great comedic chemistry :)
Thank you for all the laughs, love following your journeys and been enjoying for years, god bless from Southampton UK hopefully one day I get to enjoy Japans beauty for myself.
I was NOT expecting 2 commercials ,I dont even know what i expected but it was never what i witnessed tonight, they both had me wheezing! I needed definitely it today, thanks Chris and Joey
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*JOURNEY ACROSS JAPAN CONTINUES!* - BUT who made the best commercial?! Joey or myself. Let us know below.
We begin our journey through Akita, an incredible place with a big problem. In just a few decades, half of its entire population will have gone.
Dogs, chickens and demons, our lengthy drive takes us across the whole region to discover what makes Akita such a legendary place to explore.
Do Journey Across Japan in Kanto.
Probably Joey win the best commercial he ever done
The correct english is "Me or Joey"
Naski is the best
Okay, so, Sir David Attenborough has been a deepfake performed by Chris Broad all along. Nice. I always knew he was older than he claimed.
Do not fear the man that climbed Mt. Fuji once, fear the man that climbed Fuji Ogata one thousand times.
🤣🤣🤣
Run up the one side and down the other. Kinda like in that one Dr Seuss book with the sneetches running through the machines
that's the best ad
Those ads were disgustingly funny😂😂😂
There's a Japanese saying "you're a fool for not climbing Mt. Fuji once, you're twice a fool for climbing Mt. Fuji twice"
"Japan's Most Prefecture" is genuine art as a tagline for Akita. I love it.
Nothing but the best from Natchy Ruinard
Good ol Natchy, he really landed on his feet after being fired from 'Masterpiece Theatre' for drunken passes at the interns
i live there
what if natchy is just natsuki taking a piss@@AbroadinJapan
It killed me
Can’t believe you went to Godzilla rock without me
🥺
Talk in an English accent as revenge.
@@romigithepopetempting
eat all the silverware for revenge
@romigithepope True 😂👍
Joey: Gets puppy time
Connor: Freezing on an Island
Joey: cute bnb inn
Connor: tent and thin sleeping bag
Natsuki: Thrown into lake, thrown into snow, thrown into alien-bug infested cave, poisoned by maggot honey, dropped on the head, forced to fight Ryotaro… Journey Across Japan, always fucking place
You're saying that like Chris and Connor aren't from a bloody freezing island originally 😂
@@TheShadowChesireCatthey had houses over there and not tissues as blankets, but awesome attempt at a terrible joke, mate!
Bit of a stretch to call it "puppy time" honestly lol
We've seen Mount Fuji, and now we get to witness the glory that it is Mound Fuji. Well done, Mr. Broad
Omg, as an English name it is too perfect. 😂
this might be the greatest comment I've ever seen on youtube
MOUND FUJI I'M CRYING
But FR shout out to the editors for slapping out TV quality edited episodes in such a short time frame!
It really made me feel like I was Akita.
Banger team. So great as always.
It's oddly comforting to know that mentally scarring your children into behaving, is something that all cultures seem to have in common.
I don't know about "mental scars", but my childhood experiences that I just laugh about today could definitely be distasteful to some. However, if asked whether I prefer more "mellow" parenting in my childhood, I say "No.". It made me tough, you know.
I'd say thats pretty fucking disgusting and is not something all cultures do. Its what bad parents do. Look at the happiest countries and those who treat children well are at the top
It makes for well-behaved kids, and it's a lot healthier than shoving a smartphone in front of the kid, to make it sit down and shut up.
my kids are gonna know the basics of stock trading by age 6 then im gonna give them each 5k and tell them "this money is your future" and see what happens
@@eddgar-ce3md Strange that children raised with modern parenting techniques fare better then "old fashion" kids. I'm sure it's nothing.
Not gonna lie, the final cut of that commercial for Akita makes me think that Chris and the editing team could absolutely pull off making an analog horror series. Some parts of the commercial were uncanny in capturing that sort of off-kilter, VHS-era style you see in those sorts of series.
The only uncanny thing was the old man filter, otherwise you kids scare too easily.
I think they could pull off an amazing analog horror series too! 😊
@@lainiwakura1776 Kids? What, are you gonna tell me to get off your lawn next? Hell, I could very well be older than you, lol. Regardless, I never actually said anything in the commercial was actually _scary,_ just that the way it was edited did a good job of evoking the same sort of offbeat, vaguely phantasmagorical style you might find in an analog horror series, particularly the ones that use old TV programs like you'd see on public access TV for their world building.
I figured I'd elaborate here since you could very well have misunderstood what I meant when I said parts were uncanny (even though you then used the word correctly in youe reply). Then again, it's just as likely that you just really wanted to get a good, old-fashioned "kids these days!" off your chest and decided my comment was a suitable candidate to direct your whinging. 😌
4:48 I love how Chris says 1996 was "almost 20 years ago" when really it's almost 30 at this point. We're getting old, Chris!
That's the year I was born and even I can't believe it!
@@dragondoggo9000 Ikr? Q-Q
My desperate need to correct ppl was going crazy
Yeah, that math wasn't mathing.
The old-man-filter glitching was hilarious! So glad you left that in the final cut.
What an adventure! So many things to see in just one day! Very exciting video!
Hey Chris! I thought you’d like to know that in my Japanese culture class in college your book is our first reading assignment! I plan to schill the podcast for anyone who’s interested since I don’t think my professor knew about it before lol
😂 Best college ever, hope you enjoy the book!
Whoaaaaa that's AMAZING!!! I hope to read his book soon! That's sooo cool it's for your college class!!!! I wish that had happened in my classes!!!! Have an amazing time! Recommend the channel to everyoneeeee!!!!🥰🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Joey's ad is probably the best one I've seen so far, meanwhile, Chris's is pure nightmare fuel 😰
Well put!😂
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Thank you for visiting my hometown Odate City. Akita Prefecture has always been an introverted prefecture, not very good at doing business or advertising and unable to fully convey its charms to people, but it is well worth a visit for its delicious food (Kiritanpo, Hinai Jidori chicken, butter rice cakes, etc.) and inspiring scenery. Akita people are shy, but if you treat them in a friendly manner, they will do their best to accommodate you. Please come to Akita, especially to the northern part of the prefecture, for sightseeing.
The 2 commercials you made were hilarious, but I have to say that Chris's made me cry with laughter! Totally nailed the ads of that era and the aging filter was hysterical! Stellar work all around - great editing and choice of footage!
I've never seen Chris laugh so much. I'm sure it was annoying while trying to complete the commercial, but it was nice to see him so relaxed. I actually love how Chris' commercial turned out. I'm now a firm believer in the power of editing.
Honestly Joey his commercial is so funny actually and I can’t stop laughing right now 😂👍
It turned far better than I'd ever imagined haha
@@AbroadinJapan True 😂👍
@@AbroadinJapan your ad was also something 🤣
is there actually nothing in akita that's really sad what local people do for fun? sleep?. if Japanese gov don't want these places to remove from the maps why don't shift some of the burden of other big cities because they are getting over populated.
I was crying with laughter!!🤣
man, the editors did some magic with Joey's commercial. All the bloopers were so funny. Great video.
Best part of the series. There’s so much content and I learned a few things. It’s sad that Chris has to push food related videos for the algorithm when it’s episodes like these that shine the greatest (imo!). Love it.
hahaha the transforming hair during the commercial. but personally joey knocked it out of the park with the early 90's vibes
I laughed so hard at those commercials, but I loved Chris’s tag line “Japan’s most prefecture “ 😂
I almost CHOKED when Natchy Ruinard introduced himself 😂 Thanks for always brightening up the week with such great videos!!
Words genuinely can not describe how hard I laughed at the commercials you guys made. I need more!
Both ads had me crying, but Chris takes the gong for sure. Well done lads
The lake that they reclaimed was done with help of Dutch engineers which is how my hometown in the Netherlands (which is also on reclaimed land) has sister relations/is a friendship city with oogata mura, Akita!
Really enjoying reading your book Chris. Have got as far as your first road trip away for a long weekend and staying in someone's flat you thought was a hostel.
Oh god not the place with the watermelon haha. Hope you enjoy the book!
Yup, mashed water melon. Cramped cheap room. Loving the book. Waterstones had copies at Bluewater. @@AbroadinJapan
My cousin's adopted an Akita from Japan. She was such a lovely dog, and was such a nanny to us little kids, who would hold on to her when we were learning to walk. she was trained not to take food from kids too.
One day a guy broke into my cousin's house to rob it when only us kids were home, and Sumi chased him up a tree. She bit his leg clean off.
what a legend!
such a good girl!!
That's why I'm scared of Akitas most of the people that have them here, haven't trained them properly and they are aggressive.
My wife lived in Akita and we have visited a couple of times because she adored it. She introduced me to the Hinai Chicken, and the cute samurai chicken mascot. :) She also recommends Nyuto Onsen (they are amazing), Lake Tazawako, hiking Mt. Chokai, the Kanto Festival in Akita City, Kakunodate, and Yokote during the snow festival.
2 things lol:
1. The last two episodes DEFINITELY shows that Joey gets the best treatment in ALL of these trips 😂😂😂. And-
2. This, imo, is probably one of the top 3 funniest videos and content-richest videos you and your team have done. Despite struggling to find your 6 things in Akita to show off, I feel like you all really did a great job showing its character and its beauty. Then at the end, i kid you not, the ads you all made were BRILLIANT. They were so funny but also feels like guys did your homework perfectly.
This was an amazing episode imo. Also I feel like you and Joey bounce off each other superbly and really ignite each others' creativity. You guys really produce great stuff, along with connor. The Trash Taste special with the drifting is an excellent example of joey and connor vibing superbly with your comedy and I tbh wish I could see the three of you together more on your (Chris's) channels more often.
I absolutely love these series you do great work chris and the team
🙏 🙏 🙏
As a lifelong resident of Michigan who has traveled all over the state, I had to look up what structure here was bigger than the dome in Akita, and apparently it’s a college sports stadium way up in Northern Michigan. Honestly, very similar climate and landscape to Northern Japan up there so I guess it tracks.
The Superior Dome in Marquette! It's very impressive in person.
@@kupari906 It's the yooper dome!
it’s at NMU in the yoop
I have lived here in Michigan my whole life. Until today, I was not aware we had that in the upper peninsula either.
@@robertevans3025 *the superior peninsula
I was trying not to roll myself into a laughing fit at work while watching/listening to the intense VHS quality of those commercial skits. Way too good! Definitely one of the most laugh-inducing episodes I've seen thus far, and others had me busting a gut, but this... I must give a /bow for the quality, the accuracy, and the audacity that was those masterpieces. Well bloody done! :D
I am glad you came our town! 😂
You guys have outdone yourselves - both ads are absolutely fantastic and brought me back to the 80s and/or 90s!! keep the fun coming
4:42 "Almost twenty years" Bad news, Chris...! I _still_ do this too and I'm not even that old. I'm not ready for the 90s to be 30 years ago!
I loved how you managed to squeeze two ads out of that trip, I'd have a hard enough time just doing one
I'm not complaining about the previous episodes, because I always love watching your adventures, Chris. But this is the first video that felt like an actual adventure. Great stuff!
yeah... thought this was gonna be to boost the prefectures and show hidden gems, but it just felt like a showgame for the challenges. More research maybe would help before planning it for next time.
Oh my Chris’s ad was hilarious and perhaps seeing into the future of what Abroad in Japan will be when we’re all old and grey and still, of course, watching Chris live out our dreams in Japan. Joeys was also great but Chris, you certainly won this one in my eyes. 😅🙌
Honestly I loved both commercials 💖 I love the high energy with fast non stop talking to a mellowed out vibe.
I lived in Akita for 4 months. I was studying abroad at AIU. I must say it gives me a weird feeling to see you guys in places I was at a lot. For example the school did an event at the nippon hachiko dome and it was only a few minutes walk away from my university. Anyways I loved my time in Akita and I’m happy to see it getting a little more representation
I also studied at AIU! Spring 2017.
@@traviswylie3055 I was spring 2023. Cool to see another alumni!
@@eidolon9767 Yooo! I'm going to AIU in April! Got any tips?
@@streambonker If you like alcohol, you will fit in. If you don't avoid the exchange students. Joining clubs is the best way to make Japanese friends. The classes use the US system. Try cooking yourself before you buy a meal plan because they aren't great. Try to walk to some of the nearby shrines if you have the time. They are really quiet and pretty. Travel somewhere else in Japan during golden week but book your hotel asap.
@@eidolon9767 Ahahah I don't mind alcohol. Don't love it but I can partake!
And I've already been accepted to one of the themed dorms, so I'm hoping to start making friends that way!! :D
And I will 100% be exploring as much as I can!
As for traveling somewhere else in Japan during golden week... I could go to Tokyo, right?
I don't know much about the godlen week but from what I understand people tend to leave Tokyo! Should give me plenty of hotels, right? hahah
I really love this journey across Japan season. It has been really laid back. The docu / vlog style content and the somewhat improv nature of it is quite relaxing... Keep up the great work Chris. Love your content.
seeing joey and Chris in their 90's is very unsettling but also somehow hilarious at the same time.
Im a simple man struggling to learn Japanese. I see a new Abroad in Japan video, i give it a like before i even start watching it.
I love Natchy Ruinard 😂😂 I laughed so hard when Natchy firmly said, "AKITA." And seeing old man Joey eating 🤣🙌 amazing job as usual!!
Great job editing team! The commercials were a tough challenge, but it looked great!
I recently got my glasses and when I now see Japanese food so clearly, I’m blown away. Before it was just blurry, now I can appreciate things better
Abroad in Japan singlehandedly getting me through January. Loving these videos. Well done team.
I went to Akita for my first ever trip to Japan last year and I loved it! I went around the springtime, which was a bit nicer than in the wintertime but it was still a little bit chilly. We ended up seeing the Kakunodate Samurai Village as well as visiting the Seitai Hoshikai where the apparitions of Our Lady of Akita happened. I even had kiritanpo for the first time (and I'm still kicking myself over not buying any of the premade rice rolls I saw before I left, I want to make hotpot with some). In one of the travel guides I picked up from my hotel, I saw that there's even a place that sells Akita dog sable cookies that looked so cute, but I'm not sure where they're made (I want some though!). Anyway, I wanna go back so bad! It was super pretty during the spring despite the chill and I'd love to go and explore the city of Akita more... I got some old school 80s vibes while I was there but it also felt kind of empty (not sure if that was just because I was walking around the city during the super early morning and way way late at night to go to the konbini, but there was like no one out on the streets). Absolutely would go back in a heartbeat and, thanks to you guys, I have some new places to scope out... and I especially need to try that chicken, ugh, that looks so incredibly tasty.
I think this has been my favourite episode of this series! The quantity of the "attractions" has been great, and I feel like you really explored and showcased the area, with yours and Joey's creativity really shining through. I know the weather hasn't been great at the start of the journey, but it's nice to have more challenges "in the field" rather than in Daiso.. even though the pig Connor got is the best thing that happened on the journey or just the best thing period!
I got back from Japan over the weekend and plenty of what I’ve learnt from your videos was a great help culturally. I had an absolute blast and finally got to do the trip I’ve wanted to for about 20 years now. Boy am I missing it.
I love when you and Joey work together.
I love this combo! Chris' nihilism with Joey's bubbliness is just *chef's kiss*
English vs Aussie energy
god damn editing team did it again! jolly good job lads!
the edits for the ads were actually so good! it wasnt as cringe i thought xd
I love this, Connor gets sub-zero camping and a frozen fish museum, Joey gets a hotel and puppies.
Chris I just finished watching every single video you have posted on this channel from very first to this video right now! It’s been super inspiring to see your journey and watch your ambitions come to fruition! Keep it up! And congrats on the engagement!
Love watching JAJ, the older ones, but that one too. Hope you and the team all had a great time!
those commercials convinced me. Im going to Akita.
Insert early comment to japan content for eaay bait of marketing OF to guys who dont know better stuff is cheaper...
Tough life eh 😅
No one's buying your OF
Don’t use the dogs for your OF tho
@@dertythegrower that was truly a comment, thank you for you're service.
Wait, I know you...
Seeing the Old Chris commercial made me laugh the hardest so far in the year, thank you
Your editors done an amazing job!
Great commercials!
Chris's commercial, I was in hysterics. The aging AI stuff is hilarious! Great work by the team on both commercials
NO!! When we lived in Japan (Amori Prefecture), we used to go skiing at Owani all the time and go to the spa that you visited in this video. This is heartbreaking.
Canon event
Hahahahaha the commercials section killed me of 😂😂 good work, boys! You’re both winners in my eyes 💜
Okay, Akita really makes me think of growing up in Wisconsin. We had all these little goofy local landmarks that made no sense to anyone who wasn't living there, but goddamn if we weren't proud of them.
Wisconsin, eh bud?
It reminded me of "Weird Al" Yankovic's "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota"
@@jonbaxter2254 eh! Yeah. I live in Texas these days. Been here 12 years, but sometimes my accent goes really strong in the Sconnie direction. And then people ask if I'm Canadian. Lol.
@Dr.Quarex I've been to Iowa. Iowa City specifically. It's a nice place. Like it a lot.
@@ludovica8221 Minnesota has a lot of cool stuff, too. It's the technology center of the Midwest, but also lots of good, quiet forest areas, too. And Prince is from Minnesota! Purple Rain is a masterpiece.
Far out those ads are some of the funniest things I've seen on this channel, Chris' ad had my stomach hurting
At first I thought Joey had this challenge in the bag but holy hell Chris's commercial almost made me shart myself from nonstop laughter xD Too good.
How did you climb that mountain with a belly full of chicken and not be sick! Truly one of the men of all time.
Natchy Ruinard chap seems like an affable chap. Would love to see him do a travel series across Japan
When I think of tourist places in Akita, I think of Kakunodate. It's gorgeous (and super crowded) during sakura. There is also Tazawako. And insane amounts of onsen. It won't be appealing in Winter but in Season Sashimaki Moor is really nice to walk around. I've been to Osarizawa Mine in Kazuno as well. But honestly, while I love Tohoku, there are a lot of places I wouldn't visit outside of April to October, because they are just cold and dead in the Winter.
Ohhhh that's the place! I was sure I'd been to a beautiful place in Akita prefecture, but couldn't remember the name. The samurai district and especially the view of the town from the old Kakunodate castle grounds atop a small mountain at the end of the district were gorgeous! Might have been a bit far to film during just one day, coming down from Aomori.
To be fair to Chris, he had to make an Ampanman Challenge on-the-fly commercial about where they were on that day, he wasnt actually setting out to make a stand alone "Where to go in Akita" tourism guide.
HAHAHA, I thoroughly enjoyed those commercials, and the outtakes. 😂 They were both so good! Great job!
I loved both of the commercials! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
I'm happy that you covered Aomori! It's been a prefecture I've been interested in for a long time!
Closed in 1996, it's 2024. Chris' math: "closed for almost 20 years now" :D 28 is almost 20 :D
same way chris is only 30 LUL
Still in the twenties.
Chris was right about the power of editing, those ads were on point 😂
the commercials are so trippy hahaha!
i love the stadium :o so cool!
Great videos, as always, Chris! I am looking forward to seeing more beautiful scenery of Japan.😊
Once again Joey gets a banger place to stay. Loving the series and the book keep up everything you do it makes me very happy
The shot of the lone Kei work truck on the highway when the camera turned around 🤣🤣
I love that you basically made a CM advert out of the dome info breakdown anyway haha. Fab programme as always arigato
always a lot of fun with these two hosting journey across japan
I have lived in Michigan my whole life and never knew we had the world's largest wooden dome. I had to look it up. The Superior Dome located in Marquette, Michigan was built in 1991.
Yup I went to NMU ,graduated in the Dome and I didn't have a clue
The editors need a raise.
All the options in anpanman were commercial based, let's be honest. 😂 Another great episode- thanks AiJ team!
7:00 He must be referring to the Superior Dome in the U.P., where I'm from. Wasn't expecting that as a reference on Journey Across Japan.
Oh My lord Chris!! You KILLED IT!!! That commercial was HILARIOUS!!!!! (yes, Joey yours was funny AF too, but Chris win... this time) Just the way you kept nodding your head at the end... I keep picturing it in my mind and literally start laughing out loud... I can hardly type this... It's just so funny to me because I keep noticing people doing it in the intro's to their YT video's and idk why they do it... and then you go and exaggerate it TO THE MAX!!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LAUGHS!!!! When you and Joey get together those episodes end up being the funniest dang videos... you gutys have great comedic chemistry :)
Thank you for all the laughs, love following your journeys and been enjoying for years, god bless from Southampton UK hopefully one day I get to enjoy Japans beauty for myself.
That wasnt a standard premier filter!! outstanding ending! , to the editor
Another absolute banger of a video as always
I was NOT expecting 2 commercials ,I dont even know what i expected but it was never what i witnessed tonight, they both had me wheezing! I needed definitely it today, thanks Chris and Joey
Those ads went way harder than they needed to, the editors did awesome work on them :D
26:02 joey at the end... "or dont, I'm not your dad"🤣🤣🤣
Both commercials were funy af. But if I had to pick one. It would be Joey's. This series is so much fun to watch. Keep up the great work all of you.
As a Michigander, didn't actually know about the Superior Dome in Marquette till you damned us.
Thanks for the damning and the knowledge Chris!
gotta get up to the yoop sometime playa!
This was probably the best video of this journey...Taking time actually showed a good result
These were great! Both commercials were hilarious! Props to the editing team 😂🎉👏
Loving this series have looked forward to every episode! 👍👍
When discussing checking out the epic proportions of Godzilla Rock, I lost it when CB said "No choice Joey" and JB sheepishly answered "ok..."
I want Natchy Ruinard to be a reoccurring thing. I laughed so hard at that segment.😂
Same, I want this random old guy to pop up with Chris' voice every now and then.
The VHS ads were brilliant, literally laughed the whole way through lol
Such good work with the commercials! I love the videos with Joey, he has such good energy and just goes along wherever xD
OMFG!!! Chris's commercial made me fucking cry laugh! 😂😂😂 That filter man.... Gold. Pure gold.
filter?