On the Hunt for UFOs with Ryotaro & Cyclethon 4 Announcement! | NEXT on Abroad in Japan

Beam him up.
Please.

Next up on Abroad in Japan we catch up with Ryotaro and go on the hunt for UFO's at Japan's most active UFO hotspot in the remote mountains of Fukushima.

It's there that we practically beg the UFO's to take Ryotaro away, back to his home planet.
Over the years you may have heard me allude to my interest in UFO's in various places and I've been looking forward to making this video for a long time.

For 5 years now I've spent pockets of free time reading books and consuming documentaries on the subject and while I don't think I'll truly believe until I witness some hard evidence, there's no doubt something of interest is going on.

Most notably in the US, where in recent year numerous high-ranking officials have testified under oath, that there are top secret UFO crash retrieval programs going on.

Either something odd is going on, or dozens of very high ranking individuals are being deceived and either option is both intriguing and worrying.

 
ENTER JAPAN.
A town in Fukushima, centered around a strange mountain claims to have witnessed multiple UFO's on numerous occasions over the decades.

And Ryotaro and I were able to sit down with a first hand witness and hear his story.

I realise the UFO subject can be a big turn-off for many, which is why I've been reluctant to cover it until now. And the honest truth is after many years, I still haven't found anything conclusive. Every piece of evidence is usually missing a crucial piece of data that undermines it.

But it was a lot of fun to cover the subject given how much time I've spent reading up on it over the years. And I hope viewers will come away surprised by some of the stories we'll touch on.

Unfortunately though, nobody ended up beaming Ryotaro away this time.


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CYCLETHON 4
Tomorrow I'm joining Connor for a stream on Twitch and it's there we'll announce the details of the hotly anticipated upcoming Cyclethon! It's set to take place in the second half of April, with a ridiculously long distance and a truly epic route that excites me even more than last year's journey.

I'll be able to share more details from tomorrow, but it promises to a spectacular month.
Unlike previous cycles, I won't be shooting a video this time, simply as we've done it three times now and there's only so many times we can shoot scenes like "And then we got off the bike at 7/11. Then we got back on the bikes and cycled more."

I feel like I'd rather go all in on joining the streams without needing to worry about making a video.

But on the flip side, I hope to chronicle the journey a lot better in real time, particularly on Patreon and Instagram with photos/videos and unique insights form our trip.

And for those of you who can't join Connor's streams, he'll be uploading an edited version thereafter.
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AND FINALLY!
As you guys may have seen in ad in the last Wacky Weekend, we've launched our own e-sim, Journey Japan eSim, offering up super-fast, reliable internet to travellers coming to Japan.

We launched it a month ago and since then over a thousand people have used it - including my parents while they were over for two weeks recently and it's been going very smoothly.

There's a lot of crappy companies out there exploiting overseas travellers with cheap prices, then throttling the data and causing stress and misery for those on holiday.

If you're planning to visit Japan this year, I can't recommend Journey Japan eSim enough. My parents were in awe at just how fast the internet was compared to the UK!

And if you're visiting this Spring and you grab one, we're offering a 500 yen discount off your first cocktail or mocktail at LOST bar in Shibuya. What a synergy haha.

For now though guys, have yourself a great weekend and keep an eye out next week for the new mini-doc with Ryotaro on Abroad in Japan!

Best,

Chris