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I'm Done: 96,000 Reasons to Be Happy 🍿 Patreon Exclusive Q&A Video
I Tried Japan's Rarest Beef (Olive Wagyu) | Feat. Cdawgva 🍿 WACKY WEEKEND RETURNS: Out Now!
What Really Happened Tasting Japan's Most Expensive Fruit 🍿 Patreon Exclusive Video
I Tried Japan's Insanely Expensive Fruit (Feat. Cdawgva) | WATCH NOW!
Abroad in Japan 2026: The Grand Plan Revealed (🍿PLUS: Wacky Weekend Sneak Peek)
What REALLY happened in Shikoku with Ryotaro 🍿 Patreon Exclusive Video
What REALLY Happened Hiking 72 Hours on the Nakasendo 🍿 Patreon Exclusive Video
Abroad in Japan Patreon LIVE Hangout ⛩️ Sunday 30th Nov | Join me for a drink!
Hiking Japan's Hidden Mountain Villages for 72 Hours 🍿 Feat. Natsuki (OUT NOW)
Changes to Abroad in Japan 🍿 PLUS: Walking Japan's Mountain Villages for 96 Hours | Patreon Sneak Peak
Hey guys,
Hope you're having a fine weekend so far!
Today I wanted to share a sneak peek of the upcoming Nakasendo episode with you all, without giving too much away, as well as a few changes.
As I mentioned in the previous post, Natsuki and I recently embarked on an epic four day adventure into the mountains of central Japan, traversing the historic Nakasendo route between Tokyo and Kyoto. I've visited sections of it over the years but never properly hiked ...
A Rough Week in an Otherwise Incredible Month.
Hey guys,
I hope you’ve had a great week!
First off, I’d like to say a big thank you for all the kind words, comments, and messages I’ve received this week from the Abroad in Japan Patreon community.
It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions, highs and lows, over the past week. I was immensely lucky that, against the backdrop of events, I was cycling in my favourite spot in Japan to take my mind off things while the video exploded. Soo...
What is Happening to Japan?
Hey guys,
I hope you've had a pleasant week.
As you may have seen in recent days, I've been caught up in some things online.
People have joked about, trivialised it, but it's a serious matter.
I've barely slept, and been unable to eat. I needed to discuss this publicly.
I apologise for the tone in this video, but I'm sick and tired of the internet.
With the video out now (and having essentially doxxed myself to prove a point), I intend to sleep well tonig...
Inside the Chaotic Filming at Japan's MOST LUXURIOUS Racetrack | 🍿 Patreon Exclusive BTS Video
Hey guys,
Hope you're all have a great week so far!
This weekend we released what must be the fastest video in the history of the Abroad in Japan channel. Today, we've got the Patreon exclusive behind the scenes featuring hilarious bloopers and outtakes, as well as insights in to the chaotic filming process.
We had upwards of 8 cameras rolling at a time to catch all different angles we needed. Poor Marcus (the editor), had one hell of a tim...
2025-10-16 16:36:40 +0000 UTC View PostJapan's Tiniest Car Vs. Tokyo's $200 Million Race Track 🍿 WACKY WEEKEND OUT NOW!
Hey guys,
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend so far.
- Now it's time to make that weekend a heck of a lot more Wacky.
At long last, our epic driving video is out, shot on location at what might be one of the most jaw dropping locations I have ever set foot on.
Even if you don't care about cars - and honestly, I'm not much of a car person myself - Natsuki and Connor were at the top of their game for this one, and it's bloody hilarious from start to ...
Abroad in Japan PATREON Live Hangout 🍿 Sunday 12th October
Hey guys and WELCOME to the weekend!
I've just got back from a brutal three day mountain hike with Natsuki of all people.
Feeling rather sore and obliterated, but my god was it an epic journey.
Can't wait to share behind the scene details/photos in a separate post later here on Patreon.
But for now, delighted to say we've got a Patreon hangout tomorrow morning!
(Technically this is the September hangout that got postponed last week, so th...
Japan: Dark Times Ahead? (13 Years in, Things Are Changing)
It wouldn’t be an understatement to say my thirteen years in Japan couldn’t really have gone much better.
If somebody had told me in my tiny apartment in the early days that I'd end up visiting all 47 prefectures, cycling across the country, opening a bar in Shibuya and meeting Ken Watanabe and the Emperor, I'd genuinely be quite scared.
The thought of it all would've been a bloody anxiety inducing nightmare at the time.
From the ge...
How FAST Can Japan's Tiniest Car Go? 🍿 Feat. Connor & Natsuki | Patreon Sneak Peek
Hey guys, hope you’ve had a great week so far!
I’m officially back in Japan and gearing up for an action-packed autumn (my favourite time of year, and always when the best projects seem to come together).
To kick things off, we’ve got a brand new Wacky Weekend! And this time we took the beloved Kei car to the world’s most exclusive racetrack. After pushing it to its limits in the past, it only felt right to see what it could really do when...
2025-09-24 13:36:20 +0000 UTC View PostWhat REALLY Happened Filming 101 Things to Do in Tokyo 🍿 Patreon Exclusive BTS Video
Hey guys,
Hope you're all having a pleasant weekend.
Delighted to say the Patreon exclusive episode for the 101 Things to do in Tokyo video is now up!
With 18 minutes of bloopers and outtakes, to deleted scenes and commentary, we take you behind the scenes and give you the chaotic, absurd inside track on the shooting of one of our biggest Abroad in Japan episodes ever made.
What REALLY Happened Filming 101 Things to Do in Tokyo | Patreon Exclusive Video
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101 Things to do in Tokyo 🍿 Mega-Guide OUT Now!
Hey guys,
At last our ridiculous 101 Things to do in Tokyo episode is finally out on Abroad in Japan, after a rather tough summer-long production process of filming and editing!
While we've got a Patreon exclusive episode dropping in the days ahead, in the meantime there's a handy checklist (attached to this post) listing every single one of the 101 Things to do in Tokyo from the video.
Hopefully it may be useful to those of you travelling to Tokyo / Japan in the...
The Biggest Abroad in Japan Video of All Time is Just Days Away 🍿 Patreon Sneak Peek
It’s big.
It’s ridiculous.
It’s finally here.
One of the great things about being human is we can set ourselves arbitrary goals and then slowly ruin our mental health trying to achieve them.
(A bit like the time I bet on Trash Taste I’d get a six-pack in three months. Spoiler: I didn’t. Unless you count the beer tucked in the fridge.)
A few months back I had the frankly stupid idea of making 101 Things To Do in Tokyo 2025-08-31 17:03:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Abroad in Japan PATREON LIVE 🍿 August Edition | Sunday 31st
It's a Christmas miracle!
For the first time this year, I'm in a half decent timezone!
That's right guys, I'm currently in the UK and so for this month's Patreon live catch up, it'll be held at a reasonable hour (albeit apologies to the handful of viewers in Japan).
We're officially just a couple of days away from dropping the second biggest video ever released on Abroad in Japan - LITERALLY the biggest at almost 90 minutes run.
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Japan’s Most Overlooked Island & Why You Should Go 🇯🇵 72 Hours in Shikoku
I won’t lie.
Spending almost the entire summer in Tokyo writing a book left me burned out in every possible way. Physically, because it was the hottest summer in Japanese history and mentally, because writing a book mostly involves staring at a screen until you begin questioning whether words even exist.
Writing a book isn’t quite as glamorous as movies would portray it, whisky-soaked epiphanies and inspirational montages. Just sweat, caffeine, and mountains of junk fo...
Happy Birthday Natsuki! 🥳 My 6 Favourite Abroad in Japan Episodes Feat. Natsuki
Happy Birthday to the legend himself - Natsuki!
Twelve years of chaos, laughter and moments that probably belong in a court transcript. We have travelled from the snowy streets of Hokkaido to the beaches of Okinawa, explored abandoned love hotels and even somehow hauled ourselves up Mount Fuji.
But what people see on screen is only h...
Abroad in Japan Patreon Live | Kick Off in 5!
Hope to see you there!
https://youtube.com/live/ItmxM-fotCM?feature=share
Abroad in Japan Patreon Live: Featuring Sharla | (Moved to Tuesday 5th August)
Hey guys,
Good news (x2) and bad news unfortunately.
The bad news is I'm having to postpone tonight's live show a couple of days.
I've not been feeling overly well this weekend - it's most likely heatstroke from filming in the mega-heat/sun yesterday or something else more sinister, but no matter how much Tully's Coffee I've consumed today, it's not been able to move me out of bed.
I'm really sorry to let you guys down like this, it's never fun.
Th...
Abroad in Japan PATREON Live | Sunday 3rd August
Hey guys,
Hope you've had a great week :)
Just to announce this month's live show (July Edition) will be held this Sunday 3rd August!
(We typically hold the livestream in the final days of each month, but I moved it to the weekend, as I tend to find that's when most folks can join).
We've got tons of epic videos coming up, including a Day in the Life episode this weekend. I'll also be sharing behind the scenes photos of the recent Shikoku trip with Ryotaro in ...
Why I Really Quit My Teaching Job in Japan 10 Years Ago Today
This morning, the above photo randomly popped up on my laptop. One of those unsolicited "memory" photos designed to briefly jolt you into nostalgia before you go back to eating cheese over the sink.
But this one was worth pausing for. It was from July 2015, the day I finished my job as an English teacher in rural Japan, after three surreal, sometimes sublime, often confusing years. It also happened to involve one of the most absurd moments of my entire life.
I’d...
2025-07-27 14:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post