Hey guys, it's that time of the month!
This month's Patreon live show will be on Sunday 27th at 23:00 (Japan time). For local times, see above!
We look back on an incredible month that's featured a crazy series of Journey Across Japan, filled with volcanoes, airplanes and iTunes chart topping hits. We'll also discuss the brand new series featuring CDawgVA and I reveal what lies in store for July in a post Journey Across Japan world.
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2021-06-26 13:33:29 +0000 UTC
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Elton John.
The Beatles.
- Journey Across Japan.
In what has been a comically unbelievable week our rap song “Too Much Volcano!”, a song we wrote and shot in around 9 hours took the iTunes Charts by storm and got as far as No.14 (with a Coldplay song blocking our path!).
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2021-06-23 14:17:15 +0000 UTC
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Well guys IT'S OFFICIAL!
By popular request, we've been able to get our crazy song "Too Much Volcano!" on the iTunes store 😂
Anything we make from the song will go into the production budget for future episodes! 🌋
🎶 bit.ly/TooMuchVolcano
(And it'll be on Spotify early next week!)
Thanks to everyone here on Patreon for encouraging us to put it...
2021-06-18 12:56:10 +0000 UTC
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A.S.O
Too much volcano…
Don’t lie, you’ve had it stuck in your head just as I have.
- We’ve genuinely created a monster.
Well folks, the second episode of Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands is up and in this week’s episode we wandered Mars (a.k. the volcano wasteland), slept in an igloo, stayed at Kyushu’s most stunning hot spring and produced an entire music video, complete with a Grammy award winning hit track.
2021-06-16 13:23:34 +0000 UTC
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Well guys Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands is officially here!
In the first insane episode we flew over Japan's most active volcano, threw Natsuki in a waterfall (and lost his beloved pants) and even saw a goat.
If that's not quality content, I don't know what is.
And the first of the five part, Patreon behind the scenes series is now available to watch, featuring a ton of hilarious outtakes, deleted scenes that we couldn't fit in and a cheeky m...
2021-06-08 12:23:36 +0000 UTC
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Before I get into it, I just want to say hello and welcome to everyone who’s recently joined the Abroad in Patreon in the run up to Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands!
This community has been a big part of Abroad in Japan since 2016, and many great ideas have been born here from Natsuki:The Movie and Journey Across Japan, to countless videos and documentaries.
We’ve got over 50+ amazing exclusive videos already on here, the best of w...
2021-06-01 05:11:47 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to the weekend!
With Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands upon us next week and a huge, ominous 30 minute Abroad in Japan episode titled "12 Reasons Not to Move to Japan" out later this weekend, I'm looking forward to sitting down with you guys for our monthly chat and discussing what lies in store while answering your questions and sharing behind the scenes news!
The Live show will be this Saturday at 23:00 Japan time (check your loca...
2021-05-28 17:00:13 +0000 UTC
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What a weekend.
Half of it spent with Natsuki, half of it with Connor (CDawgVa). Albeit not together fortunately, that’d be a bit too much to handle.
LOTS of news this week folks.
First off, in case you missed it on FB/Twitter/Instagram yesterday, we posted a promo video featuring Natsuki working at his shop. It’s part of th...
2021-05-24 12:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Here it is folks!
The crazy trailer for Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands in all its glory.
Sit back and enjoy the mayhem.
JAJ: The Lost Islands | Official Trailer
🍿https://youtu.be/N85UJZVMaZY
"You've never seen Japan like this. From smouldering volcanoes and eerie caves, to forgotten towns and sparkling seas, Chris, Joey and Natsuki set out 1,000km ac...
2021-05-16 14:53:20 +0000 UTC
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GOOD NEWS! The official trailer for Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands is now finished and I'll be releasing it here on Patreon later this week! (And publicly later this month).
When we finished filming the series, Natsuki, Joey and I all agreed it was the most action-packed week of our lives, and watching the trailer certainly reminds me why.
But to celebrate the impending release of Journey Across Japan: ...
2021-05-09 13:58:32 +0000 UTC
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Before we dive into the final diary entry & photos for Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands, the Hokkaido road trip video is finally up on Abroad in Japan!
It’s actually the second longest video we've ever produced after Natsuki: The Movie, with a run time of 28 minutes (hence the long time it took to edit).
As well as introducing my best American friend Pete, I’m really proud of the cinematography and tried to raise the bar on the product...
2021-05-03 12:42:53 +0000 UTC
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I awoke in Amsterdam in the rain.
Then after a few moments I realised it wasn’t in fact Amsterdam, even though the weather was fairly accurate.
Huis Ten Bosch is a gigantic theme park one hour north of Nagasaki, though “theme park” doesn’t do it justice. It’s a genuine slice of the Netherlands, with operation canals and windmills, brick streets and architecture that feels like the real deal.
Heck there’s even real Heineken, which Natsuki was de...
2021-04-30 02:09:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
So I'm finally back after a month spent on the road filming Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands. Somehow we survived the trip across abandoned islands and smouldering volcanoes, and I've certainly got a few stories to tell.
I look forward to chatting with you all about it and answering your questions about anything this Friday morning at 08:30am (Thursday evening for most of you).
J...
2021-04-28 13:06:04 +0000 UTC
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The key word today is horror.
- And horses.
Things got off to a pleasant enough start, as we awoke in Kurokawa springs, where Natsuki enjoyed a morning soak in the outdoor bath, having spent the previous day rapping on an active volcano.
However, my enthusiasm for the day was quickly lost, when the challenge for the day ...
2021-04-28 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Having left the island of Yakushima behind we headed back to the mainland. With Natsuki’s pirate pants forever lost at sea, we drove inland to Kumamoto, to the base of Mount Aso - Japan’s largest volcano.
In search of accommodation, I’d remembered a crazy place from the original Journey Across Japan series, which I’d briefly passed through and always wanted to stay at. Aso Farm Land.
A small city of 450 igloo dome houses, somewhere between a Smur...
2021-04-26 12:59:55 +0000 UTC
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Before I get into the Diary for Day 2 of Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands, I just want to say thanks for all the birthday wishes!
I turned 31 yesterday and though I’m not remotely enthusiastic about ageing and continuing my journey into my 30s, I feel very lucky to do what I love and share my life with so many fantastic people around the world - ESPECIALLY you guys! So a huge thanks again, and here’s to another year of Abroad in Japan!
DA...
2021-04-22 10:54:01 +0000 UTC
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Oh good god. I never knew you could do so much in one week.
Or destroy yourself physically in such a short space of time.
To call the shoot for Journey Across Japan 3 action-packed would be a complete and utter understatement, as you’ll bear witness in the coming days, a I share photos and the diary of the trip.
AND so it begins on Day one.
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Jo...
2021-04-20 15:06:28 +0000 UTC
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What on earth were we thinking?!
You can hear what went down on our ludicrous first day of filming in Kagoshima in tomorrow’s Patreon diary.
Over the coming 10 days I’ll be keeping a daily journal on here, filled with photos and chronicling the highs and lows of our 500km journey across Kyushu.
And there’s certainly been an impressive balance of highs and lows so far, as you’ll hear tomorrow! 😅
L...
2021-04-11 14:43:52 +0000 UTC
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It's officially live folks!
We're now accepting your challenges for Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands.
Send us your challenges now!
⛩️ http://bit.ly/JAJLostIslands
Filming kicks off in two weeks, and once again we'll be posting a behind-the-scenes diary here on Patreon (like we did during Escape to Fuji).
And alongside the release of the series, we'll also...
2021-03-30 15:52:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
So it's been a weird month spent making videos that aren't yet out on Youtube, across half a dozen different channels.
And we're now just two weeks away from beginning the intense production of Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands with Joey and Natsuki.
Plenty to talk about this month; from what I got up to with Connor and Joey, the disastrous Abroad in a Pan Tokyo Creative episode, and what you can expect in April!
And...
2021-03-26 11:59:56 +0000 UTC
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I’m a hypocrite.
A filthy, disgraceful hypocrite.
First I mocked vloggers overusing drones in their videos.
“The action is on the ground. Not in the sky. Nobody likes drones.”
- And then a year later I bought one and stuck it in every single video.
Then I turned my nose up at collaborating with other Youtubers.
“I don’t do collaborations.” I scoffed with glee in the co...
2021-03-26 11:31:23 +0000 UTC
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Here it is folks. The big reveal.
JOURNEY ACROSS JAPAN: THE LOST ISLANDS
Three islands. Six episodes.
- Three absolute muppets.
For the first time ever, I’m delighted to announce Natsuki will be joining the entire journey as we travel from Yakushima Island to Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is the last major Japanese city I have yet to visit, tucked away in the south of Kyushu. ...
2021-03-13 13:50:13 +0000 UTC
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I often get asked for my recommendations for books about Japan and so today, I’ve compiled a list of 8 MUST READ books about Japan, from culture and crime, to travel and food. These are books I’ve all read at some point or another and would happily read again.
Hopefully there’s at least one title in there that catches your attention!
ALSO we have a new Abroad in Japan video out tonight featuring Ryotaro, where we stay at one of the most impressiv...
2021-02-28 04:47:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys,
Delighted to announce this month's live show will take place on Saturday 27th February at 23:30 Japan time (local times listed above).
I'll be sitting down for an hour to answer your questions, look back over a month filled with earthquakes and terrible luck in Hokkaido.
And with Journey Across Japan 3 only a month and a half away from filming, expect to hear more details of the final chapter in the series, featuring Natsuki...
2021-02-26 04:00:58 +0000 UTC
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Kyoto has a problem.
Its stunning traditional townhouses are under threat, as more and more are destroyed or abandoned each year. But why is this happening and can it be stopped?
We're off to stay overnight in one, meet the man who's bringing them back to life and discover the 5 key characteristics that make up a traditional townhouse (known as Machiya in Japanese).
I've long wanted to shoot a video in Kyoto, so I was...
2021-02-25 15:35:59 +0000 UTC
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I'm hungry. But I'm also lazy.
So I bought loads of snacks to eat tonight from Family Mart while doing the Live Show!
Come along & ASK me anything while I make my way through it all. See you there!
🍿The Live Show kicks off in 2hrs at 22:00 (Japan time)
https://youtu.be/7Q_bVWCaQUA
And if you can't make it, never fear, it'll be available ...
2021-02-20 11:06:15 +0000 UTC
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A few days ago - here on Patreon - I shared my experience of the recent gigantic earthquake with you all.
What I failed to tell you was that I was already having a bad day, because that fateful afternoon, for the first time ever in 14 years of driving, I RAN OUT OF FUEL. And not just anywhere. I was in the absolute middle of nowhere in the mountains of Hokkaido.
What an absolute moron.
Rather than recant the ...
2021-02-19 02:35:20 +0000 UTC
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So last night I was tucked up in a hotel bed on my way back from Hokkaido, falling asleep while pondering how to make the world a better place, when all of a sudden I began to feel dizzy.
I suddenly realised the entire building was moving and given I was on the 12th floor, rather than violent shaking the sensation you typically experience during an earthquake, it was more akin to ominous swaying.
Usually an earthquake lasts ...
2021-02-14 11:31:36 +0000 UTC
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If you've been following the Abroad in Japan channel or the Podcast this week, you may think I'm in a morning market in Sendai with Ryotaro, a karaoke booth with Connor (CDawgVA), a Burger King in Kyoto with Sharla or doing a podcast with Youtube legend Penguinz0/MoistCr1TiKaL.
(You can find a link to all of these videos/podcasts below in case you missed them).
BUT IT'S ALL A LIE.
In actuality I'm in the absolute middle of nowhere on ...
2021-02-07 12:40:29 +0000 UTC
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It's Saturday afternoon and amidst editing an upcoming video with Ryotaro and pouring over the feedback on the latest video reacting to Japanese Youtubers (unbelievably, already one Japanese Youtuber has released their reaction!), I've spent the last two hours immersed in studying Japanese.
I never thought the concept of "studying" something would bring me joy, but over the last 8 years or so learning the Japanese language has been a deeply rewarding experience. The...
2021-01-30 13:40:27 +0000 UTC
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