Hey guys!
Just a quick reminder that the live show with Natsuki starts in 10!
Hope to see you there, but for those that can't make it, as always the stream will be archived and ready to watch at your leisure!
► Ask Abroad Hangout: https://youtu.be/X5Hfqdg1K_g
Hope you're having a great weekend,
Chris&nbs...
2019-03-30 12:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
So I'm delighted to announce Natsuki will be joining this month's Patreon Hangout on Saturday 30th March (10pm Japan time)!
It's been too long since we sat down together with you guys, so I'm really looking forward to this one. Expect unpredictable mayhem at every turn.
Feel free to submit your questions to us in advance in the comments below and the live stream can be found here:
► Ask Abroad Hangout:
2019-03-27 13:47:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys,
I hope you're all having a great weekend wherever you may be this Sunday!
So in the next couple of days I'll be renting a reasonably priced Honda and driving up through the stunning, remote mountains of Yamagata prefecture, en route to seek a much awaited audience with King Natsuki VI.
Whilst we saw each other in Tokyo briefly last month, we didn't have much time to make any videos, so as well as catching up with the man himself for a Patre...
2019-03-24 04:25:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
So today marks the 8th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami which devastated Tohoku, washing away entire towns and taking the lives of over 15,000 people.
Whilst I wasn’t in Japan during the disaster, even two years later I witnessed the destruction first-hand, when driving along the coastline to find overturned cars still lingering in the fields and the faded debris of shattered homes, which had be...
2019-03-11 05:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
I hope you've had a great week so far!
So in this week's Patreon vlog, I discuss how the recent event went with Natsuki and Ryotaro, why I've avoided doing meetups with viewers over the years (after two unpleasant experiences), what's coming up later this week and a Q&A with Ryotaro, asking him questions you guys have sent in!
► THIS WEEK'S Patreon Vlog: 2019-03-06 15:00:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I hope you've all had a great start to the week so far!
I'm going to keep it short and sweet as we've actually got a brand new Patreon Vlog out tomorrow revealing everything from my new hobby, to explaining why I've avoided doing fan-meetups until now, to the long awaited Q&A with Ryotaro asking him your questions.
But before then, the video of the recent event in Shibuya, Tokyo, celebrating the end of the production for Journey Across Japan...
Hey guys and welcome to Friday!
I hope you've all had a great end to the week and are gearing up for the weekend!
This month's Patreon Live Hangout will be this Sunday 24th February at 9am Japan time - and evening for Europe / the US. I've changed the time from the usual 10pm evening slot (Japan time), as I'm keen to see how this affects the turnout. I suspect more of you guys can join at this time around the world (even if it does mean I'll have to drink a bucket of cof...
Hey guys!
So it's currently 4.30am as I type this. I feel destroyed and I should be in bed by all accounts - but I'm sitting here patiently waiting for tonight's Journey Across Japan video to finish uploading. And seeing as I have 20 minutes to kill while I wait, I thought I'd quickly regale the tale of how Ryotaro and I met, seeing as how today is officially the 3 year anniversary since he first appeared in a video.
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Back in Spring 2015 I was in ...
2019-02-16 20:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
I hope you've all had a great week so far!
It's been a hell of a week editing video after video, with more Journey Across Japan coming out this weekend! But I come to you today with a Patreon vlog, regailing the story of something rather strange I came across this week. Suffice to say, someone "stole" my video in a somewhat unconventional manner - although I'll let the vlog do the talking. Do let me know your thoughts and how you would act, in the comments belo...
Hey guys,
Hope you've all had a great weekend - just a quick post today to announce the public release of the trailer for Journey Across Japan: Kobe to Kagoshima.
You may recall I actually made a trailer which featured on Patreon a few weeks ago (in the New Year's Special). Originally, I'd planned to use that to market part two of Journey Across Japan, but I decided to expand it, put in some new scenes with a punchier soundtrack and get it out to relaunc...
It never stops being weird.
One minute you're eating a sausage roll and trying to hail a cab, whilst running down the cobbled streets of London amongst historic brick buildings.
The next minute (13 hours later), you're stuffing your face with onigiri and energy jelly and trying to hail cab, whilst running down the smoothly re-surfaced sidewalks of Tokyo, amongst a futuristic skyscraper-riddled concrete jungle.
Even now I st...
Hey guys!
Sorry to post twice in one day, but there's an awesome event coming up and before I promote it on social media, I wanted to share it with you guys.
On Sun 17th February, Tokyo Creative is holding an event in Tokyo to celebrate the Journey Across Japan series!
By Feb 17th not all the videos will be out from the series - although we'll be releasing a fair few episodes between now and then - but the event is a celebration for completing the...
Hey guys!
Hope you’re all having a great weekend.
In this week’s Abroad Vlog (which is the Patreon vlog bit with a slightly more original name), I answer your questions, showcase some exciting new toys and examine upmarket Kit Kats.
Watch Abroad VLOG: https://youtu.be/vuDShgQYTAE
I’m currently in the process of ramming loads of tea and biscuits i...
2019-01-26 18:47:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
Hope you've all had a great week so far!
So we've got a Patreon vlog coming out later today with lots of fun updates and Kit Kats, but before that, it made sense to announce the first live hangout of the year which will be on this Saturday 26th January!
The time is a little bit different from our usual Saturdays, as I'm still in the UK (until early next week), but hopefully as many of you can join as possible!
Having spent t...
Hey guys,
Hope you've all had a great first week to kick off 2019!
As always I'll let the vlog do the talking - and as requested, leave me your questions in the post below for next week!
► WATCH: https://youtu.be/uHdUi46hugM
And please forgive me for my stupid error; Scafell Pike is the tallest in ENGLAND...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO 2019!
We kick things off with this 25 minute episode looking back at the Top 10 Highlights of 2018, as well as discussing YOUR highlights, a New Year's message from Natsuki and a look at what's to come in the first months of 2019 and Journey Across Japan and beyond, with two action packed montages thrown in for good measure.
Hey guys!
I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas! I think any weight I've lost as a result of the cycle across Japan, has swiftly been put back on through a combination of rampant bacon, cheese and chocolate consumption.
I'll keep it short and sweet as I'm in the thick of editing the eventful Patreon End of Year video which is coming out in the next couple of days.
For this month's live show on December 30th 19:00 UK time (times listed above) we'll be h...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year guys!
I've got so much to talk to you about, from behind the scenes of Journey Across Japan, to Natsuki: The Movie 2 (working title), to the many things we've got lined up next for 2019 and a look back at my top 10 moments from 2018, in what's been our best year yet on the Abroad in Japan channel.
But rather than type it out, I'm working on a Patreon exclusive Christmas Special for you guys instead, which will be relea...
2018-12-22 11:11:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Hope you're all having a great week so far. I'm here to announce this month's Q&A hangout will be taking place this week on Sunday 2nd December.
I always try to these live streams during the weekend as I know that's when most of you are able to join the hangout, and I didn't want to do last weekend, given that it was so close to the recent one I'd held with Sharla.
With that in mind Novembers hangout will be Dece...
Hey guys,
Hope you've had a great start to the week so far!
The latest episode of Journey Across Japan is now available to watch on Youtube.
This past week I've been relentlessly editing all four of Pete's episodes, where we journeyed through Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe together, so I can release them sooner together.
Honestly, these are some of my personal favourite episodes from the 30+ we've filmed this past month, and I hope you enjoy watching them as much a...
`Hey guys,
Welcome to Friday! I hope you've all had a fantastic week so far.
So it's been another busy week of cycling and filming on Journey Across Japan - this week however, we were pleasantly surprised when we were contacted by a Japanese TV station to feature in a segment on a prime time slot.
They followed me around for a few hours whilst filming in Kumamoto city - the region that got devastated by an earthquake back in 2016 - and best of all, t...
Hey guys,
I hope you've all had a great weekend!
So tomorrow I'll be putting on a bit of an impromptu live hangout for Patreon viewers only, with Sharla ("in Japan") as our guest.
We'll be discussing our time together journeying across Japan (as seen in recent videos), as well as answering all your questions.
It'll be on tomorrow: Tuesday 20th November at 10:00PM Japan time (13:00 UK time; 08:00 New York Time) and should run for about an hour long!
You can f...
Hey guys,
Hope you’ve had a great week!
So there’s now a new Patreon vlog on how things are currently going and how I feel having cycled and journeyed relentlessly for over a month now.
For me, the most remarkable thing is we’ve somehow actually succeeded to film a video every single day of the trip (to a decent production quality). Since September alone we've had 20 new videos released on the Abroad in Japan channel - which I think may be more than ...
2018-11-16 01:45:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
I hope you've all had a great start to the weekend.
SO HERE'S A VLOG UPDATE of how things are going on the cycle, as well as a bizarre behind the scenes tour of a log cabin we've all been staying in on a mountain overlooking Kobe. (It's like a poor man's Cribs presented by Pete Donaldson).
- Patreon Vlog: https://youtu.be/CilNWwHRASE
As well as the 11 videos that have co...
Hey guys!
Well it's finally happening; King Risottoro is joining us on a live hangout on Sunday night (28th October)!
Together we'll be answering your questions, discussing his three days on the trip (as the fourth guest on the Journey Across Japan), and more likely than not, making fun of the name Risottoro.
I've been looking forward to this for a long time; if you can't make it on Sunday, you can still view the stream afterwards, and have your q...
Hey guys,
Very sorry, but I realised I had put the date as September 29th on the last post?!
Don't worry, we're not going BACK IN TIME for the live show.
I was referring to Saturday as in tonight - sorry to disappoint the time travellers among you.
Live Stream starts Sat 20th October, 22:00 JST, 14:00 BST, 09:00 EDT (as seen above)
Journey Across Japan Q&A Hangout | Feat. Sharla | Patreon
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2018-10-20 03:28:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
I'M ALIVE! Just about.
I hope you've been enjoying the more or less daily videos covering the first week of our 2,000km Journey Across Japan cycle. So far they've been fairly action packed, from witnessing Natsuki do exercise for the first time in 10 years and watching a tiny Japanese girl eat a bowl of food bigger than her own head, to exploring a haunted tunnel and befriending strangers in front of Sake Vending mac...
2018-10-19 18:06:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
So this is it - the last hangout before the cycle gets underway - to be held this Saturday 29th September!
Don't worry though; there will also be hangouts in October and November during the cycle - and hopefully if we time it right, we'll have someone interesting with us along the way.
As always there's lots to talk about this month - from behind the scenes of the upcoming mega project, to answering your questions and ...
2018-09-27 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
I hope you’re having a great week so far! The new vlog is now up discussing what lies ahead this month!
I can’t believe the cycle kicks off in just under two weeks! I’m terrified yet seriously excited - and hopefully as discussed in the vlog, you guys have some ideas on how we can make this the greatest travel series ever.
For those that missed out the most recent video “Mount Fuji Ruined My D...
2018-09-26 15:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
So last week to celebrate hitting 1m subscribers, some friends in Sendai threw me a surprise party and for the 2018-09-13 14:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post