I HOPE MY SINGING DIDN'T BREAK YOUR EARS. Whenever I visit Osaka I always feel like my time there was too short - and this time was no exception. If there’s somewhere in Osaka you recommend visiting, let us know below! Sorry this one took longer to edit than usual folks! There was quite a lot of footage to edit it down from. We may only have had one evening in Osaka, but we were able to pack a lot in! Please LIKE the video if you did enjoy it guys! It means a lot, given all the time spent editing each video! I’ll give up an update on the cycle after the next video as I don’t want to confuse anyone, suffice to say, we filmed a heck of a lot of awesome videos. I took on criticisms from viewers and have stepped back from doing more "vlogging style" of videos route and have reverted back to making better edited videos (which basically just means that there are voiceovers).
Gotta check all this out when I go to Japan in June! 😍 So amazing! Your videos are getting so ridiculously well edited now. It's more like I'm watching a mini movie than a UA-cam video. The quality is just so good.😲
@@sherinodak7 Osaka is great. I can only compare it to Tokyo and Kyoto, but out of those three it's my clear favorite. Like Chris said, the people are quite laid back compared to their counterparts across the country. The food is amazing (and cheap!). Even if you only speak two words of Japanese, as long as you have a phone with Google Translate, you can have long and interesting talks with the locals. One tip: Do not limit yourself to just Dotonbori/Amerikamura. They're fun places to hang out, but still quite tourist-y areas. Some days I would just go to a train station, pick a local line and head to a random part of the city, and no matter where I went I found cool sights, good food and drink, and amazing people. Sadly, as you will be too young to drink, you'll definitely miss out on some of the funnest of the fun ;)
I just realized, this is the area that sotenbori in the Yakuza games is based on. It's on my list of places to visit in japan. The camera in the opening pan is about where Majima's apartment was in 0 was.
@@AbroadinJapan Please do a movie already! All your vids are just screaming with your passion for film making and your desire to make your own movie! TAKE MY MONEY!
@@AbroadinJapan indeed, Hong Kong in the rain is pure blade runner. I haven’t been to Osaka yet but I’ve been to Sapporo 3 times and central Susukino gives off a similar vibe, as you’ve said yourself in your video with Natsuki.
@@leedsalex cool, I’d like to visit Taipei. Always hear good things about Taiwan. Except from the Chinese government. Shanghai doesn’t really have the same cityscape for immersion. There are skyscrapers with huge neon lights, but they’re seen from the bund across the river at a small distance. Still a cool city to check out, though.
My last holiday in Japan, first 3 days in Tokyo... everyone tight lipped and strait faced. Cramped hotel room, nobody talking on the metro, lining up on the left side of the escalator and looking extremely hurried in a fashionably way. Fourth day, Osaka. After getting of the escalator on the right side, and greeted by a police officer casually asking me in broken English if I had a fun business trip, I spotted a couple making out on the metro without a care in the world. I knew I was in Osaka, and felt at home
Me right now. Spent 3 days in Tokyo before Kyoto and Osaka. Then noticed Chris uploaded a video about Osaka! And lol I thought I was the only one that noticed the change on the escalator!
my experience with tokyo was that people are more stressed but there are still plenty of friendly japanese people!! ♡ definitely more colorful and eccentric artist types out about in shibuya at night for example :) was so fun to people watch
I prefer Osaka to Tokyo. There is just so much to see and to do. I love the architecture. The people are incredible and the public transportation is efficient. It is fun because the locals are fun and chill.
@@tomsfruitstand6821 so you live in a continent? That's cool! And you speak American? New dialect mix Spanish, Portuguese and English? That's interesting
@@tomsfruitstand6821 you're a cittizen of united states of america, you live in the united states of america, and you speak ENGLISH there i fixed it for you save that in your tiny brain lol
Aww I don't know much about the U.K. (I am from America's soggy Pacific Northwest if that gives me any cred...) BUT I was the Pearly Queen of Lambeth in my high school musical haha this channel is always a good time.
It’s wild that “kid” skating in the main shots is actually a skater from who is in his 40’s, from the Osaka Daggers!!!!!!!!!!! (A famous skate clique in Osaka)
I know this isn't relevant to this video at all (I haven't watched it), but I just had to post it somewhere, and maybe it'll be seen? I just discovered this channel, and I'm watching this video "don't get fat in Japan," and early on in the video the host goes on to explain how a cat would double his subscriber base, but he can't have a cat. So he pulls out a plush cat. Plays with it a bit, and then sets it behind him to be forgotten. About 4 minutes later my little guy comes in (4 years old). He takes one look at the screen, and loudly exclaims "That guy has a cat!" It caught me off guard, because I was so into the message of the video and all the creative b-roll that I totally forgot there was a cat back there. It was just so surreal for the host to make those comments about the cat and to see it realized right in front of me. That cat video was 2 years old, so I didn't want to respond to it, but it was just a surreal moment that I had to write it down somewhere.
"Drinking in public is strange but quite normal in Japan." As a German I cannot relate to this. If not in a pub, club or at home, where else should you drink alcohol if not in public???
One day we will get a video with Chris, Pete, Sharla, Natsuki and Risottoro in one video and I will die that very instant as a fulfilled and happy man.
@@AbroadinJapan is that so?? oh well i'm jusy happy when you upload a video that dark humor and the british accent fits perfectly along with your face, not complaining about when you post videos just a "meme" comment
@@AbroadinJapan Out of curiosity, now that you've finished the cycle, are you back in the UK? Amazing video, by the way, these are always worth the wait.
Abroad in Japan the more comprehensively edited videos are better than daily less edited vids! I want all of this cycle, but as long as it takes for each day to be awesome !
Besides, statistically, 28 years means he's about one third of the way to the grave already. Respect his age! (Don't hate me for saying that, I'm closer to two thirds...)
I second Sharlas comment, one of your best videos yet! I've been enjoying your journey across Japan and I respect the fact that you present your videos as is, not refraining from swearing, indulging the whims of weird radio hosts, as well as showcasing the country of Japan in an entertaining and educating way. Thanks so much for all that
I left America for the first time in February and went to visit friends in Osaka for a month. Such an amazing experience. The hospitality is AMAZING. Definitely going back again. Very nostalgic watching this video. Amazing experience for sure! mecha kakoii!!!!
You're looking fitter with each vid Chris. Glad you're still enjoying yourself. My family and I touch down in Kansai next Sunday for 34 nights on a holiday extending from Hiroshima to Hakodate. Stay safe on the road mate.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley USAGE: The standard English plural of octopus is octopuses. However, the word octopus comes from Greek, and the Greek plural form is octopodes. Modern usage of octopodes is so infrequent that many people mistakenly create the erroneous plural form octopi, formed according to rules for Latin plurals.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yeah octopi is acceptable though not quite right. The term for a word like that is hypercorrect, meaning it fits and works and is acceptable but does not follow the rules exactly. It is an interesting one and I am glad you bought it up.
We visited Japan for the 2nd time in October 2019, I was literally in Osaka 2 years ago today. It was thanks to this video that we included it on our trip. The takoyaki was amazing! I loved the bright lights of Dotonbori 😍 I can't wait for Japan to open again.
I love Blade runner, but the start of the video immediately made me think of Ghost in the shell, especially with those riverboats and large buildings on each signs with display windows, even though that is mostly based on Hong Kong.
Its a completely different experience rewatching my favorite abroad in japan videos when I'm actually on-site to experience the best of what chris has to recommend
Man this takes me back. When I visited Japan back in May, my tour group and I pretty much drank strong zero every night. Cheaper than regular sapporo or kirin beer but will knock you out quickly. Favorite was the lemon-lime. For any one reading, whatever you do, avoid the passion fruit.
I love these types of videos where you just hang around with friends and show around the city and the natives and just hang around. The editing is amazing btw. Your videos are like small documentaries for me. I always know the're gonna be good quality and good content.
Initially Chris excited everyone by saying that he'd do daily videos of his cycling trip, but I'm starting to understand Chris' style of work... It seems that he's all about quality and not quantity, so he can't bring himself to hastily put out shoddily or casually made videos. Instead he takes time to edit quality work with the amount of footage he takes during his trip.
Bingo! I honestly can't imagine. Biking 40+ kilometers every day, then getting to your hotel, and editing a video for 3-4 hours at night. I'm sure he's realizing now that he can't stay awake past 10 PM after all that biking and is just running late.
I was eating with classmates in Osaka, emptied 2x250 ml 25% Sake and 3 x half a Liter of something i am not realy sure what was because they kept ordering drinks, I was still fine after xD
@@killerpalkia Sake translate to alcohol so every drink containing alcohol is sake, Japanese sake (Rice vine) is basically sake made in traditional japan way and has as you said 15-20%. but they definitely make alcohol in japan with higher percentage.
Does anyone else smile and like the video before watching it because you know it's gonna be a damn good video like always? -Thank you for not being on rewind this year.
After seeing Sharmander's raw footage from this day and then seeing yours you definitely get an idea of how much different life looks with stylish edits, music, and high production value. Great work!
Chris this is my second UA-cam comment in over a decade. I stumbled upon your channel last month and I seriously just cant get enough! You are such an inspiration to me you can't even imagine. Thanks for all the videos (and podcasts). Take care
@@kidicarus5627 not foruch longer. We got the news today (I don't know if you're in the UK or not) that we need to pay €7 instead of getting a visa to travel Europe
I agree. Pete sorta looks like Rutger Hauer...if you tilt your head to the side and squint a little bit.😋 Great video! I'll miss the "Journey Across Japan" series when it's officially over. Is it officially over?😘
Just came back from Japan and I want to thank Chris for teaching me the word OSUSUME . It has been the single most useful Japanese word I've known so far . That and sumimasen
Osaka was the first city in Japan I visited and I will never forget it. I was often asked to visit someone's restaurant and had a chance to chat it up with the locals. The people are way nicer there than they are in Tokyo, that's for damn sure! Wish this video came out in 2012 so I could have done this stuff!
I don't like to call Chris 'privilaged' as that denotes he's been lavished with luck. Rather, I see Chris as an explorer who has had a whole new world open up randomly for a fellow not too arrogant to appreciate it but rather quite open hearted to allow it to unfold. Well done Mr. CHRIS! KEEP ON KEEP'N ON! You are worthy of this. Thank you for being so awesome in your Japan series. I truely hope to meet you sometime. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada.
I'm currently rewatching the Journey Across Japan series and just got to this, man what a legendary video! Has to be the best of the series which is really saying something, although I'm sure me being a huge Yakuza fan is a big part of why I love this video so much 😄 It's always made me want to desperately visit Osaka!
Been rewatching JAJ this week, as I’ve been home with the sickness, and I can’t wait to see you and Pete in a video together again. Hope you record your meet-up in the UK! 😃🙌
A cool part of Travelling is standing in the same spots you've seen on movies or movies. When I went to Osaka I ended up finding a small park and stat down.. Looked around and remembered that Abroad in Japan was sitting in the same spot, lol. Really cool to see it all in person
@Snicker Bottom Super old comment I know but I just stumbled upon this channel lol Anyway, a chelada is simply beer and tomato juice. And the michelada adds a special sauce/mix to that plus the chamoy on the rim!
Shadoe its not saying something for the education in us and in japan, japanese is almost solely spoken in Japan and english is one of the most widely known languages, obviously they’d learn some english. If Japanese was a more widely spoken language, kids in the US would be taught how to speak some. It’s not like schools in the US offer spanish or french classes...
I studied abroad in Osaka, Japan back in 2019 and my preparation beforehand consisted of mastering how to eat with chopsticks, watching some anime and this video of you Chris. Basically, in 2019 I met a local girl in Osaka, and of course, I asked her if she knew Chris Broad and unsurprisingly she said yes and she got me to the Takoyaki shop in this video. Rewatching it in 2023 got some good memories back. Thank you Chris for your good videos, just got your book today and will have a good time reading it.
"I was born in 1990" Wait, what?! You are younger than I thought... I had to pause and take a couple of seconds to collect myself after learning you are younger than me lol
In one night Chris and Pete were able to eat okonomiyaki, drink outside with locals, play retro video games, eat okonomiyaki, and do 1.5h of karaoke. Japan's nightlife potential is just too busted 😩
Mental video guys! Loved the blade runner sequence. Also in college in America I used to drink ‘red beers’. It’s an amazing way to cover up terrible beer when you’re poor as hell. Some older folks drink it with clam juice and call it a Clamato. Just awful lol
I HOPE MY SINGING DIDN'T BREAK YOUR EARS.
Whenever I visit Osaka I always feel like my time there was too short - and this time was no exception. If there’s somewhere in Osaka you recommend visiting, let us know below! Sorry this one took longer to edit than usual folks! There was quite a lot of footage to edit it down from. We may only have had one evening in Osaka, but we were able to pack a lot in! Please LIKE the video if you did enjoy it guys! It means a lot, given all the time spent editing each video!
I’ll give up an update on the cycle after the next video as I don’t want to confuse anyone, suffice to say, we filmed a heck of a lot of awesome videos. I took on criticisms from viewers and have stepped back from doing more "vlogging style" of videos route and have reverted back to making better edited videos (which basically just means that there are voiceovers).
Take as long as you need! Thanks for blessing us with all these high quality videos. We don't deserve you.
More Sharla!
Gotta check all this out when I go to Japan in June! 😍 So amazing! Your videos are getting so ridiculously well edited now. It's more like I'm watching a mini movie than a UA-cam video. The quality is just so good.😲
Abroad in Japan No need to apologize, my dude! Quality videos are worth the wait!
I just woke up and pick up my phone and I saw you've uploaded a video.I am watching Ur video with booger still in my eyes
Chris is so privileged to be traveling with such an intellectual philosopher
Pete, why did you make a second account just to post that?
"There's a lot of teenagers hanging about."
*Shows 40 year-old guy on skateboard*
Teenagers at heart.
How do you do, fellow kids?
Justin and?
That's teenage in the lands of aging populations
He looks more like he's in his late 70's, 80's lol
"2 cans of this and I'm straight off to Narnia."
I mean...Chris has some amazing lines but I think this is the best yet.
“I wanna meet Mr. Tumnis”
Korewa pen desu is my favt.
I have some amazing lines which will also take you to Narnia
Best video of the series yet - nice work🙌🏻💯
can’t be, your appearance is too brief!
To bad you weren't there to eat too😭😭
IT HAD JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SHARLA TO MAKE IT WORK ;)
Abroad in Japan I see more natto in your future.
I agree love the locals
I’m in japan. On the bullet train going to Kyoto from Tokyo. Tomorrow night I’ll be in Osaka. This video will be very helpful
So how was it!?!? I'm supposed to be going in Sept/Oct
And i am planning to make a vacation when i am 16 and with friends to Osaka, so please tell me how it is ( Good Luck ! )
@@sherinodak7 Osaka is great. I can only compare it to Tokyo and Kyoto, but out of those three it's my clear favorite. Like Chris said, the people are quite laid back compared to their counterparts across the country. The food is amazing (and cheap!). Even if you only speak two words of Japanese, as long as you have a phone with Google Translate, you can have long and interesting talks with the locals.
One tip: Do not limit yourself to just Dotonbori/Amerikamura. They're fun places to hang out, but still quite tourist-y areas. Some days I would just go to a train station, pick a local line and head to a random part of the city, and no matter where I went I found cool sights, good food and drink, and amazing people.
Sadly, as you will be too young to drink, you'll definitely miss out on some of the funnest of the fun ;)
@@s70driver2005 You a Swede?
Did he reach osaka yet lol?
I just realized, this is the area that sotenbori in the Yakuza games is based on. It's on my list of places to visit in japan. The camera in the opening pan is about where Majima's apartment was in 0 was.
Kamurocho is Tokyo's Kabukicho as well.
@@christianfoley5846 both of you have earned my attention cause I wish to see both as well 🤣
Bro it’s literally the most famous city and it’s is bloody amazing
from memory its specifically modeled after a place called dotonbori (it's an area in osaka)
Aw man Osaka will always have a special place in my heart..
It definitely does and I can't wait to go back. I spent 1 week there and Kyoto in 2017 and man Osaka is incredible. My second favorite after Sapporo.
Elton Alvarez me too :)
I was also there in 2017. It was one of those things in life. Just magic. We’ll all always remember it
If you've never been to Japan and have only a couple of days for a stop-over: which would you choose? Tokyo or Osaka?
@@michaelhoffmann2891 go to Tokyo, because its more tourist friendly. Do Osaka when your more comfortable with the Culture.
@@KuroRyuu86 What if I hired Chris as tour guide? :D
To anyone wondering why this took so long to upload: Chris was hangover for weeks after filming this one night.
OJ Cubz I'm not surprised.
He is getting old, isn't he?
666 likes
MegaWarPig he’s not even in his 30’s right?🤣 that’s not old
The blade runner vibe in Osaka is unreal
Genuinely the closest city to Blade Runner - perhaps with the exception of Hong Kong.
@@AbroadinJapan Please do a movie already! All your vids are just screaming with your passion for film making and your desire to make your own movie! TAKE MY MONEY!
@@AbroadinJapan indeed, Hong Kong in the rain is pure blade runner. I haven’t been to Osaka yet but I’ve been to Sapporo 3 times and central Susukino gives off a similar vibe, as you’ve said yourself in your video with Natsuki.
@@JezaLoki I found Taipei has a real blade runner feel too and although I haven't visited it Shanghai always looks very blade runner like too
@@leedsalex cool, I’d like to visit Taipei. Always hear good things about Taiwan. Except from the Chinese government.
Shanghai doesn’t really have the same cityscape for immersion. There are skyscrapers with huge neon lights, but they’re seen from the bund across the river at a small distance. Still a cool city to check out, though.
My last holiday in Japan, first 3 days in Tokyo... everyone tight lipped and strait faced. Cramped hotel room, nobody talking on the metro, lining up on the left side of the escalator and looking extremely hurried in a fashionably way.
Fourth day, Osaka. After getting of the escalator on the right side, and greeted by a police officer casually asking me in broken English if I had a fun business trip, I spotted a couple making out on the metro without a care in the world. I knew I was in Osaka, and felt at home
Sounds so friendly there. I wanna go!
Me right now. Spent 3 days in Tokyo before Kyoto and Osaka. Then noticed Chris uploaded a video about Osaka! And lol I thought I was the only one that noticed the change on the escalator!
sounds like any other city to be honest, you just described most of London.
Osaka sounds like the most welcoming to me, an American! I’m definitely going to make an effort to visit!
my experience with tokyo was that people are more stressed but there are still plenty of friendly japanese people!! ♡ definitely more colorful and eccentric artist types out about in shibuya at night for example :) was so fun to people watch
That 'why aye man?' in the background of the neon music video sequence 😂
:D
I burst out laughing at that part.
That’s the villain he’s searching for!
Why eye man never sounded so good
Yeah that part was so cool! XD
I prefer Osaka to Tokyo. There is just so much to see and to do. I love the architecture. The people are incredible and the public transportation is efficient. It is fun because the locals are fun and chill.
I am Japanese.
I live in Osaka. I like okonomiyaki👍
お好み焼きは美味しいですね！大阪は本当に天下の台所！
I’m American. I live in America. I speak American.
@@tomsfruitstand6821 What is American? Never heard that language before.
@@tomsfruitstand6821 so you live in a continent? That's cool! And you speak American? New dialect mix Spanish, Portuguese and English? That's interesting
@@tomsfruitstand6821 you're a cittizen of united states of america, you live in the united states of america, and you speak ENGLISH
there i fixed it for you save that in your tiny brain lol
I like how Pete always smiles like he’s had a few pints too many, even at the start of the video
A T It counters Chris' grouch face. Balanced, as all things should be.
@@JDfromTBC American Pete has the same effect. Chris just always need a Pete at his side!
Who said that he hadn't
I love how Pete teaches the Osaka young ones some Newcastle slang! Cool cultural exchange indeed!
Aww I don't know much about the U.K. (I am from America's soggy Pacific Northwest if that gives me any cred...) BUT I was the Pearly Queen of Lambeth in my high school musical haha this channel is always a good time.
Sharla gave us a sneak peek. Now we finally get to see the whole story. Go Chris and Pete! and...Loved PeteRunner
Chris: worries about getting a copyright strike. Also Chris: Puts a Disney song into the final edit.
yes, but he credited the singer. he is, of course, sebastian the crab
that's what you call "zero fucks given"
I found your channel last month, and have been addicted ever since xD
Thanks man!
Same here, dude
So much good stuff
Glad you're still alive, Chris!
It’s wild that “kid” skating in the main shots is actually a skater from who is in his 40’s, from the Osaka Daggers!!!!!!!!!!! (A famous skate clique in Osaka)
I know this isn't relevant to this video at all (I haven't watched it), but I just had to post it somewhere, and maybe it'll be seen?
I just discovered this channel, and I'm watching this video "don't get fat in Japan," and early on in the video the host goes on to explain how a cat would double his subscriber base, but he can't have a cat. So he pulls out a plush cat. Plays with it a bit, and then sets it behind him to be forgotten.
About 4 minutes later my little guy comes in (4 years old). He takes one look at the screen, and loudly exclaims "That guy has a cat!" It caught me off guard, because I was so into the message of the video and all the creative b-roll that I totally forgot there was a cat back there. It was just so surreal for the host to make those comments about the cat and to see it realized right in front of me.
That cat video was 2 years old, so I didn't want to respond to it, but it was just a surreal moment that I had to write it down somewhere.
ua-cam.com/video/wwH3rA8Evow/v-deo.html
@Vibe bruh he explained why
I'm creased at them saying "why aye man" (also from newcastle)
Is that really a saying?
@@basilman121 why aye man it is! - also pronounced ‘Wey aye man’. Just used in replacement of ‘well of course’ or to be enthusiastic about something
why aye man sounds like you're trying to describe the sound of a word in an accent instead of the actual spelling
@@cvspvr isn’t that the majority of slang phrases
Whey aye man
"Drinking in public is strange but quite normal in Japan."
As a German I cannot relate to this. If not in a pub, club or at home, where else should you drink alcohol if not in public???
As a continental european i can relate
As a Midwestern American, same.
As also a German I would say nowhere? Why would you need to drink outside xD It*s not a life saver
@@glasperle77 agree
Same in Brazil.
“You ARE a good friend” that’s how you know the alcohol is starting to take effect 😂
Facts
indeeeed hahaha
Can’t wait to rewatch all of these when the series is done
This video really doesn't help with convincing everyone that Pete isn't an alcoholic
@J Hemphill I would bankrupt that joint with the mates on those prices. lmao
@@MK-ly3gk alcohol poisoning goes brr
@@nobitanobi3475 Alex, things what amateurs say for 5 bucks
One day we will get a video with Chris, Pete, Sharla, Natsuki and Risottoro in one video and I will die that very instant as a fulfilled and happy man.
The japanese youtubers Avengers
You *almost* were correct. Excluding only Ryotaro
how about the other chrish
I'd replace Natsuki and Ryotaro with Connor and Joey. OOOH LET THE DOWNVOTES RAIN
@@inspiteofshame only if the dislikes were visible
After 3 months chris be like Day 22 on the road
Time works differently in Japan.
@@AbroadinJapan is that so?? oh well i'm jusy happy when you upload a video that dark humor and the british accent fits perfectly along with your face, not complaining about when you post videos just a "meme" comment
@@AbroadinJapan Out of curiosity, now that you've finished the cycle, are you back in the UK? Amazing video, by the way, these are always worth the wait.
Slow down. It's actually been 3 months now to get 17 days
Abroad in Japan the more comprehensively edited videos are better than daily less edited vids! I want all of this cycle, but as long as it takes for each day to be awesome !
I loved the segment hanging out with the kids in Osaka learning dialect. I would enjoy more of that!
Born in 1990. I had to pause the video. Is it rude to say i thought you were older? That's probably tame for internet standards.
I have a terrible face and a grumpy 40 year old personality.
@@AbroadinJapan I was just gonna say you are 2 years younger than me but compared to me you look 40 lool Love ya Chris!
M Go, I thought the same! He totally looks old enough to yell at someone to get off his lawn.
It was the most shocking moment in 2018
Besides, statistically, 28 years means he's about one third of the way to the grave already. Respect his age!
(Don't hate me for saying that, I'm closer to two thirds...)
I second Sharlas comment, one of your best videos yet! I've been enjoying your journey across Japan and I respect the fact that you present your videos as is, not refraining from swearing, indulging the whims of weird radio hosts, as well as showcasing the country of Japan in an entertaining and educating way. Thanks so much for all that
I left America for the first time in February and went to visit friends in Osaka for a month. Such an amazing experience. The hospitality is AMAZING. Definitely going back again. Very nostalgic watching this video. Amazing experience for sure! mecha kakoii!!!!
You're looking fitter with each vid Chris. Glad you're still enjoying yourself.
My family and I touch down in Kansai next Sunday for 34 nights on a holiday extending from Hiroshima to Hakodate.
Stay safe on the road mate.
Osaka is special. I was there during Sakura this year. Fantastic place.
So informative, I didn't even know octopuses had balls
Of course, where do you think their pee is stored.
Octopi for plural ^_^
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley USAGE: The standard English plural of octopus is octopuses. However, the word octopus comes from Greek, and the Greek plural form is octopodes. Modern usage of octopodes is so infrequent that many people mistakenly create the erroneous plural form octopi, formed according to rules for Latin plurals.
@@johnbates6663 Thanks for that! It still seems a bit odd though, lol! Like "Fishes" instead of fish for plural...
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yeah octopi is acceptable though not quite right. The term for a word like that is hypercorrect, meaning it fits and works and is acceptable but does not follow the rules exactly. It is an interesting one and I am glad you bought it up.
"It tastes like cyanide"
Mate, is there something you want to talk about?
"Takoyaki, stays hot for the half life of uranium"
Lol, for real though, that stuff will burn your mouth everytime.
The difference is that uranium takes billions of years to decay and don't get that hot, but Takoyaki will burn your mouth no matter what you do.
This series just keeps on getting better and better.
The quality and the editing of your video are getting better and better, I feel like its legit professional documentary
We visited Japan for the 2nd time in October 2019, I was literally in Osaka 2 years ago today. It was thanks to this video that we included it on our trip. The takoyaki was amazing! I loved the bright lights of Dotonbori 😍 I can't wait for Japan to open again.
I love Blade runner, but the start of the video immediately made me think of Ghost in the shell, especially with those riverboats and large buildings on each signs with display windows, even though that is mostly based on Hong Kong.
Ho ko NJ NJ no i
gnarlin aaaa gaaaa maebaaaaa
Its a completely different experience rewatching my favorite abroad in japan videos when I'm actually on-site to experience the best of what chris has to recommend
Still one of my favourite videos of Chris. Just the night and pure interaction with the locals there. Always pops into my mind this vid.
Man this takes me back. When I visited Japan back in May, my tour group and I pretty much drank strong zero every night. Cheaper than regular sapporo or kirin beer but will knock you out quickly. Favorite was the lemon-lime. For any one reading, whatever you do, avoid the passion fruit.
Thank you, I'll be visiting there soon!
I love these types of videos where you just hang around with friends and show around the city and the natives and just hang around.
The editing is amazing btw. Your videos are like small documentaries for me. I always know the're gonna be good quality and good content.
For everyone asking about the song in his Blade Runner video, it’s the End Theme to Blade Runner remixed. He had it specially commissioned by Pond5.
Initially Chris excited everyone by saying that he'd do daily videos of his cycling trip, but I'm starting to understand Chris' style of work... It seems that he's all about quality and not quantity, so he can't bring himself to hastily put out shoddily or casually made videos. Instead he takes time to edit quality work with the amount of footage he takes during his trip.
Bingo! I honestly can't imagine. Biking 40+ kilometers every day, then getting to your hotel, and editing a video for 3-4 hours at night. I'm sure he's realizing now that he can't stay awake past 10 PM after all that biking and is just running late.
Yeah, I really appreciate his editing skills so I'm glad he's taking this route
I love the videos where you go in depth about a specific Japanese city
"Says the 9% alchool drink is pretty hard"
Meanwhile in Russia: We call that water
Got drunk on that shit with russians, its pretty bad lmao
I was eating with classmates in Osaka, emptied 2x250 ml 25% Sake and 3 x half a Liter of something i am not realy sure what was because they kept ordering drinks, I was still fine after xD
lollll as a fellow russian i can agree 😭
@@Jakuri93 dont kill me if im wrong but isnt sake alcohol percentage max 20%? Wouldnt 25% be the rice polishing ratio?
@@killerpalkia Sake translate to alcohol so every drink containing alcohol is sake, Japanese sake (Rice vine) is basically sake made in traditional japan way and has as you said 15-20%. but they definitely make alcohol in japan with higher percentage.
Does anyone else smile and like the video before watching it because you know it's gonna be a damn good video like always?
-Thank you for not being on rewind this year.
After seeing Sharmander's raw footage from this day and then seeing yours you definitely get an idea of how much different life looks with stylish edits, music, and high production value. Great work!
That group of students you talked to seemed really awesome!
> Day 17
> Series has been going on for over 2 months
Chris this is my second UA-cam comment in over a decade. I stumbled upon your channel last month and I seriously just cant get enough!
You are such an inspiration to me you can't even imagine. Thanks for all the videos (and podcasts).
Take care
You can stop counting now, we are glad you found your voice. Intelligent people need to contribute. Do it.
The artsy bit at the end was quite amusing. It brilliantly captured the bizzaro world of Japanese night life built up by its claw machine economy.
Geordie teaching locals why aye man! Brilliant. Sounds like a new series for auf wiedersehen pet!
Wow last time I was this early britain was still part of the EU
Sammee
Britain is still part of the eu
@@kidicarus5627 not foruch longer. We got the news today (I don't know if you're in the UK or not) that we need to pay €7 instead of getting a visa to travel Europe
Oh god here we go, even AbroadInJapan is going to be infested with political comments for the next few weeks, I hope you're happy EU and Theresa May.
@@smolsews3760 im still in germany unfortunately
As an Osaka resident it was such a blast seeing how we used to roll pre-COVID. Can't wait for that to come back.
Didn't even watch the video yet and i know it's gonna be a banger just as always! Keep up the good work
Absolutely love your videos !! You inspired me to start my own UA-cam travel channel here in japan !!! Wish me luck 🇯🇵❤️⭐️
I'm currently rewatching the series, and I have to say that Pete is my favorite guest!
Missed opportunity, could have had Pete do a take on the tears in the rain scene.
I agree. Pete sorta looks like Rutger Hauer...if you tilt your head to the side and squint a little bit.😋 Great video! I'll miss the "Journey Across Japan" series when it's officially over. Is it officially over?😘
Looool "straight off to Narnia" love it 😂😂😂
Just came back from Japan and I want to thank Chris for teaching me the word OSUSUME . It has been the single most useful Japanese word I've known so far . That and sumimasen
Perfect timing, I'm just at the airport waiting to go back home from Tokyo! Had a great time.
Osaka was the first city in Japan I visited and I will never forget it. I was often asked to visit someone's restaurant and had a chance to chat it up with the locals. The people are way nicer there than they are in Tokyo, that's for damn sure!
Wish this video came out in 2012 so I could have done this stuff!
Yes! Teaching Geordie to Japanese people! Can't wait to carry on what you started when I move to Kyoto next year!
I love Osaka so much! I can feel the essence of my soul being pulled toward Osaka as I watch this video. I cannot wait to go back! :)
As a northerner I really loved Pete's 'Why Aye Man!' lesson, brilliant xD Love the videos Chris, keep up the good work!
I don't like to call Chris 'privilaged' as that denotes he's been lavished with luck. Rather, I see Chris as an explorer who has had a whole new world open up randomly for a fellow not too arrogant to appreciate it but rather quite open hearted to allow it to unfold.
Well done Mr. CHRIS! KEEP ON KEEP'N ON!
You are worthy of this. Thank you for being so awesome in your Japan series.
I truely hope to meet you sometime. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada.
I'm currently rewatching the Journey Across Japan series and just got to this, man what a legendary video! Has to be the best of the series which is really saying something, although I'm sure me being a huge Yakuza fan is a big part of why I love this video so much 😄 It's always made me want to desperately visit Osaka!
Me in my room in my underwear with a beer and a sandwich: "I agree, Mr. Donaldson. I am also ready to get funky."
This made me smile and I'm not sure how I feel about that... Thanks I guess, you semi-nude sandwich eating stranger you.
Nico sound like you're always funky.
What kind of sandwich?
Room? sad 🙀
That group of students was so wholesome I love this channel
I see you're liking everyone's post Chris, please shower me with attention too.
What’s my reward?
@@AbroadinJapan A lifetime of crippling depression. It's going to be ok though, because you still have fami chicken. Jokes aside, thanks for the love!
“That’s disgusting. Can I try a bit?” Life motto really
Watched a lot of your videos because my wife borne in 80 and me 90. She went to japan when she was 16, to learn you are the same age as me. I like!
Obviously you gotta go to Cabaret Grand and meet Majima-san.
Chris! You can't put music this good in a video and not tell us who it's by! That synth stuff was awesome!
Track is by Mattie Maguire - Look where that got you. ua-cam.com/video/BexELRm6j5g/v-deo.html You're welcome :)
Thanks! Chris and Pete for the great Laughs and amazing videos.
Been rewatching JAJ this week, as I’ve been home with the sickness, and I can’t wait to see you and Pete in a video together again. Hope you record your meet-up in the UK! 😃🙌
I know this is two years later, but this video inspires me more than ever to travel to Japan 🖤
Do it! I absolutely had an amazing experience there. Best time of my life. Once this pandemic is over go!
A cool part of Travelling is standing in the same spots you've seen on movies or movies. When I went to Osaka I ended up finding a small park and stat down.. Looked around and remembered that Abroad in Japan was sitting in the same spot, lol. Really cool to see it all in person
Beer and tomato juice is called a chelada in Mexico. Add lemon and some salt to that mix and you got yourself a delicious drink!
@Snicker Bottom Super old comment I know but I just stumbled upon this channel lol
Anyway, a chelada is simply beer and tomato juice. And the michelada adds a special sauce/mix to that plus the chamoy on the rim!
and lets not forget about clamato juice and beer.
The best city in Japan for me ! And it's where I'm living !Really Good video !
this is probably the best vide that I've ever seen from abroad in japan. Absolutely loved it!❤❤
"I'm letting the ball linger in the breeze" is probably something you wouldn't want to say on a first date.
only if you're a coward
Those beautiful hot balls in the wind 🌬☄
69th like for dem balls in the breeze 🤣🤣🤣
Strong Zero was my water during my trip in Japan.
Never drank a water that hurts my head so much.
NISHINARI STYLE
Osaka seems like a heaven for City Pop fans.
Been waiting for this video! Nice one mate, you're starting to look trim as well, cycling is having its way with you! Top effort
i can tell you guys as a foreigner to japan my new zealand binge drinking culture didnt prepare me at all for those deadly 9% strong zeros
Really? Tui bourbon and cokes? I thought that we kiwis would put a few prepay izakayas out of business if we arrived enmass.
Ain’t got nothing on a Waikato
Because everything in NZ is like 4~6%. Sure we binge drink but that's because everything is weak as piss.
Chris singing Karma Chameleon and Under the sea has made my day....
its amazing to see how they know english enough to atleast understand what your saying, says something for the education vs US
Shadoe its not saying something for the education in us and in japan, japanese is almost solely spoken in Japan and english is one of the most widely known languages, obviously they’d learn some english. If Japanese was a more widely spoken language, kids in the US would be taught how to speak some. It’s not like schools in the US offer spanish or french classes...
Haway, Chris man, how could you not have heard “Why aye, man?” How? You’ve never been further north than Birmingham, have you, bonny lad? Great video.
I studied abroad in Osaka, Japan back in 2019 and my preparation beforehand consisted of mastering how to eat with chopsticks, watching some anime and this video of you Chris. Basically, in 2019 I met a local girl in Osaka, and of course, I asked her if she knew Chris Broad and unsurprisingly she said yes and she got me to the Takoyaki shop in this video. Rewatching it in 2023 got some good memories back.
Thank you Chris for your good videos, just got your book today and will have a good time reading it.
"I was born in 1990"
Wait, what?! You are younger than I thought... I had to pause and take a couple of seconds to collect myself after learning you are younger than me lol
Same here!
All those 9% chuhai cans take their toll! 😛
Same, I thought he was in his 30s. I'm only five years older than him 😂
Only been a week since the last video but yet it feels far longer.
Tales of Symphonia music playing in the background at 8:55 while they're at the game bar, that made me so happy
In one night Chris and Pete were able to eat okonomiyaki, drink outside with locals, play retro video games, eat okonomiyaki, and do 1.5h of karaoke. Japan's nightlife potential is just too busted 😩
Mental video guys! Loved the blade runner sequence. Also in college in America I used to drink ‘red beers’. It’s an amazing way to cover up terrible beer when you’re poor as hell. Some older folks drink it with clam juice and call it a Clamato. Just awful lol