I Drove to Japan's Snowiest Town | Winter Road Trip ♨️ Feat.
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- Japan's Snow Monkeys are famous the world over located deep in snow territory. On this Wacky Weekend we explore sake vending machines, venture into a creepy tunnel and meet the monkeys face to face! 🍿 PART 2 is now up: • I Stayed at Japan's Be... 🥳
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Featuring the great@CDawgVA of @TrashTaste fame.
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00:00 Why We're Going to Snow Monkeys
02:41 Doai Station, Japan's Deepest Train Station
08:08 Tonkatsu Golden Pork
10:18 Traditional Japanese Ryokan Tour, Yuzawa
12:59 Japan's Sake Vending Machines
17:39 Japan's Snow Monkeys, Nagano
21:27 Staying at Kusatsu Hot Springs, Japan
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Notification Squad: The follow up video to our epic road trip is now up over on the Chris Abroad channel in a few days! ua-cam.com/video/lcvO12BXpes/v-deo.html
I hope you enjoyed our journey through the snowy mountains of central Japan - let us know which place you'd want to stop at the most!
O:
YAY!
Ok👍👍👍
YEY! Time to check in with the boys!
what do i get, if i didn't get a notification and already caught the vid?
Can't believe we got to see Connor on that first shot with his family. He looked so peaceful too
😂
Yes🤣🤣🤣🤣
He looked so at home
The hell hahaaha
Monkee together stronk -cdawgva
“That’s not a monkey, that’s a moron!”
-Chris
Chris never fails to entertain.
It’s a special and rare “monkey” named “Conner/CDawgVA”
Chris’ humor is 10/10 lol
Monkeys be like: "Who's the new guy?"
Best Intro ever
First 20 seconds of the vid and it already deserves a LIKE
Who said he couldn't be both moron and monkey at a same time
I’m sorry this was demonetized. Hope this gets resolved soon. The monkey park is one of the best Wacky Weekend segments ever!
Wait what why was it demonetized?!?
@@RedPandaMafia Apparently because Connor showed too much skin in the thumbnail and the use of the word c*nt
@@Firehot4321 It's kinda funny when sometimes you see a movies trailer able to used a cursed word but a youtuber can't.
Theres worse youtube videos about the woods in japan.
@@freneticness6927 oh god we don’t talk about that one, that was just disrespectful
I don't know which is more adorable, the snow monkeys or Connor's face when he saw the snow monkeys.
Definitely not the monkeys. Have never found them cute.
@@englishatheart definitely both the monkeys and Connor for sure
@@englishatheart Even the babies? With their furry little heads and curious faces?
The pure joy on Connor's face when being around the monkey's was really wholesome
@Edar Me 🥺 yes
I am sorry to be an annoying grammar nazi even though I am not the best at English myself but it should probably not be monkey's but monkeys. The first one would suggests we are talking about that specific monkey while monkeys is just the plural of monkey. Have a good day.
@@karanjoshi2662 grammar*
@@karanjoshi2662 also, it's 'an* annoying...' not 'a annoying...'.
@@Jonathan331 I also got caught spelling "grammar" as "grammer" while being a grammar nazi 2 years ago on a UA-cam comment. I still remember it to this day from the sheer embarrassment.
Chris looked like such an affable uncle with those shades and Connor wearing his cap was like a nephew that wanted to just be like him.
Chris is affable and drip and driving...and BROAD
Intergenerational friendships are just so much fun, aren’t they?
@@iamoliverblake i'm friends with folks from 18 to 45, I feel it's all about the common stuff you have with them.
Iron man with spider man energy 😂
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As a Canadian it’s insane how little clothes there wearing in winter I’ve gone out in -40 Celsius with only 5cm of snow
Same bra! Much love from Alberta❤
That's what I was thinking, Connor keeps saying he's cold, and I'm like, "Bruh! You're wearing a long sleeve top with a bomber jacket!" Where is their actual winter clothing?
It doesn't get near as cold where I'm from, and I wear way more in winter 🤣
Well its not actually that cold there for them its just the conditions make snowfall more common so they’d probably be fine with a slightly thicker jacket
@@spartin1173 Yeah this is exactly it. Not that cold in most of japan, but that upper half is just ridiculously snowy.
I remember in Hokkaido in winter I saw girls walking around in dresses while and my friend were fully covered in snow gear. They’re stronger than us
For those searching for background music:
18:05 - 21:24 is Snow in Spring by Shin Suzuma
21:25 - 23:32 is Save It for a Rainy Day by Margareta
Thank you very much my friend.
I love you- I was looking for this desperately 😭
Thank you very much , my utmost respect
Thank you kind sir
Thank youuuu. I have been looking for Save It for a Rainy Day but could not found it. You are litteraly a live saver! Thank you again
Hoping you get to see the monkeys this time instead of Natsuki confusing people on the live feed 😂
“Nobody Monkey??? Nande!”
OH NOOOOOO!!! Most people agree that my vids are the worst on UA-cam. I agree to disagree. Please agree to disagree with the haters, dear tri
Monke
@@AxxLAfriku F
@@AxxLAfriku oh god the bots are invading
chris: 'you can see the humanity in the monkeys'
also chris: *proceed to film monkeys dominating the others*
I mean... violence is part of humanity, isn't it? Judging from the history of the world.
And you can see monkeys in us humans as well!
Supposedly they have a very strict hierarchy, just like humans. I think there is a lot we can learn about ourselves from Monke.
I think video quality doesn't effect much of our viewing from time to time, but when you watch an Abroad in Japan video you really notice the quality of filming. Every scene that Chris shoots in-between the vlog looks like movie quality. Thank you for what you do
As a cosplayer, that train station sounds like an amazing photoshoot location but the climbing back up is gonna be a pain HAHA
for me, as a musician, i would love the hear the echo when i play my music but im really scared of paranormal activities HAHAHA
Loved seeing Connor with his cousins.
💀
MonkE
Connor has too much claw machine anime merch to be grouped like that.
Omg hahahaha!!!
that's no way to talk about welsh people!!
Takeaway points: I want Chris to organise my Japan holiday activities, and the Japanese Government should probably be paying Chris and Connor a tourism advertising fee.
I would absolutely pay Chris to create an itinerary for me. He's doing for Japan what Rick Steves did for European travel.
14:58
Conner: I'm here with my friend to try some sake.
Chris: 'Did this wanker just friendzone me?'
I ordered some mochi cakes online and I had to share the decoration English .
"Live up to in the best of times, with you to find food, taste the delicious food, enjoy the happiness of food brought!"
Just awesome 😆
Honestly couldn’t help but smile seeing Connor genuinely enjoy himself that much at the monkey park. So wholesome. And that place just looked so surreal. The mixture of comedy and depth with those shots and narration at the monkey park was just awesome. I’m a huge fan of this series.
The monkey park looks like a cool place to visit
No pun intended
These wacky weekends are getting better and better every episode, the chemistry, the locations, the camera work. Genuinely can't click fast enough whenever I see them pop up.
It's the fix I need till the next j.a.j.
I was skeptical at first, but I have to admit I like them a lot now
These guys work well together
I love the idea of Connor casually trying to blend in with the other monkies.
I'm just rewatching this video and realized how incredible the shot at 19:19 is. The monkey was just minding its own business and then smiled at the camera.
The Doai Station is a backroom level lol
I was gonna say it's Mementos
I thought it was a hunter x hunter reference
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Backup Batcave when Bruce Wayne is in town.
Completely empty, aside from two hostile entities resembling screaming British blokes.
It breaks my heart that this was demonetized. You can tell all of the time, effort, and care Chris put into it. Having watched all of his videos, this was one of the most enjoyable ones yet. I have watched this several times over, and can’t for the life of me see anything remotely offensive.
Sums up my feelings as well.
How can you tell it was demonetized?
Am I experiencing the mandella effect? I watched this for the first time 12 hours ago and there was an extra blooper at the end where he said “cunt”. I watched back and that blooper is no longer there.
when it is restored, I think I will rewatch the whole video to support the channel
@@TheMagicSchlyde yes it was.
Maybe Chris edited the video thinking such was the issue but YT still doesn't fix it.
Or maybe that wasn't the issue? Who knows really.
This is kinda the quintessential Abroad in Japan video for me. Wacky start at Doai Station, beautiful ryokan, goofy sake vending machines, majestic snow monkeys and a nice epilogue getting food in the snow before dinner and a bath. All of this amazing content with two great hosts!
As a Canadian, I laughed the whole time as Connor slid around in sneakers and seeing Brits trying to maneuver such a snowy place
As a Tyrolean, I feel you
I worked at Jigokudani monkey park for 3 months researching their behaviour, and studied macaques in Japan for a year.
I made some friends with guides at the park and others, and apparently monkeys had been spotted in completely different areas of Nagano bathing in peoples private hot springs, super far from the park. No one had them tagged so they weren't sure whether they were monkeys from the park or just random monkeys that had discovered the behaviour on their own, but nonetheless interesting.
Japanese macaques do have a lot of interesting cultural behaviours; bathing, food washing, stone handling.
Also, if you get the chance to go study in Japan for whatever reason, don't hesitate, it's amazing
Damn, that sounds like you had an awesome time!
Nice pfp, Live
Is the evolution of the homosapien all over again!
AWESOME!!! did you study with erasmus or something like that??
@@joshuagraham9770 good taste
the line "they're cleaning each other like what me and Chris do in the baths" literally made me spit out of coffee laughing
😳🙈
93% moment
I smell boy's love 👀
@@terryfang i feel like Connor is totally Bi, But Chris might be becoming Bi-Curious because Connor makes any man question his sexuality. 😉
@@Angelite1209 I ship these two so hard. None of my business, I know. It just seems like they'd make each other very happy.
Chris, I really want to express my gratitude to you for making such PREMIUM content my man. The editing, the photography, the pacing, it’s all so very underrated. You have really elevated your content to an amazing level. I enjoy these videos MASSIVELY, and I’m sure there are many little small details you put in that you think people don’t notice. But we do, and we appreciate them. Keep up the awesome work dude 😁👍
I've never been so close to crying just from watching a trip video. Lived in mountains since being born, but this is just breathtaking. I love every aspect of it, the station, restaurant, hot springs, sake. I can guarantee You, this video made me decide on visiting Japan one day. Thank You very much, the work done here is awesome!
as a sri lankan , i can safely say that expecting to see " i love sri lanka " in one of the deepest train stations is one of the most unexpected scenarios i have ever hoped to see
As for me too
It was a Sri Lankan trying to find the power switch.
same here
...and strangely fitting
Chris' journey to becoming Connor's own Ryotaro.
This statement...😂😂😂👍
Literally XD
he's had good training from Ryotaro
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villian
Amazing video guys
6:34 nobody is talking about this gojo art omg
We need it. A full Journey Across Japan with Connor.
This needs to be pinned comment
With Ryotaro, Natsuki, and Joey as additional companions.
YES
So... basically, Journey to the West, but instead of going west, its east...
Yes! This would be the best!
Connor: *flailing in the background because of snow in his eye*
Chris: *eating yakitori* hmm, this is good
Had me snickering for 2 whole minutes
Its even better since he talked about how Chris only cares about yakitori
I love coming back to watch your videos, they're always so cleanly shot with great transitions and drone footage *chef kiss* lovely work as always Chris
Wow Chris, you bring back memories.
I visited the snow monkey five years ago in Spring.
Took the wrong way and used the street to get up there. Felt really dumb.
But wow, it was really worth it.
The monkeys were calm and just did their thing.
They took baths, drank water and i even saw a Mama Monkey carry its child.
It was beautiful and ill never in my life forget the time.
I hope, i can visit it again.
Thanks for reminding me.
Connor: "I'm a horse! I'm galloping!"
A few seconds later: "I don't do exercise, my heart started asking what happened, and I need a little break."
Yes that is indeed what happened
@@mura_saki They're making a joke, dingus, not summarizing the events of the video. Grow a sense of humor will ya?
“Why would they do that?”
Connor sounded so sad and hurt by their design choice 😂
Love the monkeys, which is the best part seeing Connor react to them!
I think this is one of my favorite videos. I'd love to go to see the sake vending machines and the monkeys in the mountains in winter. All of the snow falling was beautiful
Seeing Connor this happy over monkeys gives me a lot of joy.
Also, I like Chris videoshots with Connor in it. It just gives you a better image on how big the places are with someone in the shot
The “room of nothing” is probably for ski gear. Here in Italy most hotels in the alps have them.
I don't think they would approve of bringing your wet ski gear in your room. My guess would also be on suitcases
@@xXDESTINYMBXx Agreed, for cases. No way they'd let you bring wet ski gear and boots in the room, especially such a beautiful room with tatami
You guys will have to ask the hotel yourselves. It was just a suggestion based on what I’ve seen before, the space inside seemed too big just for suitcases…
"There's something about watching monkeys in the bath just relaxing that's just calming, 10/10" -Conner explaining the success of Wacky Weekend
The shot at 16:08 is gorgeous. I wish you stayed on it a little longer.
15:01 Chris's expression when Connor called him "friend" 😂😂😂
TFW your boyfriend doesn't want to admit that you're dating
connor has commitment issues lmao
@@Lysergic25 True 😂😂😂
20:59 The commentary about seeing humanity in the monkeys combined with the footage of the monkeys making big scary faces and one biting the other was absolute gold.
Hey um do you have the sauce for your pfp :o looks pretty
There's something so serene in this video and sense of calmness in that town which actually made me shed a tear. Places like this on earth is what makes it so special and one day i will definitely visit these places.
This series is so damn good! You guys have such great chemistry, we can really feel that you guys are good friends! Keep up the great work guys!
Chris: Enjoying his warm tsukune
Connor: Suffering the wrath of the snow in the background
Great wacky weekend Chris and Connor! I love the Jigokudani Snow Monkey park!
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What an incredible amount of snow! The monkeys are so cute! Thank you for taking us with you.
Connor: “I’m here for a good time with my friend.”
Chris:
“Friend?”
I love seeing how Connor essentially went from a fan/admirer of Chris to what I’m assuming is a close friend (assuming this of course for how much they openly mock each other like one does when they’re familiar).
Not doing any shipping here. I just think it’s nice and wholesome watching genuine friends just enjoy hanging out.
"openly mock each other like one does when they're familiar"
so they're british
The shipping thing is weird anyways mostly.
I just enjoy their content and smile 😂
@@mangamama9881 Most definitely. But you know some folks are like that, so I felt the need to clarify 😂😂
Don't worry man, Chris called Connor his boyfriend on screen, so it's canon.
@@rabidporcupine0 As an obvious joke
So nice from Chris, bringing his boyfriend to his hometowns, first British Town and now Monke Land
How is it being gay in Japan ?
@@richardschneider4775 A few love hotels wouldn't let them in
I'm sure that was a joke between friends as I've seen videos from Connor and Chris, they hear that being mentioned by Chris and both laugh
@@RCXDerp the hotels THOUGHT they might be gay, not that they are.
@@RCXDerp Despite the fact that is actually against Japanese federal law.
I personally would have complained but at the same time I understand why not to bother. The Japanese police pretend real hard not to understand their own laws when foreigners are involved in the equation.
The cinematography and transitions in this video are absolutely gorgeous ♡
I love your style of storytelling Chris! I've loved your channel ever since I found it. Please keep doing what you do!
Doai Station looks like a prime filming spot for something unsettling. Imagine being winded, sitting at the halfway point bench, only to see a creature crawling towards you with incredible speed.
Thanks I hate it.
Pretty sure there must be some good local legends about the place.
Looks like a zombie videogame location.
every japanese horror film came to mind in that lonely waiting room lol
Its so fitting there's Jujutsu Kaisen merch at the waiting room lol
I am so happy that Chris is kind enough to visit Connors home town and friends.
Also question How to the monkeys get out of the hot spring in the cold?
“Chris visiting connor’s hometown and friends” lmao
But to answer your question, the monkeys have no problem getting in or out of the hot spring. In fact, they seem to enjoy being in the hot spring.
@@dioxide9735 thanks. Just though that they were gonna be cold once they leave the hot spring with wet fur.
@@jiajuxu2504 Happy to help. And also most of the monkeys like to stay near the hot spring even after getting out.
Actually the Ski resorts supply special bathrobes for the monkeys.
@@jiajuxu2504 their fur is properly rather water proofed and it's not completely soaked through. They also have thicker skin to help insulate as well.
This wasn't so much of a Wacky Weekend as it was a Lovely Weekend.
Thank you for your great videos! I've been watching your videos for years now and I'm really happy that I discovered you back then. I really love how you introduced Kusatsu. The music, the shots and the narration. Everything blends in perfectly and I must say, I can't remember how often I watched this part alone. Thank you and all the people, that joined you!
If you gaze into those eyes, you can almost see the glimpse of human levels of intelligence and consciousness.
The monkeys look pretty smart as well.
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Is it just me or Chris’s POV of Connor is very detailed and sweet 😭 really shows what a sweet and caring person Chris is. (Hope I’m not over reading this ahh) Also the production is ✨✨✨ thank u Chris for bring this to us!
I am noticing the same thing. Chris always take care in consideration on how to treat his Connor and I can feel it so much.
@@karldennisbasibasi1689 his Connor????????
@@bruhmoment3579 I mean....he feeds him, takes him for long walks....
@@FlaschenJoe11 *wheeze*
6:55 Gojoooo
7:07 OMGGG so cutee
21:40 "My sister can't be this cute" was taking place in the back.
I’m sorry but I’m gonna have to bellyflop into that thicc snow wall
is it me or is this the best wacky weekend trip by far? looks awesome!
I didn’t feel the 29minutes at all
It felt more like a general abroad in Japan video with a guest. More focus on the actual interesting locations with top level production
The video is no longer demonetized, on Twitter youtube said they restored monetization after reviewing the edited version, I wonder what was edited out 🤔
Think it was the few seconds where Chris had said the word that rhymes with runt 😅 That's gone from the video.
the camera work on this one is exceptional, great work Chris!
Since the Ken Watanabe doc, Dave in Japan has placed himself in the blue sunglasses in the snow bracket
Damn Chris, the shots in this were breathtaking! The composition , the framing , the lighting, the editing was top notch!
Conor was fine too.
I upgraded my monitor to 4K last year and watching Abroad In Japan on it is one of my favourite things because the quality of the shots are so good its like a window you could step through sometimes.
Yeah, Chris gonna be the next Kurosawa.
Wacky weekend is one of my favourite youtube series! Usually I don't comment a lot but I hope to help you get more views after the demonetization. Thanks to you I can see and discover more about Japan and you make me laugh even when I feel down, much love from Italy to both of you 💗 I adore your content, both when together and separately!
The weight all the town's rooves have to constantly carry every winter must be insane.... the structural intergrity of the architectures is impressive...
It was good to see Connor finally being reunited with his kind.
Never gonna get used to how insane the production quality of Chris' videos is. Just amazing. And the scenery (and food) - god. Great video Chris.
I like how it has the production value of a documentary, but with personality
@@BigBoss_893 true
"time to start our exercise for the coming year!" well less than a year later they've done two Cyclethons and cycled over 1500 km in total! was definitely an active year
Can we just appreciate how majestic-looking those monkeys are? they're such wonderful creatures! I hope Japan will continue to take good care of them.
FYI, this video's demonetized for unknown reasons - please give Chris your support by giving this whole thing a watch!
EDIT: The UA-cam demon has reconsidered and re-monetized the video...but don't you just wanna watch some monkeys?
It got monetized 😀
Or head over to Patreon and enjoy lots of behind the scenes videos. You can cancel after one month if you need to, so it doesn't need to cost more than 2 dollars.
No ads on it for me still 😢
he re-edited it so now its monetised again.
@@dawidb2848 Bot.
this video really doesn’t deserve to be demonitized, it really made my day watching every minute of it 🐒🐒🐒
same I can't stop watching their videos. especially this one.
The music, transitions and shots in the video is amazing Chris! Great job on the video!
Chris, I just wanted to thank you so much for your videos. I live in America and am not in good health to be able to travel. I have always found Japan to be a kind of connection to me. Ýou have given me a wonderful trip around the country with all your videos. So thank you so much and please stay healthy, happy and safe always. Blessed be
I've never seen Connor so happy as when he was looking at monke. He has found his kind. He has found home.
23:27 had me dying with Conner. Except I was dying with laughter. The stark contrast of Conner anxiously wanting to get out of the cold next to Chris calmly eating his Yakitori savoring every bite is hilarious.
Those comfy snowy towns with the sake bar and hot springs look like heaven. Fantastic.
Scandinavians would've no problem fitting two people into that bath, but we appreciate your Britishness. Jokes aside, your editing skills and sensitivity to timing shots are second to none, really well done on the station part of the episode, making the most out of that depth of field and handling the light. Bit of a masterclass.
Love the part when he says "We see ourselves in them. It's a beautiful sight" as you see a monkey biting the shit out of another monkey
At some point in elementary school, we all had that one kid in class 😂
Except the one in my kindergarten class went for ears with scissors 😳
Connors pure joy at seeing the monkeys is really cute. I love these laidback vibes to your Wacky Weekend trips. Always one of the highlights of my month!
I must start by saying that this is the very first video of yours that I've seen since I had only seen you before in the Trash Taste "podcast", and I haven't been disappointed. The content of your lengthy videos is rather entertaining and it's so nice seeing your friendship with Connor (and how often you pick on each other :)
All the jjk merch fit the vibe of the station so well
It's always fun watching Chris get redder and redder with each passing sip of sake.
Honestly, the monkey footage looked so much like a David Attenborough documentary, props to Chris for such amazing cinematography. In fact the whole video felt like a netflix documentary. Amazing work chris!
Chris makes such high quality stuff I’m practically drooling over how beautiful it looks! These places are so aesthetic, especially the steamy snowy hot springs town omggg! I want to go so bad!!😭💖
Dear Chris, your videos have always been wonderful to watch. Especially the ones with Joey, Natsuki and Connor. Those videos help me a lot during these times. And I hope that you will keep doing what you love.
Really love how Chris cut from comedy to cinematography and sometimes with a slice of narrative. This is definitely *chef kiss
It’s adorable how excited Connor was about the monkeys lol
Damn, you can see the pain in Chris’ eyes when Connor said “friend” instead of “boyfriend”
Great video! The composition and the humor are unbeatable. I think it's great that there are videos like this if you don't have the opportunity to travel.
💜
Cream Cheese Sake is something that would be awful even if executed perfectly
On its own cream cheese is meh at best. Using it as a flavoring in sake ( which is already an acquired taste all on its own ) isn't going to improve things.
@@clothar23 On its own, depends entirely on the quality of the cream cheese
It’s really rare that a video can make me truly feel like I’m there - but your videos always do Chris. The quality of your editing, cinematography, music, narration and much more techniques that I probably don’t know about is just really beautiful. When you got to the monkeys, I felt like as if I was there, and I really want to go myself one day!
Stunning production as always.