*Journey Across Japan: Non-Stop-North begins!* Having survived our drive out of Tokyo, Natsuki and I continue our journey deep into the mountains of Tohoku today! I hope you've been enjoying our adventure so far guys. We're just getting started!
@@MrStrange1984 Only 7 likes, no wonder why you replied in a Weird way to my comment in another thread. Be happy in life 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@MrStrange1984 i heard that they are only getting paid with Dr Jelly bottles and exposure from The Sunday Time's No. 1 Bestseller author Chris Broad! thats kinda messed up
There is a reason that you're considered a cultural ambassador to the West. Your content is always high quality and allows us to vicariously experience Japan through you, plus it gives us incentive to make that once-in-a-lifetime trip.
You've come a long way, Chris. I remember you staying up all hours of the night trying to edit and release daily videos in the first Journey, and now you've got a whole fleet of minions to do it for you.
So glad to hear the Journey Across Japan theme at the start of an episode 😁. Also love the idea of Abroad in Japan Mythbusters, dispelling myths about places in Japan which unfortunately don't get enough tourists 😂
MANY thanks for introducing us to "the team!" Oh, you bet, these folks are a vital part of your videos, and they deserve a proper introduction to us. Let me offer them -- and everyone else who will be involved with Non-Stop-North -- a heartfelt "Thank You!"
I find it very hard to believe that's the scariest bridge Chris has ever been on. We have video evidence of much worse. The zip line one, the one with the hole in it over the rapids, etc.
Yeah, that Wacky Weekend episode with Connor was way more terrifying than this one; at least this bridge has at some point in history been structurally sound.
I think all wacky weekends content is kept in his short term memory and is immediately deleted when over (usually through excessive alcohol consumption).
@@groofay This bridge had other people on it, and was secure enough for Chris to bounce on it to scare the locals. He would never have tested a bridge that way if he didn't think it was safe.
Touring TV programs have even bigger crews, sleep-in buses, transmitters etc. Chris's crew is relatively small and compact. At least now he doesn't have to stay up until 3-4am editing JAJ vids after spending all day filming!!
@@kkcombs622 I guess you didn't think about the large 4K file size, render time, etc huh? And they may or may not have good internet to do multiple upload wherever they are.
@@rachelleallen-sherwood8527 I just think it’s very cool that Chris is at a point where he can do all of this. The dude is a great story teller and has a great eye for amazing shots.
@@kkcombs622the other homie has a point, raw video files are MASSIVE, especially in 4k. It could take almost a day to send, then they would have to edit and send back cuts for approval. It's easier to have the crew along to work together
If people still watched cable TV, this series easily would have been on the top channels. It’s so well produced and Chris has such a natural way of presenting things while still being himself
As a massive fan of the OG Journey Across Japan series, I am so stoked that Ellen is back! She was honestly my favorite guest from the original run and I really enjoy all of her small guest appearances on the channel since the then.
The thing to remember is that even when a day of filming is a complete disaster and failure like this one, that is still entertaining for the viewer. it's nice to see the other side of travel, where it rains and it's all a bit shit, but you're with friends and have a good time anyway.
It's always funny to see Chris and Natsuki. It also proves what my friend (who also lives in Japan) said about Japanese people being friends with foreign people. They all tend to be some sort of outsiders themselves.
My holidays this year are going to be quite lonely and quiet. These videos? They're going to be a highlight. Thank you! Keep up the amazing work to everyone on the team!
I really love this series because it feels real. Like you're seeing how these places really are, the good and the bad. Not just the touristy highlights or the perfect conditions. Good luck, and as a Canadian who knows about driving in the snow...gooooooood luck in that rollerskate. 😅
Its really funny thinking about Chris editing all of the videos on the first Journey and now there is a whole team editing being driven alongside him. Lessons learned from the first one, im sure its much less stressful than having to edit to 3am after a long day.
Thank you for introducing kinugawa! It’s one of my favorite underrated onsen towns. Really hope it doesn’t end up being a complete ghost town, this place is a beauty and perfect complement to nikko.
I feel like Natsuki has actually been studying or at least picking up on English. It's better than it used to be. Love to see you and Natsuki explore Tohoku! It's one of my favourite parts of Japan, right behind Hokkaido
I'm so hyped for this series. The original Journey Across Japan is some of my favorite media to this day! After the toll the first series took it would be understandable if he never wanted to do it again, but seeing him grow over these years and want to tackle it again is really inspiring. It makes me not want to be complacent and keep pushing my self to see what I can accomplish too! Safe travels!
This feels like a tv documentary with all the great camera work and editing (not to mention the host 😊) instead of a TH-cam video. Looking forward to the daily uploads as am planning a trip to Japan and love the cold. Thank you for the pre Christmas treat Chris and your team (:
These days, whenever I watch your videos, I swear I'm watching smth from tv. The locations, editing and overall production just looks so great! Good job guys!! Be safe and always keep warm!
Love seeing the team that helps make these videos so fun to watch ☺💙 Also seeing the miniature twin towers is not something I expected seeing in this video, lol 4:52
I hope you give your editors a pay raise. Doing crazy amount of high quality editing in such a short time. Big ups to the edit team, uploading the videos insanely quickly!!
It's always better to under-promise and over-deliver than it is to over-promise and under-deliver. You should've never said anything about daily uploads and just surprised us with your frequency. Now we're all expecting it and anything less is a complete failure, no matter the quality of the product ultimately given.
I agree, but I am beginning to wonder if something bad happened. Today's video should have been completed several days ago since it appears the team has a 3 day headstart on the upload schedule. Plus, they had preview clips in this video, so all they should have needed to do is upload. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
@@travel_readylet's hope it's nothing serious! I'm going to guess it's logistics related. The more people you bring in, the more points of failure you introduce. All it takes for something like this to happen is a storm to knock out power to the editors house assigned to this video and the whole thing collapses. Daily travel content just isn't possible unless you do it all yourself start to finish and by then what's the point? You're travelling to work not working to travel.
It’s very surreal to see Chris walking around a place I visited just a month ago. Kinugawa Onsen is actually a very interesting and somewhat surreal place. On the one hand it’s a stunning valley and on the other hand you have these ugly, falling apart hotel towers which really do look lieb they came straight out of the apocalypse. These two things clash in a way I honestly haven’t seen yet. Also they had Baumkuchen and a steam locomotive, so they won anyway.
I started tearing up when Chris showed his team. I've been following you for years now, and your content makes me feel at home, even tho I don't live in Japan haha! I'm very happy because you've come a long way. Your hard work and success speak for itself, I hope more people discover this great channel! Stay safe out there!
I love how the moment you stopped living in Tohoku, you decide to come back for Journey Across Japan to promote the region you love so dearly ❤ Hope you're having fun back home!
Even when the video is a complete fail (as in the whole town was shut and you had to go find a random cat to be the "celebrity" and even that wasnt there) it still kills me 😅 Abroad in Japan can do no wrong. Natsuki saying lets just say some random person is famous had my crying haha
We stayed in Kinagawaonsen at Asaya and we the best two days of just relaxation and peace. What a lovely town, lovely people, and the onsens relieved all the soreness from our week of walking in Tokyo before that!
I think the challenge was completed. The spirit of that challenge is to showcase someome local that have done something special. And I think a station master cat covers that for sure.
Shout out to the editors and the entire crew! This is a really fun start to the journeynd the entire crew! This is a really fun start to the journey and cant wait to see more!!! Amazing work!!!
I absolutely love The Journey Across Japan series! I wish the episodes could be longer but I get that there’s an absurd amount of work that goes into them so it’s nearly impossible to keep the same quality if they were longer.
This content has brought me through such a hard period of my life. thank you chris and the team for the amazing content and laughs and making me genuinely smile 😃🙏
4:24 Hall of the Mountain King is usually used when someone descends into madness, so it's a very fitting BGM for Natsuki xD Okay, well, technically Natsuki doesn't _descend_ into madness... he's been there for decades 😄
tbh seeing chris exploring japan for so long and still finding new things no wonder i havent even been fully able to explore my brith state of rajasthan even till now since it is as big as japan.
it be better to put a number in the title so people know which episode of the journey Across Japan this is otherwise I think half the channel doesnt even know the trip has started.
I spent a week in Kinugawaonsen last month. Awesome little town. A lot of struggling hotels, nice onsens in every one of them. Short ride from the main area of Nikko. Beautiful national park. Awesome.
I really hope the gods of the TH-cam algorithm favour this series because it’s fantastic. This is what TH-cam should be promoting. Also that 14 day itinerary video, 10/10
The JAJ videos always remind me of a Channel 4 style documentary on Japan, but way better, so it was awesome to actually see some of the crew who make these kinds of videos possible. I always wondered how Chris is able to produce so much high-quality content so quickly, so getting an insight into that was much appreciated
The photography of the opening and the mountains near Kinugawa Onsen was absolutely breathtaking! and yep, famous cat count as a local celebrity for sure!
I lived in Sendai for 3 months and had the opportunity to explore the Tohoku region which was amazingly diverse and full of remote gems. Knowing that Chris had lived in Sendai too really motivated me to explore more and his videos helped a lot.
It is so cool!! I really hope the weather calms down a bit for you two. Great idea to show us your team, thank you all for making all this videos possible!!
Glad you allowed other to edit your videos and they are doing great job of doing your ideas and work justice. Big thumbs up for editors and other crew, you guys are champs!
Daily videos, great production, GOD is this TREAT! ❤Thank you to all the teams of editors for making it possible with their hard work, but also to Chris for taking on the chanllange. This must be exhausting.
Am I the only one who gets weirdly excited for the silliest of reasons? Like seeing someone we are a fan of with the same Peter Storm fleece that you have! 0:48
Great start of the journey even if you mostly failed on your plans hahahaha! It would have been nice to see more of what made Kitagawa an onsen town too. Glad to see new faces as well as the familiar presence of Ian and Ellen! To think Ian was one of the driving crew in the original JAJ I think, now he’s calling the shots behind the scenes? And I hope to see glimpses of Ellen throughout the series too, her travel with Chris from Hiroshima to Hakata was one of my favorite parts.
I follow you for a very long time now and am quite enjoying your content! Right now I am studying for my bar exam. While doing that, I am enjoying my daily breaks by watching your videos! After I finish the bar exam, my wish is to visit Japan! :) Thank you very much for presenting Japan!
*Journey Across Japan: Non-Stop-North begins!*
Having survived our drive out of Tokyo, Natsuki and I continue our journey deep into the mountains of Tohoku today!
I hope you've been enjoying our adventure so far guys. We're just getting started!
Nice
Hows the haunted Car that that old lady died in an cursed anyone who would drive it?
I don't know if it's intentional or not but you forgot to censor the license plate at around 1:21
AaSO , TOY Car Adventure , Ichiban Ya, Ooo 😳 NATZKIZILLA
So nice to see all the hard working people behind the scenes.
I’ve always wanted to see behind the scenes that way
Right? I think Tokyo Creative does this a bit as well. I love even small things like mentioning the camera person for the segment.
Those cats don't get a day off!
I'm most delighted to see Ellen here
You are SNEAKY making your comment 1st when mine has MORE LIKES. You're the 3rd person to do this tonight 😂😂
It's crazy to see how many people behind the scenes are needed to get these videos out in time
And the thought that they all get paid aswell (hopefully). Can't be cheap having a crew that big!
And they have an office in the car to edit everything in time!
@@MrStrange1984 Only 7 likes, no wonder why you replied in a Weird way to my comment in another thread. Be happy in life 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@MrStrange1984 i heard that they are only getting paid with Dr Jelly bottles and exposure from The Sunday Time's No. 1 Bestseller author Chris Broad! thats kinda messed up
Many big TH-cam channels have become media production companies. It just shows how much work goes into making engaging videos.
There is a reason that you're considered a cultural ambassador to the West. Your content is always high quality and allows us to vicariously experience Japan through you, plus it gives us incentive to make that once-in-a-lifetime trip.
This 100%! I would not have been able to plan the trip to Japan we had without Chris' immense library of Japan tips.
absolutely
You've come a long way, Chris. I remember you staying up all hours of the night trying to edit and release daily videos in the first Journey, and now you've got a whole fleet of minions to do it for you.
Pretty sure this is paid for by a tourist board, so it's much easier when you have a bit of money to throw at the problem
a fleet of minions 😂 like he's british gru
@@MiaogisTeashe said it's paid by Patreon.
@@MiaogisTeas bro is actually stupid
calling them minions is a bit fucked
So glad to hear the Journey Across Japan theme at the start of an episode 😁. Also love the idea of Abroad in Japan Mythbusters, dispelling myths about places in Japan which unfortunately don't get enough tourists 😂
i love this idea too!!
MANY thanks for introducing us to "the team!" Oh, you bet, these folks are a vital part of your videos, and they deserve a proper introduction to us. Let me offer them -- and everyone else who will be involved with Non-Stop-North -- a heartfelt "Thank You!"
I find it very hard to believe that's the scariest bridge Chris has ever been on. We have video evidence of much worse. The zip line one, the one with the hole in it over the rapids, etc.
Yeah, that Wacky Weekend episode with Connor was way more terrifying than this one; at least this bridge has at some point in history been structurally sound.
I have a feeling Chris might've expunged that experience from his memory 🤣
I think all wacky weekends content is kept in his short term memory and is immediately deleted when over (usually through excessive alcohol consumption).
@@groofay This bridge had other people on it, and was secure enough for Chris to bounce on it to scare the locals. He would never have tested a bridge that way if he didn't think it was safe.
When that JAJ music hits you can’t help but get teary eyed knowing that SOMETHING amazing / painful is about to happen
I cannot begin to express how much of a treat it is to have these daily videos.
I can barely believe that we're getting daily videos this time. not that he has to do it, it's just that it's such a feat to pull this stuff off.
It reminds me of the cyling across Japan series (my favorite)
I'm enjoying it ❤🎉
You just HAD to say it, didn't you?
Daily🤫
My god... a whole editing team... rolling across Japan, editing on the fly. What an absolutely hilarious concept!
Touring TV programs have even bigger crews, sleep-in buses, transmitters etc. Chris's crew is relatively small and compact. At least now he doesn't have to stay up until 3-4am editing JAJ vids after spending all day filming!!
Is it really necessary though? Cant they just send the raw video to editors back home?
@@kkcombs622 I guess you didn't think about the large 4K file size, render time, etc huh? And they may or may not have good internet to do multiple upload wherever they are.
@@rachelleallen-sherwood8527 I just think it’s very cool that Chris is at a point where he can do all of this. The dude is a great story teller and has a great eye for amazing shots.
@@kkcombs622the other homie has a point, raw video files are MASSIVE, especially in 4k. It could take almost a day to send, then they would have to edit and send back cuts for approval. It's easier to have the crew along to work together
If people still watched cable TV, this series easily would have been on the top channels. It’s so well produced and Chris has such a natural way of presenting things while still being himself
It's really good to know that Chris isn't suffering in the middle of the night editing videos anymore.
Now he has other people doing that for him!
Business basics 101 - I think^^
Trying to make your comment be 1st when i have more likes than you 😂. Very WEIRD 😂😂 You got a DISLIKE for that
@@i_GiveFRUIT Quite a few people do it to get likes because they can't do good without cheating. Dislike the OP's comment
@@i_GiveFRUIT He keeps doing it, that is sad lol
Can't be that much suffering considering they are an army... Chris really got Mr Beast's editing team for this project.
As a massive fan of the OG Journey Across Japan series, I am so stoked that Ellen is back! She was honestly my favorite guest from the original run and I really enjoy all of her small guest appearances on the channel since the then.
The thing to remember is that even when a day of filming is a complete disaster and failure like this one, that is still entertaining for the viewer. it's nice to see the other side of travel, where it rains and it's all a bit shit, but you're with friends and have a good time anyway.
Natsuki is an endearing guy, I feel like he makes every situation a bit more fun
HUGE shout out to the editors and team! You guys are killing it so far!!!!
I loved Natsukizilla, what a legend! ❤ Thanks to the whole team for taking us on this journey, it's so much fun already. 🥰
Who else here LOVES Journey across Japan?? ❤
Natsuki is too FUNNY 😂
It's alright.
WOOOOOO
@@phillyjones3028😊
Your mom and dad
It's always funny to see Chris and Natsuki. It also proves what my friend (who also lives in Japan) said about Japanese people being friends with foreign people. They all tend to be some sort of outsiders themselves.
it's always fun to watch chris and natsuki together no matter where they are or what condition they are in
Oh my those people at the shop at Ouchijuku were so warm and kind!
Natsuki seems to be a fun guy to hang out with xD
My holidays this year are going to be quite lonely and quiet. These videos? They're going to be a highlight. Thank you! Keep up the amazing work to everyone on the team!
I feel that. It sucks to be alone but these vids always help
You've put so much effort, planning and coordination into this! Amazing team, brilliant presenters. This is going to be an amazing JAJ!!!
RIP AbroadinJapan. Guess that cheap little car they got was not a good idea after all. They are with Grandma now
Love how JAJ has become a basically annual series, with its own increasingly creative title cards.
Certainly a sign of good times ahead.
Absolute joy hearing the Journey Across Japan music again. Also lovely seeing Ellen is part of the team!
I really love this series because it feels real. Like you're seeing how these places really are, the good and the bad. Not just the touristy highlights or the perfect conditions. Good luck, and as a Canadian who knows about driving in the snow...gooooooood luck in that rollerskate. 😅
Paul is actually the goat.
But this set up is amazing.
Jesus this series better do a billion views just to pay for all the crew. Mans brought along a whole production company and a fleet of vehicles
Imagine that, 1 Billion views!
Its really funny thinking about Chris editing all of the videos on the first Journey and now there is a whole team editing being driven alongside him. Lessons learned from the first one, im sure its much less stressful than having to edit to 3am after a long day.
Japan is the most aesthetic country I've ever seen. Even those derelict buildings looked so nice with the green backdrop
It really is and I always appreciate people showing the sides of Japan that not many tourists go
Thank you for introducing kinugawa! It’s one of my favorite underrated onsen towns. Really hope it doesn’t end up being a complete ghost town, this place is a beauty and perfect complement to nikko.
The famous cat works 😂 I love how sweet the shop owners were ❤️
They are celebrities now.
I feel like Natsuki has actually been studying or at least picking up on English. It's better than it used to be. Love to see you and Natsuki explore Tohoku! It's one of my favourite parts of Japan, right behind Hokkaido
4:47 9/11 jumpscare
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I'm so hyped for this series. The original Journey Across Japan is some of my favorite media to this day! After the toll the first series took it would be understandable if he never wanted to do it again, but seeing him grow over these years and want to tackle it again is really inspiring. It makes me not want to be complacent and keep pushing my self to see what I can accomplish too! Safe travels!
This feels like a tv documentary with all the great camera work and editing (not to mention the host 😊) instead of a TH-cam video. Looking forward to the daily uploads as am planning a trip to Japan and love the cold. Thank you for the pre Christmas treat Chris and your team (:
These days, whenever I watch your videos, I swear I'm watching smth from tv. The locations, editing and overall production just looks so great! Good job guys!! Be safe and always keep warm!
Never realized just how much work, and how many people, went into producing Journey Across Japan until this. That is hardcore content creation. Kudos!
The fact that there's still so much to do after all the other journeys, Japan truly is an incredible place
Love seeing the team that helps make these videos so fun to watch ☺💙
Also seeing the miniature twin towers is not something I expected seeing in this video, lol 4:52
We're so blessed to be getting so many new episodes of Journey Across Japan. Thank you Chris and the team for working so hard!
はい、お前! WHERE IS TODAY'S VIDEO? (3 December) ... joking, great job Chris and team XD
Did he already fail on posting daily? 😆
@@maxime1776 He did xD …Two days so far xD Which is getting me a bit worried, I hope his fat belly did not result in the Kei car toppling over xD
@@RealPi yesss, I just saw that he posted. I was a bit worried too xD
I hope you give your editors a pay raise. Doing crazy amount of high quality editing in such a short time. Big ups to the edit team, uploading the videos insanely quickly!!
The quality of these videos had dramatically improved! Chris, you've gathered a good team together and are making great episodes as always.
Ian's way to give anpanman to Chris is legendaric :-) Godzira of Natsuki was hilarious. Nice way to present editing and other crew!
Next episode please. It's been over 24 hours. :)
It's always better to under-promise and over-deliver than it is to over-promise and under-deliver.
You should've never said anything about daily uploads and just surprised us with your frequency. Now we're all expecting it and anything less is a complete failure, no matter the quality of the product ultimately given.
I agree, but I am beginning to wonder if something bad happened. Today's video should have been completed several days ago since it appears the team has a 3 day headstart on the upload schedule. Plus, they had preview clips in this video, so all they should have needed to do is upload. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
@@travel_readylet's hope it's nothing serious!
I'm going to guess it's logistics related. The more people you bring in, the more points of failure you introduce.
All it takes for something like this to happen is a storm to knock out power to the editors house assigned to this video and the whole thing collapses.
Daily travel content just isn't possible unless you do it all yourself start to finish and by then what's the point? You're travelling to work not working to travel.
It’s very surreal to see Chris walking around a place I visited just a month ago. Kinugawa Onsen is actually a very interesting and somewhat surreal place. On the one hand it’s a stunning valley and on the other hand you have these ugly, falling apart hotel towers which really do look lieb they came straight out of the apocalypse. These two things clash in a way I honestly haven’t seen yet. Also they had Baumkuchen and a steam locomotive, so they won anyway.
mad respect to everyone working behind the scenes! looking forward to all the videos!
I started tearing up when Chris showed his team. I've been following you for years now, and your content makes me feel at home, even tho I don't live in Japan haha! I'm very happy because you've come a long way. Your hard work and success speak for itself, I hope more people discover this great channel! Stay safe out there!
Thanks for introducing your team! This series rocks. Keep up the good work everyone!
I love how the moment you stopped living in Tohoku, you decide to come back for Journey Across Japan to promote the region you love so dearly ❤ Hope you're having fun back home!
Even when the video is a complete fail (as in the whole town was shut and you had to go find a random cat to be the "celebrity" and even that wasnt there) it still kills me 😅 Abroad in Japan can do no wrong. Natsuki saying lets just say some random person is famous had my crying haha
We stayed in Kinagawaonsen at Asaya and we the best two days of just relaxation and peace. What a lovely town, lovely people, and the onsens relieved all the soreness from our week of walking in Tokyo before that!
Woah, never clicked a notification that fast. This whole journey looks good and cant wait to see what kind of chaos is ahead! 😄
I think the challenge was completed.
The spirit of that challenge is to showcase someome local that have done something special. And I think a station master cat covers that for sure.
Shout out to the editors and the entire crew! This is a really fun start to the journeynd the entire crew! This is a really fun start to the journey and cant wait to see more!!! Amazing work!!!
You guys may be unwittingly creating a journey that many fans will take in the future. The Abroad Japan Trail. 😎👍🏼
Based on some previous videos, I'm pretty sure its intentional.
I absolutely love The Journey Across Japan series! I wish the episodes could be longer but I get that there’s an absurd amount of work that goes into them so it’s nearly impossible to keep the same quality if they were longer.
Dayyum son missed a day already!!
Was just about to comment this 😂
we are so back boys
Big o7 to everyone in front and behind the camera who makes these episodes feel like a magic ❤
i love the vibe of this journey across japan series. unplanned things like the people at the shop calling to you are awesome
This content has brought me through such a hard period of my life. thank you chris and the team for the amazing content and laughs and making me genuinely smile 😃🙏
4:24 Hall of the Mountain King is usually used when someone descends into madness, so it's a very fitting BGM for Natsuki xD Okay, well, technically Natsuki doesn't _descend_ into madness... he's been there for decades 😄
Ok let’s not even joke. We need a dedicated episode of coming back and seeing the station kitty on any day but Wednesday 🙏👁🙏
Loved the old journies across Japan series, can’t wait for this new one
To just think about how this all started with just you and a Camera to you with a team. Wow just how affable can you get!?
I always get so excited when there’s a new video on Natsuke’s TH-cam channel. It’s nice that he lets Chris come along for these things.
Love the daily videos. Don't burn yourself out again please.
I know I've complimented the drone shots before, but you just get such amazing shots!
also nice to see the whole team behind this project
tbh seeing chris exploring japan for so long and still finding new things no wonder i havent even been fully able to explore my brith state of rajasthan even till now since it is as big as japan.
it be better to put a number in the title so people know which episode of the journey Across Japan this is otherwise I think half the channel doesnt even know the trip has started.
awesome to meet the team especially all the editors working to get these out for us thanks for all the hard work everyone!
The shot of the river lined with buildings is STUNNING. Such a shame to be left abandoned. One of the prettiest places I’ve seen.
Used to teach there, very nice, a few better spots 20mins up the road
"Thames River clear!" is one of my favorite Natsuki one-liners now. Incredible
I spent a week in Kinugawaonsen last month. Awesome little town. A lot of struggling hotels, nice onsens in every one of them. Short ride from the main area of Nikko. Beautiful national park. Awesome.
I really hope the gods of the TH-cam algorithm favour this series because it’s fantastic. This is what TH-cam should be promoting.
Also that 14 day itinerary video, 10/10
Love anything Japan and love this show. Unusual style and very welcome. What a country. Amazing team.
The JAJ videos always remind me of a Channel 4 style documentary on Japan, but way better, so it was awesome to actually see some of the crew who make these kinds of videos possible. I always wondered how Chris is able to produce so much high-quality content so quickly, so getting an insight into that was much appreciated
Haha that Eiji and Mario reveal xD
Loving the start of this series
The photography of the opening and the mountains near Kinugawa Onsen was absolutely breathtaking! and yep, famous cat count as a local celebrity for sure!
Thanks to the large team that makes all of this possible ❤
The food at the end has my mouth watering.
Way to keep this up despite the sad weather. Thanks to you and the whole team for sharing the stories of these places, and the journey!
The people are so kind and nice, I love how the town has such a comfy feeling even in the rain!
You keep outdoing yourself when it comes to photography, your shots are looking ever better. Cheers from Brazil, mate!
These videos are so relaxing. I especially love the ones about food.
I lived in Sendai for 3 months and had the opportunity to explore the Tohoku region which was amazingly diverse and full of remote gems. Knowing that Chris had lived in Sendai too really motivated me to explore more and his videos helped a lot.
It's back baby! There's just something about Chris' intros and transition to the opening song that just make my brain happy
Wonderful episode. Mad props to the editing team. I imagine this was a lot of footage to sift through.
It is so cool!! I really hope the weather calms down a bit for you two. Great idea to show us your team, thank you all for making all this videos possible!!
2:36 ‘took a step’ bruh hahaha
Glad you allowed other to edit your videos and they are doing great job of doing your ideas and work justice. Big thumbs up for editors and other crew, you guys are champs!
Unlucky day, but great job AIJ team for making this still so enjoyable and entertaining. Shows you the talent everyone in this team has.
Big shout out to the crew, looking forward to the next month of videos
Daily videos, great production, GOD is this TREAT! ❤Thank you to all the teams of editors for making it possible with their hard work, but also to Chris for taking on the chanllange. This must be exhausting.
Am I the only one who gets weirdly excited for the silliest of reasons? Like seeing someone we are a fan of with the same Peter Storm fleece that you have! 0:48
Great start of the journey even if you mostly failed on your plans hahahaha!
It would have been nice to see more of what made Kitagawa an onsen town too.
Glad to see new faces as well as the familiar presence of Ian and Ellen! To think Ian was one of the driving crew in the original JAJ I think, now he’s calling the shots behind the scenes? And I hope to see glimpses of Ellen throughout the series too, her travel with Chris from Hiroshima to Hakata was one of my favorite parts.
I follow you for a very long time now and am quite enjoying your content! Right now I am studying for my bar exam. While doing that, I am enjoying my daily breaks by watching your videos! After I finish the bar exam, my wish is to visit Japan! :) Thank you very much for presenting Japan!