Hey guys,
I'm absolutely delighted to announce the earthquake documentary is finally out on Abroad in Japan.
A huge thank you to each and every one of you for supporting us and making it possible.
As I mentioned before, it's the single most expensive video we've produced in 12 years and I hope you'll agree it was for a worthy cause.
When we set out t...
Hey guys,
At long last, I'm delighted to finally share with you the trailer for the upcoming earthquake documentary we've been painstakingly working on these last few months!
Filming mostly took place in August and September and since then the team have been editing the episode and doing lots of the more mundane aspects of production, such as clearing footage.
...
Hey guys,
Delighted to announce this month's Patreon stream will be tonight (23:00 Japan time) on Sunday 1st December.
We've got a wild month ahead and in between catching up and answering any questions you guys might have, I'll be sharing some of the highlights from the weeks ahead!
🍿 JOIN: 2024-12-01 03:23:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys,
Hope you've had a great week!
Firstly, you might have noticed it's been quieter than a Tokyo train carriage on Abroad in Japan this month. Unfortunately, I spent the first half of November knocked out by a viral infection. I’m usually pretty lucky that I don’t get sick that often; Family Mart Chicken is very vitamin rich after all.
2024-11-29 06:32:45 +0000 UTC
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Happy Halloween everyone!
In the spirit of Halloween, and the absence of a scary episode this year, what with being off on trains and eating endless food in Tokyo in recent videos, I wanted to list off the top 5 scariest moments from Abroad in Japan!
This doesn’t include videos that are scary due to safety risks, ie. Every single damn trip with Ryotaro.
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Hey guys,
Hope you've all had a great week so far!
Delighted to say tomorrow I'll be holding our monthly Patreon live show and in celebration of Halloween we'll be taking a look at some of the scariest Abroad in Japan moments of all time!
From abandoned love hotels and haunted tunnels, to an unsettling prison and a bleak discovery in an abandoned shipyard ...
Hey guys,
At long last we've just released an epic bumper HOUR LONG video in which myself and a motley crew of suspiciously eager volunteers try each of the unique iconic Japanese dishes at some of the best restaurants Tokyo has to offer.
Featuring Sharla, Connor, Pete, Natsuki, Alex and even Ryotaro, we got to a whopping 12 restaurants, showing you the full buffet of culina...
2024-10-26 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I think one of the crowning achievements of the Abroad in Japan channel is that after 12 years, we've done a successful job of steering clear of any Youtube drama.
For sure, we've had a few moments - after all, we did release a video on foreign influencers last year, causing havoc in Japan, but it was less about drama and more about covering an ongoing...
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Like all great interviews, I walked into Tokyo's imposing Metropolitan Government building on two hours sleep.
It happened with Ken Watanabe and it happened with Tokyo's all powerful Governor Koike, albeit, under different circumstances. The night before meeting Ken Watanabe I was genuinely bloody nervous, as it all seemed too good to be true. 2024-10-11 14:54:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
Hope you've all been having a great week so far!
In the latest Abroad in Japan episode, to celebrate Natsuki's birthday we whisked him off to his dream destination of Amanohashidate - the so called "third best" view in all of Japan. There was just one problem; lots of things went wrong.
I reveal all amongst a montage of outtakes, bloopers and...
For the first time since February, I’ve been on a break and it’s done me a world of good.
August came at great cost; in the space of one month we launched Lost Bar in Shibuya, shot three videos and one major documentary and I handed in the first chapter of the second (and in all likelihood final) book that I plan to write.
All the while scurryin...
Hey guys, time for our monthly catch up!
Some insane things to discuss this month, from the launch of our very own bar in Shibuya, the Cyclethon 3 episode and work starting on the the second book.
But what lies ahead for the rest of the year?
Looking forward to chatting, answering your questions and giving you all the behind the scenes gossi...
Hey guys,
Hope you're all having a great start to the week.
The last week has certainly been bloody hectic, in between chatting with folks and knocking back cocktails at Lost bar, the launch of the cycle video, today's Abroad in Japan Q&A and filming in Kyoto with Natsuki for a video out early next month!
(Not to mention shooting a seriously importa...
Hey guys,
Hope you're all having a great weekend!
CYCLETHON 3: The BIG One is out now!
In 12 years of producing Youtube videos, this has to be a career highlight and I'm delighted to present nothing short of an epic FEATURE LENGTH MOVIE of our epic 1,200km adventure across Japan with the most amazing team of friends; Connor, Pete, Natsuki, Garnt and Felix, raising $1mi...
At long long long last.
I can finally reveal this huge announcement I've been alluding to for many weeks now...
A very exciting announcement that'll have big, exciting, stressful, wonderful ramifications for the rest of the year. A project that we've been working on since the start of 2024.
WE ARE OPENING A REAL, ACTUA...
So as I was eating a mountain of chicken last night, it suddenly hit me that it is a year to the day that Natsuki, myself and our incredible gang made it to the top of Mount Fuji.
Something I had pledged never to do again, after only just about surviving it way back in 2013. I thought it would be nice to look back and write a bit about our trek and share some previously unseen photos.
2024-07-28 12:07:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys,
So I'm delighted to reveal Natsuki will be joining this month's Patreon live show!
It's certainly been a while so this should be a ton of fun and a great chance for some one on one time with the legend himself.
We'll be kicking off 10:30pm Japan Time on Sunday 28th July.
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Hey guys, hope you've had a great start to the week!
I have a very big, exciting announcement in a few days for you all. At LONG last.
But before then, this week I'm at last sitting down to shoot the annual Abroad in Japan Q&A for the main channel 🥳
I'd originally planned to film it a few months back, but so much has happened since...
I often wonder if I were to go back in time and reshoot videos for the Abroad in Japan channel differently, what would I do differently?
To be honest, if I could travel back in time, I’d probably slap myself in the face first for my lack of self discipline when it comes to my diet. Why can I never learn?! Still, that’s a depressing time travel story for ...
2024-07-15 23:36:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks - the weekend is is finally upon us!
Another week, another big video release with our FIRST EVER Abroad Investigates.
If you haven't already seen it, amidst all the stories about over-tourism and a topic we've covered a few times (and one that I sometimes feel guilty for adding more fuel to the media fire) I decided it was time to investigate it first hand. 2024-07-06 15:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
Hope you've had a pleasant end to the week so far!
So while my trip to Buckingham Palace and back to meet the King and the Emperor is still fresh in my mind, I figured what better time than to sit down with you guys and chat about it!
Join me tomorrow (Saturday 29th June: 22:00 JST) and come with any questions you may have.
Well today was certainly quite the day.
A few weeks ago I received an invitation to the UK-Japan State Banquet at Buckingham Palace and almost chucked it in the bin, thinking it was spam or a joke.
Alas, it turned out to be a real invite to a real event with a real Emperor being hosted by a real King Charles.
And with that, I spent a ...
2024-06-26 00:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, hope you’re all having a great week so far!
It’s been a monumentally busy week here shooting two videos across the three big sights of Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, and of course, Yamagata.
Heading up north and catching up with Natsuki was the highlight, especially getting back behind the wheel of my beloved Kei car for the first time since Non-Stop North.
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Hey guys,
Hope you've had a great weekend so far!
Hiroshima, adventures around Tokyo's Yamanote line and a restaurant for Japanese speakers only. Plenty of intriguing stories to unpack in our monthly Patreon live catch up! I'll also reveal what I've been up to this week with Natsuki and the subject of another video out tomorrow on Abroad in Japan.
Sunday 9th June ⛩...
Hey guys,
Hope you’ve been enjoying the onslaught of videos over the last few days - and it’s about to get worse! (Or better depending on how you view it). It’s been a crazy month of filming and relentless editing and it’s a relief to finally get them out there.
I’ve always been bloody amazed how much you can stuff into one day if you real...
2024-06-02 21:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
So it’s been over 5 years since we were last in Hiroshima, a city that’s often regarded as a symbol of the darker side of humanity, but also as a beacon of hope for it’s impressive and incredible rebirth.
I really do love the place and I’m delighted to have 48 hours in the city to explore the city, stuff myself silly with as many Okonomiyaki pancakes as possible, a...
2024-05-28 15:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!
After a month tirelessly working behind the scenes on numerous videos, we’ve at last dropped a new video covering the difficulties folks face when trying to learn Japanese (as well as a roundup of ridiculous news stories involving tourists and Fuji).
I enjoyed covering the Japane...
Hey guys, hope you've all had a pleasant weekend!
Today I'm delighted to announce that next week we'll be holding the first ever Tokyo book signing event to celebrate the launch of the Abroad in Japan Book in Paperback.
Before promoting the event publicly, as always I wanted to give you guys a chance to get in first, as there's limited ti...
Hey guys,
So I'd planned to have our long awaited catch up last week, but as mentioned on the previous post, I've been rather ill for 5-6 days now. I'm more or less recovered though thankfully and ready to chat - after all, April was one hell of a month!
It'll be tonight 22:00 Japan time and you can grab the link here!
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I think if I’d left April completely unscathed, I would start to think I was the luckiest man on Earth.
From the success of the Cyclethon raising $1m for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, and the Abroad in Japan book being the No.1 bestselling book in the UK for three weeks running, to a birthday hike down the Nakasendo trail, it really was a month to g...
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