Escape to the Japanese Countryside | Relaxing Ambient 4k 

When I'm not making videos for Abroad in Japan, this is where I spend as much times as I can. I've never made an ambient video such as this before, so I haven't a clue if anyone will watch it. In many ways I made it for myself to stick it on in the background while I edit or if I'm having a bad day. But I hope to do a few more in the coming months and if there's a type of location you'd like me to feature, let me know! I'm open to ideas. For now though, enjoy the video. Hopefully, you'll be able to find the peace and relaxation you're looking for. ***Whenever I've been stressed this year I've found myself revisiting this stunning location, nestled amongst the luscious rice fields of north Japan, with Mount Chokai - the tallest mountain in the region - looming in the clouds overhead. If you find yourself looking for an escape from a stressful day, launch this video on your nearest screen, turn the volume up and let the sound of the stream, the cicadas and the gentle breeze whisk you away to the Japanese countryside - just for a short while.***

I was waiting for the part when Chris would jump out and scare everyone with a loud noise

I'd love to visit this place someday. Thanks for sharing this.

I was half expecting Chris and Natsuki to jump out in a sword battle

Is this real footage? The grass looks so artificially perfect, and the mountain view... holy moly

I remember Chris talking about this concept on the podcast recently! Glad he's giving it a shot! Perfect for background media for studying

New channel incoming: ChrisBroadASMR

I loved the breeze moving the leave. I was project manager for replacement of a natural channel irrigation ditch about this size with a concrete channel, the people living nearby complained that they wouldn’t be able to hear the water, so we imbedded large stones in the bottom to replicate the natural channel and keep the natural sound of water flowing over stones . Good job. 😻👍👍

Absolutely fantastic and such a different take than your Shinjuku video.

Petition to make this a series/playlist. Finally! I can use my TV’s 4K capabilities.

I sat here for 3 minutes waiting for something to happen before actually reading the title

True fact - alot of us here alone and in silence during covid need back ground noise. Ambient noise has become a big thing now with me and helps me get through the day. I like the video very relaxing. BTW I got 30 channels I watch and you are number 1 and have been for last 3 yrs. Keep up the amazing work.

on a side note gotta love how chris has kept hold of his english dialect after all these years.. 'BLOODY GOOD WEATHER'

I'm suddenly crying. But in a peaceful, letting go of all my worries, ready to embrace happiness sort of way.

Yes! I love this. The fact that there is no music makes this perfect. Too many videos like this are ruined by cheesy piano music when all you need is sound of nature.

It's just missing a Natsuki in the background, enjoying his cigarette, coffee, then another cigarette as he enjoys the scearny.

This could NOT have come at a better time - I'm am in such a stressed mood, cloudy British grey skies and TONS of work - this is perfect

My guy you have no idea how much I've been wanting something like this, 1000/10 will watch on repeat for a couple hours while studying

There's a farmer here that became puzzled of a gaijin sitting out there smiling right beside his fields.

Loving the diversity this year, using this weird time to experiment with other content idea's is a smart move!

I expected you to popup somewhere in the grass

Even though I can’t trust you because of the revolutionary war, you still can put me at ease with these videos. Bravo Chrispy Creme

Dear Lord I’ve been hoping you would make one of these. I really enjoy this kind of video to put up on the TV while I’m working. Great background sound and ambience to lower my stress level.

Oh my God. This is like ASMR. Please, don't stop Chris.

No way, Chris. I was just doing my homework and you uploaded this chill video which really helped me do it. Please, keep these videos! The fact that u are doing something like the thing u like and at the same time showing us beautiful places in Japan is just an amazing idea of a video. Keep the good work, I beg you.

This is the perfect live wallpaper

I'm absolutely loving the colour grading on the video. The blue sky, the green grass... Absolutely stunning!

omg, thank you! this is EXACTLY what i was looking for when i clicked onto youtube, just now. because of the pandemic, i'm alone in an office on the 38th floor of downtown seattle. i've been alone in this office since mid-february. i usually like your lively videos, they help fill up the dead quiet of this place. today, though, i'm feeling a bit under the weather & my view, while vast, is dreary (yesterday was spectacular). i needed something to relax me & take me away & this was the very first thing on the screen. hope this finds you well, chris, & with a smile in your heart. thanks, again. cheers.

I wish I had this kind of videos even before the quarantine. I'm really happy you are sharing this beautiful scene Chris, thank you so much!

Nice and relaxing video. Would be cool if when you'll be staying in a hotel or somewhere with a view of the city and capture the rain and busy scinary. Something oddly satisfying , hope I'm not the only one :)

The fact that you can see the mountain so clearly from this far goes to show how clean the air really is.

This is perfect to have on in class when my pupils are doing handwriting practice. It makes them feel calm and reminds me that someday, I WILL get to Japan. Thanks for helping a tired British teacher through another traumatic day of lockdown in the UK!

Chris: "I think I'll make a nice 30-minute clip of calming water and wind noises to help people relax." Cicada: "Do you remember the song of my people? No? Oh, then let me sing it again for you."

beautiful shot excellent colours I'm getting a digital frame to put this video on an eternal loop

When I’m having trouble sleeping I keep coming back to this video and I fall asleep really fast, it seems so beautiful and peaceful

Perfect for a lazy summer afternoon nap. Somehow it reminds me of my childhood. Summer days too hot and the house so quiet and peaceful in the early afternoons, the sun beaming in making a perfect yellow rectangle on my wall, I’d fall asleep waiting. As a kid I would say I was bored out of my mind lol but those moments are rare and missed now.

This is so satisfying to play in the background whilst studying, it’s so peaceful

I looove this 🥺 it would be amazing if you did a series of these with varying sounds (one in a city,, one in a small town ones during various festival, one near the ocean, etc)

I feel like my brain and spirit have been refreshed. Thanks so much!

Put it up on my tv and after just watching for a little while i already feel comfortable. Makes me want to lay down and feel that gentle breeze while watching the clouds in the distance.

My suggestion would be people watching in your local town 😊 if there is a cafe still open where you can sit outside enjoying a few beers and just let the camera run 🥰 All the best from a 🇬🇧 subscriber

The only thing that's missing is bickle

A beautiful and relaxing ambient video. Thank you Chris. 💗

Thank you for posting this. One of my cats and I just sat here together and were quiet for the 1st time all day. The peace and loveliness are much appreciated.

There are no words that can describe how much i love this.

Hi Chris, just wanted to say great video. My family is from Aizu and I got to visit there a lot as a kid and in my teens, but since starting work and with Coronavirus I haven't been able to visit my family there as I currently live in the US. This reminds me a lot of Bandai-san in Aizu and brought back a lot of good memories of just lazying about as a kid there. I really appreciate the video and keep up the great work!

This is giving me some animal crossing vibes, just a relaxing walk, shaking trees, talking to villagers etc.

The effect wind has on long grass such as this will always amaze me

I call shenanigans. Ok, Chris didn't actually say it was one long 30 minute clip, but I started out assuming it was. I sat here listening and watching what should have been a very relaxing video but kept thinking, something isn't right. In 30 minutes time the clouds never moved. Then I started becoming very unrelaxed and watching the rhythm of the water and the grass swaying, and it was the same over and over again. It seems like it is a two second clip repeating itself. It's spliced very well and now that I know, I can enjoy it and not feel like I'm experiencing a glitch in the matrix :)

Like the start menu for the best JRPG you’ll ever play. Love it!

No joke, I come back to this video probably once a month to just chill and reminisce about my time living in Japan's country side. Thanks for uploading it.

videos like this not only make me feel at peace, but also inspire me to do more with my life. there's so much beauty out there in the world and I plan on seeing it all one day

Greenery in the countryside with cicada sounds? This is like one of my summer anime but in real life. Thanks dude!

Omg I can’t believe you actually did this. You were talking about this with Pete on the podcast but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon XD

This is my go-to video to forget about my anxiety before I go to bed.

Randomly discovered this while watching more of Chris's other videos. This is exactly what I needed to relax after a long day of swearing at the cold, ice, and snow that has been making it very difficult to take care of my dairy cows here in rural PA, USA. February always feels like the LONGEST month here. Wish I could teleport/time travel to this beautiful place for a mini vacation.

For whatever reason I have a recurring image in my mind of living in the Japanese countryside. This video is very similar to the image that comes to my mind. Though I have never been to Japan, I hope I'll be able to buy a place in the countryside one day.

Nothing. Still nothing. Natsuki: “Cycle, Bicycle!”

New favorite ambient noise vid!!! As soon as I saw this shot in the car travel vid, I had to get a screenshot so I could always have it in hand as a motivator to get to Japan. Thank you Chris @AbroadPerspective. You are without a doubt my favorite entertainer

Thank you soo much for making this, I love your cinematography work and its videos like this that often help ease my anxiety

The cicadas are starting to be hypnotic but I’m almost hearing music ... almost like when you can baaaarely hear someone else’s earbuds ...

Did you guys see that one blade of grass at the @12:53 mark? WOW!

Whenever im very stress because of the online class, so much work given to us even though we're experiencing pandemic, i just watch videos or vlogs about japan like this. It's the stress reliever for me.

These videos make me miss Japan even more. This kind of atmosphere is just soothing.

If you make more of these in 4K I'm going to buy a huge-ass OLED tv, hang it on the wall as if it where a window, and get some scented candles to match the videos. Never mind, just checked the price of OLED tv's vs plane tickets, guess I'll just come over in spring

I bet this is Chris’s wallpaper on his laptop. Everything is so beautiful.

Will be playing this in a loop on one of my monitors at work next week! A super chill screen saver!

Perfect for relaxation, meditation. I have been having trouble sleeping. I need exercise. Instead, I listen to this on my large screen smart TV surround sound and make afghan blankets for Christmas. Love it. Thank you

I wonder who lives there, it looks "like a magic"

Good job not losing the camera in the water, Chris

i was a skeptic at first but the more you listen to it, the more it reels you in.

This is absolutely gorgeous. Ambient videos are so chill. And the view of the mountain is impressive!

There should be a few echoes of you saying, "Abroad in a pan", in here somewhere. Nice though.

Damn this shot is so perfect! Mind if I use it as a reference for a landscape painting ? It surely inspires me a lot haha.

Please do more of these! This is such a wonderful way to relax. I would regularly watch different locations and seasons, maybe a long train ride. This could be the new meditation video.

I love ambient sounds when working and relaxing; and I love Japan. Thank you for making this video. The shot composition is near flawless and the sound quality is amazing as well. Thank you for making this video, I'll be sure to play it on loop the following week.

chris has been working on his camera skills i see

POV: You wish your life was like that.

Chris you have inspired me to learn so much more and explore the world more. I’m 16 now doing GCSEs once I have passed college I want to move to japan to vlog, photography and art thank you so much for this inspiration. I didn’t know what to do after school but now I do 😌😌

As someone that suffers with agoraphobia and hadn’t left the house in more than a decade I love watching your videos but these types of videos are something that will always be such a huge thing for me. I crave so much to be able to just go sit in places like this and just take in the world, so I’m glad you made this and thank you very much for sharing it with us. Would be by chance be willing to do more in the future? Videos like this get watched over and over again so even if it’s small portion of your audience that watch it it still should do decent numbers due to the repeated viewing. (May even draw in new people just for these) Also if you do choose to do them would you consider rain, thunderstorm, seaside and campfire videos? Those ones are amazing to relax too! ❤ Thank you 🙏

Just what was needed. Back in England today was so unbelievably grey, with consistent drizzle, a middling chill, and just the air of depression as we enter the next phase in our realisation of where we are in 2020 as we think of what’s to come.

Making videos like these that seem a little out of the ordinary really carry the old school RU-vid vibe. Doing the videos you enjoy yourself. Love it

I still would LOVE another video like this.

Thank you so much for this. I literally had hopped on YT to help distract me from a spiral of existential crisis-ing (as one does) and this video was magically there to save the day.

I'm really loving the experimental videos on this channel, specifically these ambient vignettes from your main videos. I think its important as a creator to have a space to try something random without having to worry about what the audience thinks. Keep it up!

The gentle movement in the rice fields is so mesmerising.

Fantastic video thanks for posting this. I love how much flowing water is in Japan's cities and towns, so many canals, rivers, etc...and the little tranquil, peaceful places like in this video that can be found scattered all over the place. Whether it's in Journey Across Japan or a 30 min video of flowing water in a canal going through rice fields, you really manage to capture what so many people love about Japan. With most of us not being able to get back there at moment, your channel has been a great source of entertainment, comfort and inspiration. Keep doing what you're doing mate.

Thank you for sharing this. Words can not describe this beauty.

Nothing beats this kind of peace. I hope someday I'll get to visit the countryside of Japan.

this landscape really amazing gorgeous all the good words deserve

Omg DEFINITELY do more of this. Seriously this helps me so much. I have always loved Japan's atmosphere and some aspects of the culture, and getting bits of that as well as moment to breathe is amazing. Also gotta love the cicadas!

Been so Stressed out Lately, I just need to Meditate And this is the Video that i need. Thanks Chris.

I love that you can just do whatever you are feeling at the time on this channel. What a beautiful place

Currently sitting in a windowless office, tapping away at the keyboard. Thanks for filming this, Chris, it's very refreshing.

This is the ambient sounds to relax or to put you to sleep if you have sleeping problems. It is so calm.

I love POV walks and these ambient background videos. They are perfect for these imperfect covid times. By all means, keep posting this kind of content!!

I could certainly see myself sitting down and enjoying the quiet peace of this area for a few minutes

Seems like a very relaxing spot, would love to visit it one day! Thanks for sharing!

Bro this is awesome, in a weird way this is one of your best videos ever, thank you.

I find myself coming back to this video often, I wish I wasn't so afraid of going out and seeing the sights. The fear of judgement and my own insecurities really do fog my mind, but I feel at ease when I hear the sounds of nature.