How I Opened My Own Bar in Kyoto, Japan ⛩️ 

Nice

Can I come?

Nice 👍👍👍

open a love hotel

I am Canadian and a few years ago I tried sake for the first time and I love it,now it's the only type of alcohol I drink. So I would love coming to your bar

Never would've thought I'd see you here lol

Ha!

Personally I’d much prefer it to be “Abroad in a Bar”

Genius. This has to be the top comment.

Agreed.

SACK-EH 😂

Glad the final night group missed the sack discussion!

Wonder if that Suntory Whisky Blend is available around here in Europe. They make some good stuff Those nights seemed lots of fun!

@@stephaniechik6843 I laughed way too hard at this

The kind of experiences some of you can pull together are just incredible for both you and your viewers (especially those who get to participate in person) 😊

I'm glad I wasnt the only one who noticed that

Should've translated it as "affable" imo it fits better

was ghoing to comment about this. Man chris probably translated it him self :DDDD

I was surprised he wasn't there from the start.

Natsuki is a treasure.

He certainly can shin.

On a scale of 1 to fire hazard....

with his phone in the kimono too xD

@@ChrisAbroad Isn't Natsuki always a fire hazard?

​@@ffwast Volcano hazard, especially in A.S.O...

He's a modern day samurai. Instead of a sword he has his clippers that kills hairs!

Every Good Bar needs a personality like Natsuki Aso !!

Natsuki is one of 3 known individuals who can speak “Elite English”

​@@TheAHumanomfg, just *imagine* that collab

I was waiting for this line the whole video and it's the last one! LOL

@@urbanprojectz me too haha

The real magic trick was making the alcohol disappear.

😂😂

Thanks for coming along and surviving our bar!🍻

Tickets?? Man that really takes away from the homey-ness lol.

@@Samsquamsh It was obviously a Fan Meetup, so nothing wrong with tickets.

There must not be any other bar then because this was crap the guy was more of a customer than a bartender. Waste of a good idea

I fear Japan's salmonella cases would go through the roof!

@@ChrisAbroadAll standard part of the Abroad in Japan full experience

Maybe offer fresh popcorn for geijin-style snack!

​@@ChrisAbroad 90% of the cases would be Connor 😂

Cheers for coming along Justin! Glad to hear you enjoyed our experimental drinking haha

What do you mean by _real_ bar? How did the bars you went to before differ? Were they virtual bars? 😅

@@Blex_040 never went to a bar so I just assume it felt like a real bar though with a great atmosphere ahha

I genuinely thought they called him Aso, because of the way he acts. In my neck of the woods, Aso is just short for anti-social. Imagine my surprise that it's actually his surname.

@@circomnia9984 natsuki is the total opposite of anti-social lmfao

@@Coplanersirtax9 Yea I know, but he always plays the part of a bad guy, like he's a hitman, or some gangsta or something, so I thought that's why they call him aso. I get that he's a nice guy irl.

Also Kinsey from MetalJesusRocks at 10:32!

@@biolizard131 I thought I recognised her!

I didn't even notice this wasn't the main channel until I saw your comment... T_T

@@IsaVarg Me neither. I just subscribed. I didn't realize I was missing stuff.

Who created you, @@UtterlyTangential , just to write this comment

@@UtterlyTangential just waiting for @pure coincidence to appear

Agreed! I live vicariously through Natsuki most of the time, haha. We'll be seeing a lot more of him this year to celebrate his 50th!

@@ChrisAbroad now that is what I want to hear!!

She was awesome!

Hell yeah! It was such a fun and lovely evening, I actually talked to Ian about games most of the night hahahahaha

​@@KinsZilla I was shocked! My YT universes blending 😂

Yes but most of them are very tiny and not really the same size compared to a normal pub or bar.

You need that amount not just for Tourist sake, but because Tokyo is the capital of the "Salary System" (or "SS" for the friends) and those people need a place to take a shot in order to live for another week. Otherwise those millions of workers would reach their Capsule Hotels with their hands shaking out of stress and die of a heart attack at 25.

One hell of a bar crawl

You have to keep in mind, that: a) Going to a bar after work is an obligatory part of Japanese work culture b) Japan, and especially Tokyo, has lots of themed bars, so drinking is often times not the main attraction c) Japanese homes are in most cases either multi-generation houses or tiny apartments, so it's difficult to invite guests over to drink Then it makes more sense why Tokyo has so many bars (though the number is still incredibly high)

A lot of them are literal holes in the ground/wall with seats for 6-10 people tops.

Thanks so much for coming along! 🍻

Thank you, I thought I recognised her.

Hahaha. I actually gave her my ticket because I couldn't go. So happy it got used and not wasted. :)

I was like "wait a minute, I think I saw her at MetalJesus!" hahaha

No wonder she looked familier!

Knew I recognised her!

I for one vote for this guy as the avatar of all the viewers and I think Chris should have a drink with him, representing all of us.

Currently over from Ireland myself. Japan will blow your mind! Enjoy

@@macmanj2 awesome! Enjoy the trip! Are you staying in hostels, hotels or Airbnb's?

Well i am aslo coming soon in august and we said it would be folun to see him. By the way upvote this guy for all of us. :D

@@lootgoblin989 sorry, only seeing this now. We stayed in hotels . In Tokyo at the beginning we stayed in Hotel Wing International Premium Tokyo Yotsuya and when we returned we stayed in Hotel Wing International Premium Shibuya. Both were great locations close to interesting places, SUPER CLOSE to metro and train access (which saves you so much time) and really good breakfasts (local options and additionally omlettes and French toast!) to set you up for the day! The rooms were small but that appears to be a Tokyo thing and you'll likely not be in the hotel for anything other than breakfast as there is just so much to see and do. The hotels outside of Tokyo all appeared to be much bigger and better value.

Yeah, I was really struck by how prolific the whole "pop-up store" concept was in Tokyo a few weeks ago. Because of covid quarantines, I hadn't been there in about 5 years, and I don't remember that really being a thing back then. They were absolutely everywhere in Akiba now though.

Damn not the Dr Jelly magnet! Nevertheless thanks for coming along Miku! Glad you had fun 🍻

If I can find one lying around our house I’ll send you one! Send me an email with your address 🩷 sharlainjapan@gmail.com

hey man, good luck to your mum. Speaking personally, mum definitely beats Chris.

Seeing you here felt like a surreal crossover. Amazing!