I Stayed OVERNIGHT at Japan's BIGGEST Theme Park 

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: I think this is the most I've ever suffered for a video. Getting wedged in a shrine and almost killed by a horse. Would you rather ride a horse or go in that cave? But seriously, what a crazy episode. I don't think we've ever had so many bizarre situations pop up in a single Journey Across Japan episode before! I'd also like to apologise to our beloved Dutch viewers for my pronunciation. (ALSO apologies for the later release time this week - RU-vid just WOULD NOT process the video. It drove me mad).

In this episode we learn that Chris has a deep-seated fear of, well... living beings

So how would you describe Journey Across Japan in one sentence? “Every time we go scary point, fucking hell” 😂 I love it

"Journey accross Japan. Always Fucking Place. WHY ME." That alone earned a like XD

Natsukis holidays: Breathing in volcano smoke, discovering scary insects. Always fucking place.

Chris can't fit through the gate because of his _Broad_ shoulders...

Chris: "Aren't you afraid of this?" Natsuki: "No, because cowboy" Irrefutable logic once again from Mr Aso.

Interesting fact: when you give birth to a baby, the shoulders are the hardest to get out and when they come out, they also twist 180 degrees (just like how Chris got through the torii gate the second time)

"its actually quite cheap, only a hundret dollars per person" alright joey the rich anime man :DDD

“Joey, who is from the land of killer insects and despair.” Is the best line from any video

"Just water" "Always f*cking place why me" "Scary point" "Maybe dead face" "Grandpa style" Natsuki please never change, we love you 🥰

Remember Chris: Horses are intelligent and empathic creatures, they can sense nervousness from a half mile away. Others can just be unbroken aye holes.

10:52 Norm screaming like a 7 year old girl had me rolling

"85 kg of pure British terror" Horse pissing herself in fear Chris certified 85kg badass

Chris Broad 2019: Yeah I would eat raw horse meat Chris Broad 2021: Why doesn’t this horse like me? 🤷‍♂️

“how’s the hot spring” “just, just water” why does this make me laugh

Was no one else's favorite part when Chris fell off the fake horse with no legs that was only a foot off the ground? That was comedy gold!

Grandpa Natsuki: "I don't standing. I only sleep." Never have I more been fully immersed in a message.

I think this is becoming something less like "Natsuki's holiday," and more like, "two blokes torment an unsuspecting Japanese man."

As a Japanese family living in the UK for 6 years, I and my three daughters really enjoyed watching your video during dinner. My 8 year old daughter wishes to visit Huis Ten Bosch!

OK WHAT? They gave you a 6 yo untrained horse?? Even though they knew you were an absolute beginner? Uhm I have been working with horses since I was 3 years old. I've never done that. Respect for you to be able to control the situation for so long. And more respect for recognizing when it's time to stop and get off

it is SO WEIRD to see that dutch theme park because MAN it is accurate 0_0

Chris pushed Natsuki into the waterfall, hustled Natsuki into going in the cave first, and then didn’t even go in himself. seems fair that he got the disobedient horse :)

There are few things that make me laugh as much as Natsuki. Literally every sentence he utters is absolute perfection. "Spidersnake??", "ぜったい嫌い", "Journey across Japan, always fucking place." Really, how can it even be this good??

Chris: I'm going to take Natsuki on a long overdue holiday. Also Chris: I'm going to push him into a waterfall and make him go into dark, centipede filled tunnels.

Crawling through a tiny gate while being judged by a dog is the kind of exciting adventure I was expecting to see.

"Journey across Japan, Always f*ckng place" -Natsuki 2021

Honestly that peaceful doggo that looked at 3 men trying to go through tiny Torii gates was a highlight of this video for me. Also what a beautiful scenery that part of Japan has!

As a Dutch person, I was quite shocked by that theme park. From the inside it looks legit like a vacation bungalow you might rent over here. Gekoloniseerd indeed.

Chris: "I'm in control of a horse." Horse: "Do you feel in control here?"

I love how that dog is just chilling by the tiny shines and it's just never addressed. It's almost like he's the NPC in a video game administering the challenge and upon completion will reward you with some kind of power up.

*_Chris being afraid of anything for 23 minutes and 19 seconds straight_*

as a texan who grew up riding horses casually, I can tell you now as an adult who now has a better formed view of the world and no longer rides horses regularly, that they are indeed terrifying creatures who deserve every microsecond of your attention and respect when you're around them

What is more primitive than a bicycle? Natsuki: Formula one

I can't help but feel like vlogs are legitimately a bizarre adventure

As a dutch person I laughed my ass of when you tried to pronounce Overijssel😂

12:36 this is an amazing moment. Their expressions... First Chris being all nervous and cocky at the same time and then Joey that can't believe what he just said and Natsuki's reaction to it. It's pure gold

I swear Natsuki's hair would still be black if Chris hadn't kept taking him on these Road Trips.

On this episode of Journey Across Japan, we single-handedly gave ourselves Claustrophobia.

Chris, we're gonna need some Natsuki quote shirts soon, bud - "i don't standing", "Too Much Volcano!", "Fuckin' 'ell!", and "Unmistake-Bake-aly!" (With a big chocolate cake underneath) would be perfect 😅

Chris is the irresponsible older brother, Joey is the annoyed middle brother and Natsuki is the cute little brother. I love them so much.

This is just water... Brilliant Natsuki, this man deserves a Nobel prize for his way with words

What I've gathered is that Chris has a fear of 50% of things in the world.

Huis Ten Bosch (the name of the park) is Dutch and roughly translates to House At the Forest

"Why me?" Proceeds to enter. Natsuki is such a mood lol

Chris trying not to cuss absolutely sent me. "Ah Flippin'eck" He sounded like a middle aged woman from a small English countryside village 🤣💀💀

Chris: "85 Kg of pure british terror" Horse: "I'll show you terror" Horse: *Pees* Chris: *Terror*

I am new to your channels. I spent the last 2 days binge watching all of your videos. I have watched a lot of youtube channels and youtubers from Steven Crowder to Bret Weinstien to Abanonded etc., for many years now. You are the best that I have ever seen. ALL criticisims about and against you are total BS. You have a presence and charm that really comes across as personable, presentable, and approachable. You are a great story teller. You have great ideas and an ability to translate them in a way that inspires others to get out there and actually travel. You have a way of inviting your viewers into the travel experience in a way that acutally makes it seem like they are traveling with you. While you show many different aspects and products of Japan for informational purposes you don't heavy hand the situation by actually huckstering the products, like so many other youtubes (i.e. Crowder) do. You don't seem to rely on selling products or promoting companies to get your videos made. Your videos move along smoothly and organically which really adds to their quality. You produce excellent, high quality, videos, which are entertaining, informative and positive, all without selling out and staying true to you message and yourself. You do this with your own efforts, sweat and tears, without relying on big money sponsorship, networks or Hollywood. That is really impressive in this day age. I am going to start supporting you on Patreon. I have always wanted to travel to Japan, but was too intimidated to do so. Because of your videos I now feel that I can go. Thanks for all of your inspiration and good ideas. Don't change a thing. What you have is talent, it is genuine, and not everyone has this. Forget your haters, those who can't do criticize. You are like Anthony Bourdain, back when he did No Reservations, when he was still fresh and untainted by corporate media. You have given me hope again after a very longtime of lockdowns and disappointments. You have shown me a way out with hope of travel to beautiful Japan.

12:24 I'm not afraid of bugs or spiders, or even really snakes, but if that thing just crawled around my head without knowing what it was I'd legitimately crap my self. Like Jesus.

"why me?" is another one of Natsuki's marvelous phrases. 😂

As an ex-trail rider guide, that was stressful! I don't know if I would agree with that type of bit (in the horse's mouth) when it comes to trail rides and complete beginners given the reins. That type of bit multiples the pressure because it's leveraged. So when you pull that amount back, it was applying a good amount of pressure and hence why she was backing up so quickly and twitching her head a bit. Usually just a light pull is enough to send a message. It's generally not good for beginners. Beginners are usually put on snaffles (direct pressure) or even hackamore (nothing in the mouth, just headgear). She was also a bit "green" which is an inexperienced / novice horse. 6 years old is young for a trail horse. Sorry you had such a horrible first experience on a horse. But your content has been great and I look forward to every video.

Petition to have Natsuki sing HIS version of the well known, Elton John classic : I Don’t Standing.

Dutchie here, that really looks a lot like the Netherlands. The interior of the house was very early 20th century though, so that's not really up to date anymore, but the outside buildings are exactly like in the Netherlands. That's creepy. Looking forward to watching the next episode!

Bruce Lee: Be like water. Natsuki: Just water.

10:51 that was a very manly scream, more manly than the noise I would have made if I seen that

Me: "Wow, I'm so impressed that Norm can hold in his laughter during the Awashima Shrine segment." 5 minutes later, Norm: "AHH! AHHH!" xD

As a Dutch person, I am blown away by how much Huis ten Bosch looks like my country. I guess I never really thought about how we have really unique features that make our country look the way it does!

"Journey across Japan, always fuckin place" this technically made no sense, but it also made all the sense. You go Natsuki, you brave human

Notable Natsuki quotes: “Just Water” “Always F&@king place”

The horse can feel your energy Chris. If you’re nervous the horse will be nervous 🤦‍♂️

I laughed so hard!😂 Me, a 50something old woman, would have loved to expedite the cave, every meter of it. No insect could habe stopped me. I love caves, so full of secrets and wonder.

Natsuki: " This is comedy right" Everybody: YES!

"But I'm Grandpa. I don't standing." Man, Natsuki is a legend. His quotes should be compiled into a book.

The fact that shamans would go into a cave like that to find clarity suddenly explains that episode of shaman king where yoh is in the cave of tartarus.

I love this series, Natsuki is amazing, loving that he's spending so much time on camera in this trip. From the personal hot springs baths, to the spooky cave, to the tiny shrines. This series is phenomenal, LOVE IT!

Chris, the start of your video should be screen capped and used as an edgy album cover.

"To find out what it is, someone needs to go back in" Chris : Australian man, Go!

I’m so happy that I’ve got another series of this to watch! Recently watched the latest ‘Journey across Japan’ and to my surprise I came across a previous journey!

You’d be mistaken for thinking that Joey had never actually been to Europe.

Chris: I don’t wanna do the thing. *does the thing* Chris: wow, maybe I do like the thing- Horse: YEET *Chris does not like the thing*

Chris: This is really weird and uncomfortable Horse: Felling's mutual

7:30 is it just me or is that dog WAY~ too chill to laze about, watching humans attempt to pass the Torii gate like some kind of god?

A mega tiny torii gate that's said to cure back pain is one of the funniest ironic things I've ever heard also calling it an "ultimate symbol of fat shaming" cracked me up!

The horse wasn't stressed. She knew that that Chris had no idea what he was doing and took advantage of the fact to start trolling him. He's lucky they weren't close to a pond, she would have probably pony-dunked him.

Years of following Chris, and there is nothing more to say than that I eagerly await every single video. Each one is an incredible journey, and I love to live vicariously through him. He has been with me throughout high school, university, and now I am out in the big wide world, but Abroad in Japan has been a constant pleasure of mine to grow up with. Thank you, Chris, for being undoubtedly my favorite, and the single most inspiring content creator, I have ever had the pleasure of following. Keep up the incredible work.

As someone from a place where everyone has a horse, and you learn to ride before you can walk, it never ceases to amaze me there are people out there who have never even been on or seen one...

Joey's lyric writing its really good. And he executes the lyrics well in the video. Chris your editing of videos is always God-mode.

Horse: "sneezes" Chris: this is where i die

Norm screamed like a little girl...surely that must be his shamisen voice.

Currently binging the episodes, this is such a well produced show with brilliant narration and hosting. Didn’t think I’d be this entertained. Loving it

You guys are so talented. I cannot believe how much this channel has grown over the years from where it started. So cool man. 👏❤👍

When Joey said "I really wanna smack him" - I felt that

next jaj should just be called “journey across japan: always fucking place”

i'm dutch myself and i can say that those houses give off an 1940's vibe

Just discovered your channel like a week ago, and really enjoying your content. It was driving me nuts because I couldn’t find the next video in this series, but then realized it’s because I’m watching your most current videos! Looking forward to more in this series, and have a ton of videos to catch up on in the meantime. Saw your TED talk, too. You really have a gift for this stuff.

Chris about the horse: What if it just gallops off and I just fall off? Isn’t the worse worry: What if it gallops off and you can’t get off....then it decides to go through a shaman cave with centipedes with you on it?

“It’s not a Bengal tiger!” LOL! Watching Chris squeeze through the tori gate: priceless. Why the f*ck would they put the non-rider on the newest horse? That’s a fail. Horses are very sensitive to people’s moods, and the mare probably reflected Chris’s discomfort. Plus: mares can have quite the attitude. Best shot: drone over bridge, gorgeous view of that clear blue water. That was a “Wow,” Natsuke style.

Tbh the way you were thinking of the horses was extremely sweet Chris, another amazing journey across japan epi, loved it ^^ can't wait for the next!!!

Always looking forward to your videos with Joey and Natsuki. Good chemistry , funny and spontaneous.

Why was everyone ignoring the cute sleeping doggie at the torii gates??! Nobody even said hello!!

Ok, but nobody's gonna talk about how Natsuki evolved from a pirate to a cowboy???

I love that incredibly unfussed dog looking on at your competition at the torii. It’s a great framing device. This is my third watching of this JAJ, they’re all so much fun, but also really beautiful.

Looking forward to the next episode. It's the one thing I look forward to each week. I hope it comes out tonight.

As much as I enjoyed the whole video, a horse casually taking a piss in front of the camera is definitely a highlight.

As someone from the Netherlands I found that a British guy, a Australian guy and a Japanese guy trying to pronounce Overijssel was one of the funniest things in this video 😅

I love how every episode it slowly transitions to become something like ghost hunters where you just find out abt a scary place and you bring your friends along to go and have a good time, always fucking place indeed Natsuki

Found this channel like 3 days ago and I think I've watched like 30 videos already, a lot of them are from like 2018 which is something I usually never watch but this time it's interesting! Quickly becoming my favorite channel, witty and informal!

As a native Dutch. Overjizzle, is definitely not the way to pronounce it. But fuck is it funny.

hmmm Chris's friend told him about a cave that dates back a hundreds of years.... that friend is definitely RISOTORRO.. I mean that guy is Ancient.

these videos has become so good. it's on par with TV travel shows. great work!