Inside Japan's Most Beautiful Hot Spring 🇯🇵 Akita Winter Trip | Feat. 

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: If I hadn't seen this hot spring water with my own eyes, I'm not sure I'd have believed it was even real. Tsuru no Yu onsen really is on another level. Amazing to be back in Akita after our ill-fated stint on Journey Across Japan in the area! At last on this trip we could do the region justice, by rolling in some snow and splashing around in a hot spring. Away we go 🍻

Glad we could do Akita justice after a certain slanderous commercial was released earlier this year >_>

The noise Chris made at 6:17 is one of the funniest things on this channel so far

As a finnish sauna loving man i can APPROVE this tent sauna being more legit than some hotels have cos they dont even let you trow water LOL. You even have some proper finnish "vihta" at 4:58 and yes you did it right. Only they need to be fresh or atleast well soked, not dry as a mommy.

I swear Chris has the best voice for travel/nature docs. Could be the next Rick Steves or David Attenborough

The look on Sharla's face when Chris says "no nakedness tonight" made me spit out my drink. Awesome!

Anyone else live vicariously through these two?

As a finn i am happy Japan has adopted the sauna culture in its traditional form. It is really amazing how two completely different cultures half a globe apart are so similar and enjoy the same things like harmony and nature.

Seems like Akita people have delved into Finnish culture of saunas. I've seen no other country adapting the Finnish leaf whisk. I approve of this sauna experience.

4:53 actually is 95 degree. you were reading the humidity 75%.

You're telling me the Akita tourism board saw your ad and thought "yes we need more of this"

Totally fangirled seeing you admire the Naraoka pottery at 9:40. I taught English to the man who runs it when I was a JET in Akita and we got to make some of our own in his studio. It's famous for the blue colour which is totally natural coming from the firing process. Super cool! Also the stew at 19:13 looks like kiritanpo nabe, an Akita specialty!

As a Finn, I give this sauna video 10 out of 10.

Love seeing a more in-depth look at Akita prefecture and in the winter time too which is fabulous.

Yay Chris is back

Wow, so wholesome and classy. Sharla is stepping up your adult game.Of course when she was talking about how expensive the renovation on her house was going to be I could see Chris's mind tweak. Always wonderful to see Sharlas beautiful smile. Great video.

How is this video not quality enough for the main channel? absolutely loved it

this literally feels like a tv show, production quality is absolutely insane.

This video felt like I was catching up with two friends that went to Akita. What a wonderful place and love the energy y'all bring!

クリスとシャラ私の大好きな鶴の湯と角館を紹介してくれてありがとう東北はunderrated だから嬉しいです🙏I’m from Aomori Japan neighbour to Akita region and I’ve been in Tsurunoyu onsen few times but doesn’t matter how many times I go there, this place is most stunning place in Japan it’s like time travelling back to the Samurai era, nothing fancy but preserved very well with the beautiful nature, second choice I recommend “Tae no yu “ next to Tsurunoyu, cozy and little fancier than Tsurunoyu, perfect place for ladies.

Watching the two of you for years was always great, but I love these adventures together! Seeing Sharla grab your arm in the snow when you first got there while you took in the *sigh* Enchanting view of the village, was really adorable. You two really seem to have fun with everything you do even though you're still kind of working to bring us these beautiful adventures as well. Thank you for taking us along.

Chris and Sharla are so cute. Especially when walking into Tsuru no Yu Onsen

The steam coming off Chris as he left the Sauna was a sight to behold and almost a thermodynamics lesson.

A day with an AbroadInJapan upload (even not on the main channel) is a good day

Awww, you tried out my childhood (and that of so many other Finns). 💙 I haven't done snow diving from sauna as an adult anymore, but when I was a kid it definitely was a thing. And yea Finns do the whole birch tree branches "flagellation", but generally during the summer when the leaves in the trees are fresh!

The Sharla video featured in the beginning of this video was actually my first introduction to her as a RU-vidr, and it quickly led me to discover Abroad In Japan when the next video suggested was one of the first JAJ. I'm very thankful for having come across both of these channels as well as Joey's later on for feeding my growing interest in visiting Japan. Chris and the gang have easily become my favorite people to see pop up in my feed, because I love the genuine passion they have for their craft and the country. Thank you for directly influencing my 2025 travel plans!

Your videos has been such an entertainment for a long time now, many years. Thank you very much Chris! 👍😉

"I am alone" Chris said to the cameraman

Growing up, my parents had a hot tub next to their house in the rocky mountains. One of my very favorite things to do in the winter as a child was to sit in the hot tub for a while, then run into the woods and roll around in the snow, then get back in the hot tub. It would make you feel all weird and tingly and was a lot of fun for some reason. Children are strange.

In the kindest possible way, I wanted to let Chris know that the way to say Hearth is "Harth". P.s. Long time subscriber to Chris and also a slightly shorter time for Sharla but watch her videos a long time back, too. And semi regular visitor to Japan for work and then for holidays, because I love it so much (I'm on my 6th time and want to come back to visit the very north). Japan is literally the place i tell everyone they have to go despite the flight costs there from the UK. It's worth it. So please let me stay, I promise to be a good boy and not interrupt again.

A lake is never too cold to dive in.

That onsen town just looks magical with all the snow, absolutely stunning!

You two are hilarious and true inspirations! 😄 Every video you put out truly shows both talent and commitment, and you're doing a service to the whole world and Japan by shedding light on this amazing country. Thank you.

The water looks so milky, warm and gorgeous in that rustic looking natural rock basin in this winter scenery. I do wish there were similar places in Europe, too.

Aw, I love how happy and bouncy you both look after the onsen. Looks utterly amazing.

In 2016, your "Ryokan" video with Ryotoro, and Sharla's 2016 video on Tsuru no Yu were my very first hardcore "I need to go there, and I need to do this (visit an onsen) before I die." And last month I finally achieved it. 🥳 I didn't visit either of the onsen you made videos on, but the one I chose was still beautiful. Thanks, Chris.

MISSING WATCHING WEEKLY CHRIS ABROAD AND ABROAD IN JAPAN!!!

Great video, really putting north Japan on the radar. Sharla says it's even better in spring but it looks pretty damn magical with all the snow. Another one going on the bucket list for sure

Fantastic 😁 Akita are getting good value out of Chris's love for the area 👍 And Chris gets to eat his favorite hinai jidori chicken ! 🐔

Yaaaaaaaaaasssss! Never has a video shown so many places that I so desperately want to (re)visit! But hearth is supposed to sound like heart, not like earth, Chris!

the snow runs deep in the akita mountains but beware a spring of youth and its warm feeling and so a relaxing trip yeah its the Onsen of peace and zen how wonderfull

17:45 they look so cute 🥰🥰

Chris, your longer hair looks so good!

i love Sharla and Chris together, they're hilarious

There was something wonderfully genuine about this video. It might be the best you’ve put out in a while, Chris!

Videos from Chris is hands down my top 1 most viewed content Probably watch it more than all other channels combined

As a finn, I am proud of the Japanese making all the saunas around their country. Makes it 100 times more livable as a finn.

Its soo nice just to see the 2 of you enjoying Japan and showing it off :)

thank you for yet another amazing video!

Japan in the snow always looks so lovely.

Only Chris can make me watch a 25min ad

Absolutely fabulous! Thanks for taking us along for the ride - the hot spring looks stunning!

I see finlands influence is growing

Thx for this Episode! So nice having you 2 in a video

That was a really beautiful look at winter in Japan!

This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing all the special places in Japan.

chris wearing hoodie is a magical sight that i wished i should have seen earlier

That place is so beautiful.

Definitely adding those areas to my next trip this winter! Thank you so much Chris and Sharla!

Enchanting

This was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for coming back to Akita and giving us another glimpse of this prefecture!

Please visit Taenoyu onsen next time! Tsurunoyu is always the Nyutou onsen shown in RU-vid videos, but Taenoyu and the other Nyutou onsen are amazing too! Hands down the actual onsen in Taenoyu are better than Tsurunoyu, imo 😊 the interior of the building is incredible too, lots of dimly lit wooden corridors and the mixed gender "infinity pool" style onsen overlooking the flowing river is amazing 😍 the food is also exceptional and you're treated like royalty by the staff! One of their 7 baths in particular at Taenoyu, is outside and small, pebbles on the bottom and faces an old, moss covered tree, and at the base of the tree's trunk is a little statue that gives super Ghibli vibes when you notice it, like a little spirit watching you as you bathe haha, it took me by surprise at first! Also the fact you can "onsen hop" with the special pass and the little shuttle bus with the onsen barrel on it's roof are highlights of the Nyutou onsen region!

Finally! I was just thinking about how much I missed your videos :’)

Enchanting truly is the best way to describe it

Akita is certainly on the bucket list, amazing. Great video guys

this channel has become comedic wholesome content. Glad to see you grow into the grumpy happy British man you've become.

This whole video was so gorgeous from beginning to end. The sauna, the food, the town, the pool. Thank you for going back to film in the snow!

Do more hot springs videos I love them🥺 so relaxing

I like the look of that water!

Akita truly has its own an Enchanting beauty.

The shots in the video were really phenomenal man! Also, glad to see you uploading on this channel again!

I love that you do these vlogs. I'm pretty sure I'll never get to go to Japan myself, so seeing the reviews you put of the place really make me feel like I could get a feel of what it would be like there. Thanks for what you do!

Only one word to sum that place up.... Enchanting

Beautiful place and those restaurants, so cool,, I hope the moments are never lost on you,, the memories you’re making,,

So happy to wake up to a new Abroad in Japan video, the lovely Sharla included; even better!

Beautiful place!! Looks peaceful and picturesque 🥰 great video as always. Look forward to more😊

So good seeing you two together. Great journey and super fun places.

You two are adorable together! Hope to see more vids of you two exploring together its lovely 🥰

so cool, what a beautiful place

Love this kind of videos! Perfect for sunday night

this was a great video yet again! :) nice to see Sharla also!

Im in love with seeing you both together like this, the videos are always so comfy and fun! Plus my god Akita is beautiful in winter! What a great video!

This has to go on my bucket list 😊❤ absolutely stunning 😍

I love the way the clouds cling to the mountains in Japan, I could watch them for hours. We get nothing like that around here.

I got to go here while I was studying abroad in akita, it’s so beautiful and unique Thank you for showing parts of japan that are usually overlooked 💕

What an affable surprise this video is ❤️

That was a very nice place! 🤩 Great video and hosts as usual 👌🏻 It was... enchanting 😎

these are the areas i want to visit in Japan. Beautiful

You guys are so sweet and funny! Gathering ideas for my trip to North Japan next year. I'm inspired to explore that region more after watching both your videos for a while.

Chris Videos never disappoint 😍 awesome place

Thank you both for this video, I have always wanted to visit northern Japan and Akita just looks so lovely, even if the snow is taller than most of the buildings, that just makes it look even more amazing.

enchanting for sure

Great informative video, you both make a lovely couple. You both always give great ideas of places to see in Japan. Always enjoy watching your videos on both channels

Let's go, been waiting for another video! Hope you're doing well man, always love to see your content.

Great video with lots of great ideas for future trips to Japan 😊

YEAH good to see you again Chris!

You both look soooo cute in your yukata from the Tsuru no Yu onsen aww

sooooo beautiful

Such beautiful places and the hot spring looked indeed enchanting! It was hilarious when Chris threw himself in the snow 😂😂 Also loved that Sharla was there ❤

I swear when i wake up to see you have a new video it literally makes my day better haha cheers abroad team!