WHAT DID WE MISS?! Any other etiquette tips for eating and drinking in Japan and spending a night on the town?! Let us know below 🍻 As for me, I'm off to nurse my hangover.
No joke might be my favorite Abroad in Japan video within the last few years. Chris and Natsuki hanging out showing us drinking and karaoke? Reminds me of those videos from like 10 years ago when Natsuki was first coming on the channel. SIGN ME TF UP! Also 上を向いて歩こう is one of the first Japanese songs I ever heard that got me into learning the language, so that was just icing on the cake at the end
After 10 years of wishing and working I finally managed to afford a ten day holiday to Japan with my two teenage boys who are just as obsessed as me about the country ! I finally get to put all these videos to use ! ❤😊
Time to burn through all those "watch this before coming to japan" videos. Enjoy your trip, I hope to one day visit the country as well. Also, I know this is none of my business but some studies say that a week(8 days to be specific) is the perfect length for someone to travel. Look that up and see if that might interest you. I personally wanted to extend my visit to Turkey, because I wouldn't need to rush all the activities I had planned.
Shortly before the pandemic, I booked a week off a contract job for a trip to japan. But the person I was replacing returned to work early, So I extended my stay for a month. Still wasn't enough time. There's SO much to do even on a budget!. I just kept discovering more things when I was there! Enjoy your trip! Before the pandemic happened I wanted my next trip to be somewhere new. But now, I wanna revisit all my favourite places first. Up next for me is back to Japan! Last time I was there I spent most of my time in Tokyo, and a short visit to osaka and surrounding cities to see some friends there. Next time I'm doing the other way around. Mainly Osaka and a short trip to Tokyo and surrounding area to visit friends.
That had me in stitches. This whole video was a riot. I just got back from Yamagata and Shimane at the end of March, but I can’t wait to go back in Autumn with more family this time !
I'm an American that was lucky enough to spend two months in Tokyo for work. Almost every night I ventured out and went from bar to bar up until I knew the trains would stop so I could get back to my hotel. That was over 17 years ago and I still think about it to this day. Some of the best bars could only serve 5-6 people at a time due to capacity. Some just had standing tables with no chairs and served things like chicken neck on skewers (I still remember the man trying to explain to me it was chicken neck). Some were extremely fancy. Some had girls there that would sit and talk to you if you bought them expensive drinks (I learned how to avoid those). Everywhere I went in Tokyo I always felt safe and always felt welcome. I will never forget it.
Hey Chris, you may not see this but I finally pulled off an epic 11 day journey up north bringing my two elderly parents along. We went Tokyo -> Sendai (Matsushima Bay) -> Geibikei/Hiraizumi -> Aomori/Hirosaki -> Hakodate -> Noboribetsu -> Lake Toya -> Otaru/Sapporo. It was incredible and i personally really loved Aomori City, I would not have even considered a trip across Tohoku if not for your Journey Across Japan
As luck would have it, this video came out while we were in Japan, and we managed to visit La France. An utterly wonderful bar, and the barman was not only extremely kind and an absolute gent, but fantastic at his job to boot. The fruit cocktails were to die for, and his selection of whiskeys was mindblowing. He was very complimentary about 'Chris-san' as well!
Since leaving Japan in 2022 after eight phenomenal years living and working there, I haven't watched Abroad In Japan. Now back in London, I can't tell you how great it is to see Chris killing it with over 3 million subscribers. I used to love watching Chris's adventures and growth as a man and RU-vidr whilst living there. Gotta to admit, missing life there sooooo much. Thanks for the memories, buddy. UK rules in Japan!!!!!
Funny, I've been catching up on the older videos in reverse chronological order, and just finished watching the nightlife etiquette video you did with Ryotaro in Hachinohe.
A classic video! I've been wanting to re-do that video for many years in glorious 4K in Tokyo. Still love the original though featuring the great horse lady haha.
I don't know if it's the B rolls, the voiceover, the actual tips, the photography, but man those videos are just so nice to watch. I don't even plan on going to Japan, but it's just very entertaining and very far from what most do when they go for a "10 things to do bla bla bla" video. It's like Chris has that secret Big Mac sauce that makes the most basic bullet point list as entertaining as an actual big budget tv show. Please continue the good work !
Actually a really useful video! About to visit Tokyo for the first time (flying out this Wednesday) and was looking at doing some partying with my girlfriend who's studying there. Thanks for the tips and useful phrases!
When talking about nightlife, "izakaya" is just one option. There are also "yakitori", "robatayaki", "beer garden", and "kappo" restaurants in stage 1, so please try them out. Also, "snack bars", "cabaret clubs", "girls bars", and "clubs" are also interesting in stage 2.
What a feat of courage to sing for your viewers, Chris! I imagine, it couldn't be easy to open up to your audience like that, with a song. Thanks for the effort!
Have really been enjoying your "Japan Survival Tips" video series. It will definitely come in handy once I begin my undergraduate studies in Fukuoka this Fall! 🤣🤣
After deciding on a trip to Japan with friends this year, I've literally been binging these videos and I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge to help me when I go at the end of the year! Thanks Chris!
@@shereenmorrison9660 I've actually been using them for the past 5 years and I still don't think I have it down 🤣🤣 As long as you can grab the basics you should be fine!
Just to clarify, The drink Sochu (in the tap) is a Japanese spirit more akin to vodka ( both made out of potatoes). Chris refers to it as Sake, as in Japan, Sake actually means any spirit type drink, not Sake the world knows as rice wine. Whereas Nihonshu is the proper name what is rice wine.😊
I was recently informed by a Sochu expert that it's not only made from potatoes, it can literally be made from anything, sochu is the process, distilled (burned liquor).
@@jgr1706 Most of the the famous SHOCHU in Japan are made from IMO (Sweet potatoes) and OH-MUGI (Barley), and KOKUTOU (Brown sugar). What they use is based on the region/availability of the ingredient. AMAMI islands and Okinawa have their own unique distilled alcohol called AWAMORI. It's probably one of the strongest alcohol that is made in Japan.
@@yo2trader539 That was my point, Shochu is made from pretty much anything, it's the saccharification with the help of koji mold and then distilled that makes it Shochu not the actual main ingredient. Awamori is from rice but distilled not brewed like Nihonshu.
Always good to see Natsuki in a video. Honestly I'm not much of a drinker, I only partake seldomly, but I would honestly like to try an outing like this at least once. If I ever manage to get to Japan it's definitely on my list of things to do. Thanks for the insights and can't wait for the next video.
I literally can't tell how great the phrase おすすめは何ですか? is. I've had the most amazing dishes because I asked what was recommended. Amazing video and editing Chris. Cheers to all of you.
You can do this at any place to eat, generally, as the staff have their 3 or 4 favorite things to eat. Almost every food service job gives employees a discount on food, so they will rarely recommend anything they don't actually eat as well. Where I work in the evenings, it's the Loaded Tots. :)
You making this video and showing us how to do these activities has made me so much more confident to give them a go!! It's easy to be deterred from unfamiliar things if your Japanese isn't amazing. Thanks Chris!!
W video! Love the incorporation of the challenge as well, but moreso this has so much great info for my impending trip to Japan! All these places look like legit fun!
A night out in Japan looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to eventually take a trip there and experience the nightlife! New subscriber here, much love from Texas!
Always great to see another Abroad in Japan video! While I'm not one for drinking alcohol, watching you and Natsuki having fun always puts a smile on my face. Thank you for what you do Chris!
As an illustration and graphic design student, I absolutely adore the way the typefaces (fonts) in the videos have evolved throughout the years. It tickles my brain! Especially in this video. Love from South Africa! 🎏🇿🇦
When you overlook the crazy shenanigans they always get into Chris always shows off parts of Japan most would never see or talk about and he always gives amazing respect to the restaurants, stores etc that he films, I know they get a increase in business from the exposure
Met ya five years ago at the Shibuya journey across Japan event. I was second in line. English teacher ahaha. Now I’m in Tokyo and you are too. Fates align. Beers on me Chris if I run into ya 🍺
As an autistic person going to Japan for the first time soon, I can't thank you enough for this! It really helps to roughly know what to expect and how things are done, so I don't feel too overwhelmed 😅
The evolution to good health (loosing weight) is really incredible those past videos. You've never been this fit Chris and i have seen all your video. (yes even the ones in your first appartment in japan). COngratalutaion dude you look good!
"Don't do anything extra" is such a good philosophy. Like if you are gonna judge a pizza place, you order a margherita. Judge a bar, order a mint julep or old fashioned. A nice benchmark. If any of those are meh, everything else is gonna be meh.
