I Stayed OVERNIGHT at Japan's BIGGEST Theme Park

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2021
  • Japan's biggest theme park isn't what you expect. This week on Journey Across Japan we explore a mysterious cave, crawl through the nation's tiniest Tori gate and go full Red Dead Redemption.
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  • @AbroadinJapan
    @AbroadinJapan  Před 3 lety +3485

    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 - CZcams just WOULD NOT process the video. It drove me mad).

  • @WritingOnGames
    @WritingOnGames Před 3 lety +7121

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

    • @Ole_Rasmussen
      @Ole_Rasmussen Před 3 lety +274

      He and I are in the same boat, which is terrifying because he's a living being.

    • @hankjones7054
      @hankjones7054 Před 3 lety +17

      I read that in your voice Hamish 😁

    • @quintenvana
      @quintenvana Před 3 lety +12

      But do you blame him

    • @SamyueruHikage
      @SamyueruHikage Před 3 lety +55

      To be fair to Chris, that centipede looks like it's out of an Alien movie

    • @spacesandals5716
      @spacesandals5716 Před 3 lety +3

      I read this is chris’ voice

  • @BenjyF563
    @BenjyF563 Před 3 lety +4049

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

  • @vishenbhoonpershad507
    @vishenbhoonpershad507 Před 3 lety +3371

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

    • @kristancorsiglia6756
      @kristancorsiglia6756 Před 3 lety +70

      They need to sell merch with his sayings. 🤣🤣

    • @breakfastattiffanys741
      @breakfastattiffanys741 Před rokem

      Can someone translate that bit? Haha Place??!

    • @xxDxxism
      @xxDxxism Před rokem +1

      @@breakfastattiffanys741sically... he wonderswhy is he the one doing these things on journey across Japan instead of chris

    • @BlazeM23
      @BlazeM23 Před měsícem

      😂😂. I love Natsuki

  • @mirkojpn
    @mirkojpn Před 3 lety +2188

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

  • @PigginTeaBreak
    @PigginTeaBreak Před 3 lety +3809

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

    • @willgoins218
      @willgoins218 Před 3 lety +39

      Yee Yee

    • @gradesam6306
      @gradesam6306 Před 3 lety +58

      Chris is no cowboy, he's chicken boy

    • @SonicChaocc
      @SonicChaocc Před 3 lety +37

      I love his broken english. He sometimes sound like someone going insane

    • @theramendutchman
      @theramendutchman Před 3 lety +21

      I'm still cracking up because of his last name. "Aso" means something akin to "asshole" in Dutch

    • @rxnn2534
      @rxnn2534 Před 2 lety +4

      @@theramendutchman It also means 'Dog' in my language lol

  • @Shadyshooter
    @Shadyshooter Před 3 lety +1460

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

    • @starsoftiktokofficial
      @starsoftiktokofficial Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/LVBQ-fo5Aeg/video.html.

    • @kuroakikitsune
      @kuroakikitsune Před 3 lety +51

      I'm also from 'The land of killer insects and despair.' I might just use this next time someone asks where I'm from, haha.

    • @KooriGraywolf
      @KooriGraywolf Před 3 lety +3

      Came here to say this lmao

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +3

      I am pretty sure that Joey sees "killer insects" as food 😋

    • @shazybean131
      @shazybean131 Před 3 lety

      At least we have one of the few COVID free places on earth.

  • @Flugmorph
    @Flugmorph Před 3 lety +682

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

    • @samsimeoni4581
      @samsimeoni4581 Před 3 lety +72

      Last time I went riding, we felt ripped off for having spent €40 (~$40)/person for an hour of riding. In the UK I used to spend £5-£15 (~$10) for 1-2 hours 😅

    • @Flugmorph
      @Flugmorph Před 3 lety +37

      @@samsimeoni4581 right that sounds more like it haha

    • @maximebrants8243
      @maximebrants8243 Před 3 lety +12

      @@samsimeoni4581 40 dollars is more like 30 euros, still probably a rip-off lmao

    • @hritabanroy6911
      @hritabanroy6911 Před 2 lety +22

      possibly the actual trip was much longer. but yes 100 bucks for anything less than 2-3 hrs of time is an absolute ripoff.

    • @amonfan6429
      @amonfan6429 Před 2 lety +7

      Sounds like a biggest scam ever for me, being a resident of Kazakhstan

  • @kmyk88
    @kmyk88 Před 3 lety +460

    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)

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Před 2 lety

      What else would you give birth to? A full grown human? 😝

    • @RendezvouDoo
      @RendezvouDoo Před 2 lety +6

      I guess it's the same strategy. It should come naturally then. I guess. The competition that was the best.

    • @Shrimpyyyyyyyy
      @Shrimpyyyyyyyy Před rokem

      Yes, head first though!

    • @rokusvandendool4563
      @rokusvandendool4563 Před rokem +5

      I was thinking the same; the passage through the gate has a resemblance to babies passing through the birth canal 😂

  • @Zakis_wonderful_world
    @Zakis_wonderful_world Před 3 lety +1612

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

    • @kausthita11
      @kausthita11 Před 3 lety +45

      Badum tss

    • @mtyre05
      @mtyre05 Před 3 lety +7

      nice pun

    • @KyleTheMurderer
      @KyleTheMurderer Před 3 lety +19

      I had to come too far down to find this. Sure it’s an easy joke, but people love broad comedy.

    • @PKshockwave
      @PKshockwave Před 3 lety +16

      He's broader than Broadway!

    • @Arciwiz
      @Arciwiz Před 3 lety +10

      What a broad joke

  • @nikolavukovic791
    @nikolavukovic791 Před 3 lety +551

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

    • @TopAnimeLoverEver
      @TopAnimeLoverEver Před 3 lety +7

      Chris needs to heart this comment lmao 😂

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +11

      Oh please, he is 85 kg of cuddly cuteness and he was the one scared to death of the horse😋

    • @BrainGrapes
      @BrainGrapes Před 3 lety +1

      85kg my balls, I look like his doppelgänger and I’m about 105kg.

    • @benoconnor3160
      @benoconnor3160 Před 3 lety

      I’m 85 kg and look fatter 😂 - I’m 5”11 too

    • @omura00
      @omura00 Před 3 lety +2

      he was like "oh fuckin' hell" LOL

  • @Bitterswheat
    @Bitterswheat Před 3 lety +278

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

    • @lukasm6905
      @lukasm6905 Před 3 lety +3

      _W a t e r_

    • @bremya
      @bremya Před 3 lety +8

      it's hard to argue with his assessment

    • @Bitterswheat
      @Bitterswheat Před 3 lety +3

      @@bremya i just thought “yeah he has it right”

  • @lova4886
    @lova4886 Před 3 lety +296

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

    • @EduardoRamirez-un9wu
      @EduardoRamirez-un9wu Před 2 lety +30

      I heard Chris say “Norm” and I thought, wait I swear I heard a girl scream lol sorry Norm

    • @TheOriginalMarimoChan
      @TheOriginalMarimoChan Před 2 lety +9

      @@EduardoRamirez-un9wu Norm had red nailpolish on LOL

    • @scottwpilgrim
      @scottwpilgrim Před rokem +5

      @@TheOriginalMarimoChan no, he was holding a light and it was bright enough to show through the skin and nail on his thumb. Not that there's anything wrong with having nice nail hygiene.

  • @DoobSteppe
    @DoobSteppe Před 3 lety +675

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

  • @redwood3036
    @redwood3036 Před 3 lety +647

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

    • @AmSeris
      @AmSeris Před 3 lety +18

      "I don't standing"

    • @edwardk6764
      @edwardk6764 Před 3 lety +1

      That guy is funny. Naturally wired.

    • @deletedwaffles
      @deletedwaffles Před 3 lety +3

      And everything he says in his broken English you actually understand.

    • @bruhgus2557
      @bruhgus2557 Před 3 lety +1

      You forgot “Because Cowboy”

  • @samueltheweber
    @samueltheweber Před 3 lety +549

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

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Před 2 lety +7

      It knew he has no issue eating them and was like "fuck you!"

    • @Fallenangel_85
      @Fallenangel_85 Před 2 lety +10

      Kind of weird that they put a complete amateur on a 6 year old. I could probably sense the fear and then tried to do whatever it wanted.

    • @user-ef1xv2qi3k
      @user-ef1xv2qi3k Před rokem +13

      Completely agree, but would point out that the horse didn't seem unbroken - I assume what they meant when they said 'untrained' was 'untrained to carry novices on trail rides' (and to a secondary degree, untrained to carry riders who are pulling on the reins way too f* hard). My early riding classes were actually taken on an older pony like this - lovely and placid on the lunge at fair rides etc, but mishandle her reins a little too often and you would immediately discover why her name was "Dancer"😂.
      Having said that, it's still a huge safety risk to put a novice on a horse with that much attitude. Hopefully the owners have learnt their lesson from this!

    • @ChiIIi...
      @ChiIIi... Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​​@@Fallenangel_85 It's not necessarily the age that matters that much but the training and their personality. I know two 5 year olds who are the sweetest horses ever and there sure also are 24 year olds that definitely can't carry beginners. Most of the time it comes from just that slight bit of unbalance or too much contact with the mouth that you see a horse that does these trails react like this and of course Chris himself being nervous doesn't help. However this horse should have never been used for these kinds of rides with the way it was behaving.

    • @Fallenangel_85
      @Fallenangel_85 Před 3 měsíci

      @@ChiIIi... There is some variation.
      But if you plan to put lots of untrained strangers onto horses, you want those horses to be dull and docile.
      I don't think it's a great experience for a younger horse at all.
      There is ofc also older horses with bad character that will sense a beginner and immediately try to loose him, but that's also a bad horse for this :)

  • @JUPITER11119
    @JUPITER11119 Před 3 lety +939

    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!

    • @grimsladeleviathan3958
      @grimsladeleviathan3958 Před 3 lety +39

      What about the horse pissing while Chris is talking at the end

    • @aliedawnwood
      @aliedawnwood Před 3 lety +14

      I actually burst out laughing at that bit

    • @MelonHere20
      @MelonHere20 Před 2 lety +3

      yeah that was pretty funny lmao

    • @MelonHere20
      @MelonHere20 Před 2 lety

      @@grimsladeleviathan3958 YES

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Před 2 lety

      Why does it matter? Why can't you just say it was your favorite part without seeking validation by asking if anyone else liked it?

  • @ChristopherCricketWallace
    @ChristopherCricketWallace Před 3 lety +733

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

    • @keva5144
      @keva5144 Před 3 lety +17

      Also Horse: "The fire rises brother"

    • @aeriumsoft
      @aeriumsoft Před 3 lety +1

      neigh! whinny!

    • @starsoftiktokofficial
      @starsoftiktokofficial Před 3 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/LVBQ-fo5Aeg/video.html

    • @WD-zk6fg
      @WD-zk6fg Před 3 lety +4

      Chris: what!?! My horse just spoke!?!
      Horse: say what again!

    • @ByHocca
      @ByHocca Před 3 lety +1

      "Are you really in charge here?"

  • @BiscotoSenpai
    @BiscotoSenpai Před 3 lety +310

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

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  Před 3 lety +118

      That dog was seriously not impressed.

    • @BiscotoSenpai
      @BiscotoSenpai Před 3 lety +32

      @@AbroadinJapan He has probably already seen it all.

    • @Friendship1nmillion
      @Friendship1nmillion Před 3 lety +1

      @@AbroadinJapan Even though I'm watching from Australia I'd rather go horse riding { Although that freaks me out too } then go through THAT cave { which may or may curse it's intruders 🔮 } . Coincidentally , just before taking a short rest after arriving home before watching this video I'd just been to a major cinema in Sydney where I saw the new { American animated } movie : Spirit Untamed. It's about a teenage girl who gets sent to a rural town & she risks her life to save a pack wild horses from being stolen by a gang of thugs. 💂🔛🪅 🤭 ⛔🐎🇯🇵

  • @soe3121
    @soe3121 Před 3 lety +397

    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!

    • @dinokknd
      @dinokknd Před 3 lety +28

      Any Dutch city might also be a good way to take in a similar atmosphere! The clock tower in particular can be found in the city of Utrecht. For your 8 year old daughter you could also combine it with a visit to the Efteling, the biggest theme park in the Benelux based on fairytales by the brothers Grimm.

    • @soe3121
      @soe3121 Před 3 lety +20

      @@dinokknd Thanks for your information. I find these places very interesting. My wife always wishes to visit the tulip park!

    • @meghaha8966
      @meghaha8966 Před 2 lety +3

      @@soe3121 i second the other comment, de efteling is great!!!! I recommend it during winter time but if you wanna see tulip fields winter time is obviously not the best time :)

  • @amarug
    @amarug Před 3 lety +291

    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??

  • @wildcamlmusic
    @wildcamlmusic Před 3 lety +491

    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 :)

  • @devs3903
    @devs3903 Před 3 lety +899

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

    • @tristanbackup2536
      @tristanbackup2536 Před 3 lety +27

      @ik ur cool
      Stop spamming your music sh*t.

    • @Helioscore1
      @Helioscore1 Před 3 lety +10

      @@tristanbackup2536 Report him for spam

    • @BillPeschel
      @BillPeschel Před 3 lety +4

      @@Helioscore1 I did, then I go down and report all of them. ALL YOUR SPAM BELONG TO US!

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety

      In the last Journey Across Japan Natsuki was literally in an "Always f*cking place" ... the Abandoned Love Hotel 😏

    • @setiademeow
      @setiademeow Před 3 lety

      Scary holiday scary holiday not happy happy

  • @whimsicalstray
    @whimsicalstray Před 3 lety +294

    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.

  • @freakMasha
    @freakMasha Před 3 lety +166

    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!

  • @slyfawkes7772
    @slyfawkes7772 Před 3 lety +620

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

    • @2highbruh
      @2highbruh Před 3 lety +12

      Indeed, Chris getting the money worth out of tormenting others for fun. :D

    • @Sengial
      @Sengial Před 3 lety +37

      All starting with losing the pirate pants in the rock pools

    • @One_Andonly-Zulu.1
      @One_Andonly-Zulu.1 Před 3 lety +5

      You only now realize

    • @Moragoth86
      @Moragoth86 Před 3 lety +38

      What do you mean Japanese man? I clearly heard he identified himself as a cowboy.

    • @slyfawkes7772
      @slyfawkes7772 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Moragoth86 Can't argue with that one mate. Life's a meatball. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @drwily
    @drwily Před 3 lety +1651

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

    • @Iryerris
      @Iryerris Před 3 lety +94

      It's incredibly Dutch. I'd believe it was an actual Dutch house if I didn't know any better.

    • @ayporos
      @ayporos Před 3 lety +70

      @@Iryerris Yeah, those shots of Ten Bosch look just like the architectural style of Den Bosch (the áctual Dutch city properly known as 's-Hertogenbosch).

    • @onebigsnowball
      @onebigsnowball Před 3 lety +34

      @@ayporos Huis ten Bosch
      is the name of a royal palace in Den Haag

    • @ayporos
      @ayporos Před 3 lety +11

      @@onebigsnowball Ah, so it's named after that?.. I figured it was just named after Den Bosch but with a typo. :D

    • @neruelk
      @neruelk Před 3 lety +72

      They even nailed the grey weather we always have here.

  • @Theturtleowl
    @Theturtleowl Před 3 lety +187

    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.

    • @Relyx
      @Relyx Před 2 lety +7

      Over jizzle though... Even I, a Brit, know it's pronounced kinda like over-eye-sull.

    • @joribremer5260
      @joribremer5260 Před 10 měsíci +1

      And thats why we have a lot of Japanese people in Giethoorn :D (i,m coming from Emmeloord , Flevoland , living in Groningen

    • @thundergrowl
      @thundergrowl Před 10 měsíci

      As a fellow Dutch person I agree!

  • @hanamiiiii7044
    @hanamiiiii7044 Před 3 lety +242

    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

    • @Just1Nora
      @Just1Nora Před 3 lety +35

      That was irresponsible.

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Před 2 lety +3

      Eh, it's what he gets for eating them. 😂

  • @runar2k
    @runar2k Před 3 lety +488

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

    • @aliasmarg8ta127
      @aliasmarg8ta127 Před 3 lety +19

      He was hoping for something fun, for once.

    • @florida-boy
      @florida-boy Před 3 lety +13

      I mean the Haas Team does have a fairly primitive car compared to the competition.

    • @Primus_075
      @Primus_075 Před 3 lety +3

      @@florida-boy When you spend millions to repair the damage done by two rookies who spin more than the s🅱️in legend, It makes you take different approach to save money. In Haas's case, a dogshit car

    • @tadeonunez1008
      @tadeonunez1008 Před 3 lety

      Pronto Natsuki

  • @SuperPowerGeek
    @SuperPowerGeek Před 3 lety +321

    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.

  • @lukasm6905
    @lukasm6905 Před 3 lety +128

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

  • @elmadicine
    @elmadicine Před 3 lety +80

    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

  • @KabaSkateboards
    @KabaSkateboards Před 3 lety +437

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

  • @raquelhoffmann4
    @raquelhoffmann4 Před 3 lety +312

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

  • @repvv
    @repvv Před 3 lety +142

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

  • @Sthingray
    @Sthingray Před 3 lety +41

    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

  • @link6776
    @link6776 Před 3 lety +530

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

  • @havisiting
    @havisiting Před 3 lety +585

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

  • @thebackup2121
    @thebackup2121 Před 3 lety +80

    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 😅

  • @orderfirst8907
    @orderfirst8907 Před 3 lety +24

    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.

  • @YTCookieNinja
    @YTCookieNinja Před 3 lety +645

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

    • @SherryPM72
      @SherryPM72 Před 3 lety +48

      I thought it was a girl.

    • @wahyuyohoho5627
      @wahyuyohoho5627 Před 3 lety +28

      Kyaah~~

    • @JoleeKee
      @JoleeKee Před 3 lety +62

      LOL, was that Norm? Had to be Norm right?

    • @Momoko524
      @Momoko524 Před 3 lety +28

      I laughed so hard. Never heard Norm scream like that before XD

    • @VainSick
      @VainSick Před 3 lety

      @@wahyuyohoho5627 lmfao

  • @pandacorn1761
    @pandacorn1761 Před 3 lety +726

    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.

    • @ArkeusWolf
      @ArkeusWolf Před 3 lety +58

      From what little I've worked with horses; At 16:38, it looked like Chris was pulling back on the reins a bit too much.
      I might be wrong, though, I'm certainly no expert.

    • @christopherhughes2211
      @christopherhughes2211 Před 3 lety

      Y

    • @christopherhughes2211
      @christopherhughes2211 Před 3 lety +49

      @@ArkeusWolf I was thinking the same thing. Rather than trying to get at the grass he was probably applying constant pressure out of his own fear and inexperience and she was trying to loosen up the pressure he was putting onto the bit. It’s been a couple of decades since I’ve ridden frequently and I just have a few seconds of footage so take anything I say with a grain of salt.

    • @ScarsFromTomorrow1
      @ScarsFromTomorrow1 Před 3 lety +62

      And no helmets either.
      And putting him on a green horse.
      Just a nightmare all the way around.

    • @fireroum
      @fireroum Před 3 lety +7

      I'd like your opinion. I once got on a horse assigned by the nomads in the plains of mongolia, it kept lowering its head to eat while we were waiting to set off and the reins for it seemed particular short compared to other horses. I tried to let it eat, but if i did i would have had to completely let go of the reins, and i was afraid i wouldn't be able to get a hold again. I tried pulling harder on the reins to keep it from trying to graze, but i was afraid of hurting ny hands and also the horse. Do you think it was also a young, untrained horse like the one Chris got?

  • @archdetective
    @archdetective Před 3 lety +24

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

  • @saisai-xt2fk
    @saisai-xt2fk Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @MexicosASSASSIN
    @MexicosASSASSIN Před 3 lety +444

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

    • @DjRenect
      @DjRenect Před 3 lety

      Damn right!

    • @carlneoh5843
      @carlneoh5843 Před 3 lety +2

      Shakespeare been real quiet since this came out

  • @YourAverageBunny
    @YourAverageBunny Před 3 lety +421

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

    • @iceomistar4302
      @iceomistar4302 Před 3 lety +18

      And like a true pom he whinges about it all.

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +10

      Who isn't afraid of insects, ET, Chucky, bear signs, statues, horses, bankcruptcy of Family Mart, etc... 😉

    • @WhamBamBoozler
      @WhamBamBoozler Před 3 lety +1

      He's also afraid of bunnies

  • @Erreul
    @Erreul Před 2 lety +3

    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.

  • @ralphyman
    @ralphyman Před 3 lety +7

    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!

  • @ThatBulgarian
    @ThatBulgarian Před 3 lety +319

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

    • @allgomesareevil6121
      @allgomesareevil6121 Před 3 lety +1

      Horse: this man is clearly taking a piss, I can do that to how do you like it?

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 3 lety +1540

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

    • @DenisseG
      @DenisseG Před 3 lety +27

      You watch the same people as I do lol, you have great taste

    • @redwood3036
      @redwood3036 Před 3 lety +58

      Do you have like 1000 computers all with tabs open on every different youtuber constantly refreshing them to comment or something

    • @juhnella
      @juhnella Před 3 lety +54

      Borad's Bizarre Adventure

    • @heliosspecialistarrogant7031
      @heliosspecialistarrogant7031 Před 3 lety +4

      That's just a bad top gear epidsode

    • @THEjaketheace
      @THEjaketheace Před 3 lety +5

      Everytime I open up a new video I check the comments to see if you've beat me to it.

  • @marianandnorbert
    @marianandnorbert Před rokem +3

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

  • @rotenhoko
    @rotenhoko Před 2 lety +6

    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

  • @BigMacMatt3020
    @BigMacMatt3020 Před 3 lety +389

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

  • @moonpearl666
    @moonpearl666 Před 3 lety +417

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

  • @OwensShadow276
    @OwensShadow276 Před 3 lety +16

    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!

  • @davidvega462
    @davidvega462 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @penafrederico
    @penafrederico Před 3 lety +218

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

  • @stuartclarke3171
    @stuartclarke3171 Před 3 lety +1619

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

    • @santerisalmivuori3872
      @santerisalmivuori3872 Před 3 lety +227

      Poor Natsuki. Always fucking place.

    • @jhawkins8264
      @jhawkins8264 Před 3 lety +8

      @@santerisalmivuori3872 - not sure what Natsuki contributes really to these trips? Nice guy, but his English remains poor, limited to a few words and is not accurate gramatically (it's an English speaking programme after all). Also he says the F word a lot - this gets boring! - and if he utters that or any other couple of words, why do Chris/Joey laugh their heads off as if this is great wit? Joey is an articulate, witty and creative contributor for the show. If Natsuski increased his English vocab with less of the F word he might be more interesting, imo. Otherwise I greatly enjoy the content of your travel adventures, both the photography and commentary, thank you Chris.

    • @santerisalmivuori3872
      @santerisalmivuori3872 Před 3 lety +317

      @@jhawkins8264 Take it easy, friend. Natsuki is a great comic relief character to the show and his comedic intellect is on point. He brings a nice contrast to the lads.

    • @ItsBecauseImBored
      @ItsBecauseImBored Před 3 lety +246

      @@jhawkins8264 he's just an interesting character and a big part of Chris's audience really really likes him. After all this "holiday for natsuki" only came to be because it was so heavily requested. And imo there is absolutely no need for him to learn better english. Whenever he wants to express something he will do so in japanese - as will Joey sometimes. Keeping it 100% english would just make it a bit less interesting. They're in japan anyways so why shouldn't there be a bit of japanese involved? I also think bringing a native japanese person kind of widens the perspective of the group a bit

    • @RandoMandoDando
      @RandoMandoDando Před 3 lety +134

      @@jhawkins8264 Not everyone shares the same sense of humour as you. The world doesn’t revolve around you. It’s obvious to see that Chris, joey and most of the viewers enjoy his character. His always boisterous happy attitude is a good contrast to Chris’s cynical and sarcastic sense of humour. Chris bounces off and playfully jokes about Natsuki’s attitude and over the top behaviour often, which adds on to the humour. Well done, you made me explain to you why people find it funny. Hopefully you can try understand humour and other people’s perspective next time yourself. Also, you reserve the right to not like him, but try to understand why other people may like him before assuming all he does is cuss and speak broken English.

  • @A.Ladinn01
    @A.Ladinn01 Před 2 lety +6

    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

  • @AdAstraAbyssosque
    @AdAstraAbyssosque Před 3 lety

    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

  • @isekun
    @isekun Před 3 lety +139

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

  • @BreakingBenjamin57
    @BreakingBenjamin57 Před 3 lety +172

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

    • @AndreBritesMotion
      @AndreBritesMotion Před 3 lety +1

      Natsuki is light years ahead of us. All his statements are beyond our understanding. Grandpa style, I don't standing, I only sleep - need a t-shirt with this, now.

  • @robyo3932
    @robyo3932 Před 6 měsíci +1

    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!

  • @SyntheticCreator
    @SyntheticCreator Před 3 lety

    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!!!

  • @saldan3985
    @saldan3985 Před 3 lety +214

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

    • @Heylow1
      @Heylow1 Před 3 lety +12

      Why did I read this, whilst imagining Pokémon battle music 🤣

    • @CxMegaMan
      @CxMegaMan Před 3 lety +11

      @@Heylow1 Cause it fits. Aussie Boy used detect

    • @saldan3985
      @saldan3985 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Heylow1 the Australian type is super effective against Bug Type Pokémons.

  • @johnvinter
    @johnvinter Před 3 lety +266

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

    • @starsoftiktokofficial
      @starsoftiktokofficial Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/LVBQ-fo5Aeg/video.html .

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +3

      After all the torture I am glad Natsuki still sees this as a comedy and not a drama. Natsuki the man is an absolute legend 😎

  • @sepiaswirl
    @sepiaswirl Před 3 lety +17

    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!

  • @joebonds3072
    @joebonds3072 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @SortoaThePenguin
    @SortoaThePenguin Před 3 lety +899

    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.

    • @shimauma42
      @shimauma42 Před 3 lety +4

      @@oiltank9388 just block that guy

    • @jama211
      @jama211 Před 3 lety +4

      @Vishnu PM You can block people on CZcams though, but anyway, I've reported them for spam

    • @OwlskiTV
      @OwlskiTV Před 3 lety

      @Vishnu PM But you can though...
      Go to their profile, click on "About", click the little flag, then select "Block user".
      Kinda weird to make this statement/comparison though to WhatsApp.

    • @Dottol-
      @Dottol- Před 2 lety

      @@shimauma42 what is the link to? I don’t wanna tap it

  • @charcharbinks958
    @charcharbinks958 Před 3 lety +264

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

  • @francesT5877
    @francesT5877 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @WillFromFinland
    @WillFromFinland Před 3 lety +2

    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!

  • @mesilviuoprea
    @mesilviuoprea Před 3 lety +136

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

    • @wraitholme
      @wraitholme Před 3 lety +38

      Natsuki looked shocked, but there was a hint of thoughtfulness there, maybe a small seed planted. Next time it might be Chris that gets pushed into the lake :P

  • @MsAllykat23
    @MsAllykat23 Před 3 lety +140

    Chris is slacking on the challenges and events 😂 He let Natsuki and Joey take lead in the rap, fishing, and the cave.

    • @goldenanime6170
      @goldenanime6170 Před 3 lety

      Hehe

    • @mura_saki
      @mura_saki Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao well, he did make the soundtrack for ze rap, so he didn't really slack there but I'm still waiting for Dr.jelly lol

    • @MsAllykat23
      @MsAllykat23 Před 3 lety

      @@mura_saki True! And Dr. Jelly is a staple now. They have to include it. It's now a rule! lol

  • @blaze14ZX
    @blaze14ZX Před 3 lety +5

    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.

  • @Jmastaaflex
    @Jmastaaflex Před 3 lety +5

    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.

  • @cassidyj9629
    @cassidyj9629 Před 3 lety +307

    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*

  • @lifewithlulu1183
    @lifewithlulu1183 Před 3 lety +191

    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?

    • @jaycepentad9535
      @jaycepentad9535 Před 3 lety +20

      The horse has to fit through a tiny torii gate first though.

    • @SurgStriker
      @SurgStriker Před 3 lety +12

      he's worried about that, then he sits on an inanimate horse shaped object...and falls off

    • @ronnieketchum1241
      @ronnieketchum1241 Před 3 lety

      @@SurgStriker that was so hilarious I fell off

  • @bethmartinez1025
    @bethmartinez1025 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @oogabooga1971
    @oogabooga1971 Před 3 lety

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

  • @TheWildManEnkidu
    @TheWildManEnkidu Před 3 lety +167

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

    • @mikeits13
      @mikeits13 Před 3 lety +24

      You ever hear the saying "Let sleeping dogs lie."?

    • @mrclueuin
      @mrclueuin Před 3 lety +1

      @@mikeits13 😆👍🏾

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR Před 3 lety +564

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

  • @hadenohhh
    @hadenohhh Před 3 lety

    Joey makes the best journey compatron his adventure ideas are mental, balanced out by Chris's ravenous appetite.

  • @tankgirllovesroos
    @tankgirllovesroos Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @munkieznmoar1268
    @munkieznmoar1268 Před 3 lety +100

    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.

    • @u13erfitz
      @u13erfitz Před 3 lety +18

      Yep. Young horses have an attitude. Even if mares aren’t that bad unless it’s that time.

    • @RhineMaiden
      @RhineMaiden Před 3 lety +26

      He was so tense with the reins, I’m sure she was tired of the misdirection! I felt bad for both of them, they should have given him a large old timer

  • @pustepuste540
    @pustepuste540 Před 3 lety +35

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

  • @tanjak72
    @tanjak72 Před 2 lety +11

    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.

  • @mayanganggarani
    @mayanganggarani Před 3 lety

    I watch this episode 3 times more than other episode on this year’s journey accross japan; and I still felt perplexed. Even more perplexed than the abandoned cities one. I do not know why.

  • @MistycalMudkip
    @MistycalMudkip Před 3 lety +41

    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 😅

    • @rapthor666
      @rapthor666 Před 3 lety

      Living in the Achterhoek thinking: hahahaha Karrma

  • @RunEscaqe3
    @RunEscaqe3 Před 3 lety +161

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

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +10

      Norm was just practicing for his performance with Ki&Ki

  • @MrKickass84
    @MrKickass84 Před 3 lety +1

    your friends are so much fun to watch. I wish me and my wife could someday make our way to japan.. all though that will probably never happen ... keep up the good work

  • @hrishikeshbordoloi8341

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

  • @LexDec89
    @LexDec89 Před 3 lety +52

    As a Dutch guy I'm shocked how accurate the street view is, looks like a perfect replica. The inside of the house, apart from the weird cupboard-kitchen, is a 9 out of 10 as well (from the 1970s, but still). Can't wait to see more next week!

    • @asay4489
      @asay4489 Před 3 lety +1

      alleen de ventilatieroosters missen :D

    • @antalz
      @antalz Před 3 lety +2

      Only thing I noticed being a bit odd is the doorknobs instead of doorhandles on the front and back doors.

    • @Nikki-rx8ri
      @Nikki-rx8ri Před 3 lety +1

      The pinewood furniture is 100% correct for any vacation home in the Netherlands that hasn't been updated in the past 10 or 20 years

  • @Historian212
    @Historian212 Před 3 lety +362

    “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.

    • @starsoftiktokofficial
      @starsoftiktokofficial Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/LVBQ-fo5Aeg/video.html .

    • @feiryfella
      @feiryfella Před 3 lety +14

      No hard hats either! He did the right thing in getting off tbh. I had to get off a new mare once when riding across a field full of young cows I didn't know were there. I knew she'd panic and take off, if in doubt, get off!

    • @senrioflove
      @senrioflove Před 3 lety +8

      @@feiryfella I appreciate that he respected her enough to make that decision

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. Před 3 lety +14

      I think the horse was sensing his riders mood exactly. Chris wanted to eat and so did the horse. He had fried chicken on his mind and the horse had grass on its mind. Clearly kindred spirits 😊

    • @keik7755
      @keik7755 Před 3 lety +6

      @@feiryfella On Trash Taste Joey one of the boys mentioned that Japan doesn't really do helmets for whatever reason... (they were talking about snowboarding)

  • @elinkallgren564
    @elinkallgren564 Před 3 lety

    this episode was so good! my favourite so far. Good job!

  • @Pagansong
    @Pagansong Před 3 lety +2

    oh we are anxiously awaiting the next episode. I hope you have it up soon

  • @natures_neighbor
    @natures_neighbor Před 3 lety +127

    That is the single most menacing looking insect I have ever seen... But how does it's larvae taste in honey?? Challenge!

    • @TheOdderlbert
      @TheOdderlbert Před 3 lety +10

      no. please... no that thing made my itchy all over my body. and its "in the computer" as my gran would say

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Před 3 lety +4

      Respect the bee larvae.

  • @pedrofritz9784
    @pedrofritz9784 Před 3 lety +64

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

  • @finneblub8768
    @finneblub8768 Před 2 lety +10

    As a dutch person, seeing the intro of this video without context I really felt like they suddenly teleported to the Netherlands haha. The park is incredibly realistic. When I am in Japan, I'll probably go there if I am feeling homesick lolololol