Goodbye 2024! Happy New Year Everyone 🥳🥂 (Patreon)

Well guys as we head over the border into 2025, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your support this year.

It's hard to put into words how grateful I am to the Abroad in Japan Patreon community that's stood behind us over the course of the last half decade and allowed us to do extraordinary things. I've only ever wanted to do you all proud!

So what did we get up to in 2024?

🌟 In January, we concluded our epic 17-part travel series Journey Across Japan: Non-Stop North, a massive Patreon funded series from the mountains of Yamagata, to the somewhat freezing islands of Matsushima.

🌟In March we released the Abroad in Japan Book in paperback, which went on to become No.1 best selling Non-Fiction book in the UK for six weeks!

🌟We also deprived Connor of electricity and wifi in Japan's most remote inn - one of my favourite videos of the year.

🌟In April, together with Connor and Pete we cycled over 1,000km raising over $1 Million for charity (and incredibly without injury).

🌟In May, we traversed the entire Yamanote Line in Tokyo, filming at every single stop and nearly going insane along the way.

🌟In June, in the most surreal and absurd turns of events, we visited Buckingham Palace to meet the Emperor and King Charles to celebrate UK-Japan relations (and drink all the wine).

🌟In August, we opened Lost Bar in the middle of Shibuya, Tokyo which has gone from strength to strength (and drank all the cocktails).

🌟In October, Natsuki and I shared the 12 Unspoken Rules of Japan with the world, in what's quickly become our biggest hit video of the year!

🌟End of November, I finally had a rant about Logan Paul that's been six year in the making.

🌟And this month we released our long awaited Earthquake documentary (entirely Patreon funded), shining a spotlight on the town of Wajima and a disaster that's sadly gone under the radar in terms of international publicity.

All in all, it's been an astonishing year and you've been there every step of the way.

It'll be a tough year to beat, but I've already got a ton of exciting ideas waiting to be unleashed in the months ahead. (And our first video of the year is a Wacky Weekend in Kyushu).

But what was your Abroad in Japan highlight of this year and what do you want to see us do the most in 2025? Let me know below - and it could well happen!

For now though guys, have yourself a very Happy New Year!

See you in 2025 :D