JOURNEY Across Japan: Car Edition | PATREON Sneak Peek Video (*Watch Now*) (Patreon)

Beyond the relentless sarcasm, beyond the culture, the cuisine, the Ryotaro or even the Natsuki, the Abroad in Japan channel has always been about escapism.

Though to be fair, it took me about 5 years of making these videos before I worked that out for myself. Sometimes it's surprisingly hard to understand what gets you motivated.

As much as I like to make people laugh, teach useful things, or watch Natsuki break his teeth on European sweets, the thing I get a real kick out of is trying to capture the sense of adventure that comes with travel.

To allow viewers to escape through their smartphone screen or PC monitor and go somewhere else - even if it's just for a short while. I suspect partly because I still remember the frustration of wanting to see Japan back when I lived in the UK, but the kind of content I craved simply didn't exist at the time.

To that end I've been making a special effort for the upcoming Driving in Japan episode on Abroad in Japan, to do the Japanese countryside the justice it deserves. For the Japanese countryside is truly a magical place that the world doesn't get to see a great deal of (and sadly nor do many of my friends in Tokyo).

So before the release of the new video - which is shaping up to be more like several videos in one - I'd like to share this sneak peek video with you here on Patreon.

Hopefully it'll also prove I've not just been sitting on a bean bag for the past two weeks eating biscuits.

Journey Across Japan: Car Edition | Sneak Peek
⛩ Watch: https://youtu.be/Dq_FWRxQ7N0

These scenes were all filmed in the past week (mostly in Yamagata) and I've stripped away all the narrative and sarcastic quips to give a more pure experience. With the exception of the ending!

AND in case you missed the previous post, there's another scene from this video here on Patreon, revealing why I'm Japan's most reckless driver.

JAPAN'S MOST DANGEROUS DRIVER
🚘 Watch: https://youtu.be/86WtTeZCM54
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ABROAD IN JAPAN PODCAST
Also, if you haven't caught this week's Podcast where Pete and I discuss the miracle of Japan's all you can eat & drink culture, you can tune into it here. It's a topic listeners have been asking us to cover for a while and one we're both well versed in!
🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/allyoucaneatjapan

Finally, tomorrow I'm catching up with the elusive Ryotaro for the first time in a while to promote his brand new restaurant (!?). Yes, that's right. Apparently he owns a restaurant now.

First a new Youtube channel, now this. The man's building a bloody empire.

He's summoned me to produce a video for his channel, where we check out this restaurant. Should be interesting given it's a traditional setting as well.

But I'll be sure to let you know if Ryotaro's restaurant is any good on Film Friday's Patreon post.

Honestly, I'll be devastated if they don't serve risottoro.

In the meantime, enjoy the new video - I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Chris