NOTIFICATION SQUAD: What did we miss guys? Do you have any key tips for first time travellers you'd like to share below? HUGELY. Thanks to Pete for joining me on on this one! For those that missed it, we do a free weekly podcast with 100,000 listeners around the world! It's the No.1 Japan Podcast with 80 episodes currently out for all to enjoy, covering everything from travel tips and language learning, to weird stories and news from across Japan. Tune in and join us every Thursday on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Acast and everything else! (I've put the links below or just search "Abroad in Japan"). ► Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1dbguTBIriCwhJXlxTITFe ► iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abroad-in-japan/id1338558972 ► Stream it on Acast: play.acast.com/s/abroadinjapan P.S. I hope you enjoyed those SICK special effects skills at the start. SICK.

Heres a good tip that i wish i knew. Dont sit on the ground in public. I had a cop tell me to get up one time and he didnt look too pleased with me. The only issue with this is that there is nowhere to sit in public.

As a Finn, the most shocking thing was this big, round warm thing called "the Sun". We don't have that.

Some things I picked up on whilst I was in Japan: -Expect little privacy in public bathrooms -Stand to the LEFT side of the escalator when in Tokyo and on the RIGHT side when in Kyoto -Cicadas are everywhere. Get used to it -Never walk under a Torii gate in the center cause it's reserved for the Gods -Maps almost never have North pointing up -Almost everyone says EEEHHHH -Wooden sandals are painful -Typhoons are frequent during summer and will ruin your holiday -Everything comes in a plastic bag -Convenience store are required by law to have bins. Go there if you can't find one -Japanese people love taking photos. You may be approached for one

I recommend that you write down what you want to say. We have difficulty listening English. However, we are good at reading English.

1:06 Chris: "It's grammatically incorrect!" 1:12 Christ again: "Twelve things we wish *we'd knew*." Brilliant.

“The Japanese transport system is second to none.” *Flashbacks to when I got lost in Osaka because of the 2672839393727 million train lines*

The fun thing is, that, as a German, when I was in Japan this month it was like Wifi heaven for me. Germany and Free Wifi are like two positive magnet poles.

"I'm covered in Yen!" (American dollar bills proceed to rain down on him)

I've lived in Japan for ten years and the best explanation I got for why tipping is not only culturally unaccepted but rude is because the restaurant staff is working together as a team to give you the best experience, and singling out one person for their service - even if it's excellent - would be undermining the rest of the staff and therefore place an undue burden on the person receiving it.

There are vending machines everywhere. Climbed a mountain while I was there and found one at the top! Imagine being the guy who has to fill that.

“The Japanese public transport system is second to none” Also the Japanese public transport system - “Its horrific, sometimes they have to force people on with a stick”

I'm moving house tomorrow and need to wake up early but NOOOO, I HAVE TO WATCH THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF SLEEP ON THE OFF-CHANCE I MOVE TO JAPAN.

Also want to thank you. I had the pleasure of being the receptionist at work, when we had a large group of Japanese hotel guests. Business people. Sitting in the lobby, debating something. Obviously I got curious and couldn't help but stare at the energetic group sitting less than 20 feet from me. They went over to me and then in broken English asked me questions. They were discussing English words for their product and wanted to hear a proper English pronounciation. Their product was an energy drink of sorts. (It said caffeine on it, so that is my assumption). They wanted to hear the sentence (if it can be called that) "Manly Fresh Juice. Manly power for Day!" Obviously, before I read it out, because if I did, they'd just leave and go back to the group, I asked if it was a drink for men only. And if it was an aphrodisiac of some sort. (The hotel I work at, is in my country's equivalent of Red light district). Seeing the shock on a 50+ year old business man, and the open eyes and red ears of the lovely female assistant was priceless. 20 minutes later, they went with "Powerful Juice! Energy for Day!" Was a good night shift. :)

The kanji for big (大）and small (小）are important too so you know what button to press to flush in the toilet :) keep up the great work! love the podcast and your channel :)

this is how im going to remember: female symbol looks like a lady crossing her legs, male symbol looks like a guy sitting open legged.

How to pay for your train journey? And things from the vending machine? Get a Suica card - it's a must have when in Japan

Old school Chris is back!!! These the type of videos that inspired us to move to Japan 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾!!

Its great to see that Japan is recognising the need for PLACENTA in the markets. Yes, we deserve it.

10:10 lol @ the man taking his pants off to enter a room

Japanese: "Smoking or non-smoking?" Americans: "What year is this? Did I travel back in time?"

Hi Chris! Me and my husband watch you while having dinner, so we can say you officially are better than TV. We are originally from Argentina but we live in NY now, hope you come visit! Thank you!

Just as I was about to get on with my essay, you uploaded and gave me another excuse to procrastinate, thank you Mr Broad

The thumbnail looks like Chris personally sent me a drunk text at 3 am. Neat.

I probably did about 75% of my shopping in Daiso. Also, carry tissues, as a lot of public toilets don't have any.

I already heard the podcast, I'm just here to see the graphic of money raining down on Pete 🤣 EDIT: not disappointed! 😂

Rumour has it if you're early Chris will acknowledge your existence...

Been living in Japan for almost two months now and your previous survival videos helped prepare me for my arrival. The only thing I'd add is if you're picking up a rental car at the airport, plan on it taking at least two hours from the time you get off the plane to the time you drive off in your rental car...and get cash for the tolls before you go to the rental agency counter.

I remember when I went to Tokyo I started to feel bad about being polite to cashiers because if you thank them or bow a little then they thank you even more politely and bow even lower, which I'm guessing they are expected to do. I felt like I was making them work harder just by being polite!

Bruh don't worry, I watched Logan's blogs. I know what to do.

It's not that you got fat Chris, it is the camera angle. Obviously. 😘

Writing the subtitles on this video was fun, but also challenging during the parts where you and Pete talk over each other. Hope I got everything right and that it's now easier to understand what's being said, at least for me it is. Love your content, Chris

Thank you Chris for all your insight into Japan. I am traveling there Sept 7th thru the 14th and your videos have helped me learn alot before the visit!

Sense of self-worth for ¥100 sounds like a great deal. 10/10 would buy.

I've watched Lost in Translation so I'm good. Btw props to the video editing. Your videos have improved over the years.

4:36 That story on the chalkboard is savage! Ripping my heart out Chris! Thanks for another great video!

This video saved us a hassle with the typhoon and Narita airport earlier this week when we arrived. Our airline changed our plane just before our trip, so we had the option of going to Haneda instead, which I arranged because of your tip. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Thank you!

At first I said to myself: This conversation sounds familiar Then realize oh yeah the podcast Regardless nice video as always

Did anyone else read that DEPRESSING "letter" on the board behind the teacher?

I had an embarrassing situation at a japanese restaurant, because I didn't know how to order. Some restaurants have vending machines at the entrance to buy meal tickets. You first have to insert the money and then you have to press the button of the meal which you want to eat. After that you have to hand your meal ticket to the person behind the counter and they will start to prepare your food.

So you take off your boots and pants at the entrance in Japan. The more you know. 10:00 (ayyy thanks for the heart and the likes

Ah yes, the yearly "how to survive in Japan tutorial" Thank you Chris

IM GOING IN LESS THEN A MOUNTH AHHHH IM SO EXCITED!!!! JAPAN IS LITERALLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH IVE BEEN BINGE WATCHING JAPAN VIDEOS FOR THE PAST HOUR!!!!

13:24 That is some nice spanish, I wouldn't expect to see a product with spanish words in japan at all.

basically a watchable abroad in japan podcast. I need more

A the classic 8 views and 130 likes. On an other note, I will be going to Japan Summer 2020 and iam super stoked. Ty you for showing me all the good bits of Japan.

Thank you for this video! One week before my wife and I visited Japan, just after this video was uploaded, our airline changed our flight. Because of this we were given an option to change to Haneda with an extra transfer, which was a blessing in disguise. The day we arrived was the day the typhoon went through Tokyo and stranded people at Narita. This first tip probably saved our vacation. Thank you so much!

"Don't be afraid to put a really heavy Japanese accent on..." Great advice this. I remember this one occasion where I was in a ramen shop, trying to ask for some more coca cola. Asking for a "Coke" got confused looks. Asking for a "Koku" cleared it right up.

Actual tips: Navi blue and white shirt with a hoodie Learn to make omuricu Smile more

Gosh I'm early. Am I now a part of the Secret Sexy Club?

As of November 2019, if you're on the Sprint network you'll automatically switch to the SoftBank LTE network at no additional charge (and you keep full speed despite Sprint claiming I'd be restricted to 2G speed).

"Tipping as rude and awkward" Holy hell as an italian that looks in disgust everytime it sees tip forced services in foreign countries this sounds like paradise in the middle of tip hungry waiters *_*

Watching this the second as I got back from my 3 week trip.

I'm travelling to Tokyo from 11th Sept til 3rd Oct and I cannot wait.

0:06 I have that book too! My grandmother got it for me when I found out I was going to Japan

AMAZING! I adore your sense of humour and creativity embeded in all your videos, especially this one and the recent months. Pointers were well-presented and organised. Keep up the great work, Chris! God bless.

Love how oddly familiar this seemed until I realised I’d already listened to this podcast

I am really enjoying the way you integrated your podcast into this, I also really like your interactions with Pete. You have a great balance :)

These are quite good tips! Thanks guys

Please do more of these they are very helpful and you explain everything so perfectly!

Listened to the podcast already but I'll still watch, because of you 2 wonderful British lads.

always fly into haneda! my second trip this past feb, i got there at 5am and was through customs in an instant. so fast that the jr pass place was still not open for another hour...so i loaded up my ic card i already had, took monorail to tokyo sta. then got my pass there. got an ekiben, got my ticket to nagano sta. and got there, put my luggage in a locker and changed in the bathroom (quite big in japan) for the cold, and took the bus from nagano to jigokudani snow monkey park where i hiked for an hour through the falling snow and winter wonderland to the area where the monkeys bathe in the hot spring baths....it was an amazing first thing to do in winter, i didnt waste a second. i didnt get to my airbnb apartment in shinjuku until 10pm lol

I am loving your vids. I have been watching them only the last few days, but they are greatly informative. I plan on moving to Japan in the next decade (saving up, getting an education which I presumably need, getting work there aligned, etc.) and your videos are filling in some gaps for me! Thanks for the excellent content. 👍

Love your videos so much Chris, they make my day each time I see one!

Funny video haha! I'll share some of mine: 1.) There's a LOT of jidouhanbaiki (vending machine) around Japan. You may be wondering why. This is because these machines have unique numbered stickers on them. As a foreigner, if something happens (an emergency, for example), the first thing authorities will ask me is my juusho (address). Since I'm a complete beginner in Nihongo, I won't be able to read my own address and/or tell them where I live. Instead, they'll ask the nearest vending machine around my vicinity. I'll simply say the number, and they'll know exactly where I'm located (or at least where I am close to the machine). Very smart if you ask me! Numbered stickers are also located around street lights as well! :) 2.) When walking around Japan, you might notice that most of the streets have these weird-looking indention on the floor itself. This is actually for blind people to help them navigate around the area (also called Braille system). Most blind people carry around retractable sticks. They use the tip of these sticks to differentiate the indention on the ground (they can also step on them as well). A straight line means they can walk, and a dotted indention means they need to stop (commonly seen on pedestrian lines). :) 3.) Most people in Japan wear shoes, sneakers, and the like when outside. They don't wear slippers, and it's considered somewhat weird (and rude, to some extent) if they see you wearing one. Foreigners are usually exempted from this, as they'll assume that you don't know their culture and practices. Always bring an easy-to-wear footwear (as heavily suggested by the video above) when going outside, even if you're just going around to a nearby konbini (convenience store).

Chris making Pete’s dreams come true with the brilliant CGI effects. You sir, are a genius!! Love it!

I really liked the format of this video - you should do this (or maybe an abridged version) for all your podcasts. Well done!

I'm flying to Japan this Sunday, I already watched aaaall of your videos and now you upload this I'm in heaven, thank you!!

Practicing Katakana: プラセンタ Wait..... “Placenta” Wait. “You deserve it” WAIT!

prepare to sit on the ground or on someones steps, cause theres like 3 benches in all of tokyo

Just got back from ten days in Japan. Kyoto-Hiroshima-Osaka-Tokyo. Your videos were incredibly helpful to prepare our trip, which was hands down the best one we've ever made. Japan and certainly its people are amazing. Thank you!

This is my favourite KZfaq channel hands down. Japan is my favourite country, the people are absolutely incredible.

My tip for Japan and also anywhere else really but Japan especially. Use the save feature on google maps to add places to your "want to go to" list. Not only does this allow you to find the best trains but it also will tell you how much it costs in ¥ to get there. Once you've visited it you can favourite it to say you've visited it. Did this both times and it got us around a lot easier!

You should consider becoming a voice actor Chris :)

This definitely helps out a lot.

Im watching this and then I started checking the weather on another tab. Instantly transported to the podcast. I need to hear Natsuki's WOW!

Love.your channel.chris. i got 2 british friends. In Gloucester, uk. Keep the vids coming.

Number 99: Everyone is pixelated down there.

I love you guys! I love your videos Chris and podcasts with Pete. You're a delight to listen to and watch. That's all :)

My boyfriend and I are currently saving for our Japan trip. Your videos help a lot. Thank you so much for your work. :)

I experienced the no-wifi thing the hard way. Went without any international roaming on my phone (it was 2014), and had to screenshot Google maps directions every morning before leaving my hotel. It was actually kinda fun because half the time I had no way of knowing if I'd make it back alive. 😁

Already listened the podcast but still going to watch it.

Great vlog as usual, Chris, and awesome set of tips for first time travelers and especially newly arrived expats out there, this will definitely help tremendously and make experiencing such a vibrant nation more enjoyable!!! KANPAI!

Loved this!!! Love the PC as well!! thanks!

A UK radio broadcast, talking about japan, and he makes it rain US currency for the edit. What a wild ride.

Daiso is also in the States. 🙌🏻 I love it. They have all kinds of interesting stuff. On a whim, I bought an extendable shoehorn for a dollar. Turns out, it saves me so much time getting my work shoes on in the morning. 😂

This will actually be super useful since I'll be in the country in a few weeks! Thanks!

We find all of your stuff useful. So please keep it coming, mate!

That moment you watch this channel for 12 hours straight

My wife and I are starting to plan our trip to Japan! Your video arrived just in time! THANK YOU!

Yessssss Chris AND Pete! Happy days!

Love the podcast, and I listen religiously. Good stuff.

Lol this is so right timing. Going to Japan on Sept. Hope to see you and risotto 😂

Pete casually flexing by putting that KZfaq button right behind him

I’m going to Osaka for the first time in May and I’m so flipping excited!

Wonderful video :) I like this podcast style

Drunk Chris looks like the front singer of Mumfords and Sons

Chris plz do a video about ur favourite japanese music bands/songs,love from Greece

Dude , love your videos keep up the good work!

The quality of your videos just keep getting better and better!