I won't lie, filming and editing this video nearly broke me. I think it was worth it. Hope you enjoyed the video guys and found at least one cool new thing/place/dish in Tokyo you'd never heard of before! And be sure to grab high quality music and sound effects from the ever brilliant Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/aijMAY24

chris might be the best tour guide going ngl 👑

Hey Chris, working to get the name changed to the Sony Wonder Headphones👍

I guess the reason I love your channel Chris is that I’m always left feeling a bit happier after watching your videos. I’m glad you’re still doing this

this is about the fourth time Chris has reverse-click-baited me, where I've not wanted to watch a video based on it's title, and when I get to it, it's actually really good

LOL good 'ol Tabata Station, the station where PremierTwo Pete randomly decided to explore on a IRL stream on his subathon and we all discovered that indeed, there's very very little in Tabata.

08:45 for those interested, the pink sake Chris is drinking is called "Pink no Kappa". I've had the pleasure of trying it at a sake bar in Osaka where the owner informed the pink color comes from rice residue/bran that the brewers use. It's absolutely delicious, highly recommend it! 😄

This is probably my favourite video of yours of all time. I love being shown it all in one video, just small stops here and there. Not a full 40minute video for one small town. I loved this video.

This is the most comprehensive Tokyo guide I’ve ever watched. Thx Chris!

Ah, mate, I had to confess that I saw the thumbnail and sighed internally as I leapt to the judgement of your "content" turning into standard youtube schlock. But I've been watching your vids since you started pretty much and checked it out anyway. As usual, you instantly extinguished my concerns. You've not changed your genuine passion for putting real humanity and passion for quality into your work. Thoroughly enjoyed this as always and it put a smile on my face. Peace.

Your adventures make me so much more excited to visit the city one day. The way you've described each train station, the unique attractions, and, of course, the delicious food has really brought Tokyo to life in my mind. Appreciate your tips and insights along the way.

when i watch your videos, the soundtracks that are playing in the background just feel like they were made for that one thing. Amazes me how you always choose the right ones.

Fun fact: Nippori also has an incredible fabric district! i found a shop that only sold buttons, and a 6 story fabric store. Great street for crafters :)

24:43 Chris being a bro to all the time travelers out there watching this video by calling out the renovation date so they'd be able to avoid that time period. Truly affable, bravo.

Chris, I think you belong to the top 3 Japan content creators. I love to watch your videos, they are so high quality content and your soundtrack are always great. I loved the retro synth-wave soundtrack of this video so much and it matches perfectly to the video.

I've watched many AIJ videos and of course enjoy them very much. I know this video broke you my friend, BUT I feel this is probably one of the BEST and MOST INFORMATIVE Tokyo-based videos you've done to date sir!!! I just LANDED back home from a 10-day trip in Tokyo and my wife and I can attest that the Yamanote Line was our best friend throughout the trip as we stayed only 8-mins away from Ueno station. Honestly after seeing this, we wish we saw this video BEFORE we left, so we could experience the "off-beaten" locations like the cemetary and the cat-town!! But its okay it just leaves us wanting to do more next trip. We love exploring Tokyo AS CLOSE to the train stations as possible for ease of navigation. This video was BRILLIANT as well as unique. TOUGHEN UP AND DO MORE JR LINES videos!! Onigai shimasu!! Arigato!!

Chris, I just wanted to say, I don't think your cinematography, sound, and production of the videos get enough credit. They are truly always incredible to watch. Well done. Really looking forward to your Kyushu series in 2025!

Now all we need is for Mudan to speedrun every temple

Tatsuro Yamashita is such a vibe, makes me want to listen while strolling around Tokyo. This was a fun video!

My wife and I stayed in Shinjuku recently and this really gave me such nostalgia. As always an amazing video Abroad! Also yeah Shinjuku station is truly a nightmare with added construction.

It's so adorable how Chris thinks of Sharla every time he's shopping for stuff!

That festival book is the stepping point for a potential new series for you, Chris! Of course, with the needed permissions if allowed.

after a period of sparse releases it felt really good having a bunch of videos to watch. this was one of my favourites recently. love the witty style. keep the videos coming chris

Best video ever. I love nearly all of your videos, but this one is my new all-time favorite. For anyone coming to Tokyo with only maybe a day/weekend to explore the city this video gives a great selection of possible sites to visit along an easily accessible route. Thanks!

02:50 Truck-kun caught in the act huh?

The Sharmelon->Sharizard pun is woefully under rated. A+ stuff Chris

This feels very nostalgic. I lived in Tokyo for a year at one point and spent a lot of time commuting on the trains. Seeing all these familiar stops makes me fond.

It's crazy that this kind of quality content is free! Love your videos and just to say thank you for all your work I bought your book - it's great!

This is probably one of hte best city trip kind of guides i've seen for Tokyo. It's not just rushing from Asakusa to Shibuya and then to Shinjuku, it really shows the different areas of the city and makes it more than a number of sights to be photographed. Thanks Chris for all of your work and showing us a foreigners perspective of the life in Japan rater than the one of a tourist

Wonderful video!!! Making me so nostalgic. When living in Tokyo for a year, I did the same thing - but one station per day, every once in a while. At the end of my year there, I explored areas around 27 out of the 30 yamanote stations.

Glad to hear a fellow Tatsuro fan! Personally a fan of the softly and cozy albums, for having such a mellow name they go so hard 🔥🔥🔥

Awesome video. You're the you're the only one out of 95% of the people on this platform that actually makes videos about coming to japan understandable. Doing things that normal people can actually can do. Keep up the awesome job.

This might be my favourite video of yours in a while. Not that your videos were bad, but this one strikes a great balance between being really interesting and engaging while still transmitting the vibes of each neighbourhood.

Takadanobaba is also famous for Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka. The station theme is the opening theme from the astro boy anime and there is a great wall painting with all of Tezuka's characters just outside the station

We're planning to visit Tokyo next year (second time) and this gave us so many new things to see. Your hard work is much appreciated!

this might be my favourite Abroad in Japan video, the music, the humour, the sense of adventure. Very entertaining!

I'm not one for advertisements, but Epidemic Sound is the kind of ad I can appreciate. I have no use for an expansive sound library myself, but I can see others interested in the form of this channel's content would find that a super valuable resource.

Chris, I believe that a TV personality Anna Umemiya passed behind you at Henry's Burger in Ebisu. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I hope you continue riding other trains/subways as series. Thanks.

It makes me happy to think that there are foreigners who love Japan like you do. Recently, a foreigner called Thomas Lockly did something very serious and quickly became a famous foreigner in Japan, and Japanese people reacted to his many comments about Japan and wrote two songs called Yasuke isn't to blame and The sin of Thomas Lockly. So when I see someone like you who loves Japan, I feel relieved from the bottom of my heart. I feel relieved and moved from the bottom of my heart when I see someone like you who loves Japan.

I love your videos Chris! They never fail to make me smile, and I always feel like I've learnt something new by the end. I've been planning my trip to Japan with a friend for some years now (damn Covid) and have added few spots from this video to my map of places I want to go.

3:14 Who else was expecting Chris to get the Abroad In Japan Book 😂

This is probably one of the best pieces of content you've done in a while! More stuff like this in the future would be great.

Chris this has to be one of your coolest videos in Tokyo tbh, soo fun and with that sense of adventure

Wouldn't mind one of these types of videos once in a while. As someone who will only get to visit japan through layovers in tokyo, it's nice to see stuff that's relatively close range that I can do in a day

I was lucky enough to visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine during a wedding ceremony. It was quite a nice thing to witness. Also Ueno has a lot lot nicely priced hotels and places to stay, perfect for quick access to the big tourist centers.

I just returned home from living in Japan for 6 years a month ago. Watching your videos makes me miss it so much, lol.

On my last trip to Tokyo, we stayed at a hotel in Ikebukuro, and I have to say, it quickly became one of our favorite neighborhoods in Tokyo! Your coverage here gets it right. Sunshine City is a great place to walk around and shop, the neighborhood has a little bit of everything, and it's great for getting around. I got the nostalgia tingles during that segment of the video!

It's actually awesome to see you buy the album "For You" I remember in one of your videos like 6 or 7 years ago, you mentioned Tats and that has now become one of my favorite albums ever. So, thank you.

Chris, thanks for the kindness you showed my wife and I when we randomly encountered you in Tokyo. Not all Japan KZfaqrs are psychopaths. I think everyone knows exactly to whom I'm referring. 🗼📷

I couldn't tell you how many times I've ridden the Yamanote Line and wondered what was at all of the stations I passed on my way to Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, or Ueno. Now I know, and I have reason to stop at them - thanks!

Great video! One of your better ones, great in terms of both pacing and content, also you feel genuine and exciting as a presenter! Thanks a lot)

Genuinely awesome vid, it's making me want to visit japan again

I really enjoy how Chris can take us around and see all the cool things in Japan, Thanks Chris!!

Thanks for all the work you put in making these videos!

This is the best video of your channel yet. The whole train line in one video. Great Tokyo review. Not your usual Tokyo also.

Absolute outstanding photography and great narrative. Keep up the good work!

My brother and I were gifted Walkmans at Christmas in the 80’s. Japan is so awesome for having a sense of nostalgia for these items! ❤

Three times videos in a short period. Dave’s trying to beat the KZfaq algorithm. I’ll play that game.

this has been such an amazing wholesome video Chris, absolute highlight for me! so many vibes, i reall appreciate the idea of visiting all these stations, having been to many of them it feels so relatable and enjoyable. keep up the great work

this video is awesome! such a unique way to explore Tokyo and present it to the viewers, very refreshing after all the Tokyo content I've seen through the years. Thanks, Chris!

The Japan video I have always dreamed* of! Thank you!! *if he featured all the station stamps. The stamps, Chris 😭 but still, thanks

東京には沢山の魅力があるからぜひ訪れてほしい。

After watching you for 2 years mate, I'm finally beginning the plans to visit Tokyo next year! I absolutely love your videos, they brought a therapeutic smile to my rough days while in art school. Ill mark all the locations here and will try my best to visit most of them lol (if my legs haven't buckled yet). Thank you Chris, much love

Amazing video with the best timing ever. After waking up back in Shibuya with a timely earthquake warning (???), we are trying to work out how we can make the most of Tokyo for the last 2 days of our trip. Then this video appears. Now I want to stay longer!! Thank you for the content.

Chris I don't know how you do it, but with each new video, you make me want visit Japan even more

This was my favourite video you've made in almost a year. Thank you for doing this, I'm sure it was a pain, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This is one of the most important videos you have done. Valuable neighborhood information and very well done.

We need to bump this up on the algorithm guys. If this video does extremely well it will compel Chris to make another at some point, and we all know we're here to help him out.

This is one of my favourite videos you've ever made and I've been watching you for who knows how many years. Thank you for showing some parts of Tokyo most people have little to no clue about! Keep beeing great~

This is probably one of my favourite videos of you, Chris! (Which says a lot since all of your videos are great!) A fun, and interesting concept about a well-known train line combined with great shots, nice editing and the right amount of humour makes for an enjoyable and relaxing video, which is also very useful if you're planning to visit Tokyo!

Best video ever!!!! I’m a ALT and I ride from Aki to Ike every day now I have something to look forward to at Nishi nippori

Chris! If you are looking for OG walkmans to listen to or use as a prop, there are thrift stores like Hard Off that sell them for okay prices. I personally have multiple that dont go above $80, but I had to repair a few (usually the rubber band that rots from 30/40 years of age).

Seldom have I been more jealous of someone not being handicapped (as in, being able to take a walk and taking a train without asking some bloke to heave your wheelchair on and off said train). Keep it up, Chris. Thanks for showing us around.

Your videos are always a two-edged sword for me. So fun to watch and brilliantly filmed that my yearning for Japan flares up so high I end up in tears and with an aching heart.

What a fun and exhausting day 😂 you’re a trooper for showing all of us the sights. Love your work and the content!

3:00 NOW I KNOW where all the Isekai animes begin. Truck-kun lives in Jimbucho.

This video is so insanely well made. Always a pleasure to watch

This video was ABSOLUTELY worth it - not only is it extremely helpful but it's such a fun concept! Love the unique locations! I also want to say I can't believe you snuck in an Animal Farm reference but I'm def not surprised LOL. As always, great work!

Nezu shrine is one of my favourite little places in tokyo! i discovered it last year and go back to visit every time!

Congrats on 3 mil subs! I really enjoyed the energy of seeing all the stations.

This is a great video!! I love the variety of experiences at each station. Also Chris was really on top of it with his puns/dad jokes. I'm halfway through the video and I've chuckled at every single one 💙

I'm in Tokyo this week and I'm happy to say I've been to a few of the places you've mentioned already! The Nezu Shrine was one of the first places I went and I enjoyed how beautiful and peaceful it was. I'm definitely going to have to check out that burger place though! Cheers!

Enjoyed this video, Chris! 😊

Thank you for the tour guide around different stations! The video editing is great as always. So many cool places to see and delicious food!

Always entertaining! I love how one train station can make you feel like you're in a completely different city :)

This video is amazing for planning in Tokyo, now I know where I want to go when I am in tokyo! A few areas I didnt even had in my mind are now on my list

Enjoying your videos, keep them coming!

This is so chilling to watch. Thanks for the work done

i've actually been to most of the stations mentioned here! this was such a great video to go down into my own memory lane.

Actually, this is a brilliant idea. Next time in Tokyo, I'll do this Yamanote Tokyo Tour for sure. Thanks for introducing so many delightful places and tips.

Glad to see the Takadanobaba Mikado Game Center featured. I stumbled across it when I was taking the Yamanote line from Ikebukuro to Shinjuku and was looking up nearby retro game arcades. Lo and behold, one of the best in all of Tokyo was at the next stop

Chris I said this about the video with you and Pete going up to Hokaido getting the mug fixed, but this is my new best video that you've ever released. It is SO well edited and so many unique little things here and there. Can't wait for that inevitable proper film of yours to release

22:47 Going to Japan in July and while my trip won't include Shibuya, your Tatsuro Yamashita cassette has got me set to scour all of north Japan for his tapes!!!

A great tour Chris you've given me some more ideas for the next time I'm in Tokyo ...

Hope you are safe from the Earthquake!!

I'm gonna sing the praises of Takanawa Gateway Station: It's the closest Yamanote stop to Sengakuji , resting place of the 47 Ronin! On top of that, on your way to Sengakuji, there's a coffee shop called Forest Stand Sengakuji that does lovely coffee!

High quality content and the production quality is insane. Love seeing how much effort you put into your videos.

I am sat on the rooftop of my accommodation on my first trip in Tokyo watching this and I loved every minute of it, I love this city.

Love this video idea, so unique. This video is so cozy, thank you :)

Not me going "Maram Faruzan" at the billboard near Akihabara 😂