No matter what he says, Journey Across Japan is better than every KZfaq Red series.

The fact that Journey Across Japan is free is utterly amazing.

This cycle across Japan series is a comfort series of mine. I watch it when I'm having a bad day or I'm lonely or missing the outside world thanks to the global panini. I know I'm very late but thank you so much for creating this amazing series.

Dude, like... you're being REALLY hard on yourself! I mean, I watched the ENTIRE series after the fact and thought it was awesome! It was like being in Japan without being there! Thank you so much! This was my highlight for an entire week! It was great!

People were dissapointed? Journey across Japan is the best thing youve ever done.

To be honest, Journey Across Japan has been one of the most entertaining things to come out of this channel.

This series helped me get through a 3 month battle with insomnia. The nights were a lot less miserable thanks to you.

You know, the fact Chris was starting to get choked up when saying he hoped that this series would put a smile on someone's face when having a bad day is incredibly sweet. I personally have had an insanely rough past few weeks. So I decided to watch this series in full for the first time (I had seen 3-4 before as they were the first of his videos I'd watched), and I'm so glad I did. I loved every video in this series; I learned a lot and had numerous laughs. So Chris, I can definitely say you got your wish. Thank you so much for making this series and can't wait to go to these places one day. And thanks for the laugh on these rough days.~ P.S. Loving the latest series so far!

Chris, you're way too hard on yourself about Journey Across Japan; it's genuinely one of my favourite series on KZfaq.

Chris what are you talking about? Journey across Japan was like a magic

You're way too hard on yourself, I've just finished watching Journey Across Japan and thought it was amazing. You are hilarious, and alongside your guests you kept me amused and entertained throughout. Japan has always interested me and your videos have done nothing but fuel my desire to visit the country, if only I wasn't so broke 😒 You should set aside any negative thoughts of the experience and take pride in what you accomplished and the fact that you created a thoroughly enjoyable series. I look forward to watching future content 😊

Chris should win an award for this series. The amount of creativity, the entertainment value, the sights and sounds of Japan that were so perfectly brought right to our screens is really like a magic. I love the whole "travel guide while doing a cycling challenge" concept, the variety of having several interesting personalities join as guests, the comedic interactions between friends, the daily challenges that kept me on the edge to see how things would pan out for the day, and of course the birth of Dr Jelly Commercials. Even the things that seemed like "mishaps" like the rain, the bike breaking, things not working out as planned during your journey made it more real and engaging on hindsight (although I can empathise with how frustrating and painful it might have been at that time, but just hope to say that these seemingly darker parts make Journey across Japan as authentic and outstanding as it is, because we all know that life isn't perfect and being too perfect would just look scripted.) I'm just really thankful for this series and I've even watched a few of the videos more than once (that shows it's rewatch potential). Although I'm a bit late to the party (these videos were filmed in 2018), but I feel that there's no better time I could have watched them as I really miss travelling to Japan because I can't due to the pandemic and these videos are helping me tide through those feelings. Thank you so much !

Natsuki's cover's so good this video's gonna get a copystrike.

You're your own biggest critic. Whenever another episode of Journey Across Japan popped up it was instantly the highlight of my day, and I was actually happy the series was spread out a little longer than a weekly upload.

Been stuck at home, sick with covid. Turns outs covid can be a good thing! Because it lead me to this video series! :D However many mistakes may have been made in the planning and production of this series, it doesn't matter to me. I enjoyed it immensely and it was inspiring. I've always toyed with the idea of going to Japan. If nothing else, I now have a much better idea of which parts of Japan I think I would like to visit thanks to this series. Good work Chris and team and guests. Thank you for putting it all together.

Chris has got to be a professional editor or something. He's literally perfect at it👌

Hi Chris, this is the first time I have ever commented on a KZfaq video. I just finished binge watching Journey Across Japan, and it was brilliant, informative, humorous and beautiful. Don’t give up. It was worth it.

5:23 As someone who watched every episode, I can say that I watched it all as a unique travel vlog. It never felt like a weightloss or cycling series, but more like a series that introduces an interesting and much more adventurous way of touring Japan as opposed to just "take this train to this train to this train and boom, there you are." I think that's what I liked most about it.

The amazing thing about Journey Across Japan is that I can't imagine any other youtuber wanting to do such a thing, I mean it's exhausting, it's risky, it's really amazing. But very little people would do it, because it requires lots of planning, lots of sacrifice, and resources, so seeing this series come to fruition is pretty amazing.

5:29 complete saying is "jack of all trades is a master of none, but is still better than master of one." This series is one of the best. It has it all, fun, travel, scenary, jokes, guests. I got into your videos due to this series and have been a fan ever since. I'm sorry to hear that you had a hard time, maybe if you took your time, it would have been easier for you but I love these videos. They are like a comfort videos for me. Jokes and scenary gives me a feeling of not being held down in one place. This maybe an unpopukar opinion but i like this better than journey across japan 2. I really hope you do something like this again!

Chris, you're being entirely too hard on yourself. Journey Across Japan was an incredible series. I loved every minute of it. I dare say I am better for having watched it. You showed us some of the most beautiful parts of Japan that normal tourists may never have gotten the chance to see. You showed us the real Japan. So thank you, Chris. Go easy on yourself man- after all- it wasn't the destination, it was the journey that meant so much.

2020 : "Journey across the kitchen , never ending blending of despair."

Having binged this series in just a few days, it's entirely boggling that you should feel anything but pride putting something so good into the world I hope your perspective continues to change with time Thanks for all the entertainment!

Chris, I hope the passage of time has changed your perspective on this masterpiece of a web series. I've just come back to this after several years and i enjoyed it just as much (if not more) as the first time around. What you accomplished with this series deserves so much kudos, and i can think of several televised japan travel series that have been released since this that could learn a lot from what you did. Plus, you cycled 2000km!!! TWO THOUSAND! Ridiculous! Anyway, ive been going through a very difficult time in my personal life lately but re-experiencing this series has been one of the few bright spots and something i could look forward to. I hope you can now look back on this with pride, with the knowledge that your hard work paid off and you made a masterpiece that still brings joy to people all these years later. Thank you.

People were actually dissatisfied? I watched every single video and I loved them all :I...

Meanwhile: “This is the most perfect series on KZfaq. I wouldn’t change a thing” - me watching Journey Across Japan

I just watched it for the first time and as someone who didn't watch it in real time I can't comment on the wait time, but this was a masterpiece of a series to consume. Thanks for making it. Can't wait to watch the other two!

Wait, so that guy falling down wasn't scripted? It really was too much perfect

I’m Japanese living in America, and journey across Japan brought me home for a bit, thanks Chris!

it was worth it for the dr jelly advert alone! never mind every other positive!

Watched parts of this series as it aired and finally watched it all from start to finish 4 years later. Rewatching this made me realize this was the series that truly made me fall in love with Japan and sparked my interest to learn more about it. It really opened my eyes to how much there is to do and how beautiful Japan truly is. Can’t wait until I can actually come and experience it for myself. It may not be the perfect series in your opinion, Chris but truly thank you so much for creating this series.

I might be a couple years late, but here goes! Chris, this series was the greatest thing I've ever seen on KZfaq. Even more amazing than the entire series is this reflection of it and sharing what you learned with us. In between the series I saw your other videos, like the ones about your teacher days, and couldn't help but try to imagine how your former students might feel if they came across your channel and this series. How cool would it be to have had a teacher who you personally knew go out and not only accomplish a feat like this, but also share such an interesting journey as such a humorous host alongside wonderful guests of various nations among the amazing locations of Japan. Thank you Chris and crew.

There’s that badass intro. Nice to see it back.

Here's an idea... Journey Across Japan: Director's Cut

Finding this years later and seeing how much disappointment he felt over it is almost surreal. This was lovely, I am so glad I watched it. You did a beautiful thing.

It was totally worth it man. The humanity laced through it is wonderful, the sights awesome, the humour honest, cutting and brilliantly questionable. I loved it and I will continue to love it. Thank you!

2020: "Journey Across the Gym" Chris Broad on a journey to become the most shredded british youtuber living in Japan.

I went through some existential depression over the summer, and "Journey Across Japan" played a BIG part in helping me out of this slump. It inspired me to live more and take risks. Not only is it beautifully shot and fantastically edited, but there's so much fun humour, cultural value, and sincerity in the content. You should be VERY proud of this project, because I'm eager to encourage others to watch every episode.

Just watched the original Journey Across Japan again nearly 5 years later, and it’s just as good as it was the first time. Good on you for losing weight, Chris. I’ve been on my own weight loss journey since September 2022 and lost nearly 60 pounds. The kicker? I’ve barely exercised this whole time 😂 the biggest part of weight loss is what you actually eat as I’m sure you figured out with Journey Across Japan. Please go back to Matsuyama and see Kazu again! I love her personality. She reminds me a lot of Natsuki. And show us more of Hiroyuki from Niigata City. I detect a bit of that dry British humor from him, and that’s the only time I’ve seen him on your channel.

"Maybe we can resurrect the great Doctor Jelly." There is some foreshadowing here, just trust me on this one.

Chris, I think it was Risottaro himself who traveled back in time to photobomb his introduction... It was all planned!!

The whole series should have been on TV, utter class and quality content.

I’m very very late to the party here but the fact that i binged this entire series in like two or three days says a lot about how much i enjoyed it! I think it’s ok to acknowledge that you can allways do better, but i can guarantee you that this series as a whole was more than a success, and based around several other comments here, i think you managed to put a smile on so many peoples faces! Amazing job done! Absolutely loved it.

After seeing him on Trash Taste and seeing the Love Hotel video, I had to see what this series was about and it did not disappoint. I had a lot of fun watching this and I even learned a thing or two! Looking forward to the second Journey Across Japan! I hope you'll compare the two journeys after your second one is done.

This is like if Michelangelo, when he completed David, stood back and said “Oi, what a pile of rubbish. Wish I’d done the whole thing different.” You created a masterpiece. Thank you for doing so.

And just like that, Journey Across Japan is over. I just wanted to congratulate you on relasing this Epilouge-video and finishing the project. But I also want to thank you for all the amazing work, time and effort you have put into this project, Chris! It's one of my favorite video-series on KZfaq, without a doubt. Keep up the amazing work!

I just watched this video now after binging through the 2020 and 2021 Journey Across Japan videos. Thank you for bring us the OG JAJ in 2018. I honestly found a more profound appreciation for Japan, for nature, culture, and among many other things, if it weren't for this insane weight-loss/travel/challenge/near-death experience you had through 46 days in 2018.

This was an incredible series, it's been my companion for the last two weeks or so and I'm devastated that it's over. I also learnt loads about Japan, mainly that getting a Muslim I can't have any of the delicious food there

I have a theory that the man that fell in the background on the beach was actually Ryotoro himself. That's the reason his expression is so smug, because he planned it.

"Joey the animation man" - Chris Broad 2019

Hi Chris. I don’t usually comment on videos but just wanted to say what an incredible series this was. Every single episode was filmed and edited to perfection. You showcased Japan better than any commercial series. Although you may have found the whole process slightly disappointing but for us the viewers, this was such a treat to watch. Thank you for taking us on the journey!

I only started watching you a few days ago Chris, but honestly, you've already helped me. I've been in a rough place, but watching your videos and the joy you shared with your friends on this trip has truly helped me to get away from my own stress and struggles for a few hours each night. It clearly took a toll on you, but what you created was a fantastic series that's touched many people. What I'm simply trying to say is thank you for sharing this trip with us. Also, glad to hear you and Sharla are dating now - that chemistry was undeniable xD

This, sadly, sounds like the life of every KZfaqr. Ambition, overworking, regret... Weight loss and gain. Haha.... ha. I think you accomplished a LOT during this series and I enjoyed keeping up with it, even if you didn't complete ALL of your insane goals! Looking forward to more! :)

Honestly I think learning that you can’t do everything yourself is one of the hardest lessons in life. You don’t really know what your limit is until you’ve pushed yourself past it. I learned that myself this year when I took 4 project classes, 1 normal class, running a club, and working a part time job. It was ridiculous. My grades are worse, my projects didn’t meet my personal expectations, and I was always over worked and burned out. I feel like overall I came out a wiser and more experienced person, but man did it take a toll. Tbh I really liked Journey Across Japan, I could tell a lot of work went into it. I watched every episode and it’s one of my favorite series on KZfaq despite being nothing like what I usually watch. I hope what you do next is even better now that you’ve gotten a little wiser. 🙂

Just watched the whole thing today and absolutely loved it. It was so comforting and fun from start to end. Thank you so much for this series.

just watching this video after seeing the whole series through for the first time and, maybe people weren't happy with you and your efforts at the time, but man am i grateful that these videos exist and totally blown away by not just the production quality but also the fact that you achieved it while CYCLING across the country. that anyone would give you shit sorta baffles me. i decided to watch it after finishing your most recent journey in the north, and the quality of this older (and originating) series truly stands up. i tend to go through phases with the youtubers i watch, including you over the years, but you've got to be my favorite for the lengths you go to to put out entertaining and informative content.

So when's the sequel, "Walk Across Japan" coming out, Chris?

I'm not gonna lie, I missed the Journey Across Japan intro song.

Second time i've watched this through - Your apologies in this video remain unwarranted, you and the team did something fantastic that can't easily be found on KZfaq.

Put up the episodes with Emma. Call it Journey Across Japan: The Lost Tapes and just try and use as much B-roll as possible and perform a narration over it. You got this Chris!

Dude, you're being unreasonably hard on yourself. I thought Journey Across Japan was a great series and made me a regular viewer. I love travel log documentaries and you did this one justice. An intriguing premise, interesting places, plenty of useful and/or fun information. If you keep at it, I could see you rising to Bourdain levels of travel documentary. Please don't let this dissuade you from doing more series like this.

I understand you had different expectations and I think your perfectionalism is a good thing to become better and better, but also why you have such mixed feelings about the whole project. But I think almost all your followers have loved the series. I certainly did, it was an awesome trip across Japan with beautiful vista´s, interesting people, and so many fun moments. I hope you do something like this in the future again. But maybe in a way thats less exhausting for yourself.

This is honestly one of the best travel adventures. It feels fresh from the usual content I watch on KZfaq while still being brutally honest and sarcastic. Yeah, there were shortcomings and honestly you were right about that, but you can take what you learn moving forwards right? You're failing forward. What you've shown is honestly a breathtaking view of Japan's sights to those who can't go at the moment and glimpse of the wonderful world you let us see through you, your guests and your narrative. I honestly astounded at the production quality of this. However next time maybe do a test run for a new editor and let someone help you so you can focus on creating the content too and enjoy yourself! Great series to binge through!

Chris, I think you've been very hard on yourself. I've just finished watching the whole series, and it's a great, high quality body of work. You should be very proud of it. All the best.

Chris- these were some of my favourite videos on youtube- end of. Watching from the first episode, I felt the struggle with you from the start. Having watched your videos for a long time prior, it felt really unusual to see you going on an adventure that was clearly anything other than scripted. The first day it poured down on you, I found myself shouting at the screen for you to just take a break. But you soldiered on- for us. That matters man. When the videos slowed down, we were all genuinely worried about you. Some updates would have been nice, just to reduce the related-anxiety as a viewer and fan. Howeve, the culmination of this adventure is a series of beautiful, heart-warming, educational, inspirational, funny and genuinley superb videos, chronicalling the Journey. I don't think I'll ever get the theme song out of my head... (can we have a link to it please? I need to add it to my music collection). This series was a delight to watch- as are most of your other videos. It would be great if you went back to a weekly video again- mix it up between the ones where you just talk to us in your room and the ones where you show us amazing places. Thank you chap. Thank you so much.

The "long lost" Emma episodes seem like good content for the second channel lol

Binge watched this series today and it's absolutely amazing. Brought out the feeling of wanderlust (especially after being under quarantine). Someday, I hope. Really enjoyed Journey Across Japan. Thank you, Chris! Congratulations to the team

You've done more than just give me smiles man. You gave me smiles after I came down with COVID. When I could finally sit up awake more than 5 minutes at a time your series gave me joy, and really looking forward to going again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: Who’s ready for Abroad on a Skateboard?! On a serious note, I am genuinely sorry guys for my poor handling of Journey Across Japan. I let myself down and everyone who watches and enjoys the channel. I do believe my blundering stupidity held the series back from greatness. That being said, I am proud of it - like an awkward son - and depending on what day it is, I feel a sense of regret or a sense of gratitude for being able to undertake such a journey, and take thousands of people around the world along for the ride. It’s given me a lot to think about for 2020. BUT what would you like to see on the channel next year? Throw some ideas my way and let's make them happen. And if you're bored this Christmas, why not watch the entire series on this glorious playlist: bit.ly/35q8iYn

It's kind of sad that that you feel the release schedule put a cloud over the project. I loved Journey Across Japan. It was one of the best web-series I've ever seen. I was excited for every episode, and if I had to wait a long time for an episode to come out, that just made me anticipate it more. I would stop whatever I was doing an play the episodes on my TV whenever they were uploaded. I'd much prefer to wait a long time for something and have it be good than have a consistent schedule and it's mediocre. Nobody was disappointed by what you produced, and any disappointed that resulted from production delays was more than made up for when we got the episodes. And I didn't get the sense that it didn't know what it wanted to be. It firmly felt like a travel show, with the cycling being a twist that made it unique. I hope you'd consider doing a redux for the east coast next year. Now that you have the experience, you could safely film all of it and not worry about editing until the trip is entirely over, at which point you can put the videos out daily, or weekly or whatever. Also, now that you've established a format, it would be easier to hire an editor or assistant editor. Schedule in some days off of filming on the way and you've got a bulletproof plan. Whatever you end up doing next though, I'm sure it's gonna be great!

I've been binging your channel for the last month or 2 once my friend told me about it. Watching Travel Across Japan was an amazing part of this so far. To answer your question at the end, yes, I think it was well worth it. I envy you quite a lot. It must have been such an amazing adventure to go on. Keep up the hard work that you do! Easier said than done, but, don't overwork yourself!

I've finally watched this whole series and I think you just inspired me to plan my own Japan bike tour, just to get myself out of my comfort zone. as a video editor myself, you're right - it is a career with the worst lifestyle. and yeah, it did put a smile on my face so thank you!

Maybe the real journey across japan was the friends we made along the way

chris its not about the weight lost... its about the experience gained :)

After finally watching this chronologically, I def gotta say my fav moment/guest had to been when Roy brought u to eat Karaage and said he can measure everything.

2022 viewing squad! Still want to see those missing episodes with commentary by Chris!

16:50 'Since August, I've been taking 10,000 steps every day' So... Walking Across Japan?

5:32 Additional pun opportunity: "Journey Across Japan 2: Abroad on Aboard"

Easily one of me favorite channels. I love his happy and uplifting energy

The future has answered Dr. Jelly has been resurrected

I missed that intro music so much

Hey Chris, I did my own cycle trip across Japan 13 years ago (Nagasaki to Wakkanai) while I was single and I stumbled across your series just this month and binged watch it with my wife. We absolutely LOVED it. So many fond memories of cycling and meeting people, and some deja vu moments (I received Yakult instead of biscuits) as well. Through your videos I was able to tell my wife more about my journey as well and relive some of those wonderful cities I passed through. Wanted to say thank you so much for the series (I too was burnt out mentally and physically towards the end and stopped blogging) and it was by no means a let down in any way. Looking forward to your next adventure! (or just release the unreleased episodes...haha)

I'm two years later but I have to say I loved Journey Across Japan. It transforms from one thing to another but it is consistently fun and interesting.

It was bloody brilliant, I’m years late discovering this series but I binged watched the whole lot. More please :)

Wow I watched all of these over the last couple days and it feels like I just finished a really good tv show. Amazing adventure.

Dude, literally every episode of Journey Across Japan showed me something interesting and made me smile. It was an absolute joy to watch and I for one would love to see something similar in the future. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Looking back on this from 2021, this is an amazing accomplishment! Thanks so much for sharing your experience. A great binge watch for anyone even remotely interested in Japan!

Aw, I'm so sad I've finally finished watching this whole series. I found it so delightful and inspiring. Thank you for not only having the balls to take on such a crazy challenge, but also putting in the insane amount of work involved in making these videos to share your journey with the world :)

Chris might be my favourite person of 2019.

Can I just say a massive thank you to Chris and everyone involved in this series. You guys did something that not many people get to do in general. So no, I wouldn't have any regrets if I got the chance to do something like this - it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Sure, you didn't keep to the daily uploading, but to be honest, that would burn anyone out. So to the haters, screw you - I'd like to see you guys do what Chris did and upload daily with excellent quality videos. But what you did give us was an amazing journey through a country that a lot of us will never get to see with our own eyes. You also gave us a lot of laughter along the way. So, once again, thank you. Maybe next year do the other side of Japan?

Awesome series Chris thanks for putting it together. I’m still stuck at home working sadly waiting to be able to get back travelling and watching this series has cheered me up immensely.

I am still, to this day, rewatching this series and thoroughly enjoying it. Thank you so much Chris for creating this, it's a truly timeless gem for me

I had no idea Journey Across Japan was eating away at you Chris. I genuinely thought it was successful, inspiring, education and entertaining in every way. Please don't beat yourself up over it, it truly was a mastercrafted experience that I continue to talk about and re-watch. Thank you for everything you do Chris and his team!

Chris - "I lost 2g"

thank you for working so hard on journey across japan, it was a comfort series for me

Absolutely the best series of youtube video ever ! I really enjoyed it.

This was a beautiful ending to Journey across Japan Chris.

I genuinely feel, like most high achievers (though Chris may disagree) that he's being too hard on himself. I could care less about the upload schedule - for me, the real charm of the Journey Across Japan series was how informative and enjoyable it was, without being over-the-top, artificial or gimmicky. There are way too many travel channels on youtube that resemble nothing so much as the endless scroll of an instagram feed: a narcissistic focus on the youtuber's hijinks (and at least one (1) obligatory swimsuit shot), rather than the location itself. Journey Across Japan genuinely stood out because it allowed viewers to immerse themselves, in a sense, into each new place and culture. I learned so much with each video, and have an even larger bucket-list now for when I finally visit Japan. tl;dr: JAJ is balloons. Totally worth it.

We just finished the series for the first time, and thought every bit of it was brilliant. Thank you SO much for giving everyone this, it’s been wonderful to watch and I can’t wait for your upcoming journeys too.

This is my favourite series on KZfaq of all time, thanks Chris!