*JOURNEY ACROSS JAPAN CONTINUES!*
Happy New Year everyone!
And so we reach the most northern part of our journey, in a remote region of Aomori where there’s not a great deal going on save for a bizarre train station and some rather picturesque Tori gates. Fortunately, today’s awful challenges certainly keep us busy though.
Now let us never swap accents again.
The final FIVE epic episodes of Journey Across Japan featuring two more guests (three if we include a certain character) will be out in early January. For the next few days, the editing team and myself are taking a much needed break to welcome in the New Year after a relentless December.
I’m really proud of the team for delivering what’s been an incredible series travelling around Tohoku and for delivering a record amount of Abroad in Japan episodes in a single month! But the journey’s not over yet and some of the best is still yet to come (including perhaps the most difficult challenges of all). Onwards into Akita and Yamagata! 
Wishing you all a great start to 2024!

I love how Sharla turned into an old british woman who prioritizes gentle manners, and Chris just sounds like someone doing a commercial ad for US tv in the 2000's, loved this episode!

I love that no matter how hard Chris was trying to do an American accent he still maintains his aggressively British laugh

Chris’ American accent almost sounds AI generated 😂

Hearing Chris do the voiceover in the accent too had me dying idk why lol this was a great challenge!

Love that Sharla asked for a “biscuit”, and Chris gave her his “cookie”

Sharla's body language doing the accent has me reeling. She seems to stand up straighter when she's British.

They looked liked they have so much fun together. Chris looks so much happier around Sharla.

I cannot express how much I was dying listening to Chris’ American accent voiceovers. This was the funniest episode yet hands down. Videos with Chris and Sharla warm my heart.

I love that sharla's british accent is near perfect at "it's a bit shit" and "oh f off". It's like she hears Chris say that all the time.

13:19 The "oh fuck off" was so natural, you just know she's heard Chris say it enough to imitate it flawlessly, probably semi unintentionally 😂

I'm in tears over Sharla's British accent. God this was a funny episode.

The accent swap was EPIC! I loved it so much!! You both did great.

Sharla just killed me this episode, I was snorting my tea out from laughing with her random accent 😂😂 you guys are very sweet together !

I remember watching the American accent episode from the original JAJ when it first came out. Watching Sharla attempt a British accent alongside you is definitely more entertaining thanks to the contrast 😂

The way Sharla said 'I would fancy some lunch.' directly followed by a quick "Oh god, kill me." by Chris had me rolling. haha I like you two a lot! You are a joy to watch! :D Sharla and her slice of life videos and blogs and all are lovely and relaxing and Chris documentary style journey videos are informative and always a joy, too! Keep it up! You are awesome!

Sharla is pure comedy in this vid - love it

There’s something about Chris speaking like Pete and Sharla speaking like a stereotypical British person that just brings joy to me 😂

Chris sounds like every Californian resident afflicted with the common cold, and I love it so much, lol.

The video Sharla mentioned where she walked around town with Ellen was indeed a fun one. I hope to see more stuff from the crew behind the scenes, it would be interesting to see their experience of this journey.

I love how Chris went full method this episode. Bravo.

Sharla's face eating the dried octopus is the same one my cat makes when chewing on an indoor fern.

Omg the voice over staying in character is mint 🤣

Lol the American accent is so good it’s jarring 😂 also Sharla sounds adorable

This was a great episode! I laughed so much. Thank you both!

Sharla’s posh English accent was hilarious, and then she topped it off by speaking Japanese in it 🤣. Most likely the funniest episode to date!

I love Chris' commitment to the accent with the voice over 😂

Love all the content you two make together, it’s just pure joy. ❤❤

Always love the accent challenges! Lmao you both had great attempts. Happy New Year you guys! Great episode and hope everyone is safe out there with that terrible earthquake going on!

Hearing Chris in an American accent is something I never knew i needed. Guys, I'm sorry for starting a war down there...

I've always loved Chris' American accent impression but Sharla's is so hilarious. The person who did that challenge suggestion nailed it.

This episode was so much fun, love seeing the two of you together

One of my fave AIJ episodes ever. I don't think I stopped laughing the entire time. Happy New Year to the entire Team and sending thoughts and good vibes to everyone in Japan given all that's currently going on. Stay safe!

Seeing Chris cracking up every time Sharla uses some posh british vocabulary to fake the accent is absolutely hilarious. :D

The accent challenge was really enjoyable to watch LOL Chris looks like he is enjoying this himself watching Sharla attempt his accent. Happy New year Abroad in Japan!

Informative & funny thank you both for vlogging ❤❤❤ so much fun to watching it🤩

I think this has been my fav episode of ABROAD IN JAPAN not even Journey across japan. Never cried with laughter like this!

I can never get enough of Chris doing an American accent! I’m not just subscribed, I’m hitting the bell for this one.

This is so hilarious! This episode got me the giggles. Haven't got one in quite a long while. Thank you, Chris and Sharla. God bless you both. 😁

the series has been great Chris i wish you and all of your team happy holidays and the best of luck

The accent challenge made me smile so much. Thanks to whoever sent that😂😂

The Jōmon period of Japan's history is the inspiration behind many of Zelda - Breath of the Wild designs (Jomon literally translates to "rope-pattern"): the towers and shrines, the Guardians, the Sheikah slate and gear, etc. You can see the similarity when looking at the Shakōkidogū ("goggle-eyed dogū").

This was such a good episode!! Haven’t laughed so hard in a while due to a KZfaq video

THIS EPISODE WAS AMAZING 😂 I could feel the pain but oh my gosh the good laughs ❤

Happy New Year to the entire Abroad in Japan team for making this holiday season truly spectacular!

The slips in and out of the accent make it even better 😂

Great to start the new year with laughter. Thank you.

I haven't laughed this much in awhile 😂 the commitment to the bit was great. Seems like you both had fun. You should do this again with other guest it was great! 😊

Love how the only requirement for the challenge was to switch their accents, and Sharla felt the need to be polite and proper as possible, despite being engaged to Chris and knowing how he talks XD

Haha, I love how Sharla was reduced to short, simple sentences because of the accent; as if she was speaking a foreign language 😂

Really hoping you guys are safe and well amidst all that’s happening over there 🙏💙

I laughed so hard this episode a tear came out. Keep up the good work!

Hope you, Sharla and everyone else on the crew is safe and well! Needless to say the news coming out of Japan right now is pretty scary

This was such a fun video to watch! Loved all of it and laughed so much. Love that Chris's laugh is still British!

This video was certainly a treat; it's so funny! 😂 Happy New Year 🥳

I heard Sharla say, "Isn't it?" in a British accent and laughed myself all the way to the like button. Congrats you guys. You did it.

Sharla's english accent is adorable! Really fun challenges guys!

You both seem to enjoy each other so much. This video was quite delightful!

This episode by far has been my favorite. Even without the context of the episode contents, just hearing Sharla stumble with a British accent, and hearing Chris steam through and American accent has made me chuckle over and over.

Seeing Sharla and Chris troll each other with food choices is absolutely one of my favorite KZfaq genres.

The immediacy with which you start doing narration in an American accent made me laugh out loud. Kudos to your commitment to the bit, and in general A+ all around for this entire project. Great work man

Hope you, Sharla and the team are safe and well after that earthquake! Sending love from The Netherlands! ❤

Sharla and Chris's dynamic and chemistry is actually so cute

This is so hilarious 😂 I love how much Chris laughed when Sharla first did his accent. I can’t believe this lost you subscribers last time, this is gold

I am laughing so much I'm crying. Sharla's English accent along with Chris' North American accent is killing me.

Great video, hope you, your crew and friends are all alright given the recent earthquakes to rock Japan on new years day. You mention Akita which is by the coast, hopefully its out of the firing line and you aren't anywhere near there yet. I'm sure everything will be fine and dandy, Japan always seems to bounce back despite everything it endures. Stay safe and Happy New Year! 🥳

I’ve never laughed so much as I did when I saw this episode!! Love u guys !!

This cracked me up so much. 🤣 I love how Sharla changes not only her accent, but also her manners to those of an eldery british lady. 😆 Thanks for this treat on the first day of the new year!

Chris COMMITTED TO THE ACCENT, even doing the voiceover, well done! I also speak in accents when I'm home alone so this video was very entertaining for me!

I love these two❤, looking forward for this new series

What a fabulous couple! Chris never smiles and laughs more than when he is with her.

This is possibly the most hilarious episode so far 😂😂😂 Love the British accent by Sharla 😍

I'm honestly impressed by how good your American accent is and how consistently you can keep it going.

This is definitely the best video with you two in it…..switching accents and being silly, I love it!!!

This whole series, so freaking hilarious 😂❤ love it!

Why is Chris so good with the accent 😭 it’s really good in moments he sounds like a natural 😂

Loved the challenge, it's almost like Sharla forgot how to speak English while trying to imitate the British accent 😂 Great video as always, I was eager to know when the next video was gonna be out in these days :D

The commentary of “The existential crisis you have as are trap faking a poor American accent as your fiancé describe to you the joys of stamp collecting. Fuck my life!” Made me laugh so hard especially when it cuts to Sharla showing off the stamps in her poor British accent. Good editing thanks for the laugh.

Hoping you all are OK after todays awful Earthquake.

I love the story about how a bunch of small towns got money to revitalize their local areas, and just ended up blowing it on the most absurd shit. I'd love to find out what exactly the plan was, and how it went so horribly wrong

You guys doing each other accents was adorable

So great travel tour. Have a nice day. Happy new year everyone 🎉

Laughed so hard all through this episode! Thanks Chris & Sharla - your accents are hilarious!

Can you imagine the unbridled chaos that would've happened if Chris and Natsuki were the ones who had to do the Swap Accents challenge? Unless Natsuki has an uncanny ability to just have a pitch perfect British accent that we don't know about?

I'm not even halfway through and I'm dying laughing, Sharla is nailing the accent thing, i love it, she has great acting skills!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Happy new year to you guys and to everyone in the production crew! Have a great one!!! 🤘🤘🤘

This was such a pleasure to watch ❤️

ngl I'm genuinely enjoying this

Watching sharla at seven eleven naming random foods with a British accent killed me😂

I love this challenge. I'm always thinking how Sharla has picked up so many of Chris's British-isms like "shut tup" so fun to watch them try this all day.

ok, I didn't see any info here, is this over ? I mean, iirc it was said to run till the 21st of december with daily episodes, we got like 14 till the end of the year and since then nothing. I am confused since he mentioned in his announcement that they're going all out to keep on schedule. his twitter seems dead so no info there, no info on the homepage, no mentions in the videos or video descriptions... does someone have any info what is going on? was it the earthquake though that was after the series filming was supposed to be done?

I Love seeing these two being together :D

I’ve never laughed so hard in an abroad in Japan video and it was all because of Sharla 😝😂 worth the wait. Thank you for always doing incredible content

Chris is amazingly good at an American accent! He sounded so natural.

Loved this, absolutely hilarious 😂❤

Happy New Year! This weird accented Chris was certainly an interesting way to end the year. This series has been wonderful, can't wait to see the final episodes!

I loved this episode sooo much! As a Brit, Sharla had me at “fuck’s sake”. The dual challenge combo was great!

This video was so awesome. I love the accent swap, loved it so much

Im so happy these two ended up together.

The accents were so jarring, I could barely even hear what either of you were saying because my brain was too distracted trying to make sense of what was happening. Lol I love how Sharla’s accent turned into a complete overhaul of her entire way of speaking.😂 Whenever I attempt to do a British accent (also Canadian), I pretty much use the words I always use but throw in a few “bloody hell”s and whatnot… not difficult since I use that phrase often enough anyway.😅 Missed you guys. Thanks for the upload.😊

Such a fun series. Thank you for enduring the headaches, physical challenges and wicked schedule. We appreciate the work you, your guests and crew have put into this to give us a few laughs as the year ends. All the best in 2024.