Journey Across Japan

2,000km Cycle

Chris Broad embarks on a 2,000km, two month journey across Japan in search of adventure. With daily videos and a variety of famous faces and characters joining along the way, there's no better way of discovering life in Japan and witnessing the sheer unpredictability and absurdity that lie around every corner.

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28 Episodes

  • Cycling 2,000KM Across Japan | Day One
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    Cycling 2,000KM Across Japan | Day OneOur first day on the 2,000km cycle across Japan goes mostly according plan (except not for Natsuki).
  • Why I'm Cycling Across Japan
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    Why I'm Cycling Across JapanAs Day Two of the 2,000km cycle gets under way, the horrific weather forces me to reflect on why I decided to do this.
  • Japanese Sake Vending Machines Are Amazing
    E3
    Japanese Sake Vending Machines Are AmazingChris Broad embarks on a 2,000km, two month journey across Japan in search of adventure. With daily videos and a variety of famous faces and characters joining along the way, there's no better way of discovering life in Japan and witnessing the sheer unpredictability and absurdity that lie around every corner.
  • Eating a Mountain of Crispy Japanese Fried Chicken
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    Eating a Mountain of Crispy Japanese Fried ChickenCrispy Karaage Fried Chicken is one of Japan's greatest dishes and on Day 4 of our trip across Japan, I'm challenged to eat a mountain of the stuff.
  • Inside a Haunted Abandoned Japanese Tunnel
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    Inside a Haunted Abandoned Japanese TunnelJapan is littered with eerie abandoned sites and in Day 5 of my cycle, Joey the Animeman challenges me to enter and explore one.
  • I Pimped My Bike in Retro Japan Style
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    I Pimped My Bike in Retro Japan StyleJapan is home to the world's largest nuclear power plant and arguably the best second hand good stores. On Day Six of our journey across Japan, we exploit both.
  • Cycling Japan Speaking Only in Movie Quotes
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    Cycling Japan Speaking Only in Movie QuotesMovie Quotes! Our 2,000km Journey Across Japan takes a strange turn today, when a viewer challenges us to cycle 40km speaking in Movie Quotes.
  • We Made a Japanese Commercial in 24 Hours
    E8
    We Made a Japanese Commercial in 24 HoursJapanese commercials are often far from usual. We were tasked to produce one in under a day; here's how we got on during day eight of our journey across Japan.
  • I Tried Speaking in an American Accent for a Day
    E9
    I Tried Speaking in an American Accent for a DayCycling through rural Japan attempting to sound American for a day takes its toll on Day 9 of Journey Across Japan.
  • What Does Japanese Black Ramen Taste Like?
    E10
    What Does Japanese Black Ramen Taste Like?BLACK Ramen might just be the strongest tasting ramen in all Japan, capable of making your mouth implode. We sit down to taste it, on day 10 of our Journey Across Japan.
  • I Got Stuck on a Japanese Mountain
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    I Got Stuck on a Japanese MountainCycling in the Japanese countryside is an absolute joy - until your bike goes wrong. On Day 11 of Journey Across Japan, we get stuck on a mountain and I suffer my first crash.
  • Eating BRUNCH at a Japanese Market | Kanazawa Street Food
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    Eating BRUNCH at a Japanese Market | Kanazawa Street FoodWe enjoy a 5 course brunch of Japanese street food at one of Japan's greatest markets on Day 12 of our Journey Across Japan.
  • My Weirdest Experience Travelling in Japan
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    My Weirdest Experience Travelling in JapanTravelling Japan certainly has its weird moments. On Day 13 of our Journey Across Japan I reflect on the trip so far and answer questions sent in by you guys.
  • Why I Don't Speak Japanese in Videos
    E14
    Why I Don't Speak Japanese in VideosSpeaking Japanese is amazing fun. But not when you have to speak it all day without being allowed to switch to your native tongue. On Day 14 of Journey across Japan, we give it a shot.
  • I Got Lost in Kyoto with only a Paper Map
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    I Got Lost in Kyoto with only a Paper MapKyoto is difficult to navigate with Google Maps, let alone using a paper map. On Day 15 of Journey Across Japan we get lost in Kyoto.
  • 24 Hours in Kyoto | Japan's Best Monkey Park
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    24 Hours in Kyoto | Japan's Best Monkey ParkKyoto Monkey Park is loved by all. We make our way through it and uncover the mysterious monster street on Day 16 of Journey Across Japan with Pete Donaldson.
  • 24 Hours in Osaka | 6 Things to do in Japan's Nightlife Capital
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    24 Hours in Osaka | 6 Things to do in Japan's Nightlife CapitalOsaka is Japan's nightlife capital; a vibrant city home to amazing food and people. On Day 17 of Journey Across Japan we spend a night out taking in the city! Leave us a LIKE if you enjoyed joining our night out!
  • I Tried Kobe Beef for the First Time | A5 Japanese Wagyu
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    I Tried Kobe Beef for the First Time | A5 Japanese WagyuWe taste A5 Kobe Beef (A5), the highest grade of beef in Japan and have our taste buds ignited. What better way to spend our time in Kobe of Day 18 of Journey Across Japan (and send off Pete).
  • Why Himeji is Japan's Greatest Castle
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    Why Himeji is Japan's Greatest CastleHimeji Castle is Japan's most famous castle; but does it live up to the hype? Ryotaro and I visit for the first time as we continue our Journey Across Japan, visiting the world's largest suspension bridge along the way.
  • I Tried Being Vegan in Japan for a Day
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    I Tried Being Vegan in Japan for a DayI attempted to be a vegan for a day. It wasn't an overly fun experience, but at least I got to do it in the town they call the "Venice of Japan". And so our 2,000km Journey Across Japan continues.
  • 24 Hours in Japan's Inland Sea Paradise | Shimanami Kaido
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    24 Hours in Japan's Inland Sea Paradise | Shimanami KaidoThe Shimanami Kaido cycle across Japan's Inland Sea is the most beautiful place in the country. The cycle route across the chain of islands that span it, is the best way to experience it. Even if it's one brutal undertaking on par with Mount Fuji.
  • I Made Friends with a Stranger at Japan's Oldest Hot Spring
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    I Made Friends with a Stranger at Japan's Oldest Hot SpringMeeting strangers is half the fun of travelling. On my 2,000km Journey Across Japan, I arrive in the city of Matsuyama, where a friendly Japanese woman takes me under her wing for the day.
  • What to do in Hiroshima & Miyajima | 6 Must Try Travel Ideas
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    What to do in Hiroshima & Miyajima | 6 Must Try Travel IdeasHiroshima and Miyajima Island are essential places to visit on a trip to Japan. We pass through the city in search of Okonomiyaki pancakes, Itsukushima Shrine and Japan's first Pizza vending machine! Joined by awesome friend and Japan first timer Ellen!
  • How Much Japanese Can You Learn in a Day?
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    How Much Japanese Can You Learn in a Day?How much Japanese can you cram into your head in the space of a day? We journey into Kyushu and learn vocabulary en route so you can test yourself at the end of the video!
  • 24 Hours in Fukuoka | Japan's Ramen Capital
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    24 Hours in Fukuoka | Japan's Ramen CapitalFukuoka is home to Tonkotsu Pork ramen, known as Hakata Ramen. In this episode of Journey Across Japan we spend 24 hours eating ramen, seeing Japan's biggest bronze statue and diving into the nightlife.
  • What Does Japanese Raw Horse Sashimi Taste Like?
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    What Does Japanese Raw Horse Sashimi Taste Like?How does Japanese horse meat taste? This week we visit Japan's largest volcano (Mount Aso), a real life Smurf Land, see Japan's billion dollar mascot and try horse meat sashimi, all in one place: Kumamoto.
  • Relaxing in a Japanese Hot Spring | 24 Hours in Kagoshima
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    Relaxing in a Japanese Hot Spring | 24 Hours in KagoshimaKagoshima is a hot spring wonderland and having arrived at our final destination, we explore a public bath house, a unique martial art and the award winning Wagyu beef as we finish Journey Across Japan. (I can't believe it either).
  • How Much Weight I Lost Travelling 2,000km Across Japan
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    How Much Weight I Lost Travelling 2,000km Across JapanTravelling 2,000km across Japan was a dream come true. But it often felt like a nightmare. Finally, the full story revealed about what happened on my Journey Across Japan.

 

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