Inside Japan's WORST Hotel Room | Feat.

[@AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: Come on guys, don't deny it. 12:35 is literally Connor in scarecrow form. Sorry for the delay in this episode! Both Connor and I have have been moving around these last few weeks (Connor and apartment, me a studio). We've got lots of adventures planned, with the next one appearing on his channel CDawgVA later in the month. WHERE do you guys want to see us go next?!

[@RMbutItsO]

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[@Charlie-yg1en]

Hello Chris bossman

[@seabass62yearsago]

Hello Chris bossman

[@TronCreeper17]

It'd be funny if you guys ate a fuck ton of food again

[@RMbutItsO]

@about you no

[@Anon1496]

Chris with Joey: Journey across Japan to see the wondrous sites the country has to offer Chris with Connor: Journey across Japan to see the many different ways you can suffer

[@kurokun07]

journey across japan: beautiful looking places wacky weekend: welsh man reviews one of the worst rated hotel in japan

[@flywan]

Chris with Ryotaro: Journey across Japan to see the many different ways Ryotaro tries to get Chris killed

[@JobinH]

I wonder what Chris and Garnt will be like

[@joshricaborda1014]

Dat rhyme though

[@Panda_Roll]

Moral of the story= British men colonized other countries to get away from their countrymen... with good reason.

[@gradesam6306]

Notice how both of their plans to annoy one another ended up backfiring. Connor somewhat enjoys the adrenaline rush from crossing the bridge meanwhile Chris is battered and drenched. Then, Chris got some enjoyment out of the hotel seeing Connor's suffering more than him, even though he was supposed to be the victim.

[@manchester250]

Good friends

[@vivil2533]

If you think about it, they probably chose their plans, based on what they considered annoying, without considering what the other would think!

[@lorencalfe6446]

@@vivil2533 Thats why the ‘golden rule’ is obsolete.

[@binoodle511]

Mission failed successfully... ?

[@Endershock1678]

@@lorencalfe6446 That's why I much prefer the reverse of the golden rule. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you..." because then things like this happen.

[@Playfool]

I swear both your accents really intensify when you’re left alone in the same room. The British-ness is really feeding off one another, in the best way possible!

[@HelloHero08]

Samedt

[@pandesal6607]

tap water becomes tea

[@prajwalkrishnabhat5539]

Yeah power of the Bri-ish init?

[@paolom1647]

I just got recommended your LEGO vídeo lol

[@shiiggy]

@@prajwalkrishnabhat5539 i didnt hear them say that once

[@destropher]

Fun fact: James May visited the scarecrow village as well, back in 2019 for his travel documentary. He had the chance to speak with the Ayano-san about her scarecrows and she made James May scarecrow for him. You can vaguely see it at 10:07 on the right side of the gym and the far right of the shot; it is wearing a blue shirt, has blond hair and is situated behind the outstretched hand.

[@Fxeye-ir9ck]

I was wondering where I’ve seen this village before !!! I loved his series on Japan very interesting

[@assistantmagus5213]

I was wondering if they'd see his doll there, thanks for pointing it out

[@AA-zv6yo]

Our man In japan!

[@crusty_]

his name is Bim, smh my head 🙄

[@pinkocean310]

:0

[@Figureight]

My favourite bromance on KZbin strikes again

[@Figureight]

Tokushima is actually one of the few places in Japan I've been before. So nice to see it again. Iya Valley is such a beautiful part of Japan.

[@ryanblakeslee6890]

My daughter loves these videos for Natsuki. And I tend to agree with her on that.

[@chefprov]

Sheep shagger !!🐑💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@randomtslur]

What the heck are you doing here?!

[@vedantbaidhya1985]

Joey

[@veronikarogatskaja3731]

Chris generally gives off this lazy, cranky, mendokusai mood until you realize he's done some of the scariest and most bizarre stuff in Japan- freezing on mount Fuji, flying over a volcano in a cessna, crossing the Indiana Jones bridge during a typhoon and this hotel.. I am genuinely impressed as heck! The hotel was probably the most life threatening experience out of them all..

[@degenerateraven4620]

That's literally all British people

[@AbroadinJapan]

There can be no doubt - I'm better than Indiana Jones and James Bond combined.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

@@AbroadinJapan does that make Conor a Welsh Short Round?

[@Despairpressme]

he also ranted about being awoken by a north korean missile. absolute mad man

[@puperman4208]

You forgot sadistic. This man is insane

[@rmnd8424]

Connor: "It's not a love hotel..." -Turns out: It's indeed rather a hate hotel

[@miyukijette5466]

A break up hotel

[@vilAvain]

A heart break hotel

[@johndalquen7668]

I was going to say murder hotel, but that would be repeating the video. Have my like and I'll slink out of here.

[@CantaloupeLover69]

@@michagabo8819 WTF dude?

[@Alan.gomes.005]

@@michagabo8819 da fck?

[@ZiPolishHammer]

Legitimately crying laughing at Connor trying to convince you to leave a situation he created.

[@mgabss]

Same here

[@estherlee2819]

Exactly

[@estherlee2819]

The way that Connor try to talk himself out of the situation he created

[@jessepeyton8302]

My exact thought but that is so much better than how i was going to put it.

[@danieleron4971]

*Connor complains about the moldy room* Chris:"This whole operation was your idea"

[@Patterrz]

That bridge was like an actual action movie sequence

[@BAKU2K2]

Pat, why are you everywhere?

[@randomdudeontheinternet9469]

That bridge is pretty gnarly But boi I've seen(&crossed) worse

[@TheBaldr]

It sorta deceptive, there are steel cables hidden in the vines.

[@HeavenlyCreature.]

I have to admit I was paying more attention to Chris' wet body than the bridge 😋

[@hellno6914]

that look like a bridge from f9 movie

[@domie3154]

Had to appreciate Chris’s use of happy, yet almost childish-imaginative song then shifted to a sad one that really highlights the underlying issue of the scarecrow town. Kudos!

[@AbroadinJapan]

It's incredible how the right song can shift the mood naturally and fit the story. I spent at least an hour or two looking for the right track and I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed!

[@martymanmaster]

@@AbroadinJapan your music choices NEVER go unnoticed! Always masterfully done!

[@princessthyemis]

Choosing the right music seems hard indeed!!

[@BarbarooTheKangaroo]

I have added quite a few songs to my playlist thanks to Chris ^-^

[@bonogiamboni4830]

@@AbroadinJapan i can see what you meant on trash taste about wanting to be a filmmaker and putting some of that specific skillset into these youtube videos, most people would just pick a song that sounds nice to them and isn't copyrighted and call it a day.

[@infinitise]

ONE PERSON MADE ALL OF THESE DOLLS?!?!? That is an insane effort! Even just the amount within the school is like a lifetimes work but there's an entire village. It's amazing honestly.

[@Fists91]

I love Conor's turn around from "to me making you suffer is worth more than any discomfort I suffer" to trying to convince Chris to leave and volunteering to do the checkout

[@faishalarif8778]

The character development man..

[@gabrielhicks1037]

I just love how Chris hasn’t lost the classic British style of facing danger, which is telling it to “fuck off” when you finally realise it’s there

[@jennifermckinney5053]

Actually true, I didn't realise it until I read this post. Automatic response to a bad situation: "Oh... fuck off!"

[@finalbreath15]

That's the classic style of British people facing anything, trust in your boy it's in his blood lol

[@jase276]

I'll never forget when I was watching a British ghost hunting show and one of the residents of a haunted house was recounting his story and it was just him telling the poltergeist to "fuck off" and it immediately stopped what it was doing, lol. It works quite well, apparently

[@castergilgamesh1778]

@@jase276 almost as intimidating as hearing bagpipes and seeing a drunk Scottish man

[@punkrockmartian]

I mean I managed to get a fox to stop following me and my dog by telling it to fuck off

[@BarbarooTheKangaroo]

I find absolutely charming how Chris can be snarky and outspoken on youtube in front of more than 2 million people, but he can't look the hotel lady in the eye and tell her he's leaving xD

[@SusanIvanova2257]

A true Brit after all

[@heart5929]

i bet he was scared she'd think they booked the hotel for a quickie lolo

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@@heart5929 I'd definitely think that. Just two gaijin checking in for a quickie in the country.

[@dasaggropop1244]

thats just so british

[@Whiskey_Assassin]

He lacks the true SIGMA Male energy of Connor.

[@nintendonut100]

Chris not wanting to leave the hotel because it would be so awkward is the most British thing ever

[@menpee]

Connor: "I booked the sh!ttiest hotel room." The hotel room: *being sh!tty Connor: *surprised Pikachu face

[@officerscar]

Tbf a lot of reviews tend to be exaggerated so seeing just how terrible the room was for himself would've been very off-putting

[@careyzeng.]

Reviews sometime don't mean shit, some places are actually clean and nice, just not high maintenance like those 5 stars hotels.

[@fusionxtras]

@@careyzeng. the thing is japan actually uses all 5 stars and if a place is bad. It is bad. Also things of similar scores are generally rated how they are for what they are. So a 5 star hotel could have 3 stars bc it was ok for a 5 star hotel.

[@waffle7990]

@@fusionxtras bruh

[@fusionxtras]

@@waffle7990 it sounded confusing but 5 star hotel as in a hotel that has a certain spec not a 5 star rated hotel.

[@MrPokination]

Chris: I don't want to spend one more second in this hotel Also Chris: well I don't want to walk out because it would be MILDLY AWKWARD

[@castaliaspiruni6201]

This shows how much Chris absorbed japanese culture.

[@hundvd_7]

@@castaliaspiruni6201 To be fair that's British culture, too

[@aa-yt7wo]

"I hate this place but I'm just too British to complain"

[@FwapoMcGee]

@@aa-yt7wo *”to your face.”

[@brave_blue]

Not gonna lie, I really expected Connor to suddenly fess up and say that he was messing with Chris and actually booked another hotel and never intended to stay the night but the dude was so convinced he could live through it and didn't make a plan B. The funniest part is that Connor was the one pushing that they leave. Chris was 100% willing to stay the night if not for the hepatitis bed.

[@shadebinder9969]

Same, I was waiting for him to say he actually booed somewhere else,untik he started trying to convince Chris to leave and find another place

[@tyrroo]

"Chris was 100% willing to stay the night" That's cuz he's spineless. This is not a good thing.

[@kurokun07]

yeah well chris been through alot, connor is just 24 after all lmao but jokes aside connor has hemophilia so i definitely 100% understand why he does not want to stay the night there

[@evilmarc]

@@tyrroo He was anxious but he also communicated with Connor through that and ultimately ended up making the responsible choice. You can't always control how you feel but you can (learn to) control how you act. I think he did great.

[@fakuri913]

you guys forgot Connor apartment that actually more messy than this hotel lol

[@jenniferstine8567]

That hotel room was giving me all sorts of anxiety attacks. That pillow you laid your head on had blood on it. I wouldn't be surprised if that ammonia smell was their failing attempt to prevent black mold. The walls are falling apart before your eyes. I'm surprised that you only found a dead fly. I expected you to pull back the bedding and find a horror movie of insects and body fluids that would make a criminal pathologist vomit. My sister once booked a room that just had bed bugs. I thought it couldn't be worse than that. Playing "Guess the Stain" wins the trauma award.

[@NEEDbacon]

I mean, who's to say the ammonia isn't to clear the tub of the left overs of a gutted hooker? Clearly wasn't working against the mold so.

[@roercula8425]

@@NEEDbacon It also doesn't work against dead hookers.

[@missingno81]

I once walked out a room that had a used condom on the floor and a thong hanging on the bathroom doorknob.

[@Spikeelsucko]

honestly it might not get worse than even just bedbugs, bedbugs spread like wildfire and its very likely youll bring some with you to your home or spread them anywhere else you happen to go after being exposed- everything else is gross and unpleasant but doesn't actively spread like a disease or cause ongoing harm by biting like they do. Even black mold is unlikely to harm you in the short term aside from making you feel kinda bad if its a very serious mold infiltration (allergies aside).

[@nvidiamate1451]

That's army barracks for you.

[@LT_Dangles]

Mold is no joke. My brother and I lived in a house for three years without knowing about the mild mold problem, and a year later we’re still recovering from the awful effects it has had on our bodies (like, we couldn’t figure out what was wrong with us for the longest time, and only like the tenth doctor figured it out)

[@AbroadinJapan]

Good god, sorry to hear that! If you don't mind me asking, what kind of health issues did it lead to?

[@potatoprsk]

@@AbroadinJapan you may have difficulty breathing, skin rashes or irritation, coughing, red eyes from itchiness, etc If you have an allergic reaction to mold, it's not pleasant to say the least-, even long term can cause a lot of problems involving your muscles and nerves Good thing you didnt stay there for long!

[@LT_Dangles]

@@AbroadinJapan My brother was basically dying. Not even a joke. He’s only about 120 pounds (54.4 kilos) when he should be around 170 pounds (77.1 kilos). It’s really hard to describe exactly what’s happened, but the mold gets in your gut mostly, and starts absorbing nutrients and things from food you eat, and robs medications of their effectiveness. It messed with us a lot psychologically as well. We were basically losing our minds, and as soon as we moved back home, we saw improvements within a week. My brother’s part of the house was particularly bad so I can’t explain it as well. One of the first warning signs we missed was our shallow breathing. Our normal doctor we’d see for unrelated things noticed this, and apparently it’s your body’s way of trying to stop you from inhaling more of the mold. I took deep breaths over a few minutes and actually buzzed from the oxygen a little 😆. This probably wasn’t very helpful, so my apologies. But it’s hard to put into words the toll it took on us. We’re doing much better now, but my brother is still heavily effected.

[@martymanmaster]

I had mold issue in a house and had a host of respiratory and mental issues. Later a heart issue attributed to still having the toxins in my body. Just getting away from it isn’t enough. You two should do a detox routine for sure

[@LT_Dangles]

@@sarahr2925 yes for sure! Hopefully it didn’t effect you too negatively, and hope you’re all good now!

[@BeansLacking]

Please make these Wacky Weekends a reoccurring thing, you two are very entertaining together.

[@AbroadinJapan]

They're supposed to be monthly! Connor and I have just had a chaotic month, but we've got another one out later this month!

[@AmbivalenceIX]

@@AbroadinJapan sounds great, but I think Connor has lost his hotel booking privileges from here on out. And I think his restaurant choices should be met with caution as well.

[@Segimaru]

I wholeheartedly agree, this is my new favourite duo.

[@justelliot4870]

@@AbroadinJapan Is there a playlist of these or is it a new thing?

[@MsPaulisa]

@@justelliot4870 I think this is the 2nd episode of Wacky Weekend. The previous was on Connor's channel. They film together once a month and alternate the channels.

[@AlcorSolaire]

Connor: Haha I’m gonna prank Chris so bad and book him the worst hotel ever. Also Connor: “I don’t want to breathe in here.”

[@drfudgecookie5800]

Connor: I won, but at what cost?

[@dmtr5554]

@Alan bri'ish

[@noah7026]

@@dmtr5554 brishh

[@winslow8779]

Full confession: I rewatch Chris's videos A LOT. I love the discovery and exploration of them on the first go, but they're jampacked with so many different things and jokes that it makes them super rewatchable with so many different facets to each video, but also surprisingly comforting and relaxing. I often find that my KZbin algorithm brings me back down an Abroad in Japan rabbit hole that I'm pretty much always down for. All this is to say, I've rewatched this video many times, but I always forget that the worst hotel room has this amazing visit to the scarecrow village embedded in it, and I get this epic wave of warm melancholy, almost nostalgia, when that music comes up and we enter the scarecrow village. Chris has endlessly great editing, but this is one of the segments where I feel Chris's sensibilities really shine: Connor is stating how sad the whole situation is, almost afraid, it could have been edited like a horror movie; instead, Chris turns to this soft, melancholic tone that is also bright and hopeful, turning it into this gorgeous moment of seeing the loss of the village through so many different lenses at once, while still having this bumbling Welshman make jokes throughout. I just love it.

[@garrett1433]

I also rewatch his videos alot, I'm going to japan in April, and honestly his videos gives me ideas I kinda wanna try out xD

[@sin466]

I can never have an original experience

[@winslow8779]

@@garrett1433 So jealous you're going, I hope to someday. Would you go to the scarecrow village? :)

[@cesaralarcon5228]

In the words of Natsuki: “Journey Across Japan, always F*cking place”

[@redswift31]

He has such a way with words.

[@texasburbs4380]

My first thought as well!

[@aliasmarg8ta127]

Natsuki would've strangled Chris if he made him go the creepy village

[@seakuma4240]

the magic man

[@OwensShadow276]

"Why me?"

[@whistlesongwriter8320]

I think I understand Connor's feelings towards the village with the scarecrows. It's sad to think about how as we migrate into cities, and even internationally, these small communities and towns with their craftsmanship, stories and memories are just lost to the wider world. They only live on through the few who share them or those who like Chris and Connor happen to stumble across it. While the scarecrows are somewhat scary, they're a reminder that the town used to have a very real, thriving community. Thanks for sharing it!

[@byakurenhoujuu]

It's not just migration in this case, it's also villages literally dying out, because the population is shrinking.

[@countcain]

I‘ve seen this village on the show „James May Our Man in Japan“ and they talked to the puppet maker. It really seems like a mournful place but she always tries to place the puppets in happy situation like the festival in the school building or the wedding.

[@ramondelgado4927]

You have to remember , Connor is from Wales , and this exact same thing also happens a lot in there , so i think he kinda knows how it must be for a small community to just dissappear

[@Kim-gb4pf]

Yeah I think it's Connor's background that made this even more poignant to him.

[@velporas]

I prefer living in that kind of place,quiet and peaceful

[@yurrrr4765]

connor complaining more than chris even though he booked the room is the funniest part of this 😭

[@dafaqu694]

British always complaining, if I'm not mistaken

[@ArianaCapraro]

Connors laughing now but one day he’s going to come home after a long day and find those two scarecrow children in his apartment with their suitcases.

[@andriealinsangao613]

@@KitchenWitchery [banshee scream]

[@Poods]

Natsuki: Sugoi!!! Joey: Let's do it!!! Connor: I don't like it Chris! I don't like it, it's a bad idea!!!

[@rensword9610]

British complaints intensifies!!!! Never change Connor, never change.

[@Andy-up5fc]

I'm going to be honest, this is kind of why I'm loving these videos with Connor. They're all a trainwreck of their own making, but they're both so good at making a trainwreck funny that I have to watch. I really want to see Chris join the Trash Taste crew for another badly planned hike up fuji. I have a feeling that would be one banger of a video lol

[@Poods]

@@Andy-up5fc Yep! Coz Connor is straight up bitching about any minor inconvenience and I am here for it lmao! Hope the next Journey Across Japan will feature Connor.

[@AbroadinJapan]

“It’s so sad! I’m not being funny but it’s sad. It’s just really sad.”

[@elghiffarihidayat6534]

@@AbroadinJapan we need a new sad counter, the old one probably broken

[@invadr_zim6241]

I love how the tables turn and Connor is the one suffering and Chris is the one laughing at his expense

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

The Japanese government has a crisis task force working around the clock to clean up that hotel room.

[@egg-h4b]

NATO has deployed it's troops to clean up that hotel.

[@badapple824]

Japanese PM Suga resigned because that hotel was not clean enough.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

Isn't the department of health legally obliged to burn the place down?

[@jackrowe5571]

At least they removed the body outlines after the police finished!

[@qbert8600]

@about you Shut up and return to whatever self promoting realm you came from.

[@913_Niyala]

The staff was probably so nice because they didn't have to do the other tedious parts to their job, such as cleaning the rooms. 😂

[@freakishuproar1168]

I'm not sure they've ever cleaned that room.

[@CHEFPKR]

Whacky Weekend should very much be a reoccurring show. Please.

[@xxselenaxx2142]

Hey it’s mr anime chef

[@CHEFPKR]

@@xxselenaxx2142 hi there!

[@daemon.exe1]

@@CHEFPKR ayoo my mann Love your vids ^_^

[@StarzKri]

And the man himself makes an appearance.

[@anegwa]

🙏 please let it be

[@kokorochacarero8003]

These madlads actually payed 60 bucks for a genuine Silent Hill 4: The Room experience and turned it into content

[@silfes3036]

And we love em for it

[@redmaidens]

Connor- "I want to make chris suffer" Also Connor "What is this!?"

[@eeleek5697]

8:30 I want a ghibli movie inspired by this town where the scarecrows come alive at night

[@escapetherace1943]

Leaving was probably the wise choice. Mold can make some people sicker than others, and it is quite drastic varying person to person. Some people will be sick almost immediately, others can handle it for months/years. Connor did right leaving, if he's mold-sensitive it can make you extremely ill.

[@jase276]

Ironic since he chose it for the gag

[@nerd888]

@@jase276 super ironic lmfao

[@LaniakeaDenizen]

Exactly. I was mildly surprised that Chris was even considering staying.

[@escapetherace1943]

@@LaniakeaDenizen he's probably more tolerant to it. I'm pretty tolerant to it myself, I can't even detect some mold where other people can immediately, and it's never made me sick. That said I'm not superhuman, I have mild hay-fever and allergies to other stuff lol.

[@Subarashii_Nem]

Mold, dried blood (yes, it is most likely blood on the walls), actually filthy, dusty as all hell, dead insects, beds are probably crawling with mites. Yeah nah, staying there for even an hour was risky, especially when Connor said he was feeling sick. That hotel should actually be shut down, it's a health hazard. Also like they said in the video, $60 for one night yet they can get a 4* hotel for $30 that is perfect for a night's sleep. How does that even make sense? I mean obviously this place doesn't get customers so they've hiked up the price to compensate but how are they still in business? I can guarantee people have left that place ill more often than not. Just baffles me how a hotel can be so filthy and grimey. I thought Gordon Ramsays Hotel Hell was bad but jeez, this is up there with the absolute worst of them.

[@ryosama1988]

Its hilarious how Connor went from "Ur gunna love it hihihuhuhehe winkwink" to "WE'RE NOT STAYING HERE, CHRIS!!"

[@ArnnFrost]

Someone probably got killed in there so xD

[@yumenoarts8481]

Its same with Joey when he want Chris to take the plane and fly near to a volcano with him and say " this gonna be fun " to " this is terrifying "

[@Kelvin_Foo]

@@ArnnFrost Bloodstains everywhere, half a toolbox under the bed. I'm just glad they didn't show the bathroom, because someone could have been flushed down the toilet.

[@kirkpatrikballares3291]

Classic Connor move xD

[@toomanymarys7355]

@@ThreadBomb nicotine on walls and menstrual blood on the bed

[@Abhothra]

"I didn't realise how bad it was until we walked out of the frontdoor into the fresh air and experienced what air should smell and taste like" Is not a sentence you ever want to hear regarding a hotel of any kind.

[@xXasd012xX]

Connor actually saved Chris in this one, I can't imagine what would happen to him if they didn't leave. Imagine spending 10 hours lying in a blood stained bed and suspicious air

[@CombativeMedic]

Somehow the funniest thing I took from this was the staff being "mildly angry" at you for trying to check in after midnight. I felt that.

[@helvete983]

The marks on the walls are probably what happens when a room that smells strongly of cigarette smoke gets damp and the nicotine runs down the wall. Those walls have not been cleaned in years.

[@3amhellbeast]

Also based on the matress, blood too 😂 Or drip marks from trying to scrub the blood out of the what was once white walls and they just said fuck it, good enough. The mold actually could partially be from that too. It's not enough to just clean blood up, but parts of the wall and floor usually have to be professionally cleaned and removed to prevent odors and mold from sticking around. They probably cut corners and just told their housekeepers to clean it (who already clearly don't care about their job that much to not even check under the beds 😅). That whole room needs to be torn down from all the damage and completely redone. But hey, at least there was no bug problems? Lol

[@f6cks]

Yaa

[@3amhellbeast]

@manny I should mention that I work in the resort industry and watch a lot of Spaulding Decon as cleaning motivation 😅 (Thankfully I don't believe there's been any deaths at my resort, at least not any that I know of. But I can say that not all people or places know how important it is to hire professionals or are too cheap to. Housekeepers can only do so much 😅)

[@karna5998]

I love how connor picked the hotel to make Chris suffer, but he's the one who suffers more. Take that wales man

[@balazsszucs7055]

Not gonna lie, a huge typhoon, a dangerous bridge, a creepy town with more scarecrows than humans and finally a moldy and bloody hotel room where you might not wake up sounds like a pretty cool start for a horror movie. Or a Call of Cthulhu campaign.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Yesss. The typhoon destroys the bridge and you're trapped in the town.

[@hex1c]

I love the chemistry that Chris and Connor has together. Im binge watching everything with them right now :D

[@hariseldon02]

I can't believe no one has called dibs on a Nagoro inspired horror movie. Everything's there: dolls all over the place, no humans seen, all roads leading out blocked, easily explained no cell coverage due to the mountains…

[@David-nq8cv]

A silent horror film would be more better if someone did

[@alexkidd580]

Silent Hill, anyone?

[@krispykreme6082]

I wanna manga like thissss that’d be cooll

[@spicychile]

Bruh, just imagine being at the gymnasium at night in the middle of a storm. Lightning flickers through the windows illuminating the scarecrows with nothing but the sound of rain and the taps of your footsteps as you walk. Pure nightmare fuel.

[@StuartDesign]

I appreciate Chris's compulsions forces him to up the ante immediately after starting what's supposed to be a 'laid back' series of videos... never change Chris.

[@AxxLAfriku]

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[@wildwolfdante]

The rural side of Japan can look absulutely stunning. The shot where we could see villages in the mountains with the fog at 6:53 was especially beautiful. Ngl I would actually love to live in a place like that if I wasn't so much of an addict of modern technology. At any rate I hope that one day I will be able to visit Japan and see these places myself.

[@IskandarTheWack]

The west coast of the us looks like that too, like near Oregon.

[@taekatanahu635]

@Scorch Like the entire Alpine region, including Switzerland, northern Italy and so on. People are so lucky living there.

[@deletedwaffles]

Yeah, same. Technology hinders me from wanting to live in a place like that. I'm sure you'd be driving an hour away just to get to a grocery store or something.

[@cry_stain]

that village full of scarecrows was heartbreaking. it's like the spirits of the of the people who used to live there are given form, especially since some of them are actually based on past villagers.

[@Tookyclothespin]

It made me really sad as well, reminded me of season 1 of The Leftovers when they were making mannequins of the people who had disappeared.

[@johnh1415]

The amount of times Connor said "fucking hell" really reminded me of Gordon Ramsay's 'Hotel Hell.' Where that was also all Gordon could say seeing those shitty hotels.

[@jessicaschoonen5923]

Also the “oh god, look at THAT”

[@sehrishibrahim6596]

Oh easy I guess this is good news hotel actually

[@nrgspike]

If that constitutes a 5/10, what's a 1/10 look like? A blanket in an active sewage outflow pipe? - I like how Connor booked the room as a joke, but he was more than willing to immediately bitch out while Chris maintained his stoic Englishman's preference to suffer personal hardship than risk possibly being accused of 'making a fuss.'

[@peachmangopie814]

Connor's eloquently composed insight and unmatched commentary Connor: thats really sad that smells really bad

[@smartstudyingdoggo9031]

I dunno man that’s pretty insightful to me

[@neredan1182]

im still confused how so many attractions are just open and free to enter. and nobody destroys it. no vandals. this are the moments i think japan seems so peaceful.

[@Macc_]

That's one of the reasons I like Japan so much and wish the rest of the world was more like it ("more", not "exactly"). Vandalism just isn't a thing for the most part; there's nothing to gain and no pleasure to derive from it, so you just don't do it.

[@kingrobotnik6950]

@@Macc_ I mean, unless you’re fighting back against a tyrannical government, you shouldn’t gain pleasure in doing it anyway…

[@atomixfang]

The fact you think that destroying things is even a possibility is the reason things are that way else where.

[@mattymerr701]

It's not entirely uncommon for roadside attractions, especially ones that are a single person's passion. I remember along route 66 there was stuff like that

[@Newtothis42]

“While Connor is speed running the bridge like crash bandicoot” My favorite line ever 😭

[@TheVrede2]

That scarecrow village is something straight out of a horror movie. The kind where visitors disappear and a new scarecrow bearing a shocking similarity to them mysteriously appears around the same time.

[@tessymonje7523]

This could be a plot to a great movie

[@Tearsofblood25]

I might have watched a movie with that exact storyline or a very similar story.

[@NEEDbacon]

As unnerving as that village was, the real horror show was that Hotel they booked.

[@jueviolegrace8696]

Like a 'summertime rendering' anime except it's a shadow that takes the form of the real ones ifykyk

[@kappaseatcukes]

(Someone may already have had the same suspicion, here’s my 2¢ ) - A thought on the “blood” walls - you detected a strong odor of the room likely to have seen cigarette smoking? (As a child of a 20 year+ chain-smoker) I think it could possibly be *tar residue* seeping out of the walls! It’s very much the same color as (thin) dried blood, and will either just bead up and dry on the new surface, or ooze down from the origin a bit. This happened in the home I grew up in with my family, and my current house purchased 7-8 years ago (the late resident also smoked heavily). Even if painted over, I’ve discovered that the tar STILL oozes out! Particularly in damp or humid conditions - such as our bathroom. A good primer (or just replacing the f*cking sheetrock) might cover properly… 🤔 I mean… would a black-light reveal dried blood? I’m 70% sure it would…don’t quote me on it. Given you say the staff was very nice, I wouldn’t think it’s actually blood. And I’d honestly expect MORE. Picturing a violent spray for it to get on the wall, but there would be more. It wouldn’t make sense to only *partially* clean it; esp. if no other deep cleans are done for the rooms! The mattress stain, though… THAT probably IS BLOOD. Honestly? Menstruation accident. Source: have spotted on a few fitted sheets early in puberty… 👀 (never reached the mattress thankfully) Blood’s a helluva stain in fabrics - sheets are replaceable and a stubborn person can get a stain out - but cleaning the mattress… like the rest of the room, someone likely thought, “Nobody will look there, this is good enough”. If it were only the smoke issue, I’d stay if the price was right. But MOLD - hard pass, health hazard (esp. if Black Mold); actual blood stained bed? No care to even flip to the clean side? Nah man, sleeping in the car. & in the Pandemic, liiikely they don’t have great sanitation protocols 😨 (hope you’re in the habit of carrying sanitizer and/or washing often) Happy anniversary, though… that was… eventful!

[@kappaseatcukes]

I looked in the area in that star and price range - i think i found it based on comparison of the outside shot and photos on the Google page… The existing photos of the rooms show similar layouts, but none so awful. Bad pics may be wiped 🤷‍♂️ but ppl in reviews (in Japanese, on other travel sites) do describe mold, smell of such and smoking (the hotel claims non-smoking; the smell can linger though). Not gonna name it, but wow everywhere else is great looking from Street View. This… not so friendly.

[@FlowersOfIcetor]

The stain on the bed is absolutely from menstruation, just about every fitted sheet I’ve slept on long term has the exact same stain lmao

[@thomaskwan3251]

Its blood from iv needle usage 100% tar from cigarettes coats the walls evenly and just turns it yellow.

[@Shinji_Dai]

Connor's cadence after he finds the blood patch cracks me up. Especially the way he tells Chris "YOU can't stay in here"

[@thecreaturewasntfriendly]

I'm gonna be honest, "Blood stained hepatitis bed" would make a great name for a grindcore band.

[@HeavenlyCreature.]

You're killing me 🤣🤣🤣

[@muhammadtaimurkhan1661]

Or blood-stained tuberculosis bed

[@your_local_hapa]

Thank you for the inspiration 🤣

[@Goreratten]

As part of the Goregrind scene i approve.

[@グレイジー-k7s]

I love how Chris takes everyone to the best places and Connor to the worst

[@ukmaxi]

Jesus... I'm not sure if it's because they were tired, but, I'm pretty sure that hotel room was making both Connor and Chris' eyes bloodshot. In another note we need more of this cynical, sarcastic and dry commentary by these two lads. Perhaps the only thing at the moment that makes me proud to be a Brit.

[@SeanSMST]

Makes me proud to be Irish, across the pond watching you Brits. But seriously even with the history between Ireland and Britain, I'm glad of the close ties especially with the humour and comedy. Brill.

[@ameliataylor9408]

Why have I only just discovered this channel?!?! This the content I have been desperately looking for, thanks guys for getting me through my depression on days I just want to binge watch. Love from the UK

[@MasakoX]

7:30 Did you find James May's scarecrow? I think they made one of him when he was there.

[@rebekahjohnson5940]

I was about to ask if anyone saw it! I’d spend the whole day hunting it down if I were them lol

[@jaymercer4692]

I was hoping he would find it in the video

[@OneWingedBadass]

Oh shit, it's MasakoX. You like watching terrifying stuff like this too?

[@nex_rajic]

@HotSlowPing That's exactly what I was thinking! Thank God people have better memory than me 😅

[@ChairmanZhongXiNa]

Dude I was aboutta ask that!

[@alltimecharlotte]

I didn't realise Chris could get even more British until he refused to leave the hotel just because "it would be awkward"... peak British my man

[@salia2897]

Yeah, I mean, I kinda get it. I don't like to be complain over smaller issues. But the dirt under the one bed alone would have been enough to go to the reception and ask my money back. This hotel must be violating health regulations the state it is in...

[@johnterry26]

Commonwealth countries understood this statement

[@coni7392]

I don't like complaining to much myself but that was unacceptable and gross. I would demand a refund and not make up a lie as to why I'm leaving

[@Gillyexp]

Aussie here, honestly the same… I’d probably still reluctantly leave in the end but I wouldn’t ask for my money back, I’d feel too bad.

[@diekoeniginderloewen]

Can't believe Conner went from making moon eyes at Chris to tricking him into a weekend get-away series. Well played, son, well played.

[@atomicphilosopher6143]

I love finding really cheap hotels in Japan, though I tend to look for a bit higher rating. Found a place in Osaka that's about $17 a night and is pretty amazing. Definitely staying there any time I'm in the city overnight. Also, just so you know, that's definitely not blood on the walls. If I had to guess, it's the leftover tar from cigarettes.

[@nico9544]

whats the hotel??

[@ilovevegetaandrecca]

What Hotel

[@TurboSauceOA]

Late comment but I’m curious as to what hotel it is as well :)

[@AmbyrAllen]

Leftover tar is quite a bit more yellow than brown, also it doesn't form in splatter/spray marks

[@kingrobotnik6950]

@@AmbyrAllen let’s just hope and say it’s not blood.

[@anthonyleung5277]

One would think Ryotaro was the one that build that bridge. One of his many attempt at killing Chris.

[@fathurrahman9355]

The best thing is ryotaro already build the bridge and leave it there as tourist spot until cjris visit it

[@mickelong8508]

Man, I wished that Connor brought along a blacklight though, it's probably for the best that he didn't.

[@joelikespotatoes8321]

O-O OH HELL NO

[@christi3970]

You could probably see this room from glowing under blacklight from space...

[@Stipopedia]

I have a theory the "bloodstains" on the walls might be somethimg else...

[@diediedice]

🤏🕶😳

[@falxonPSN]

Never use a blacklight in a cheap motel. EVER.

[@katy9883]

I think it’s sweet that you took Connor to Silent Hill for a romantic weekend getaway

[@glencoconut]

The fact this hotel still managed to get 5/10 astounds me

[@kebabmega6349]

I read a comment with a really interesting theory. The theory was that this hotel is just there to be used by some criminal organization or Yakuza for money laundering purposes so they don't really care about the quality of the hotel and its cleanliness. They just care about it being there for the money laundering and nothing else.

[@LemonsGD]

I love how chris always ropes his friends into these sketchy endeavours, always puts a big smile on my face

[@prajwalkrishnabhat5539]

But then his friends ropes him into an even more sketchier stuff as we saw in this video.

[@Mogawty]

Their eyes are so red while in the hotel, damn.

[@shaedcloak5803]

Dude didn’t expect to see you here

[@keanohsu6896]

Yooooo it’s Moga POG

[@uchnikudragon5838]

Pog Moga-chan is here

[@angelojustin23333]

Hi! moga

[@LovingTheSound]

Daddy Moga!

[@Cesiaj]

The scarecrow place is rather sad than scary. I look at the dolls and they’re like remembrances of happier times.

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

It's horribly sad, I nearly wanted to cry.

[@mura_saki]

sad true, but I think in person while seemingly seeing no other humans there would be really scary

[@TilasTrinity]

You boys were hilarious. As someone with extreme allergies I have no problem refusing a hotel room within minutes or even an hour of entering it for any reason. * Especially* scents as that can put me in the hospital post haste. 😅 Nothing embarrassing about saying a room isn’t up to health standards. Most places are pretty cool about it.

[@YouTube]

16:06 laugh or else you'll cry, right 💀

[@faxz3456]

What's up, KZbin

[@rockyfan9]

LMAO WHY TF YT ONLY GET 3 LIKES

[@AMR_k400]

KZbin!

[@chewygami8781]

A surprise, but a welcomed one

[@shamrock6146]

Bruh...

[@senpai_lvl]

Connor: Chris, we're going to have so much fun tonight Chris: Is it a love hotel? I can't-

[@rebeccachia]

eventho we know the ... uhm.. "purpose" , love hotels they've been to have many whacky stuff that you'd rather check out 😂

[@yaboihan2241]

Honestly, this has got me wanting to drop everything and fly over to Japan and explore Shikoku; plus the sequence with the music at 8:07 turns a haunting village into an amazing art piece with a strong message

[@3amhellbeast]

Yeah, same here! Definitely added to my list of places I'd love to visit! Honestly as someone who loves small rural towns and villages and as an artist this place sounds incredible to visit and walk around in!

[@SmokeJaguar101]

I love rewatching these wacky weekend videos just for these zany little bursts of escapism. Even though we can't visit yet, they've really helped give the feeling of doing weird shit with your mates on holiday. Also, does anyone know what (presumably licensed) music Chris used in the edit in Nagoro from around the 08:00 minute mark?

[@nah2106]

wondering this as well

[@TopAnimeLoverEver]

The scarecrows are legitimately giving me chills, in awe though, not horror. It's just breathtaking to see.

[@neuw4494]

Some might even describe them as *sad*

[@Krazee9]

If I recall correctly, one of those scarecrows is James May. He visited that place when he did "Our Man in Japan," and the lady made one of him.

[@one.2622]

Oh yeah? Lol

[@kornkernel2232]

@@Krazee9 Yeah, it is the place. It would been funny if May's doll got a cameo appearance in the video. He must be somewhere around in the school hall. Shame it's raining that time though to explore more.

[@Krazee9]

@@kornkernel2232 I was looking for it, but didn't see it. She'd placed him in the school at the end of his series.

[@NuckElBerg]

Honestly, at this point in time, it feels like that hotel mainly makes money from people doing that kind of challenge, asking themselves "how bad can it be?"...

[@Mmeme2023]

Yes, she waits at reception for people to come back after 20 minutes 🤣

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

@@Mmeme2023 ez money

[@aidschbe]

I'm thinking filming location for horror movies.

[@Zulf85]

I do love that people haven't messed with or ruined the scarecrows honestly. I feel like in some places, people would do that.

[@briandoile5011]

That's Japan for ya.

[@fuster6263]

Wouldnt last a day in 'murica

[@ugakawabungga3183]

Maybe because there's only like 25 people currently living in that town? It's so small like people probably know exactly who threw a rubbish at the side of the street

[@tikiecue5677]

Difference between Japan and the rest of the world. Their people still give sh*ts about the effort someone put into something...

[@ugakawabungga3183]

@@tikiecue5677 of course I'm not saying they're not but not everyone are like that. They're still humans though

[@grimsladeleviathan3958]

The music used in the scarecrow village was... It's a very specific emotion to me. It's melancholic, but it also instills a sense of fear in me. The music feels like it mixes both of those emotions into one and it makes the hair on the back of my neck stands up. I get goosebumps listening to it. The melody just goes up a bit too high, like elated, while the chords are so sad. It's like a person laughing unsettlingly loud and happily at a funeral. I really like it but I also kinda don't wanna hear it. It makes me feel unsettled.

[@imagifyer]

I'm starting to see a pattern Chris on a trip with Joey and Natsuki: Fun zany adventures on the road less travelled Chris on a trip with Ryotaro: an enlightening cultural experience Chris on a trip with Connor: S U F F E R I N G

[@ultrainstinctluffy1312]

lol

[@maquia9280]

Haha

[@Strat-o-caster]

That’s what happens when you’re British, no happiness allowed

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

I'd really like to see a video on the "ghettos" of Japan, like the Kamagasaki district in Osaka or Sanya in Tokyo. There may be less inequality than a lot of other countries, but no country of 100 million + people can be without poverty. It's probably going to be hard to cover it in a respectful way, but after watching this, if anyone can do it it's you. Love your content as always!

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

I’d love this!

[@salia2897]

Actually, poverty seems to be a quite serious problem in Japan, I've watched a documentary on it recently (so, I'm not a expert...). A lot of people nowadays also working multiple jobs etc. You just do not see the poverty as Japanese people are going to hide it and won't beg for help. But it is there.

[@Miraclelnvoker]

I've been to these places and it's nothing special really. They still look like normal ppl in normal places but a little bit dirty compared to the rest of Japan. I doubt Chris will go there because there's no content there tbh

[@ayanabeads1614]

Life Where I'm From channel did a video on homelessness, I think.

[@one.2622]

@@Miraclelnvoker lol ok.

[@musca1musca]

The dynamics between Chris and Connor are hilarious. This is one of the most entertaining videos I've seen in awhile. Thanks for sharing. lol

[@jointjutsukonan3074]

Hours of sleep deprivation and pain=awful Watching the hotel roast then the room and under the bed= temporarily made it go away and i actually was laughing. Another job well done

[@angelfox101]

I love these two. They make such a great combo. They make me laugh so hard.

[@lukegregory8813]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate Chris's narration skills; this man is singlehandedly taking on the likes of Shakespeare himself. Bravo! Edit: Omg I've never got this many likes before, this was not expected!

[@tonyg_fgc8152]

He does in every video so you get used to it, but Chris's narration is insanely good!

[@Kira121086]

Well, he is an English teacher after all.

[@patzchan1900]

Behold the likes me boiii. Yea idk shakespeare smh

[@lycanthrophy616]

lol it's just a youtube comment bro, relax

[@Tommi414]

When you talk about the depopulation that is taking place in Japan and in those villages specifically, I understand very well how the locals feel. I’m Italian, and our country is experiencing the same thing. Our population is shrinking and our villages are disappearing. The village where my grandad is from is mostly populated by old people and essentially abandoned by local administration. The sports centre, which once had a football them of their own, is now in terrible conditions. I personally live in a big city, so the dream reality of living in such a village gives me a strange feeling of nostalgia of something that is disappearing. The dolls that woman creates really make me feel all that loneliness.

[@sebastienh1100]

Maybe Italian dolls would be less creepy ;)

[@popcream2082]

@@sebastienh1100 doll from around the world are equally creepy

[@sebastienh1100]

@@popcream2082 - not if they speak with Italian accent and lots of hands gestures 🤪

[@popcream2082]

@@sebastienh1100 lol that'd be interesting to see 😁

[@stardynamite3762]

@@sebastienh1100 I would simply be creeped out by a talking doll

[@boerbull1443]

I feel for that small town. I personally watched how my town slowly died and fell apart and i can tell you there's nothing sadder especially if you knew how good it was.

[@Phatocatto]

4:00 Yeah no, that vine bridge reminds me of a scene from Mushishi, I'd never cross a bridge like that at night. NEVER.

[@pabz3389]

Chris holding an umbrella whilst already being absolutely drenched is some kind of mood.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I think it's a fair trade: you drive Connor in the car, Connor drives you insane. Also, this is less of a "Wacky Weekend" and more a setup for a horror movie. Storm of the Century, the Bridge of Dread, the Village of the Dolls, the Hotel of Horror... are there any horror tropes you missed? Edit: that hotel room looks like the building has been abandoned for about a year. I mean that literally, I've seen recently abandoned buildings that looked better maintained than that.

[@Grahmps]

The hotel is probably just used as a front for the Yakuza for money laundering and they don’t bother with cleaning it or care for the reviews.

[@garryferrington811]

Ah, that's a good possibility.

[@fransoto8343]

Either money laundering or to meet up for very "legal" stuff. It definitely has this vibe of "we won't care what happens in your room"

[@labellafleur6262]

I was thinking the same thing. Plus the money they keep from the people who check out early

[@Neamhain97]

17:55 WHAT!? *suspenseful music* it's a foldout bed.. DUN DUN DUN lmao connor

[@sammimackenzie2209]

The footage inside that hotel made me feel anxious and itchy, i am truly amazed the lads managed to stay there for the amount of time they did! Hepatitis bed isn’t the one!

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Imagine getting lost and driving into that town on accident.

[@TheXRaider64]

My favourite part of Wacky Weekend has to be Chris and Connor getting more British in the presence of each other

[@iskandertime747]

Chris gets more English, Connor gets more Welsh!

[@martymanmaster]

Less acting more friendship. 💗💕

[@0mega_shirayuki]

23:30 I love this camera angle. Connor has been going to the gym a lot.

[@EchelonPandora]

Forearm gainz!

[@arkku8822]

Connor looking like Popeye

[@ZanraiKid]

Connor D. Luffy

[@chaozekra]

Comically large forearm

[@kadajsnightqueen]

This looks like a hotel where people go to get things done. Not to have fun. Not to relax. Not even to spend the night before the plane leaves. But a hotel meant for illicit business, “sending messages”, making deals, and cleaning up loose ends.

[@titojwonnie]

Seeing Chris drenched from the rain attacking Connor with an umbrella made my day. :'D

[@AbroadinJapan]

Quality content

[@user-xy7le4nb1p]

"This is a room. rubbish" Staff: "Understandable Have a nice day"

[@mpheli]

hahahahah I died XDDDD

[@karna5998]

I legit feel that Chris's videos are now documentary level, I wouldn't be surprised if shows like this are on Netflix someday