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*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!

[@Allamant22]

Happy New Year 2024 DAVE IN JAPAN 🎉👍

[@RichardTLDR]

Chris my wife and I adore your show and watch it on the tv KZbin regularly. Thank you so much for your inventiveness and friendliness. Really feels like you invite us all on these journeys. Happy New Year to you and Sharla!

[@0nlyaBunny]

Cheers Chris! Enjoy the rest of the year to the fullest!

[@joshdholsinger933]

Happy New Year it will be 10 am here when you ring in the New Year in Japan

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Happy New Year Chris ! 👍😁 Thank your so much for all the awesome videos in 2023. I hope you and Sharla have an even better 2024 !

[@DenisseG]

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!

[@RealPi]

In the 90s I think haha

[@peterpanini96]

Shes canadian xd. 😂

[@charvlim5159]

She sounds like a female David Attenborough 😂

[@Slukke]

@@peterpanini96 why did you write this?

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

An old British woman with a penchant for swearing heartily

[@mario98730]

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

[@lecksofthebyr]

But from California? 😂

[@laurenstancliffe3773]

You mean Canadian?

[@evobsm2328]

You mean australian?

[@Kobrag90]

Like Hyenas, we laugh when we are in pain.

[@hellpeppertv]

Chris’ American accent almost sounds AI generated 😂

[@wangkong905]

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

[@benrolfe1753]

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

[@CharlieTheNerd91]

Also the crisps and chips haha

[@jonbaxter2254]

It's what she asked for...

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Shes Canweigan not amercurn?

[@Cynicayke]

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

[@Tsino69]

Prim and proper innit?

[@sannahbouzeghoub3871]

​@@Grahzzyvtvlogbroad

[@Nerd_History]

I mean Sharla’s normal accent sounds like she’s been hanging out with a bunch of British people to me but maybe I’m crazy

[@34547]

English*

[@jonathanbosman1568]

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

[@eliben4066]

Well that’s cause whenever he’s with the boys, he’s freezing inside a tent and crawling through an alien bug infested cave

[@Christian-xf5ke]

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.

[@Zillah82]

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.

[@joesantamaria5874]

It’s properly “shite”.

[@Del-Lebo]

Yup!🥰🤣

[@val6539]

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

[@hyakuniju1877]

I agree aswell!

[@Xeechu]

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

[@runsoffsarcasmcoffee8303]

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

[@rctw89]

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 😂

[@AbroadinJapan]

Certainly made me feel better about myself 😅

[@princessthyemis]

​@AbroadinJapan your American accent was great!

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@AbroadinJapan "Chessy Cod" They really need to start teaching Dairy Products in Japanese schools!

[@BertoPlease]

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 😂

[@galaxy_kitten95]

Thank you so much for the time stamp! 😂😂 Her entire delivery was both hilarious and pure perfection!

[@charlottelanvin7095]

this whole segment was hilarious 😂🤣😂

[@Fredrikgaard]

9:40 Oh deeear, was also good.

[@michaelperrigo]

Literal perfection lol

[@carlasouthwell7422]

it's pronounced FOK OFF...😂

[@shirohanakurohana]

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!

[@amakk1]

Sharla is pure comedy in this vid - love it

[@Petitlutinjaune]

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

[@choobs8511]

Except for when she swears because then she sounds just like Chris! (I wonder where she learned that hmmm)

[@organicgrains]

He absolutely sounds like Pete when he tries to do an American accent. He seems more animated and expressive too, similar to Pete. I wonder if that is his go to mimmick.

[@KosstAmojan]

@@choobs8511 Beat me to it. I was about to say that Sharla's "Fuck off" was pretty much spot on!

[@forearthbelow]

I [a 70 yo Englishman Londoner] thought Sharla's British accent was pretty damned good!!!

[@jorgeclarkson8286]

​@@forearthbelow lmao it's awful, not even close.

[@taniasalu2405]

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

[@ASMRShanny]

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

[@sharky582]

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.

[@nashiralyana]

Omg the voice over staying in character is mint 🤣

[@DemonGhostX]

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

[@humanwaveform]

glad I wasn’t the only one who heard it

[@JeinNoir]

Omg that's what it is, he's so much more nasal and kinda slow like he's got a sore throat with serious hesitation to emphasize anything. 😂😂😂😂💥

[@wrath231]

Way too nasal lol

[@kale_chippy]

I'm pretty sure he's got a deviated septum, you can hear it in his normal accent too but moreso with the American one.

[@heemaz]

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

[@ZephyrLily-ry1el]

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

[@KiyokaMakibi]

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!

[@VulpineDemon]

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

[@faile73]

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?

[@faile73]

@@SkepticalJaffa ah ok, thanks for the info, guess nothing to do but wait and see then

[@gaesimp__]

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

[@StripofPaper]

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

[@princessthyemis]

Right! I wonder if he reverted back to his accent between takes or behind the scenes

[@skyflyer3712]

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!

[@tomybravi3838]

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

[@typhusmoth8066]

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.

[@PasiX2]

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

[@anth_00]

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

[@ohredhk]

But Sharla is Canadian

[@tray3989]

@@ohredhk Canada doesn't exist. It's in Oregon.

[@anth_00]

​@@ohredhk same thing

[@DirtyYogurt]

@@ohredhk It's going to seriously fuck you up when you realize what continent Canada is on.

[@cseamunchkin]

​@@ohredhk I guess North america isn't real

[@laurencowles1959]

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

[@evanharris9532]

Im so happy these two ended up together.

[@rodypony]

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

[@CoolCollision]

glazing

[@marquism1799]

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!

[@mittyoz6257]

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!

[@aprilsuniverse]

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

[@LilGuiGuinaifen]

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

[@hybrid352]

Happy new year

[@Reploid-dj9jc]

Happy New year :)

[@willhunt6897]

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

[@goblin12]

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

[@kelketron]

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

[@bronzewool]

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

[@Va1shnav]

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

[@charlottemc7366]

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

[@-_M___M_-]

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").

[@-_M___M_-]

Cherry, the robot in Akkala Ancient Tech Lab is really just a Shakōkidogū.

[@sprout_tea]

​@@-_M___M_- So it was from Zelda that I've seen it!

[@TheAussief1]

Reminds me of googles wore by Eskimos to prevent snow blindness

[@BJGvideos]

Considering that Jōmon pottery is some of the earliest ever recorded, there's a joke that Link has smashed so many pots over his career that the Elder Pots have come for revenge

[@LeleJackMusic]

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

[@StopTheBurn]

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

[@abxorb]

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

[@alibutterfly82]

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

[@itzEmilyxx3]

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! 😊

[@emmas1082]

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

[@PTron96]

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

[@HTechno]

I was thinking the same ;/

[@kevinfraser6302]

What news?

[@CloudyWinter1111]

@@kevinfraser6302 there was a magnitude 7.6 earth quake that hit Japan.

[@tenguriki]

Yeah the earthquakes have been crazy. I live in Ishikawa and we're still having aftershocks!

[@bleumarin1968]

@@CloudyWinter1111 with about 55 aftershocks

[@talonjansen8926]

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.

[@squeaksvids5886]

Hoping you all are OK after todays awful Earthquake.

[@JaneSaidWhy]

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

[@Dr.Quarex]

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

[@IchigoNoShoujo]

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!

[@juppaustria2924]

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

[@Jamil1989]

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. 😁

[@aeiouxs]

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

[@vanessathenavigator]

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

[@sleepysamurai8625]

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! 🥳

[@tenguriki]

Yeah the earthquakes have been crazy. I live in Ishikawa and we're still having aftershocks!

[@chel4671]

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

[@I_am_Lauren]

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!

[@BioHazardGround0]

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

[@nicolebeukelnielsen1625]

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

[@alc5440]

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

[@otakuwhat_]

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

[@Marina-vd5vm]

Did we watch the same video? :D

[@ajs787]

Honestly, I've lived in the US my entire life and I know people who sound like his impression. It's actually pretty solid IMO.

[@Mahororin]

@@Marina-vd5vmRight?! I felt he sounded like a pretentious teenager.

[@otakuwhat_]

@@Marina-vd5vm help😭

[@Historian212]

I’ve heard British actors say they grew up watching so much American TV and cinema that they do the accent(s) pretty easily. That probably has a lot to do with it.

[@mauMilkia]

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

[@raininseptember]

This was such a pleasure to watch ❤️

[@accountid9681]

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

[@barrowscasper12]

The plan was simple, the problem was probably that they just received the money without any conditions on how to spend it. So some just thought, "ay a slide is fun, people will travel all across Japan to ride it!". Also a great way for money to dissapear into some deep pockets.

[@big120treez]

I hate this happens in Japan. I romanticize them too much, I suppose. Just used to things like this happening in America. Like weekly, sometimes even daily.

[@pat_982]

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

[@nicolethemole4156]

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

[@Gritlady1]

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

[@death1019]

You guys doing each other accents was adorable

[@Vyreed]

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

[@jamesv6241]

She was probably checking her brain for any possibly British variants of what she wanted to say lol

[@euniqu]

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

[@alikhanloo2160]

ngl I'm genuinely enjoying this

[@BraegenBrightwater]

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

[@MoonlightStrider]

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?

[@TransportNut89]

Sharla's British accent was brilliant, in a funny way! Love this series of Journey across Japan. Happy New year guys!

[@TheCreepypro]

oh my goodness! I can't remember the last time I laughed so much! these 2 doing each others accents is too freaking hilarious! what a great video!

[@joyjo2031]

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

[@DaveAtonal]

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!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@ElysWolf]

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

[@penitent2401]

I'm in Japan right now for holiday, the convenience stores food is sooo great compared to anything in Australia and so cheap too. Also, as a note for anyone else going here. Do not exchange any currency before you come here. If you got any bank card that works via visa or mastercard, which is most Australian banks, just come here and use any ATMs that are everywhere and withdraw direct to local currency, they only charge 1-3.5% ATM fee. And especially if you have bank card that charges $0 foreign withdraw and transaction fees, just swipe it at the checkouts, nearly every store accepts it and you get the full exact current exchange rate deducted from your account with no fees or surcharges that I have seen. Currencies exchanges like at airports can charge you up to 15%+ in fees, commissions and dodgy sell/buy rates.

[@fusedsins]

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!

[@jasminecritten1493]

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

[@NunyaBusiness...]

I'm only a minute or two past the challenge, and I love it! Great to see the horror and fun of the accent swap. Chris still swears with his native accent, though. Hilarious to see!

[@sarahd798]

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

[@winslow8779]

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.

[@jamieshardlow1486]

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

[@chaiilu]

I Love seeing these two being together :D

[@vividshards]

... can I like this video 1000 times please. Oh my gosh this was the most delightful show of Chris and Sharla's relationship ever. 😆

[@bobhawkey3783]

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.

[@LePetitNuageGris]

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.😊