I Stayed at Japan’s Most Haunted Inn

In search of Japan's rarest Wagyu Beef, we end up staying the night in one of the country's most infamous haunted inns frequented by the Japanese elite.
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[@AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: 12:04 Amazing. Simply amazing. Easily my favourite sign I've seen in rural Japan so far. Ryotaro's frustration made my day.

[@smylingg]

Abroad in Japan 1st

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Abroad in Japan I love your vids

[@jackbrown652]

Second

[@lukavojinovic7246]

Yaaay finnaly a haunted place😍

[@yeozy5019]

Will you become bald for me

[@ryanhayward7475]

"Issa bit creepy innit" - Ryotaro, the most cockney Japanese man to exist

[@hundvd_7]

At 5:01 for reference

[@butcherax]

He talks like he's London Asian 😆

[@sahayeda5220]

@@hundvd_7 thank you

[@MusiicRoolz]

i literally thought it was chris talking

[@hitachicordoba]

He is a distinguished British Gentleman of Japanese ancestry with a Licence to Kill (Chris) lol

[@jamesgorman6599]

It's like if three really friendly Bond villains went on holiday together

[@cleoharper1842]

Note Cameraman's Nazi peacoat.

[@OlgameAventure]

so true !!!

[@davidclark3474]

🤣🤣🤣

[@aannawilliams7385]

Lol, Yes

[@TimolioHD]

The guide even looked like one.

[@Edward_Hodges]

"I was talking, then suddenly, air!"

[@AbroadinJapan]

It’s truly beyond terrifying

[@nicocione7373]

@@AbroadinJapan Hello Chris! Next May,can you come to New Jersey to join in the Seabrook Cherry Blossom Festival. Do you know about Seabrook,NJ?

[@user-fl1st2ot2p]

aw, it's gone again *sobs*

[@jasonc2546]

Only a white English man could tell a ghost not to bother him in the ghosts own home

[@naohmayode9213]

Jkinsg92 it’s only racist to those offended

[@bellebonebag8096]

@Jkinsg92 It's only racist if you're wearing socks

[@naohmayode9213]

@Jkinsg92 Well yeah, when i see an Asian person, i see an Asian person, i'm not gonna act like the person isn't Asian.

[@popgas3821]

Well on the flip side he can't be bothered as well by a Korean Missile.

[@mikespxce]

absolute madlad

[@Definitely_Not_Sheev_Palpatine]

Japanese child ghost: Will go on a deadly rampage if disrespected Sarcastic British guy: stays in hotel with ghost *sweating intensifies*

[@Weaver_Games]

It's okay, the ghost doesn't speak English

[@campkira]

people died everywhere in the world... i had stay somewhere worse..... this is nothing....

[@bruh9612]

@Baby Kimi lmao

[@harikiran4339]

@array s xD

[@danceroftheborealvalley3403]

Sheev Palpatine Rey killed you

[@wajana1786]

Come on, Chris. Staying the night in a love hotel with Ryotaro isn’t that scary!

[@AbroadinJapan]

Staying anywhere with Ryotaro is scary.

[@thatgirl3757]

@@AbroadinJapan AWWWWH. He's such a pussycat tho

[@Finlandpro1]

@@AbroadinJapan i fricking love you

[@thatgirl3757]

@@AbroadinJapan One more thing, Ryotaro is a cheap driver? As in free? lol

[@mmushypushy]

That Girl reasonably priced, not cheap 😂

[@JoshHarmez]

Chris: I don’t believe in the paranormal. Also Chris: Has every light on in his suite while he is alone 😂

[@sorryidontknow8925]

Why is that me 😂

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

@@sorryidontknow8925 Sorry I don't know

[@robert_gaming]

better safe than sorry

[@dedbaka]

Oh no, you've hit 666 likes! 😬😉😆

[@cane9965]

@@dedbaka ruined 😈

[@mixhael9670]

Chris' ulterior motive: to assimilate the Japanese to speak more like the english proven by ryotaro's statement 'issa bit creepy innit'

[@mgm3045]

We need to put that on the soundboard

[@ThreadBomb]

Ryotaro has lived much of his life overseas, including the UK.

[@IncredibleMD]

I was legitimately surprised that the reasonably priced driver wasn't a Natsuki paid in chicken tenders.

[@simpson6700]

natsuki and ryotaro can never be at the same place at the same time.

[@SandwichDoctorZ]

@@simpson6700 I feel like maybe Ryotaro is Natsuki's secret identity

[@MarkandMarie]

Same. I also totally thought Ryotaro was going to be the guide. xD

[@IncredibleMD]

@@MarkandMarie If there's anyone I'd trust to guide me through Japan... it probably wouldn't be Natsuki, but I'd let him do it anyway, because it'd probably be quite fun regardless.

[@gazorpazorp9798]

@@simpson6700 You may be interested in Tokyo Creative’s holiday youtubes. You can see the coexistence.

[@Cowkitty_]

Apparently, British people radiate so much menacing energy that even ghost don't dare to touch them whilst they sleep. Absolutely incredible.

[@harikiran4339]

Just like Dio!

[@haydenfu9053]

Imagine if they actually just hired a kid to scare the shit out of the people staying there

[@meghanhixon3241]

Bruh, that would be MARKETING GENIUS. I really am angry this isn't a thing now lmao, wanna go halfsies on a haunted hotel together so we can do this now? What kid are we gonna hire?

[@mabimabi212]

@@meghanhixon3241 Been 4 months, how'd it go?

[@kakokapolei123]

Lmfao, someone would 100% punch the kid out of fear

[@LemonSoulz]

get those awesome tvs that those elevator pranks are but make them the walls a and play videos of shit walking by on it lol

[@turtlesoul]

I can't even like this because there's 666 there already damnit

[@VidiaReePhoenix]

I like how Ryotoro was laughing about Chris being stuck in the haunted hotel until he heard he had to be in it too. Then his smile wiped off his face.

[@kagakai7729]

The "No Japanese" sign was hastily put up the moment the owner saw Ryotaro coming

[@shafaet1194]

Underrated meme LMAO

[@piceofknowledge9296]

poor ryotaro

[@adrey2134]

You own the internet bruh.

[@xiaorishu]

I'm surprised to see a sign that says "No Japanese" IN JAPAN lmao.

[@moogle7752]

They used Google translate and they failed making the signs to mean what they wanted it to mean

[@itscashew5535]

Xiaorishu i love your videos! very much surprised to find you here haha

[@sc1338]

Probably a Chinese business lol

[@DiggingForFacts]

It's a very 'La Vita è Bella' sign

[@user-gp6un8ir1s]

@@moogle7752 it actually says that in japanese as well

[@NoahReadsSlowly]

I’m also from Wisconsin, and can confirm we are very exotic.

[@d.m.sorcereravatar4791]

how are we exotic Noah? lol. we have corn, deer and coyotes. oh and fibs on weekends

[@brette4809]

We are exotic as hell 😉

[@frydraws5619]

I'm from Wisconsin and I can comfirm, we Wisconsin people are weird.

[@peachypeachpit]

When I lived in Iowa, Prairie du Chien certainly seemed exotic

[@canyonw.6422]

I don’t think we’re that exotic. Maybe to some though.

[@TwinsOfJune]

obviously, someone said "THIS.IS.A.PEN" in front of the bird and blew it off the shelf.

[@joex1084]

You meant: THIHS.IHS.AH.PEHHHN.

[@THE_VictoryPictures]

Plot twist: Ryotaro is the 6 year old ghost, and the curse put on Chris is that he will be a nuisance to you everywhere you go.

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

And fail to murder you whilst he’s at it

[@mrclueuin]

😄

[@yoyoyouka]

yeah, 6....hundred years old

[@RyodanKai]

A blessing*

[@popgas3821]

Nice one.

[@Biocake93]

That ghost was giving you the bird

[@lynda.grace.14]

Right. A whole new way of flipping the bird...

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

That connection makes it even scarier...he knows Western insults. You might also say he was calling him chicken

[@stevenkee61]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 giving them all the birds...🤣🤣🤣

[@sudhirkamathi]

The ghost flipped the bird

[@duchessedeberne3909]

Chris is Chickenboy

[@CZsWorld]

I wish all your videos were spooky 💀

[@AbroadinJapan]

To be fair any video with Ryotaro in is terrifying.

[@blobbything2986]

@@AbroadinJapan True tbh. He exudes a dark aura that can be felt on the other side of the pacific

[@xTheParadox99]

His spiritual pressure is too strong and creepy!

[@ellie7304]

@@AbroadinJapan hahhahaha

[@Pierceb6]

@@AbroadinJapan Chris woke up and chose violence

[@jiyuu2544]

Quinlan looks like a James Bond character

[@gantz1782]

A Villain tho

[@Balandinis]

All three of them look like they could be Bond villains tbh

[@MelonHere20]

Lol yeah

[@dereksbooks]

Does his overcoat look Hugo Boss SS, or is it just me? It's stylish.

[@franciscosoares2815]

@@dereksbooks true he looks like a ss general

[@ZephyrAlive]

Am i the only one expecting the cupboard door to slam close when Chris was filming that bit at the 10min point?

[@AbroadinJapan]

I was genuinely worried I was going to see something in the background when editing. - Something even worse than Ryotaro's face.

[@wxlurker]

@@AbroadinJapan Better to see something in post-production than when you're actually there I guess. EVen better to see nothing at all of course.

[@animeislife3000]

@@AbroadinJapan hahaha

[@davidaustin3414]

@@wxlurker so true

[@remyllebeau77]

It would have been the perfect time for a fishing line trick to pull at some bed covers or close a door randomly.

[@denisj458]

I still cant put my finger on what makes your videos feel so wildly well produced and professional without it losing any charm. It feels like the perfect middle ground between KZbin and a TV show

[@AbroadinJapan]

A staggering amount of money spent on royalty free music is the key.

[@methos4866]

@@AbroadinJapan The music does give it the proper atmosphere. If it didn't have the music it would just be awkward.

[@thBrilliantFool]

@@AbroadinJapan or you could create your own original music

[@ForumcoldiArchon]

its the britishness Watch BBC docushows - they are all similar to this (plus some narration)

[@freetexwatsonstudios2022]

8:00 ryotaro was describing sleep paralysis here. It’s almost always accompanied by pressure on your chest.

[@DragonSlayer-706]

that’s what i was thinking i was like pretty sure that’s just sleep paralysis was kinda surprised neither of them brought it up

[@Yomom12388]

That’s exactly what it is. As someone who’s had it happen many, many times that description was spot on. If you’re not used to it then it can be quite scary and seen paranormal. It’s also usually accompanied by visions of something sinister. I’ve learned to just ignore the sinister stuff swirling around at the edge of my vision and coming towards me. A tip for you though when you’re stuck in sleep paralysis: pick a digit on your body and do your best to move it. You will not be able to scream or anything. Just calm down and try to move a toe or finger. As soon as you do, your body will fully wake up and unlock.

[@MelonHere20]

@@Yomom12388 oh interesting, yeah I've just tried to focus on moving my fingers anytime I have sleep paralysis

[@MelonHere20]

Yep lol

[@JuanPablo-lt3us]

@@Yomom12388 I usually always hear voices

[@fuzzyx2face]

The grudge and the ring taught me to not mess with Japanese ghosts, you’re a brave man. When he read the note from someone who couldn’t move in bed and felt weight on their chest, that described a classic case of sleep paralysis, that might be what they experienced, but maybe it was a ghost lol

[@eveulysses1267]

Ryotoro + haunted inn + wagyu beef = perfect study break. This is how Chris Broad has conditioned my life... and I love it!

[@manav-chan]

Omg yass same, I have an exam tomorrow and Chris' videos always bring a smile 😊

[@laracroft1413]

Manav good luck with your exam!

[@HollowBonezz]

@@manav-chan Ayy same! Good luck to you all!

[@jayg7207]

"I'm gonna take you to meet a six year old boy...ghost" Do I call FBI or ghost busters?

[@somabalestra1131]

Ha! Good One!

[@roshandhali5987]

Why not both

[@CutieRingoJoy]

Their in japan

[@amirahp1690]

Who ya gonna call? Those bastards!

[@heungseow]

Chris hansen ( to catch a preditor😂)

[@shxpgxdesss]

"at night, he comes to your bed, and lies on your stomach. ESPECIALLY adults." sounds like sleep paralysis to me🤷

[@Maja161]

Yup

[@Sybato]

or a really creepy host that respects the age of consent

[@kaldo8907]

Is a hotel that causes sleep paralysis any better?

[@crypticshadows]

Ikr thats what I was thinking

[@nosuchthingasshould4175]

That is a lovely myth, at a time when child mortality was high distraught families could continue to 'care' for the lost child and believe in it's living presence among them.

[@shingocr]

Chris is so brit it threatens a ghost if he doesn't let him sleep..."don't do that. Don't cross the line...I'll be really angry"

[@madhavpatil1206]

Can you imagine being a 6 year old Japanese boy's spirit and some brit dude starts scolding at you in a language that you've probably never even heard of

[@AddersOtter]

@@madhavpatil1206 That was actually my first thought before I even started getting too far into the video lol.

[@SeverityOne]

@@madhavpatil1206 You've never met an angry Brit then. They're a pain in the posterior under normal circumstances, let alone when they get angry about something, like when hearing the word "Brussels".

[@trailersic]

I like Brussels, so long as they aren't overcooked

[@punbishal5874]

all those F words gonna fly around the house.

[@Unimportant]

You have to love how Ryotaro has completely embraced British sarcasm as a part of his English speaking persona. Regardless of what one believe about the paranormal there is definitely an atmosphere that surrounds a place that multiple people claim to be haunted or spiritual. Like a collective idea built by multiple minds building a tension and weight in the air.

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

Good point!

[@harshmnr]

Well I've never been there so I can't really say for myself, but don't you think those places that people say "feel spiritual" could just be called that because one person one time thought they felt it was spiritual and told somebody else, or they say it just because they know somebody died there, and eventually people come there expecting it to be spiritual? So in the end I feel like people just placebo themselves into thinking it's gonna feel a certain way, so then when they get there they think they really do feel like that. ~:~

[@viljamtheninja]

@@grubbybum3614 That's called sleep paralysis.

[@harshmnr]

@UC7Wb38VTLBIIdZyS2gx05Pw Yeah I respect that a lot of people wrote down their experiences and stuff and I'm not saying they're necessarily "lying", but I just think that a lot of it might be that they're expecting something to happen so they kind of imagine it, like if they hear a little noise or think they see something in the corner of their eye, stuff that anywhere else they would take as totally normal or think they could have just imagined it, they use the story and reputation of the area to explain it, even though anywhere else it could have a natural explanation. I mean I'm just saying that about places that are said to be haunted in general; I don't really know what people wrote in the book in this place specifically. Also, the thing with the person thinking someone was standing on them was probably just sleep paralysis. ~:~

[@tylerscudder9358]

@@harshmnr what about the bird falling of the shelf?

[@averylfong4843]

Am I losing my mind?! I literally hear a child shrieking with laughter at around 4:59 ? Does anyone else or is it just sound effects or have I gone completely insane.

[@crypticvega88]

Yeah me too!

[@jessygutierrez3204]

Yeah I heard it too

[@AttilaVoices]

Not sure what it was, but sure was a sound. Like some animal or something, but could be anything

[@lifeasintrovert5349]

More like a bird?

[@xdarumax9983]

Definitely a boy

[@javierechave6834]

Chris: "Ryotaro tries to kill me at every chance he's got!" Also Chris: (Mocks Ryotaro every 2 minutes of footage)

[@pocarisweet8336]

"What if the ghost get confused with modern toys?" Lol asking the right questions.

[@yummyapplestroodle]

*Goshono Jomon Park* _Settlement from 2,000 BC (Ryotaro's former house)_ I almost choked on my food

[@tray3989]

5:01 The rare sight of a Japanese saying: 's a bit creepy, innit?

[@cwn1xp]

You’re not supposed to enter a shrine after the sun is down because shrines are the home/area of the enshrined(god, spirit) thus you should not enter a shrine under these circumstances or else it is would not leave good results. Plus, since the ancient days, the time period around 2AM(丑三つ時) is considered as the most dangerous time which non-humans(mostly bad spirits) are most active. Please be careful. *edited 5/24/2020

[@benji45645]

If I remember correctly, it is the same in the West. 2-3am is "witching hour", when spirits are active. My personal superstitious beliefs are that there's always the "what if" scenario; what if I stay at a haunted house and just happen to be the one guy possessed by a demon? Because of this, I'm always careful not to disrespect spirits, even if I'm not entirely convinced they exist. Thanks for the heads up about shrines though.

[@serene-illusion]

Here in Southeast Asia our witching hour is around dusk, typically 7-8pm. On this hour, it's said that you shouldn't be outside your homes or even fall asleep at this hour.

[@bngjri516]

benji45645 it is the same in Hong Kong, what a coincidence

[@ninjasurf1733]

Hussein Abbas no matter where you go another Muslim telling everyone about the Jinn again. Whatever your. Prophet spouted has nothing to do with Japan’s ghost culture be respectful it’s a little boy leave it alone. I’m so tired of Muslims pushing their opinions on others this has nothing to do with jinn and Islam !

[@louisa1514]

@@ninjasurf1733 He was just contibuting his own personal experiences to the conversation. The people talking about their countries' witching hours also have nothing to do with the japanese witching hour. The only reason you're so up in arms is because he mentioned islam. If you have an issue with muslims, you should make friends with some and get rid of your preconceptions.

[@enzoqueijao]

Chris: "Please don't kill me, I didn't come here to disrespect you." Hundred-year-old ghost of a japanese boy: "Nani?"

[@thepakhtoondude7580]

enzo galvão 😂😂😂😂

[@wolfy3910]

😂😂

[@misakamikoto8785]

Chris: Omaimoushindeiru.

[@the1tigglet]

Nani? Baka Na!

[@sm1purplmurderedme583]

😭😭

[@miecraftandmoregames]

the letter form the guy who couldn't move and felt pressure on the chest sounds like it was sleep paralysis which on a place like this would be extra terrifying.

[@nimitha06]

Do you know when one really is around a ghost they get paralyzed.. Like they can't speak, yell or move. So maybe someone was around? (Sorry for bad English)

[@12warmacha]

@@nimitha06 pretty sure there are plenty of people who claim to have been around a ghost who were not paralyzed like that. This particular situation however sounds exactly like sleep paralysis, which is pretty well documented.

[@JackyCola92]

there is legend of a supernatural being that does exactly what was described (I only know the German name for it though) and it is more or less the same as sleep paralysis along with some things that people naturally can feel/experience when having sleep paralysis. So it is not only well documented, but before there was a scientific documentation, it was also documented in experiences with this supernatural being. It is a rather common experience at "haunted" places though. I think it is very interesting if people who have never heard of this before experience that and describe it.

[@miecraftandmoregames]

@@JackyCola92 yes that little devil that sits on your chest. I do know that. I think that because of the state of mind of the people that go and sleep there it makes sleep paralysis more possible to happen and that shouls explain these strange happenings.

[@roo9642]

Whenever you sleep straight on your back and facing up, you will definitely experience sleep paralysis so always sleep on your sides

[@emilythegreat18]

"I don't believe in the paranormal." Famous last words.

[@timothypage252]

Chris has the proper reaction to sleep paralysis. I don't care if it's not a ghost: still terrifying.

[@Mark723]

Twenty years, and Quinlan still has that authentic Wisconsin accent...an exotic name from an exotic land.

[@Tango_November]

Ryotaro’s silence after the two hour trip spoke a thousand words

[@Sennith]

I love the effort that went into cinematic camera work in this episode. Like the close ups of atmospheric objects, the playing around with focus while moving with the camera. This quality felt nothing short of anything you would see on tv for a documentary. Ryotaro is a match made in heaven in this too.

[@denisevnbrdw]

If I ever get to visit Japan, that sign just made it to my "places I want to see" - list. I nearly died drinking water when that sign came up.

[@PokeTwilight]

“I haven’t had a steak in 10 years” *renounces US citizenship*

[@kevincolbert3524]

American here: LOL

[@Stinger913]

Quinlan is a heretic

[@Jrhoney]

Pretty sure you lose your citizenship if, as a Wisconsian, you admit consume at least 1 steak and 1.5lbs of cheese per week!

[@MonaLisaHasNoEyebrows]

@@Madhattersinjeans How is not having steak in 10 years a GOOD decision? It's the best type of non-oceanic meat.

[@woltti]

If he has a Japanese citizenship he has in fact renounced his US citizenship.

[@Maibulsak]

You mean to tell us that Risottoro isn’t “Japans Juiciest Beef”?

[@killjoymcquire6340]

I concur.

[@Nobodyss21]

"Risottoro Nero"

[@peko7446]

🤣According to Chris and from that signboard, Ryotaro is a pig. The juiciest pig 🐷

[@annaedrey9410]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that 😂

[@criteriumgoat6525]

Ryotaro Kujo

[@chronicdoll4334]

"I couldn't move my body and I felt someone standing on my chest" This is called sleep paralysis, it's actually pretty common. Basically your brain malfuctions a bit and the bit that keeps you paralysed while you're dreaming is still going when you wake for a few moments. Often accompanied by hallucinations and a feeling of your chest being crushed. Despite my jovial medical description and saying it's normal, I can assert that it's bloody terrifying.

[@YaBoyYeti]

Idk, I would leave a GameBoy at the shrine for the Ghost Boy.

[@OrbitalDeathRay]

What game would you leave in it? :)

[@YaBoyYeti]

@@OrbitalDeathRay Link's Awakining

[@AverageSynth]

@@YaBoyYeti I'd leave Tetris

[@astijusarimavicius1948]

7:50 sounds like the symptoms of sleep paralysis

[@Jestrath]

That was my first thought. If you are actually a good paranormal investigator you try to rule out as many scientific explanations as possible before believing something is paranormal. Anytime I hear an account that sounds like sleep paralysis I tend to immediately dismiss it.

[@crashfan11]

@@Jestrath sleep paralysis is fun isn't it

[@Jestrath]

@@crashfan11 yes it's a legitimate thing. However, not paranormal in nature. One of my friends has had some absolutely terrifying sleep paralysis experiences. They can apparently feel very vivid and real. Like being a captive in your own body while surreal horrors surround you.

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

@@Jestrath exactly. Had a friend who said he had sleep paralysis when he was a kid and some dude would open the door to his parents room then get really close to his face and then leave. No the guy didn't live there, yes he slept with his parents, and yes the guy was super pale

[@xqueenofspadesx93]

OMG sleep paralysis is SOOO SCARY

[@SlasherSyndr0me]

The story of the guy who couldn’t move and felt something on his chest was 100% experiencing sleep paralysis, as those are common occurrences for those who do experience ir

[@mov-e6612]

I just wanted to say keep your good work up! I'm glad to see how you and your production evolved over the years. It's always a joy to watch you stuff.

[@veerebleatsim2380]

The second Chris said he hired a driver... "It's Ryotaro isn't it." I just knew.

[@JackyCola92]

same, man, same :D

[@magurocha]

Its simple Chris, Ryotaro. The bird was a *paid actor*

[@mariposa2221]

😹

[@tommykarvai3119]

7:50 In my opinion it was not a ghost, what he said were clear symptoms of sleep paralysis. When you got sleep paralysis, you can't move, you feel pressure on your chest and see things that aren't real.

[@therednelson6691]

The fact you make these excellently crafted videos, AND have amazing interactions with the comment section is just so damn refreshing.

[@IlPeggiore]

The "i felt someone touching me in the sleep while my door was closed, and i couldn't move my body" might be just sleep paralysis

[@timduncan9372]

Do you hear someone laughing creepily near your ears in your sleep paralysis though? Was there a child standing near you on your bed and scared you so much that you pushed him away? Yes it was a boy. I can still remember it. Have you had a 'dream' where you were floating around in your own house but the rooms look like they've been abandoned for years and then you fell back into your own body where you were sleeping and woke up? Because I experienced all of these. I don't think it was sleep paralysis. I've had sleep paralysis twice too and they felt different. I'd differentiate these from a 'regular' dream because in a regular dream, the settings/premises are normally outside the house I'm living in, but these 'dreams' all happened exactly in the room/house I am/was currently living in. Tbf if it's a just figment of my imagination, I'm more scared of a female ghost than a male ghost, but the one I saw was a young boy.

[@IlPeggiore]

@@timduncan9372 i've had people standing and walking all over my bed, felt the wind with door and window completely shut, and heard someone call me alone in the house. It's just your brain allucinanting (in the process of dreaming) when not completely asleep

[@introverticalibrated1271]

@@timduncan9372 Well I'm not going to discredit any of your experiences since the scope of our perception & understanding of reality is only Human after all. BUT. You can (and most probably will) experience hallucinations during sleep paralysis since your body is essentially unaware that you're conscious and all the processes we gloss over whilst unconscious become vividly apparent in this state. If you aren't aware of this you will become uneasy or afraid and the hallucinations will reflect that fear. Most people experience Ghosts, Alien abductions this way, or the older stories of old hags sitting on your chest or black dogs approaching you with red eyes. . My personal experiences with sleep paralysis are wildly different since I was 100% aware of what could happen because I was looking into lucid dreaming and one of the shortcuts is forcing sleep paralysis (basically lay down and do not move at all for a long time, not recommended) what I experienced was pretty off the wall. Someone whispering jibberish in my ear. A babies arm dangling down across my face. Some guy running in place with different color after images. An unrealistically huge spider running across my wall. . Like I said though, anything can happen and I don't know what it was you truly experienced but I can at least attest to the fact that sleep paralysis is most certainly a trip.

[@han8281]

I saw a goat with long horns with human body watching me eyes to eyes when I was sleep paralysis. I think I was in half sleep and my room lamp are off. What the duck is that?

[@TotemoGaijin]

It is, but they call it kamishibari, and attribute(d) it as the work of spirits.

[@the_weasler]

I looked up the Google reviews for that inn and many of the comments are something like “I want to come play again.” Really creepy.....lol

[@RickGrimes807]

Was it translated from Japanese? "Play" in Japanese is more natural lol

[@beautyforashes2022]

What an interesting and informative travel video! Most of the time I'm bored to pieces when watching most KZbinr's travel videos and or blogs, but not yours. Your's was so funny and entertaining and beautifully shot, bravo to your camera man and well done on the editing. So, thank you so much for sharing this with us. You are fast becoming my favorite channel and I just found you yesterday! Binge, binge, binge! 😊👍

[@EtzJetz]

The Life you live is actually so amazing! going to japan seems like an endless trip full of adventure and fun.

[@zanon__]

Wait. Wait, wait wait. Just hold on a second. Rysottoro went from "incredible chauffeur" to "reasonably priced driver"? How did he lose his high ranking in the first place?

[@lipglass]

Zanon the real question is how he gained it

[@peloken9793]

A great koan for meditation

[@jax4652]

Still incredible, just next level of friendship met.

Two grown men chasing a 6 year old boy in a Japanese inn. Sure, I'll watch this.

[@DragonR64]

Lmao

[@kimweidemann3563]

Made me laugh 😂 too

[@thebonnielass5640]

What does this comment and sponge Bob have in common are you ready kids!

[@jasonmatthewoliver3810]

Chris: This is a Jomon Era house. It dates back about 2,000 years. Caption: Goshono Jomon Park Settlement from 2,000BC (Ryotaro's former house) Me: 2020 - 2000 = 20AD Either Chris's math is wrong, or he's exactly what we all suspected him to be: a caveman from the past.

[@jenniferstine8567]

Yeah, about is not a precise number. It's an approximation. It's like saying a small piece of fruit is one ounce. You'll find a piece that is greater or less than one ounce, but it would still be close to one ounce. Order an 8oz steak well done, it weighs less on your plate. It's still close to 8oz though. He's off by 0.01%. I'd say he's pretty damn close.

[@jasonmatthewoliver3810]

@@jenniferstine8567 I don't think you understand, Jennifer, but that's okay 🙂 Basically, if something was built in 2000BC, it should be from at least 4000 years ago, instead of 2000 years ago 😉

[@mildredmay3380]

Love your program. It is full of information presented with humor. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@thea3ther37]

In this episode of Abroad in Japan, our heroes bravely enter the lair of ancient evil spirits for the sake of... beef.

[@Jestrath]

It's not an evil spirit though. Its supposed to be a good luck spirit.

[@ismailgudic8314]

I want you to narrate my life, maybe you can make it interesting lmao hahaah

[@giantred]

Ahoy Koro-Sensei ^_^7

[@Colopty]

Who wouldn't though?

[@chapersdm3342]

Quinlan: "I'm not a big steak person really" Chris: "?!?!?!"

[@mrsbluesky8415]

One of the best videos of Japan. Beautiful scenery and a haunted inn to boot.

[@ParanormalRaccoon]

Well done on the editing! Felt close to the amazon Roadtrip show with James May quality wise!

[@Tommo_]

You and Ryotoro described perfectly a phenomenon known as "sleep paralysis". People commonly feel paralysed, can't move and many people feel a heavy weight on their chest due to the paralysis. Because your mind is still in a dream state you experience hallucinations.

[@kendaswagger7958]

13:52 i just love this part

[@VeggyZ]

That inn is amazing. Wow. I love this kind of place, especially the traditional Japanese vibe.

[@SWERIC1]

my god, just please keep putting out more videos. I need them

[@howthetidefalls]

I WWOOFed in Kyushu (basically a farmstay) and my room was haunted. My first night there I had a dream that a Japanese person stood over me and looked down at me while I slept with a curious look on their face. In the morning, I wondered passingly if my dream was actually what happened. It would make sense that a ghost would be perplexed by a western face. A couple days later, the 7 yr old kid pointed at the closet and said in Japanese "you know there is a ghost over there," like it was no big deal. I grilled him on it and he said that he had seen it and that the ghost was a kid. The rest of the family got wind of our conversation and everyone started freaking out! One of the other kids told me a story about how he had seen a white mist one night go into the room and he took a picture of it with his DS. He showed me the picture, and you couldn't for sure say it was a ghost, but there was definitely a white misty shape in the photo. The family gave me dishes of salt to place around my futon to prevent the ghost from messing with me while I slept. The grandmother of the house was in her 90s and left offerings at the family altar every day, and I was tempted to ask her if any children had died in the family, but I never did.

[@aggressivedriver9109]

7:54 something is on my chest, can't move, hard to breathe, i see someone(or something) but can't tell who or what is it. That's "sleep paralysis"

[@FoulUnderworldCreature]

My thoughts exactly. I wonder how this is connected to ghosts so often. Is it that ghosts cause sleep paralysis, or that through suggestion and myth, the ghost lives on through the minds of those who sleep?

[@aggressivedriver9109]

@@FoulUnderworldCreature nah, stress, the use of certain medications, sleeping on your back. No ghosts. Most people just doesn't know about it.

[@FoulUnderworldCreature]

@@aggressivedriver9109 Okay so? Clearly you do not understand. Sleep paralysis is brought on chemically and biologically and yet, in this case, the spirit of the child appears.

[@Colopty]

Yep, the description of the supernatural phenomena were just such obvious descriptions of sleep paralysis. Can't have been a fun experience for the inn visitors, sleep paralysis sucks, doubly so if you don't know what is even happening.

[@aggressivedriver9109]

@@FoulUnderworldCreature the spirit of the child wasn't in that writing. All i want to say that's spirits, demons, ghosts is only in your head.

[@berial54]

I never usually comment on videos but I really enjoy all of your channel that i've seen so far. Insanely jealous! Thanks for the content - Adam

[@mscastie]

Good video! Please make more videos of this kind. Greetings from Japan!

[@seeyouspacecowboy14]

Fans: How many times are you gonna make a video on Wagyu Beef? Chris Broad: Yes P.s love this video, keep going on cool adventures to acquire the best steak

[@michelenintricepsi6529]

I was a vegeterian at past then Abroad in Japan took it from me.

[@seeyouspacecowboy14]

@@michelenintricepsi6529 love Chris, he really enjoys meat XD

[@seeyouspacecowboy14]

@@michelenintricepsi6529 Chris makes everything look good, he's a snarky British Garfield. You should listen to his podcast

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I see “haunted” I find it irresistible to click. I love creepy videos.

[@shiyapiku]

Hello again XD

[@dittotech3878]

シヤピク - SHIYAPIKU Hello Again

[@memichangrang7242]

Hello the other me

[@kungfuman82]

Haunted: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_IlZ6Mp8x5fJI

[@ScandiNinja]

We meet again just some guy 🤣 your haunting youtube i think.

[@federicophidiascorsucci2445]

Amazing! You should do more video in the japanese haunted house!

[@larrynabbs8921]

This was a very interesting video. Thank you. I loved Japan when I visited it.

[@douglasbadger9049]

After watching James May, Our Man in Japan, I was reminded how good your content is Chris. Your team and you provide television-quality videos on a regular basis which are fun, informative and all in all great entertainment. Thank you, and be wary of Ristorro

[@alyden567]

So true

[@achmadfaridz7828]

Imagine being a ghost, pranking people for horror and all you get is "The f*ck ?"

[@TheChampy2012]

I just found you and I loved this video!! I've watched approx 5 and I'm hooked! Thanks 😉👍🏻

[@DRLegacyProductions]

Chris, your editing prowess is awesome...notably, your use of music.

[@animebernard4747]

During my first time in Japan, my group and I were to stay in a house in Kyoto. In one of the bedrooms were a few of creepy kokeshi dolls, which we turned facing outside the window. The house gave us really bad vibes so we left. On my way out, I realised I must have dropped my jacket that was on my bag. I went back up in the bedroom and not only did I find my jacket but also my Nintendo DS that was INSIDE the bag and the kokeshi dolls facing inside...i dashed out of that house without a seconds notice.

[@Jestrath]

I have enough first hand experience to know that the paranormal is very real. You could look at as a blessing or a curse that I've had as many encounters as I have. I probably would have stayed in that place for sense of sheer fascination. Still doesn't mean I don't get a little scared though. I'm usually more fascinated than scared in those situations. It depends on how intense the activity is. If I see shadow people, physical apparitions and things flying off shelves by themselves its pretty exciting. Also terrifying lol

[@animebernard4747]

@@Jestrath I was the last person to enter and leave the room with the kokeshi dolls, and I swear they were facing outwards. We didn't hear anything while we were there. But the place was in an old part of kyoto in an area where there used to be a tannery, so most probably it was a low end area in days gone by. I am fascinated by the supernatural, but not up close with it.

[@giantred]

MAYBE it was the DS that was haunted all along?

[@thedoneeye]

@@animebernard4747 Now THAT sounds like an actual paranormal experience!! In Chris's case one bird toy falling off the display is really nothing but coincidence. If the *entire* display was suddenly on the floor in the same positions as on the table or whatever they were set up on though....

[@animebernard4747]

@@giantred haha wasn't playing yokai watch at the time.

[@Rikkiii222]

5:02 “It’s a bit creepy innit?” nice to see Chris’ english accent rubbing off on Ryotaro 😂

[@NorthRainProductions]

I really like your style of docu making. Please make more when you can.

[@ninzin3802]

Man, I would really want to spend time with you guys during weekends even if I'm not on cam just enjoying the journey as a whole.

[@gregorzkurz7919]

For anyone who can see "Ghosts" or "Spirits", Japan has lots of them everywhere. Just be careful when you can see them, they will talk to you or bother you too.

[@Lalune350z]

Will they have coffee with me?

[@greenllama2856]

Just like in Mexico.

[@nimitha06]

But FR they do in my experience.

[@lagerman8030]

Oh it would be a real shame 'cause i don't know the first thing about japanese language

[@mrgreen2258]

@@lagerman8030 just say kore wa pen desu

[@verrell1108]

"Exotic beautiful traveller" Did you just compliment risottoro?

[@supernoodle704]

Verrell1108 hehe Risotto

[@sirBrouwer]

actual in the context where they are. off the three in the video Risottoro is the only one that is not Exotic. He is native.

[@eidas5590]

I really like the people that you bring in your videos. They fit natural with ambiance

[@khayle05]

First time watching your videos. Very high quality stuff my man.

[@moodook4040]

My experiences with "Sleep Paralysis" usually had something to do with whatever my brain was cooking up sitting on my chest/torso. Eventually the visual aspect went away but I could still feel that strange pressure on my chest and the infinite weight of my limbs every time it happened. Whether I would see anything or not when i was finally able to jolt awake my heart would race and it would take me at least an hour to get back asleep, often for it to just happen again. I really want to go to this Inn at some point in the future.

[@MajorMalfunction]

I was gonna say typical sleep paralysis. When you're dreaming your brain disables your motor functions so you don't actually enact the actions you're dreaming about. But it doesn't always work... Sometimes you'll unconsciously enact what you're dreaming - sleep walking. And sometimes you'll become conscious while still dreaming, but be paralysed. It's happened to me many times. You get used to it. The trick is to just realise it's just a dream and just relax. It's just a brain lag glitch. It's probably the reason many people believe in the paranormal. Because it feels real in the moment, and they don't have any understanding in brainology.

[@ftlo.w4090]

@@MajorMalfunction I have a huge interest in dreams so weirdly enough I kind of enjoy sleep paralysis, mainly afterwards when I think about what happened

[@yamiko8]

I frecuently have lucid dreams and rarely sleep paralysis(mostly when I'm under stress)but some of the sleep paralysis were lucid too and it feels so horrible. I just want to sleep normally and rest well xDD

[@MajorMalfunction]

@@yamiko8 Well, I'm not any expert so I can't offer any professional advice, but when it happens to me I just tell them to fuck off and leave me alone, and roll over. But if you actually have trouble sleeping, you could maybe seek the help of a local sleeping lab. They stick a bunch of wires on you and video you while you sleep.

[@princessthyemis]

Whoa😳😱

[@user-io1ex3cw2b]

16:20 - I don't think Ryotaro was glaring. In fact, this may have been the first time Chris has given him a compliment which sent him into a minor state of shellshock.

[@stevehouser7482]

Great video as always

[@na5887]

This is quality content right here

[@katherinebjelke691]

"It was fun playing with you last night" Hell no! Nope! I would just run to my car to get tf out of there so fast 😂

[@fernandoortiz8875]

Lmao

[@exudeku]

looks like Chris' fear of a night with Ryotaro is scarier than the ghost kid...and we viewers dont know his pain, OR maybe Ryotaro is the kid who bugs Chris for life since he started teaching in Japan....spooky #FreeChris

[@75gmag]

Love these kind of vids Chris!! Please make more!! Glad I found your channel!!

[@leon46295]

Me: this sounds like an interesting video about a haunted Inn Video: beef is delicious Me:....huh....

[@geshkigal]

phantom beef so still scary

[@kaldo8907]

It's not an Abroad in Japan video without wagyu