Something Strange Is Happening in Hokkaido |

[@AbroadInJapanPodcast]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Hope you're enjoying the closing days of 2023 and spreading some Christmas cheer!🍻

[@Luke-Nightingale]

I live in Obihiro, I saw some of the Yuki Mushi during Autumn, very strange. Give me a shout if you come this way Chris, you inspired me to come to Japan and start a channel.

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Merry Late Christmas Chris & Peter ! Shall We Refer To You As "CHRIS CRINGLE" Till After New Year Good Sir ?

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Oh and Thank You Chris "Once Again" For Standing Up To All These Overly Sensitive "Dummies", Whether Cultural or Religious Minded !

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I've changed my mind, he doesn't look like Barry, he looks like Ben Crompton, who acted in Game of Thrones and Ideal (the BBC comedy with Johnny Vegas)!

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

It's uncanny!

[@AgentHeroic]

Its infuriating you have to game the YT system by focusing on the food, because i really appreciated the floats and the kokeshi you painted in the latest episode. I prefer that you're staggering the releases, gives me something to look forward to every morning I wake up. Ganbare Chris!

[@pookhahare]

Also very glad you are staggering out the release. And the floats just staggering beautiful. Please visit the festival parade some time.

[@kiiturii]

it's pretty surprising because to me there is not many things that are less interesting than watching someone go to a restaurant

[@Debbie-henri]

I'm the same. Those illuminated floats are just fantastic. I showed my husband that video and he was amazed. Maybe Chris and Co could get more involved in one of those festivals next year. After all the ramen and food challenges they partake in every year, pushing one of those floats about must be good for the waistline.

[@ItsTacosDude]

It's me... i'm the system... im here for the food :c

[@JPKyle-ro3sn]

the floats were amazing. It was great to see such craftmanship on display. It's a shame that YT doesn't prize cultural events more highly.

[@Debbie-henri]

Aha! That explains 'why' every single video with a bowl of ramen on the thumbnail turns up on my recommended list on the day it's published. Yet...when it comes to more 'travelly' things or the videos that have the word haunted in the title - they can take up to 6 months to appear in my list! I'm still finding videos I've never seen 'years' after they've been produced. To be honest, I much prefer the travel and hauntings over the food ones. Shame KZbin focusses more attention on the latter.

[@BodyMusicification]

The sound in the _new_ Abroad in Japan Podcast studio really does sound amazing!

[@digiwatt]

I think the microphone is just closer to his mouth

[@kaleeyed]

I admire Chris's commitment to putting out a video every day, however, I was feeling guilty that I didn't have time to watch them all, and was falling behind, waiting for an opportunity to catch up. So a slowpoke like me is happy for them to come out at a slower pace. My fella got me the book for my birthday, really enjoyed it, very amusing and very moving in parts. I hope you do a volume 2 or some other book one day, you have a great writing style.

[@abyssus9304]

Chris Looks like he has seen things & stuff...........Can't wait to see what him & Poor Pete had to go through on the last stages of Journey across Japan!

[@BinauralBae]

After that night camping...

[@Skyfire-x]

The Jesus grave in Japan reminds me a lot of American roadside attractions. Places like the House on the Rock that was featured in American Gods, the Little A'Le'Inn near Area 51 in Nevada, there arre 2 statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox in Northern California alone.

[@fattiger6957]

Based on what I've heard, Japan has a very strange relationship with Christianity. The Tokugawa Shogunate, while keeping the country locked down, severely persecuted Christians. And, based on what I see in modern Japanese pop culture, the Japanese still don't really understand it. It is kinda funny how many westerners see Christianity as bland and run of the mill while viewing eastern religions (that they know little about) as exotic and mystical. But in Japan, that seems to be flipped.

[@SeanSMST]

Well, it's based on where you are and what cultures/religions you're within proximity of. Of course europeans and north americans would be fascinated by the east, whether that's india, china, japan, or korea cause they feel more new and interesting than what they're used to. Same the other way. It makes life a bit more fun.

[@cristianjimenez3657]

I don’t know about bland or run of the mill. Christianity here in the states can be 1-100 and anywhere in between. Of course the normal run of the mill stuff is much more common, but with Mega churches, Westboro Baptist, Waco Texas cult and other churches that branched off like Mormons and Jehova Witness could easily be scene as abnormal. Heck, as a kid who grew up Catholic, all the dancing and singing in a Baptist church the first time I saw it had me wondering what was going on as well.

[@AndroNucleus]

As a listener of older Luke and Pete episodes, it is always a delight to hear Pete say “IT’S BEEN”

[@SodaScarletMachine]

The Yuki Mushi swarm is so strange. One second, there is nothing, and suddenly, its tooons of them, flying with the wind. Abd an hour later, they are gone again. Repeat for a few weeks.

[@kv4648]

Do you know what causes them? I assume it's their breeding season like cicadas?

[@SodaScarletMachine]

​@@kv4648not sure. I moved here in late september. I was impressed how next to no bugs existed here, and suddenly WHAM! Tons of snow bugs!. Appearing as sudden as they disappeared!

[@ks.kyokudonanshun]

The yukimushi appears around November in the mountains of Kyoto. I got to see them a few years ago. They came down like snow and I got confused for a moment if it was actually snowing or not. They are the cutest little things and I get really excited when I see them, but only around November to December.

[@nm9266]

I just saw the news about the earthquake and Tsunami. I wish you and all people in Japan that are affected all the best.

[@ItsBAndBees]

Ok but Pete, that’s “ITS BEEN” awakened a sleeper agent in me 😂

[@nmutua11]

I live in Sapporo and see yuki mushi every fall/winter but it's usually only for a few days

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

Hope you and Pete realize how Awesome You've started to upload the video version of the podcast on KZbin! Thanks guys!

[@besinji2000]

Paregoric is what my grandma used to give me back in the 80’s for diarrhea 😳 idk what other uses it has. It’s an opium tincture I believe

[@Evangelium]

Nothing wrong with, Chris's Gluttonous Adventures!!

[@christopheryoung3850]

On the mass fish die off event, off the Hokkaido coast. I read an online article from the South China Morning Post, where they had experts suggesting most likely this was a natural phenomenona. Which was caused due to a sudden change in water temperatures from a snap cold weather change, which had caused a very rapid drop in the oxygen levels in water due the sudden freezing and turning to ice of some of the water around Hokkaido.

[@MelonWaterMelon777]

It's obviously because radioactive water only affecting sardines. (I'm being sarcastic)

[@user-co5ri8dp_978]

As you already know, Every month, mass die-offs of fish/whale occur in oceans and rivers around the world. Have been around for a long time.

[@pookhahare]

I have no mouth and I must scream. A Harlan Ellison reference.

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

I don't care about every day uploads. I care more about the quality of the videos remaining high.

[@Rickt2445]

I saw the same phenomenon of little flies carrying cotton in autumn here in Utah USA. They were swarming everywhere and were very aggressive and would bite and try to get in your eyes nose and ears.

[@fay2212]

This is a thing. My colleage is from Hokkaido and she talked to me about the yuki mushi. It's probably a LOT worse than you think it is. She showed me a vvideo about a few weeks ago about what its like there. The flies actually look really fluffy and cute

[@Nondescript_Brit]

22:08 hope Kendrick is OK, Kanazawa and Niigata were both hit hard by the earthquake 😢

[@besinji2000]

Chris is getting better at editing as the trip goes on. He actually put Ellen in the last one for 20 seconds. To hell with the KZbin algorithm. You can put a camera on her 24/7 like a British Truman show in Japan and I’d never turn your channel off again

[@ptjzmemory]

Ellen?

[@silviastanziola659]

I looked up that Tosa Inu breed, it seems to be allowed here in Canad and I think I might have seen it before... if it is indeed the same breed that I've seen, it is GIANT.

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

It's been...! I was not expecting Pete to reference Barenaked Ladies' 'One Week', lol.

[@Zimmle]

#Thefaxmachine Dear charismatic Chris and pleasant Pete I was at a family get together recently where a family member that had lived in Japan for a year described an incident involving a large centipede. She said that it had large pincers and was the size of her foot. It scaled the wall went onto the ceiling and fell onto her face before she flung it out the door. I was curious about other bug/animal stories that you may have about times when something intruded upon your home.

[@DJBassBoomBottom]

Fun fact: There was once a theory that proposed by certain Europeans during the Meiji restoration that the Ainu descended from one of the 12 lost tribes of Israel, so Jesus dieing in Aomori could derive from this idea.

[@BinauralBae]

You guys are legit one of the only few podcasts I can tolerate

[@lyndylou752]

I think the so called burial place of Jesus is the funniest thing I have ever seen😂😂😂😂

[@yogimew]

Frozen dead fish get wished up on Hokkaido beaches regularly every year. Nothing new.

[@shauncowell6215]

'Silence' is an amazing film about Christian missionaries in Japan.

[@fixedG]

Respectfully, while I enjoy your channel, I don't care enough to demand daily uploads. They way I end up consuming your videos is generally by adding them to my Watch Later queue to catch up on however many I've missed.

[@Sch2155]

You guys keep me up in the morning when I am trying to sleep... Then the alarm sounds and I have to get up for work! Keep it up! 😅

[@greeny.official]

honestly respect for gaming the yt algorithm via food titling. tbh ur content is the most unique n unapologetically j "chris broad" n i love that n many millions of other ppl do too

[@Jasiwardas]

😆Spin-off Series: "The Tamago Egg Sandwich Chronicles" 4:20

[@Catgodray]

chirs looks beaten up lmao

[@SendPie42069]

Good call with your own podcast, try to do in person guests in the future. Good luck!

[@kv4648]

Banger episode. Learnt many new things and been given many things to ponder about, all with fun banter and conversation

[@PeTr01]

WAIT SINCE WHEN DID YOU HAVE A PODCAST‽‽‽ oh man this’ll be great to listen to in between TT episodes

[@SilverNox]

I feel like if the fish were dying from the released water, it would be a bigger variety of fish instead of just two species lol

[@dotsmassacre]

Seriously, I feel like they must be sitting on their hands at that yoghurt factory if they haven't taken like a suzuki swift or whatever and reconstituted it into like a battle droid... 'the power of Christ compels you' kind of thing and then - LASERS!

[@Fullmetal1291985]

Someone probably thought about it and we're like we probably shouldn't poke the bear 😂

[@Artemus_Gordon]

Hey Chris, I don't know how interested in Japanese film, but I recently watched Shin Godzilla, and really enjoyed the film, it dragged at some certain bits, but I also heard the film was censored and re-edited a decent bit because of the deduction of human bones among the flesh dropped by the monster. Aside from your thoughts on the film, do you think there would be another reason for the censorship besides a religious context? The creator had said he wanted to include more scenes showing the biomass left behind godzilla as having human remains to create themes of connection between humans and ecology crisis of the world

[@ffwast]

Next year's trip "Chris's gluttonous adventure: I ate a ghost"

[@robkoper841]

Well, you know how the Japanese love their OVAs and alternate stories. Honestly, the Aomori/Shingo version is only slightly less fantastical than the original. As for the Yukimushi, it turns out that Eriosoma lanigerum, or the Wooly Apple Aphid, appears anywhere apples are cultivated. They were first identified in Great Britain. So a British organism invading Japan and thriving in Tohoku...well, food for thought anyway.

[@MustachioedBear]

Hinako Shijou from the King of Fighters series has a Tosa Inu that she dresses up in those sumo garbs. I didnt know that was something they did in real life tho til now....Thought the game just made it up cause Hinako loves sumo lol

[@jenna-travels]

Welcome back Pete! We missed you!

[@blackfirehedgehog7725]

Interesting stuff as always... I was a bit surprised to hear dog fighting might still be a thing there. That does make me wonder, are animal rights a "thing" in Japan like they often are in the west? I get the sense that keeping pets is less regulated than in Canada (where I'm from) or the US, at least.

[@NON155]

WAIT THERES A (.Broadcast Am Brand New Here.)

[@Tremens49677]

when i went to idaho here in the states they have same thing with bugs like that

[@kob4918]

Can’t believe we were graced with an “it’s been” this week

[@darrenmason7927]

Heard about the earthquake, hope you all alright guys.

[@GranRey-0]

22:22 I appreciate that Pete is prepared to portmanteau a couple words together for ease of pronunciation if they fit well. I'm always quite keen to myself. ^___^

[@dotsmassacre]

"The ups and downs of travel" I feel is like the literary version of 'cue to training montage'... and I mean, they just need a reenactment... maybe Jesus fighting some bandits, invoking the power of god, turns into some kind of robot, destroys the Mongols... you know... all the classics.

[@brewstergallery]

Chris looks great with longer hair.

[@cheriestolze]

Yeah! Podcast time!

[@BernadetteHubbart]

The Tosa Inu looks very much like one of our South African dog breeds the “boerboel”. Similar cross breeding I’m sure. The boerboel is a popular family and property guardian dog here, originally bred to guard people and livestock against even big cats like lions. Extremely loyal, not to be messed with!

[@Moseri_Filu]

People don't really do dairy here?.. Tell that to my wife, she loves buttery baked products, yoghurt, ice cream and ALL the cheese! 😂 Love the podcast, just catching up on missed ones! I have only been here a few months, so I learn so much about my new home from you!

[@sixtsix6573]

@16:05 Pete hit that perfectly. I immediately had to finish the song too.

[@sie4431]

Pete makes back to back references that are completely over Chris' head

[@LN_997]

It's hard to describe my immense disappoint in Chris not getting the reference

[@Real_LiamOBryan]

Nah, bro. Much better sound in the studio. Tons of room noise and compressor wonkiness (something like breathing or pumping to my untrained ear).

[@ScooterinAB]

Japanese banking is the worst. One of my biggest regrets from Japan was not going to Jesus' place of burial. It's so bonkers.

[@sendaisweetie5297]

Welcome back Pete! You guys are so much fun!

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

Abroad in Japan and Only in Japan are Goated channels

[@mattcy6591]

28:00 i did not have luck ordering a side of rice at a couple places i tried. The second place i went to explained they pre-allocated enough rice for their entrees to ensure rhey had enough by the end of the night. Your mileage may vary depending on where you try

[@ZenTheForce]

We get the yukimushi in the US as well, we call them wholly aphids they are very dense for like 2 days lol

[@TheToneBender]

And I just so happen to hate food videos. I've actually unsubbed from certain channels that started focusing on uploading food videos

[@danimitetwitch]

The fish story reminded me of the new Godzilla movie where deep sea fish float dead to the surface…right before Godzilla arrives. Oh God.

[@MrFfrenchh]

Eat more fish!!

[@greysuit17]

Best place to record voiceovers is in your closet close to your clothes.

[@stepierre666]

Something you mentioned that I specifically appreciate about your channel, is that you highlight the food but it's not all about food. I end up watching a lot of these food videos because I'm interested in the travel aspect and the culture and the history of different areas. So it's nice to have a mixture of interesting information, a little bit of food, cool destinations, that you and sharla sprinkle throughout your videos.

[@stepierre666]

Also, #jesusabroadinjapan

[@kimflycht2258]

It would have been a good idea to go to the burial place for Adam and Eve since You have visited the burial place for Jesus already!! Maybe make some comparison of the two places?! Marry behind Christmas and happy New Year! Kindly the Danish Viking

[@joeyrulez3626]

GODZILLA!!!!! The fish found him!!

[@zavtparticles6828]

I want a kyle hill x chris broad crossover for the next Fukushima video

[@onomeister]

Dammit Chris, yogurt is common in Japan! Don't you see a bunch of different yogurts at any Japanese supermarkets that you shop at? They are f*king everywhere...

[@TacoIsLost]

Best Podcast !! Listening to you guys while driving around just makes me feel better 🙇🏻 Cheers 🙏🏽

[@marenhumblebee2736]

Guyyyyys why didn’t u tell us how and where you were spending Christmas…. and what’s happening next? Will we get merry Christmas end of the season videos until mid January?

[@Zimmle]

#Thefaxmachine Dear charismatic Chris and pleasant Pete I was at a family get together recently where a family member that had lived in Japan for a year described an incident involving a large centipede. She said that it had large pincers and was the size of her foot. It scaled the wall went onto the ceiling and fell onto her face before she flung it out the door. I was curious about other bug/animal stories that you may have about times when something intruded upon your home.

[@BeeStrings]

Yogurt stigmata. That’s a new one.

[@billdermody7982]

What an amazing band name.

[@HumansAreInCharge]

Yuki mushi are real. I saw them in Niseko in early- to mid-November.

[@OlagGan]

"Blessed be the Cheese Makers"

[@addiesworld1855]

The deep sea fish are surfacing... this can only mean one thing...

[@KVenturi]

I love the story of Jesus walk from the middle east to Japan and died there lmao

[@fusedglass01]

But Whinny is still alive in China *wink* *wink*

[@D.S.handle]

Chris looks crisp as F, better than 4K.

[@heww3960]

One thing i dont get with youtubers is, why do you have several channels? I dont get it. All it probably does is that your main channel grow lesser than it would otherwize, and the videos that is uploaded on the sub channels get lesser views. It is not like people would be completely confused by for example seeing a podcast video on the main channel, so I dont get it. Just upload everything on one channel. But maybe im missing something.

[@mleepocat]

Because not as many people watch certain videos like podcasts and alternate content that people don’t usually make the KZbin algorithm stops recommending all of the videos including the main ones due to the perceived poor performance of the others

[@GuagoFruit]

Well shit, I'm going to hakodate next week.

[@ipfreely]

I used to listened to this podcast regularly. But one time, while I was listening, something that Pete said or something about his demeanor just made me stop the podcast. I’ve tried to listen every once in awhile, but as soon as Pete starts talking, I have to turn it off. Unfortunately, I cant stand his voice or his thoughts now, so I have to turn it off as soon as I hear Chris’ intro for Pete. I’m sure Pete is a nice person in real life, unless this is him in real life, but it’s just hard stop for me these days. I still listen when Chris has Sharla or different guest, but since majority of the podcast is with Pete, I can’t listen anymore.

[@aidangallagher8703]

What changed? I quite enjoy his personality

[@nermket4849]

The tosa looks a bit like a large rottweiler

[@Quazlor]

Nice Harlen Ellison reference by Pete

[@benleno]

Great to see Pete back

[@KORTOKtheSTRONG]

IT'S BEEN

[@ethanwomer]

ITS BEEN

[@emperortivurnis9161]

Tosa Inu are used for dog meat ;-;

[@francineshea4723]

Yes, the strange happening is that the Japanese are killing their elderly so not to care for them anymore 😢

[@marloessss]

Wait, what?

[@MrFfrenchh]

Eat more fish!

[@zachsouth314]

Waters been treated from fukushima, but of course the media jumps on the hotbed 🥱

[@c1neal]

17:50 chayna

[@humayrachowdhury3246]

It's great to have Pete back again, it does not feel the same without both Chris and Pete doing the podcast.

[@jonathanfinan722]

Gifted? Gift is a verb now?

[@TheEthanEdge]

Gifted is past tense of 'to gift'. You can give a gift to someone and it has been gifted.

[@madrabbit4916]

😮

[@aries2242]

LMAO I personally just find the Tomb of Christ attraction as amusing. Not that people dont have the right to be offended but why get angry at Chris for something he had nothing to do with? As someone else in the comments says it's just like some out of pocket eccentric tourist attraction that you find randomly in the countryside