Why This Japanese Town Eats BEARS
In Japan's northern region of Aomori, the locals regularly eat bear meat. But why's it popular and how does it taste? We travel across Aomori to try 5 dishes and uncover why it has the shortest life expectancy of any prefecture in Japan. (And no it's got nothing to do with the bears!)
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🛏️ YAMANO HOTEL (山のホテル)Japanese inn with exotic meat dishes and hot spring
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⛩️ IWAKIYAMA SHRINE (岩木山神社)
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🍛 TAISHO ROMAN TEA ROOM (大正浪漫喫茶室)
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Abroad in Japan
9 өдрийн өмнө
NOTIFICATION SQUAD: On our 200km journey around Aomori we ate our way through five local dishes. WHICH ONE do you want to try the most? Also, don't miss Ryotaro's absurd rap. He truly outdid himself this time. Jokes aside, it's good to be back on the road together. I always enjoy these little excursions and I hope you guys enjoy coming along the ride! (ESPECIALLY now Abroad in Japan is in 4k). Right, I'm off for a liquor breakfast.
Dwayne
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@Jonas Arnesen おそらくそうです。彼 ステーキみたいだと言ったので美味しいと思います。
Jonas Arnesen
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@Dwayne 熊肉が美味しいですか。
Jonas Arnesen
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Last week I studied 502 Japanese words. Is it bad for my brain?
truth finder91
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Anyone seen the viral picture of "the big slut" burger? Is that a for real ad? Or someone make that up?
oocares
2 өдрийн өмнө
Surprised Chris has never had venison in the UK. (Deer) Plenty of Gastro pubs serve it.
shawn purcell
46 минутын өмнө
Do bears have trichinosis in Japan
Plebasaurus Rekt
5 цагийн өмнө
Still think the next journey should be called ”Chris-crossing japan”
eka nanda
7 цагийн өмнө
Fun fact : even though Aomori people has the lowest average life expectancy in Japan, they're still way higher than the other countries have. According to the government's most recent statistics, the average life expectancy for men in the prefecture is 78.67 years, and 85.93 for women
Hans TheGamer
7 цагийн өмнө
I guess Aomori is the promise land of Exusia
ash0787
7 цагийн өмнө
I like how chris is actually respectful of the country whereas connor cdawgva not so much !
ash0787
8 цагийн өмнө
Are you at the town that has the dolphin statue ? I found that on google earth ages ago. There was also this photo taken from some sort of tower / lighthouse / mountain around there which had awesome view ( some sort of tourist spot ). Also found this video on youtube years ago of this seaside village that was really cool but its one of those things where I will never find it again, very quiet village that had a lot of old wooden objects / old stuff.
M4XF8R
8 цагийн өмнө
Deer
Siffe 333
9 цагийн өмнө
Bears are super avoidable, you just have to make yourself known, for example my grandma always talks to herself loudly to avoid meeting one and she lives in a place where they sometimes leave the forest and walk around her lawn.
Gusti Subagja
9 цагийн өмнө
no kidding frut price is so ridicilous in japan or maybe is because its sub tropis country btw i live in tropis country
japanese culture
10 цагийн өмнө
Aomori is very beautiful!!!
tori bees
10 цагийн өмнө
MY KINGDOM, APPLE KINGDOM
Robert
12 цагийн өмнө
I would love to visit Japan but I hear they speak a different language there or some shit like that...
OHM-GUO Pan
13 цагийн өмнө
Thank you 😊 💓☺ 💗 💛 💖 💓 Apple 🍎 ❤ 💖 💙 💕 ♥ Cider
A. Van
13 цагийн өмнө
BIG CONGRATS, Chris!!! for reaching 2m subs...have been your fan since the first Journey Across Japan!!!
Awesome Matt
14 цагийн өмнө
Did anyone else think of the Earth Queen from the "Legends of Korra" this episode?
Anthony Rodriguez
14 цагийн өмнө
That curry looked incredible!
Aidil OP
14 цагийн өмнө
Apple look to deleciuos
Star Gazer
14 цагийн өмнө
CHRIS, GO TO KUTCHAN it's near Sapporo...is it true? What do you think?
Nathan Li
14 цагийн өмнө
please expidite some dear bear boar and applie pies to canada
SeeKaysee
15 цагийн өмнө
Actually....I'd love to see you both go on a tour to eat all the apple pies....
insurgent of the watermelon rebellion
15 цагийн өмнө
honestly, the only thing i knew about aomori is that yoshie shiratori escaped from a prison there.
insurgent of the watermelon rebellion
16 цагийн өмнө
the old saying of mankind: _if it doesnt kill you, you can eat it_
Enekyo
16 цагийн өмнө
wait wasn't this the place that one cute little drummer who's an actual beast at the drums?
k s
16 цагийн өмнө
地元を紹介してくださってありがとうございます
Slyder81
17 цагийн өмнө
I'd be more interested in trying the Deer sashimi. That apple pie looked so good too! I'd definitely try about a dozen of the variations! :D
Lars Sandgaard
18 цагийн өмнө
I would like to taste the curry :)
Varim Kadas
19 цагийн өмнө
I subscribed today. If I am gonna keep watching your videos, I guess its time to give in. Don't go telling people I am easy though! ( I ain't that kind of guy! )
Kawehi Cabuzel
19 цагийн өмнө
The 2M looks so clean
Shee Vang
20 цагийн өмнө
Im doing that apple pie map.
Sandrine Brasseur
20 цагийн өмнө
I hope your apple pie is freakin' worth it!
Comical
20 цагийн өмнө
"What did you pray for?" "The total destruction of Israel."
Billy Butler
20 цагийн өмнө
Would it be too forward to ask you to marry me?
Dustin H
22 цагийн өмнө
Sadly I'm allergic to apples
Mr. Graf
22 цагийн өмнө
idk why horse meat is so looked down upon, its literally so fuckin good. I'd for me its even better then beef
Yeetus da Fetus
23 цагийн өмнө
apples?
one reviewer
23 цагийн өмнө
you look like a bear lately.
Gwei Totoro
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Apple pie and curry sounds very good to me 🍛🥧🍎
Alan Roberts
Өдрийн өмнө
Deer meat tasting like fish? should it?
limeonion
Өдрийн өмнө
Ryotaro subtly reducing Chris’ life
Nippon Studio
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Could do with a steak and kidney pudding right now...
eilrach299
Өдрийн өмнө
I want it all!! Are you going to do a visit to each prefecture in Tohoku? Could be a good series.
bar10dr bar10dr
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Please try to be nicer to Ryotaro, his face always seems a bit sad when you unleash the full force of British humor on his gentle Japanese soul :( It's hilarious but at the same time I can't help but think that Ryotaro doesn't really like it; i might be wrong, if so I apologize.
TheShadowChesireCat
Өдрийн өмнө
Forget the pie and the bear, I want the cider 😍
Iya
Өдрийн өмнө
Chris: The deer, the boar, the bear, apples, which do you want to try? Me: EVERYTHING. Also I envisioned myself asking Denpoya-san 「りんごは一個持ってもいいですか?」
Chip Skyler
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That is one Wildest Cook pot. God Damn.
Zulik Langoba
Өдрийн өмнө
I just realized, that "aboard" is a pun with Chris Broad's name. A Broad, like one of the Broads in Japan.
VixenXL
Өдрийн өмнө
You probably won’t see this but I have begun learning Japanese and I love your videos! Thanks for the content and inspiration!
Sharang シャランガ Bhattacharya
Өдрийн өмнө
Hey! Chris where is the 2 Million special video?
AlphaDan22
Өдрийн өмнө
The title should have been ryotaro stuffs me.......... with local dishes
Saunders Mitchell
Өдрийн өмнө
Yang milih allah like yg Mili dajal hirawkan 1:39.........m.
trshxgod *
Өдрийн өмнө
I want to try the wild deer from japan! I’ve had great venison in Wyoming! And elk is great too!
Jinhunter Slay
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However, I learned from Shokugeki no Soma and Binging with Babish’s red dead redemption video....that bear meat is just awful and a real hassle to handle and cook (the smell, bacteria, etc) I don’t think it’s worth the bother
Ink Mage
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DEER BEAR BOAR!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
KittieXaBlaze
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I want to see that short lived tour in Aomori.
stephanie kievaughan
Өдрийн өмнө
only 140 people attacked hells bells thats not much Let's Go out and have a Picnic
LadyDerpsALot -
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That is the most perfect but most dry-looking apple pie I've ever seen in my life.
Holzwurm _HD
Өдрийн өмнө
We need the Ryotaro remix in your Soundboard!
Aaron Ferris
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Y’all can eat me raw 🤣
johana1
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Take a shot each time they say aomori
Owen McPro
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i was watching the video and an ad came up surprising me and got rickrolled
Ras Fari
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Living in Canada I’ve ate a lot of bear, deer, moose, etc... but bear usually just tastes like pork but sweeter and more fatty
Haze
Өдрийн өмнө
PETA's ideal version: "Why Bears eat this Japanese Town"
Vaiyaktika Solar Beam
8 цагийн өмнө
NOOOOO But yeah probably in their view
Leslie Garcia
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First and foremost, I want to try all the coffees! (#coffeeadict) Out of curiosity, I would try the hunter's plate. Is the meat gamey though?
Yui Bustamante
Өдрийн өмнө
Russian part of Japan
Timer im Grinder
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i swear you look like the european kaji yuki or kaji yuki mixed with eren jäger
LimePotato
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Does Ryotoro just insert himself into everyones lives, how is he friends with everybody, impressive.
Mag nolia
Өдрийн өмнө
Love your channel!!!
Bloody Propaganda Exposed!
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Don’t listen to Him! It’s me!
yasio bolo
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If you kill Rissotoro in Aomori, wouldn't the life expectancy go up cause as we all know Rissotoro is 400+ years
zega zega
2 өдрийн өмнө
Loved the video! It had such a calm feeling to it
yasio bolo
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I would like to try the deer sashimi the most ngl
Laura Errity
2 өдрийн өмнө
Hi Chris I hope you and everyone is well. Me and my partner enjoy watching your channel. I have all ways loved Japanese culture 😁. We would like to come over for our honeymoon and see friends in Japan hopefully when the covid situation gets better 😅. Our question is what food & drink can and can't you bring back from Japan to the UK??? Meny thanks stay safe 🙂. Laura E (York,UK)
Simi822
2 өдрийн өмнө
I member there was a old Japanese movie that I loved as a kid about a old bear hunter...it was also called Matagi
Star Gazer
2 өдрийн өмнө
Kutchan-cho , Abuta-gun, Hokkaido, have you been here????? Our timeshare has 3 resorts where we can stay.
Sarah Liljestrand
2 өдрийн өмнө
I lost it at the meat rap
Steve Mann
2 өдрийн өмнө
An average life expectancy of 82 is still better what is in the UK which I think is about 75 😬
cjd29
2 өдрийн өмнө
Hey now. Nagano has lots of great sake (originator of no. 7 yeast!) and apples now, so that's definitely not a factor 😉
David Daris
2 өдрийн өмнө
We love your videos and how you get out and and see Japan while providing an awesome dialogue. We're getting ready to move to the UK and are trying to find the same sort of channel related to living in the United Kingdom. All we found are people sitting in their living rooms and droning on in front of the camera for a half an hour which is frustrating. Can you recommend anyone that does videos like yours about living abroad in the UK? Thanks.
Jean Pierre Polnareff
2 өдрийн өмнө
eating deer is pretty common in germany too
Jean Pierre Polnareff
2 өдрийн өмнө
is taking the apples illegal
Andie
2 өдрийн өмнө
The curry!
UglyBoy Donk
2 өдрийн өмнө
Dear Bear Boar sounds like the perfect meal
Martin Dye
2 өдрийн өмнө
What's the milkshakes you're drinking at the end?
WätSup B8tçh
2 өдрийн өмнө
🦌, 🐻, 🐗....Yetchaaa!
bonehead
2 өдрийн өмнө
for some reason ryotaro reminds me of ryuku from deathnote...
A
2 өдрийн өмнө
This is literally the real "Black Bear Diner", I guess. Aomori is a hidden gem. There are museums (Towada Museum and Aomori Museum - That's where artist Yoshitomo Nara is from), Osamu Dazai Museum if you like Japanese literature, Shuji Terayama Museum if you are into Japanese avant-garde poetry. If you wanna talk to your dead Grandpa, you can go visit Osorezan to see a Shaman. Ultra crystal clear Towada Lake is also a great spot to visit. Needless to say, seafood there is AMAZING. BTW, Aomori isn't the only place you can get bear meat. It's called Gibier in French (local "wild game meat"), and you can still find some exotic food throughout the country. It's not that popular, but if you find one, you should definitely try dear, bear, boar, etc.
Bok Woon Chua
2 өдрийн өмнө
I would like to try the deer sashimi the most ngl
D G
2 өдрийн өмнө
When the moon hits your eye like a big apple pie, thats Aomori
Jmfirelord
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Brilliant
Soumya's Kitchen
2 өдрийн өмнө
Delicious food my new Friend 👍🔔
Drives & Details
2 өдрийн өмнө
Where I come from, they call all that uncooked food “bait”! 😂😂😂
Chris88
2 өдрийн өмнө
great video, next time I visit Japan I will visit amori! other question, do japnese people like to go to restaurant to eat european food like italian, german, english or french food?
Cavi587
2 өдрийн өмнө
Matagi, another thing that Golden Kamuy taught me. Most anime series are not true to the real world, but Golden Kamuy is really well researched and you can learn a lot of cool stuff about Hokkaido Ainu and hunting etc. Anyways, sreat video, as always. I'd like to try some of that meat one day, just to be able to say I did :D
Rising Oblivion
2 өдрийн өмнө
This is one of the best videos iv seen from the channel. Love this type of content !!!
Ed B.
2 өдрийн өмнө
do a video on the ryukuan culture/languages
that one commenting gatorade
2 өдрийн өмнө
Was it unBEARable?
Just Anubis
2 өдрийн өмнө
Eating Bambi Raw...lmao
sami walters
2 өдрийн өмнө
i want to tried bear curry because of lovely complex and this video
jerky scientist
2 өдрийн өмнө
if only the bear as cute as nagaserete island kuma kuma
Chip Ge
2 өдрийн өмнө
2Mil lets go! Congrats!
YAG SIPCC
2 өдрийн өмнө
"People might find it uncomfortable" Me: Has a cold room in a workshop full of deer.
YAG SIPCC
2 өдрийн өмнө
OMG I think id love it there ha lots of meats from different animals, count me in XD