Abroad in Japan

Chris Broad has spent 10+ years in Japan and built the definitive foreigner perspective on Japanese culture for 3M subscribers. His Cycle Japan, Train Series, and cultural explainer videos are the best introduction to Japan that exists on YouTube — better than most guidebooks, funnier than any documentary. In 2026, his coverage of AI tourism in Japan (the overcrowding crisis, robot hospitality) adds contemporary relevance to deep cultural knowledge. The channel that turned millions of viewers into Japan obsessives.