Japan's most insane noodle challenge involves eating over 100 bowls of soba noodles.
But can we do it? Only one way to find out...
Tokyo's luxury 5 star hotels are amongst the best in the world. We stay the night in a $12,000 a night suite with stunning views as a reward to Connor for eating 100 bowls of noodles.
As Japan's biggest movie star, Ken Watanabe has performed in Hollywood movies such as The Last Samurai, Godzilla & Inception. But it's off the big screen where Ken plays his greatest role of all; rebuilding a town devastated by a tsunami. I spent a week with Ken to hear his inspiring story.
Living in Japan you get used to earthquakes pretty fast. But then there are the big ones.
Yesterday a magnitude 7.4 quake struck - Japan's biggest in 10 years - off the coast of Sendai. Today, we inspect the damage.
Having taught English in Japan for 3 years, I felt ready to leave by the end of the job. But what happens when you teach for 10 years? Bad things.
Japan's Snow Monkeys are famous the world over located deep in snow territory. On this Wacky Weekend we explore sake vending machines, venture into a creepy tunnel and meet the monkeys face to face!
Tokyo's luxurious accommodation knows no limits. This time we go inside a private members club with a $39,000 fee, where members are rewarded with the ultimate luxury escape.
Every year in Japan you take a health exam called a Kenkou Shindan. This year, it didn't go so well.
Having left Japan for the first time in 3 years, I'm back in the UK sleeping in Britain's most haunted Prison & Church with CDawgVA & The Anime Man of Trash Taste fame. Wacky Weekend UK!
Japan is one of the world's most misunderstood cultures. How healthy is the food really? Is the country a technological marvel? And how friendly is everyone in everyday life? We explore the food, the etiquette and the technology to unravel the reality of life in Japan.
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. But even then it's not free from scams. We explore two of the worst.
Okinawa is Japan's tropical paradise ???? On our first day of Journey Across Japan, we explore the capital city of Naha, taste the world's spiciest food and charter a luxury yacht for a day of sailing and snorkelling.
Okinawa is Japan's tropical paradise. This week we go full blown Mario Kart, driving buggies through the jungle, stay at the island's top private getaway and bring back a beloved Japanese character.
Japan is still closed to tourists after 2 long years. But why?
Ishigaki island is Japan's ultimate tropical paradise. In the final episode of Journey Across Japan: Escape to paradise, we explore it by land, sea and air in numerous hellish ways.
Connor and I set off on a 750km cycle across Hokkaido in our Wackiest Weekend yet, as we battle for 8 days straight from Japan's most northern point (Wakkanai) to the city of Hakodate in the south.
Japan's Spartan race in the mountains of Niigata is considered one of the toughest races in Japan. 1,100m high with over 20 obstacles, I very foolishly attempted to run it.
10 years living in Japan; I can't love everything right?
Food, transport, architecture and culture here's the 12 things that drive me craziest in Japan.
I travelled to America for the first time in 14 years for the toughest challenge of my life.
This year marks the 10 Year anniversary of the Abroad in Japan channel. To celebrate we headed to London to prank 1,000 viewers.