Channels Like Abroad in Japan

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Abroad in Japan
Subscribers 3.3M
Videos 324
Views 588.4M

Abroad in Japan covers travel, life in Japan, and cultural experiences in Japan through vlogs, explorations of food, and location-based posts. The channel emphasizes Japan-focused travel, daily life, and behind-the-scenes content with a British perspective, featuring videos that range from food experiences to scenic and adventure-focused outings. Uploads appear frequent with an average view count around 1.2M per video, and the channel has 3.3M subscribers and 588.4M total views across 324 published videos since 2012.

Content Landscape

Top competitors: Megan and Ben — 90% match, 2.5M subscribers; TAKASHii — 85% match, 2.6M subscribers; Yuki’s Tokyo Overtime — 87% match, 70.4K subscribers. These channels overlap on queries like 'life in japan', 'living in japan', and 'japan travel vlogs', with TAKASHii also aligning with 'british in japan' and Megan and Ben covering broad life-in-Japan topics. Abroad in Japan has 3.3M subscribers, larger than Yuki’s Tokyo Overtime, but smaller than Megan and Ben and TAKASHii, which hover around 2.5–2.6M. All identified competitors share focus on life in Japan and travel culture, creating overlap in audiences seeking expatriate perspectives and practical Japan-related content.

Similar Channels

We found 50 YouTube channels similar to Abroad in Japan

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#1 Megan and Ben

90% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M
Videos 199
Views 2.7B
Appearances 24
SERP 100%
Similarity 83%
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Both target broad life-in-Japan and living-in-Japan queries with travel vlog content, matching Abroad in Japan on searches like life in japan and living in japan (100% search overlap) while sharing a lifestyle, family-focused travel style (content overlap 83%).

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#2 Yuki’s Tokyo Overtime

87% relevance

Subscribers 70.4K
Videos 30
Views 3.6M
Appearances 14
SERP 96%
Similarity 80%
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Centers on life in Japan and daily life in Tokyo, aligning with Abroad in Japan on life in japan and japan daily life (high search and content similarity: 96% search, 80% content).

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#3 TAKASHii

85% relevance

Subscribers 2.6M
Videos 814
Views 1.0B
Appearances 20
SERP 94%
Similarity 79%
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Similar audience for life in japan and living in japan and adds a British-in-Japan angle, matching Abroad in Japan on core queries (94% search) with comparable lifestyle/japan experience content (79% content).

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#4 Lou C.ルーシ

80% relevance

Subscribers 216K
Videos 192
Views 35.3M
Appearances 13
SERP 82%
Similarity 78%
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Produces daily-life-in-Japan content and life-in-Japan topics that overlap with Abroad in Japan’s audience, evidenced by shared queries like life in japan and japan daily life (82% search) and similar presentation style (78% content).

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#5 Life Where I'm From

77% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 237
Views 305.1M
Appearances 8
SERP 67%
Similarity 83%
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Covers Japan culture, Tokyo life and food guides, overlapping Abroad in Japan on Japan culture explained and Tokyo life, with meaningful search overlap (67%) and strong content alignment (83%).

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#6 Sol Life

70% relevance

Subscribers 559K
Videos 148
Views 57.7M
Appearances 10
SERP 56%
Similarity 80%
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Offers Japan travel and daily life content that appeals to Abroad in Japan’s audience, aligning on travel vlogs and tokyo life queries (56% search) and a high content similarity (80%).

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#8 62% Brendan in Japan 85% 10.4K 28% 4
#9 62% NihongoDekita with Sayaka 81% 1.5M 32% 4
#10 62% Sundai Love 85% 403K 27% 4
#11 61% Allan Su 74% 234K 43% 6
#12 61% Currently Hannah 85% 568K 26% 4
#13 61% Shu Matsuo Post 79% 226K 34% 6
#14 60% Hoang Pham 86% 32.1K 22% 6
#15 60% Howzit Japan 82% 31.4K 27% 6
#16 59% Explorin with Laurin 75% 11.5K 35% 3
#17 59% Retro Japan 82% 26.7K 23% 7
#18 58% Inaka Adventure 88% 51.8K 14% 3
#19 58% Roy and Aimee | Japan Outdoors 83% 26.6K 20% 6
#20 57% Tokyo Lens 86% 1.2M 15% 3
#21 57% PiQtour Japan 81% 63.6K 21% 6
#22 57% Allison in Tokyo 80% 74.4K 21% 6
#23 56% seerasan 83% 135K 16% 2
#24 56% Taiji ́s Kitchen 77% 222K 24% 4
#25 56% Japan by Food 83% 242K 15% 2
#26 56% TabiEats 81% 608K 18% 2
#27 56% Paolo fromTOKYO 77% 3.7M 24% 8
#28 55% Ask Japanese 76% 591K 23% 3
#29 55% Aika Agustin 77% 312K 21% 5
#30 55% Wolters World 70% 1.2M 31% 3
#31 54% AeroScape Chronicles 80% 132K 15% 3
#32 54% CoolVision 72% 1.1M 28% 3
#33 54% NHK WORLD-JAPAN 80% 3.5M 15% 2
#34 53% Map Pack 76% 397K 19% 5
#35 53% Maya Lee 69% 534K 29% 4
#36 53% Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com 76% 4.0M 18% 7
#37 52% asuka🇯🇵 77% 119K 15% 5
#38 52% Where's Wes? 71% 100K 24% 6
#39 52% Learn English by Pocket Passport 72% 197K 22% 3
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#41 51% Addy 75% 249K 15% 3
#42 50% Lisa and Josh 73% 163K 17% 5
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#49 46% OfficialGDRAGON 66% 4.2M 17% 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Abroad in Japan?

Megan and Ben — 90% match, 2.5M subscribers; Yuki’s Tokyo Overtime — 87% match, 70.4K subscribers; TAKASHii — 85% match, 2.6M subscribers. All three create travel and Japan-focused content featuring lifestyle, culture, and exploration similar to Abroad in Japan.

What type of content does Abroad in Japan make?

Abroad in Japan makes travel and culture content centered on Japan, including food, places, and experiences in Japan. They upload multiple videos per week with average views around 1.2M per video, as shown by recent videos like I Tried Japan's Rarest Beef (743.8K) and I Hiked 72 Hours to Japan’s Most Isolated Mountain Village (1M).

How do we determine which channels are similar to Abroad in Japan?

We analyze Abroad in Japan's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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