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【June 2026 Trip Plan】A Long Drive from Tokyo Through Hokuriku and the San'in Coast to Kobe
Mapping a long drive from Tokyo through Hokuriku and the San'in coast — Tottori, Shimane, Yamaguchi — before returning east via Hiroshima, stopping in Kobe.
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【Toyama Station / Night Walk】(Toyama City, Toyama) The Station Plaza and the Lights of the Restaurant District
A night walk around Toyama Station in Toyama City. Recording the station plaza, bus terminal, hotels and restaurants along the main street, and the narrow alleys near the station.
【Takaoka Station / Night Walk】(Takaoka, Toyama) Late-Night Shopping Streets and the Manyo Line Tram
Late-night walk around Takaoka Station, Toyama: Katahara-machi and Suehiro shopping arcades, back alleys of the entertainment district, and the Manyo Line tram.
【Fuse Station / Night Walk】(Higashiosaka, Osaka) Restaurant Alleys and Shopping Arcades Around the Station
A night walk around Kintetsu Fuse Station in Higashiosaka, Osaka. The route covers the station front, restaurant alleys, Brando-ri shopping arcade,
【Kurashiki Station / Night Walk】(Kurashiki, Okayama) The Bikan Historical Quarter and Shopping Streets Before Christmas
A night walk around Kurashiki Station in Okayama, including the station front, covered shopping arcades, the Bikan Historical Quarter, and small drinking
【Tsuyama Station / Night Walk】(Tsuyama, Okayama) Drinking Streets with Year-End Party Groups Passing Through
A night walk around Tsuyama Station in Tsuyama, Okayama, including Tsuyama Station, Imazuyabashi Bridge, covered shopping arcades, drinking streets,
【Kuse Station / Night Walk】(Maniwa, Okayama) Kamimachi and Shimomachi Shopping Streets at Night
A night walk around Kuse Station in Maniwa, Okayama, including JR Kishin Line's Kuse Station, the Kamimachi and Shimomachi shopping streets, and Maniwa City
【Omiya Station / Night Walk】(Kyoto City, Kyoto) Shijo-Omiya and a Quiet Arcade at Night
A night walk around Omiya Station in Kyoto, including Hankyu Omiya Station, Randen Shijo-Omiya Station, small restaurant streets, a quiet covered shopping
【Kuwana Station / Night Walk】(Kuwana, Mie) A Station Plaza with a Famous Abandoned Building
A night walk around Kuwana Station in Mie, including the quiet station plaza, Kuwana Ginza shopping street, Teramachi-dori arcade, and the abandoned Soei
【Chigasaki Station / Night Walk】(Chigasaki, Kanagawa) A Town That Feels Like the Sea
An evening walk around Chigasaki Station, from the north and south exit dining streets to Southern-dori, in a coastal town known for its local nightlife and
【Tsujido Station / Night Walk】(Fujisawa, Kanagawa) A Station Plaza Lit Up by a Giant Christmas Tree
A walk around Tsujido Station and Terrace Mall Shonan, where a giant illuminated tree lights up the plaza and families and young people fill the area.
【Hamamatsu Station / Night Walk】(Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) Friday Night in the Yurakugai Entertainment District
A Friday-night walk through Yurakugai near Hamamatsu Station, recording the touts, drinkers, neon signs, and lively atmosphere of the entertainment district.
![[Higashi-Okazaki Station / Evening Walk] (Okazaki, Aichi) The Demolished Building That Used to Define the Station Square](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F17%2F1%2F20260417_1_4.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Higashi-Okazaki Station / Evening Walk] (Okazaki, Aichi) The Demolished Building That Used to Define the Station Square
A walk around Higashi-Okazaki Station, where the retro station-front building I saw on my previous visit had been demolished as the area continues to change
![[Toma Station / First Love Filming Location] (Toma, Hokkaido) The Shopping Street Where Young Yae Walks to School](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F13%2F1%2F20260413_1_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Toma Station / First Love Filming Location] (Toma, Hokkaido) The Shopping Street Where Young Yae Walks to School
A visit to the area around Toma Station in Kamikawa District, Hokkaido, where the school commute scene featuring teenage Yae Nogi in Netflix's First Love was
 The Illuminated Castle Keep and the Castle Town Streets](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F06%2F1%2F20260406_1_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Inuyama Station / Night Walk](Inuyama, Aichi) The Illuminated Castle Keep and the Castle Town Streets
Inuyama Station (Meitetsu) to Inuyama Castle, Japan's oldest National Treasure keep, illuminated at night. Castle town loop via Inagi Kaido: 40 minutes.
![[Hida-Kanayama Station / Night Walk] (Gero City, Gifu) — The Labyrinthine Alleyways of a Town Said to Have Inspired SILENT HILL f](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F05%2F4%2F20260405_4_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Hida-Kanayama Station / Night Walk] (Gero City, Gifu) — The Labyrinthine Alleyways of a Town Said to Have Inspired SILENT HILL f
Hida-Kanayama, rumored to be the model for the world of SILENT HILL f — a walk through its silent streets and tangled kinkotsu lanes after dark.
![[Nagahama Station / Night Walk] (Nagahama City, Shiga) — Kurokabe Square After Dark and the Quiet Dining District of a Former Red-Light District](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F05%2F3%2F20260405_3_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Nagahama Station / Night Walk] (Nagahama City, Shiga) — Kurokabe Square After Dark and the Quiet Dining District of a Former Red-Light District
After the tourist crowds vanish, the black-walled streets of Kurokabe Square take on a different character — and the city's former red-light district comes
Yokaichi Station Night Walk: Denim Mecca, Honmachi Arcade & Tokiwa-dori — Higashiomi City, Shiga
A night walk around Yokaichi Station in Higashiomi City, Shiga — the nationally known denim shop, the historic Honmachi Shopping Arcade along the old Godaisan
![[Tsu-Shinmachi Station / Night Walk] (Tsu City, Mie) — A Retro Entertainment District and a Frozen-in-Time Arcade](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2026%2F04%2F05%2F1%2F20260405_1_2.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
[Tsu-Shinmachi Station / Night Walk] (Tsu City, Mie) — A Retro Entertainment District and a Frozen-in-Time Arcade
Night walk from Tsu-Shinmachi Station (Kintetsu) into the Daimon district, Tsu City, Mie, and a Showa-era arcade with exposed steel frames frozen in time.
Matsusaka Station Night Walk: Tori Yakiniku, a Former Pleasure Quarter & the Ujisato Festival — Mie Prefecture
A night walk around JR Matsusaka Station in Mie — the covered shopping arcade with grilled chicken signs, a former pleasure quarter now filled with small bars,