Walking around Nanao Station, Ishikawa, four months after the Noto earthquake — cracked pavement, collapsed buildings, and blue tarps along Ippongi and Ribbon Streets.
Night walk in Himi, Toyama, five months after the Noto earthquake. Hometown of manga artist Fujiko Fujio A, where character statues line a quiet, empty arcade.
Mapping a long drive from Tokyo through Hokuriku and the San'in coast — Tottori, Shimane, Yamaguchi — before returning east via Hiroshima, stopping in Kobe.
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.
Late-night walk around Takaoka Station, Toyama: Katahara-machi and Suehiro shopping arcades, back alleys of the entertainment district, and the Manyo Line tram.
A night walk around Kintetsu Fuse Station in Higashiosaka, Osaka. The route covers the station front, restaurant alleys, Brando-ri shopping arcade,
A night walk around Kurashiki Station in Okayama, including the station front, covered shopping arcades, the Bikan Historical Quarter, and small drinking
A night walk around Tsuyama Station in Tsuyama, Okayama, including Tsuyama Station, Imazuyabashi Bridge, covered shopping arcades, drinking streets,
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
A night walk around Omiya Station in Kyoto, including Hankyu Omiya Station, Randen Shijo-Omiya Station, small restaurant streets, a quiet covered shopping
A night walk around Kuwana Station in Mie, including the quiet station plaza, Kuwana Ginza shopping street, Teramachi-dori arcade, and the abandoned Soei
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
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.
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)
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)
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 (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, 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)
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
A night walk around Yokaichi Station in Higashiomi City, Shiga — the nationally known denim shop, the historic Honmachi Shopping Arcade along the old Godaisan
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