[Numazu / North Exit] Walking the Night District — Bar Alleys and the Love Live Arcade
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Visited: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Photos and descriptions reflect conditions that night.
Heading for a cooler spot in Nagano, not too far from Tokyo — north through Shizuoka, then Yamanashi. First stop: Numazu. Population 184,255 (end of August 2025). At 7:55 p.m. I started from the north exit of JR Numazu Station.
The north side still has a slightly shady bar strip — women on the street, snack signs, Ricoh-dori’s alleys. South is the front door. Numazu is a setting for Love Live! Sunshine!!, and fans come from across Japan on pilgrimage; Nakamise hangs with banners and décor. Through the arcade, then back north.
Around the Station
White light on the gates. Kiosk shuttered on the left; bus canopy on the right. Someone in red comes through.
White pillars, ceiling light. A purple sign ahead, trees on the right. Four people cut across the stones.
沼津リコー通り商店街 on the corner pillar, red arrow for the next turn. A white car crosses. Red pachinko light farther on.
Checkerboard tiles. OLYMPIA and ニューオオスビル on the right. Two people walk toward me. A red car passes with its headlights on.
Under a クリーニング tile sign, people gather at the doorway. OPEN in the window; a teal bike. Someone sits with a can. Laundry on the sign — drinking spot at night.
The street narrows. A woman by a red door. AC unit and green crates. A white van’s headlights ahead. Snack and club signs in patches.
カラオケあります!! and a red lantern. SNACK フェスタ and 姫 on the right. Two men walk deeper; a white car at the curb.
Purple さくら横丁 on the left. On the fence, HOTEL 555 — 今夜はどっちの気分？ A man in blue walks the middle of the road.
Pink dress, black off-shoulder, light pink top — four coming this way. A man in black goes the other way.
サラタイ on the corner — gold tinsel, red rope, someone on a phone. White 絆 on the wall to the right. A one-way sign, then a darker alley.
Murals on the white wall. Green railing; round ceiling lamps. A couple walk toward me. Short underpass between station and shops.
Anime nobori under the canopy. Wide roadway, headlights far ahead. Arcade light on the far side. Few people. Inside Nakamise, Love Live! Sunshine!! character banners hang from the ceiling.
A man in blue crosses; a woman in black walks this way. Tully’s behind glass. A こなみ banner on the second floor.
KURETAKE INN on the right. A woman in white checks her phone as she walks. Planters and the road on the left. Station light coming back ahead.
Orange JR — 沼津駅. Below it, a Love Live! Sunshine!! panel of a station platform. Three people follow the tactile paving toward the doors. Back at Numazu Station for the night.
Video: Night Walk Around Numazu Station
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