https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en A cinematic journey through the quiet beauty of Japan. en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/06/09/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/06/09/1 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT Mapping a long drive from Tokyo through Hokuriku and the San'in coast — Tottori, Shimane, Yamaguchi — before returning east via Hiroshima, stopping in Kobe. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/22/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/22/1 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT 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. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/14/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/14/1 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Late-night walk around Takaoka Station, Toyama: Katahara-machi and Suehiro shopping arcades, back alleys of the entertainment district, and the Manyo Line tram. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/10/2 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/10/2 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT A night walk around Kintetsu Fuse Station in Higashiosaka, Osaka. The route covers the station front, restaurant alleys, Brando-ri shopping arcade, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/10/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/10/1 Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT A night walk around Kurashiki Station in Okayama, including the station front, covered shopping arcades, the Bikan Historical Quarter, and small drinking https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/07/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/07/1 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT A night walk around Tsuyama Station in Tsuyama, Okayama, including Tsuyama Station, Imazuyabashi Bridge, covered shopping arcades, drinking streets, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/06/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/06/1 Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT 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 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/05/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/05/05/1 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT A night walk around Omiya Station in Kyoto, including Hankyu Omiya Station, Randen Shijo-Omiya Station, small restaurant streets, a quiet covered shopping https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/21/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/21/1 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT A night walk around Kuwana Station in Mie, including the quiet station plaza, Kuwana Ginza shopping street, Teramachi-dori arcade, and the abandoned Soei https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/20/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/20/1 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/19/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/19/1 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT 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. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/18/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/18/1 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT A Friday-night walk through Yurakugai near Hamamatsu Station, recording the touts, drinkers, neon signs, and lively atmosphere of the entertainment district. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/17/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/17/1 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT 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 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/13/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/13/1 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 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 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/06/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/06/1 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT Inuyama Station (Meitetsu) to Inuyama Castle, Japan's oldest National Treasure keep, illuminated at night. Castle town loop via Inagi Kaido: 40 minutes. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/4 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/4 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT 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. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/3 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/3 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT 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 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/2 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/2 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT A night walk around Yokaichi Station in Higashiomi City, Shiga — the nationally known denim shop, the historic Honmachi Shopping Arcade along the old Godaisan https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/05/1 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT 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. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/3 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/3 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT 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, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/2 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/2 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT A Halloween night walk around JR Wakayama Station — through the Arochi entertainment district on Yanagi-dori, the vast Burakuri-cho covered arcade, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/04/04/1 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT Night walk around Fukushima Station, Osaka — Showa-era alleys and izakaya culture next to Umeda. Covers Shotendori, Josho Shinmichi alley, and a hidden sento. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/26/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/26/1 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT A snowy walk around Ina-shi Station on the JR Iida Line in Nagano — Showa-era shopping street, the working Kasuga Sake Brewery, and Ina's famous sauce katsu https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/22/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/22/1 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT Walking guide around Kofu Station's south exit: the illuminated Takeda Shingen statue, Yoshida udon, and Kofu Castle ruins — one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/07/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2026/02/07/1 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT Tokyo District 15, 2026 election: policy matrix for six candidates on tax, social security, fiscal discipline, constitutional revision, and separate surnames. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2024/01/02/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2024/01/02/1 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:00:00 GMT I walked through a shopping street with a fairly impressive arcade near the station in a city where temperatures can drop to -30 degrees Celsius in severe https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/31/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/31/1 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT What The Street Archive | MACHIDORI felt when visiting and filming Tsunashima Station, and the atmosphere of the city visible in the filmed video, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/27/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/27/1 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT The shopping street near the station has a good atmosphere but feels desolate and a bit sad. The population hasn't decreased much, so maybe it's because it https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/19/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/19/1 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT Nemuro Station, JR Hokkaido's eastern terminus 423km from Sapporo: Hanasaki crabs, Northern Territories signs, fog, and a population down 4,500 in seven years. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/10/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/10/1 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT What The Street Archive | MACHIDORI felt when visiting and filming Komagome Station, and the atmosphere of the city visible in the filmed video, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/02/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/12/02/1 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:00:00 GMT A street-level look at Ageo Station, Saitama — 45 min from Shibuya, second-busiest on the Takasaki Line. Filming notes on the city's balance of old and new. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/29/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/29/1 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Five stations named Chiba within walking distance, a 1963 relocation, and Sakae-cho — where the old main street quietly became an adult entertainment district. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/23/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/23/1 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT The Street Archive | MACHIDORI asks for support for travel expenses for filming, equipment and material purchase costs, etc. to operate the YouTube channel https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/21/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/21/1 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Walking from around Korakuen's Shiromi Chaya, passing through Omotecho Shopping Street, to around the South Clock Tower, while looking at Okayama Castle, https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/19/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/19/1 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Introducing Wakkanai Central Arcade Shopping Street with eye-catching Russian signage, stretching west from Wakkanai Station, the northernmost station https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/18/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/18/1 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Okayama Station west exit: Hokkancho Shopping Street, a 1km arcade with Meiji-era roots on the old Sanyo Road, explored on a quiet night walk. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/16/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/16/1 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT When walking through Matsuyama, remembered because a certain prefectural governor in Tohoku was served jakoten and said it was "poor-looking" or didn't say it https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/14/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/14/1 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Obihiro to Kushiro by road: the 2020 population reversal in Hokkaido, walking videos of both stations, and the 1977 film The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/11/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/11/1 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Recently, my love for drinking seems to have decreased, but a city still full of love for drunks - video introduction of walking through Hachinohe's city center https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/09/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/09/1 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Recently, my love for drinking seems to have decreased, but a city still full of love for drunks - video introduction of walking through Hachinohe's city center https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/06/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/06/1 Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Walking from my alma mater Kobe Municipal Hibarigaoka Junior High School in the mountainous area of Kobe where I was born and raised to Kobe Electric Railway https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/03/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/03/1 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT Walking route from Okayama Station to Okayama Castle: 1.8km, 20–30 min on foot. Route highlights plus what makes Okayama one of Japan's most livable cities. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/02/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/11/02/1 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT A job change at 55 brought me near Nishi-Chiba Station, Chiba City — a place I had filmed months earlier, never expecting it to become part of my daily commute. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/10/30/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2023/10/30/1 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT The Street Archive | MACHIDORI: 3 years, 26,717 subscribers, now focusing on Kanto stations. Latest: walking video of Utsunomiya Station via Orion-dori. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/11/08/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/11/08/1 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMT Walking through Kobe, the city where I lived from birth to age 18, from Maruyama, Nagata Ward to Hiyodorigoeshi for the first time in about 30 years https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/10/08/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/10/08/1 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMT Walking through Kobe, the city where I lived from birth to age 18, from Maruyama, Nagata Ward to Hiyodorigoeshi for the first time in about 30 years https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/09/21/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/09/21/1 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:00 GMT Walking through Kobe, the city where I lived from birth to age 18, from Maruyama, Nagata Ward to Hiyodorigoeshi for the first time in about 30 years https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/09/20/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2017/09/20/1 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:00:00 GMT Walking through Kobe's Maruyama district in Nagata Ward — the neighborhood where I lived until I was 18 — for the first time in about 30 years. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2011/11/23/787_boeing_787 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2011/11/23/787_boeing_787 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:51:25 GMT Boeing 787 delayed at Okayama Airport on a Tokyo-bound flight — the gate became packed. I ended up filming the other aircraft that left first. https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2011/08/31/1 https://streetarchive.jp/blog/en/2011/08/31/1 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:51:53 GMT Photo walk guide from Okayama Station to Okayama Castle: 1.8km, 20–30 min on foot. Route covers Momotaro-dori, streetcar stops, Korakuen garden, and the castle.