A night walk around Omiya Station in Kyoto, including Hankyu Omiya Station, Randen Shijo-Omiya Station, small restaurant streets, a quiet covered shopping arcade, and memories of the area from decades ago.
A night walk around Kuwana Station in Mie, including the quiet station plaza, Kuwana Ginza shopping street, Teramachi-dori arcade, and the abandoned Soei Building where demolition work has begun.
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 connection to Southern All Stars.
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 through redevelopment.
![[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 filmed.
 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)
A night stroll through the illuminated National Treasure castle keep and the streets that retain the atmosphere of an old castle town
![[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 quietly alive.
A night walk around Yokaichi Station in Higashiomi City, Shiga — the nationally known denim shop, the historic Honmachi Shopping Arcade along the old Godaisan Kaido, and the quiet back streets behind it all.
![[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)
A night walk through Tsu's Daimon district and its remarkable Showa-era arcade — a place where the past hasn't quite let go.
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, and Ujisato Festival flags along the street.
A Halloween night walk around JR Wakayama Station — through the Arochi entertainment district on Yanagi-dori, the vast Burakuri-cho covered arcade, and a stretch of illuminated food stalls.
A night walk around Fukushima Station in Osaka — Showa-era alleys and izakaya culture right next to Umeda. From Shotendori shopping street and Josho Shinmichi alley to a working sento tucked among the bars.
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 don at Tamura Shokudo.
A walking guide to the sights around Kofu Station's south exit: the illuminated Takeda Shingen statue, Yoshida udon in the station building, and the Japan Top 100 Castle ruins — all within half a day.
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![[Hokkaido Cities: Nayoro]Walking around Nayoro Station, the central station of Nayoro City, one of the core cities of Northern Hokkaido](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2024%2F1%2Fnayoro-001.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
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 winter.
![[For People Looking for a Place to Live: Tsunashima Station]The charm of a bedroom town that opened as Tsunashima Onsen Station - an interesting history (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2F2023%2F12%2Ftsunashima-003.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
What machidori.ch felt when visiting and filming Tsunashima Station, and the atmosphere of the city visible in the filmed video, which may be helpful for people looking for a place to live.