https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/skip-dotonbori-walk-five-blocks-west/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/dotonbori-dont-eat-poster.webpSkip Dotonbori. Try Fukushima.An Osaka food short starting with Dotonbori and pointing towards Fukushima. Watch before choosing where to spend your evening.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/dotonbori-dont-eat-720.mp4862026-04-10T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/shibuya-off-the-scramble/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/kamata-tokyo-poster.webpSkip the scramble. Go to Kamata instead.Take a look around Kamata in Tokyo’s Ota ward. A short neighbourhood film for your next detour beyond the familiar stops.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/kamata-tokyo-720.mp4852026-04-09T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/silence-at-yonge-eglinton/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/silence-at-yonge-eglinton-poster.webpA Quiet Moment at Yonge and EglintonA quieter moment around Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto. Pause for an 80-second look at the neighbourhood.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/silence-at-yonge-eglinton-720.mp4802026-04-08T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/kappabashi-tokyo-kitchen-street/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/shibamata-guide-poster.webpShibamata: Walk to TaishakutenWalk Shibamata’s approach to Taishakuten in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward. A short look at the neighbourhood and its temple street.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/shibamata-guide-720.mp4902026-04-07T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/meguro-trust-the-queue/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/meguro-trust-the-queue-poster.webpOne Tokyo Evening, in 90 SecondsTrains, neon, and alleyways from a Tokyo evening. A 90-second film following the city’s everyday rhythm after dark.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/meguro-trust-the-queue-720.mp4902026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/ameyoko-market-tokyo/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/dont-eat-in-tokyo-poster.webpSkip the hotel buffet. Try Ameyoko.Take a food detour through Ameyoko market in Ueno, Tokyo. A short film to watch before planning your next meal.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/dont-eat-in-tokyo-720.mp4902026-04-05T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/chidoricho-bakery-ikebukuro/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/guru-guru-poster.webpTokyo, One Turn at a TimeOne intersection, one full turn. A 32-second spin through a Tokyo street scene.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/guru-guru-720.mp4322026-04-04T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/shorts/jiyugaoka-after-dark/https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/meguro-tokyo-poster.webpMeguro River: Take the Early WalkAn early walk by the Meguro River in Tokyo. See the river south of the station as the neighbourhood begins its day.https://steviethewanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/stw-video-2026/shorts/meguro-tokyo-720.mp4902026-04-03T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/asakusa-before-the-crowds/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fKP02eOkUqw/maxresdefault.jpgBefore the Crowds: Asakusa at First LightAsakusa before 7 AM belongs to a different city. A film about the version of this neighborhood that most visitors never see.https://www.youtube.com/embed/fKP02eOkUqw10712026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/72-hours-ramen-fukuoka/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EcrhnnJJLjY/maxresdefault.jpg72 Hours of Ramen in FukuokaFukuoka has 14 ramen styles within a 20-minute walk of the station. A 72-hour attempt to understand what makes the city the ramen capital it claims to be.https://www.youtube.com/embed/EcrhnnJJLjY15092026-02-20T10:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/tokyos-last-halloween/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mKXicBGK7YA/maxresdefault.jpgTokyo’s Last HalloweenTokyo holds a Halloween that has nothing to do with costumes or candy. A film about what the last one felt like — and why it will not happen again.https://www.youtube.com/embed/mKXicBGK7YA5082026-02-06T10:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/tokyo-after-dark-tori-no-ichi-festival/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/afXTwpUhRHY/maxresdefault.jpgTokyo After Dark: The Tori-no-Ichi FestivalTori-no-Ichi is a November night market that fills Tokyo side streets once a year with smoke, noise, and ritual. A film about arriving after dark.https://www.youtube.com/embed/afXTwpUhRHY6012026-01-23T10:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/chiba-monorail/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dt9hbFKeJZg/maxresdefault.jpgChiba Monorail: The Train That Hangs from the SkyThe Chiba Monorail is the longest suspended monorail in the world. Nobody rides it on purpose. A short film about what that looks like from above.https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dt9hbFKeJZg2472026-01-09T10:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/nikko-japan-driving-guide/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/waQh3OgDBns/maxresdefault.jpgNikko, Japan: A Complete Guide to the Town of Shrines and SpiritsThe road from Tokyo to Nikko narrows before it opens. A film about the drive, the transformation that happens around Utsunomiya, and arriving before the crowds.https://www.youtube.com/embed/waQh3OgDBns6342026-01-04T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/asakusa-tokyo-before-the-crowds/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bh6GMsknEqk/maxresdefault.jpgThe Golden Hour at Senso-ji: Why You Need to Arrive by 7 AMAsakusa at 7 AM is a different city than at noon. A film about walking Nakamise in quiet, the light on the gate, and where the old and new sit together.https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bh6GMsknEqk6272025-12-26T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/shibamata-tokyo-time-capsule/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KzlZ9LMSIpI/maxresdefault.jpgWhy Isn’t Anyone Here? Tokyo’s Forgotten Time CapsuleShibamata is 40 minutes from Tokyo Station and feels like a different century. A film about the shotengai, the river, and a neighborhood that survived.https://www.youtube.com/embed/KzlZ9LMSIpI4372025-12-25T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/gokokuji-temple-tokyo-guide/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/itJYfqKfwS4/maxresdefault.jpgThe Tokyo Most Tourists SkipGokokuji Temple survived 1945 intact. Most of Tokyo did not. A film about pre-war architecture that endured and what it means to walk through it in 2026.https://www.youtube.com/embed/itJYfqKfwS44492025-12-18T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/yanaka-ginza-tokyo/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kzzyJP3ywdg/maxresdefault.jpgDid Tourists Ruin Tokyo’s Last “Real” Neighborhood?Did we love Yanaka Ginza to death? A film about slow gentrification — a preserved shotengai, a new coffee shop, and a question with no easy answer.https://www.youtube.com/embed/kzzyJP3ywdg4892025-11-01T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/ota-ward-ikegami-kamata/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADMyJe7sOQo/maxresdefault.jpgWhat’s Hiding Beyond Tokyo’s Tourist Map?Ota Ward has a Buddhist temple and a red-light district three minutes apart by subway. A film about what those two worlds look like from the same station exit.https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADMyJe7sOQo8222025-10-22T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/how-to-beat-tokyo-jetlag/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OjjcTzFXZGY/maxresdefault.jpgThe Jet Lag Rule That Almost Broke MePushing through to midnight on day one is the standard jet lag fix. A film about what happens in Tokyo when that approach completely backfires.https://www.youtube.com/embed/OjjcTzFXZGY5372025-10-11T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/senzoku-ike-tokyo/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xS-Cye_q8ew/maxresdefault.jpgI Got Off the Train With No PlanOne unplanned afternoon on the Ikegami line became the reference point for everything after. A film about a pond, a non-plan, and what changed.https://www.youtube.com/embed/xS-Cye_q8ew1192025-10-01T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/60-days-in-japan/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r6ewJTw5rQA/maxresdefault.jpgThe Pull: What Japan Did to a Guy From TorontoSixty days in Japan. A film about what changes after the first month — when the wonder settles and the surrender begins.https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6ewJTw5rQA7522025-09-29T12:00:00+00:00 https://steviethewanderer.com/cinematic/ameyoko-market-tokyo/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5oKj54uEmBE/maxresdefault.jpgThe Black Market that Became Tokyo: Walking Ameyoko at DuskAmeyoko Market runs under the train tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi and has refused every wave of modernization since 1945. A film about why.https://www.youtube.com/embed/5oKj54uEmBE2502025-09-04T12:00:00+00:00