T1D Wanderer

Video diary - Between videos in Sakai

Here is a brief Patreon-only video diary from Sakai, Japan. I shot an upcoming YouTube video during my wanderings today, and will do so tomorrow. Knees willing.

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2025-11-05 07:53:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Newsletter] Creepy or amusing? The rakan statues of Otagi

▶︎ Watch the new video → https://youtu.be/kZfiu_dW6Hw

This week's video is a bit shorter than usual. But it's about ...

[Extended version] Quirky roadside vending/game center stuck in 1982

This early link to the extended ad-free version of my Drive-in Daruma vintage vending machine video is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 41 m...

[Raw footage] Me playing the classic Space Invaders

Complete game (short as it is) from the retro Drive-in Daruma.

[Raw footage] Me playing Tetris (but not for long)

After eating vintage vending machine food, I thought I was ready for Tetris.

[Raw footage] My first Super Mario Bros game in years

Of course the Drive-in Daruma retro game center had this classic video game. And of course I played it.

[Raw footage] Me and the driving game Rave Racer

I'd never heard of this game but I tried it when I saw it at Drive-in Daruma. How did I do? Well...

[Raw footage] Me playing Lupin the Third pachinko (or possibly not)

Did I play this game? What even is it? I do not know.

[Raw footage] Me playing Grass Derby (like Japanese pinball)

A fun game of flipper-less pinball at a Japanese retro game center. (Two games, in fact!)

[Raw footage] Me murdering Galaga for nine minutes

The entire video of my Galaga game at Drive-in Daruma. Not bad eh!

[Raw footage] Me playing Fist of the North Star (slot machine)

I was a bit confused, but I think I mostly figured it out...?

[Raw footage] My entire Pac-Man game

Complete game footage of Pac-Man from the Drive-in Daruma retro game/vending machine center in Kyōto, Japan.

Several other complete videos of the games I played this day available in my 2025-11-01 01:40:23 +0000 UTC View Post

[Newsletter] Toxic mountain village with Japan's last wolf

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The prefecture of Nara, Japan is very mountainous and there ar...

[Extended version] Creepy or amusing? The rakan statues of Otagi

This early link to next week's video is the extended ad-free version, exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 12 minutes long and includes the bus ride through Aras...

[Newsletter] Why locals love this ancient tree bridge

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I found something unique and mostly unknown in a small town ca...

[Extended version] Toxic mountain village with Japan's last wolf

This early link to the extended ad-free version of next week's video is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 43 minutes long and includes exploring many more str...

[Newsletter] A train line, a river, a belly button - Kakogawa!

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Oh boy I've got a really good video for you this week, if I do...

[Extended version] Why locals love this ancient tree bridge

This early link to the extended ad-free version of next week's video from Kaibara, Japan is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 30 minutes long and includes the...

[Extended version] A train line, a river, a belly button - Kakogawa!

This early link to the extended ad-free version is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 60 minutes long and includes extensive walks around both Yashirochō and ...

[Newsletter] Live stream this week

This week's video is going to be a live stream here: https://youtube.com/live/ilJwO-1jftA

Of cour...

[Newsletter] Eerie night on the Rokkō Cable Car

▶︎ Watch the new video → https://youtu.be/PhLxHlWRaKQ

This week, yet another reminder that even when you think you k...

Notice: No early-access video this week

Hi!

Usually this is where the link to next week's video would be. But there isn't a link because there isn't a regular video; next week's video will be a live stream. (More info about that wi...

[Extended version] Eerie night on the Rokkō Cable Car

What a night! This early link to next week's video is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. This extended, ad-free version is 39 minutes long and incl...

[Newsletter] Why does Japan's cursed Meishō train still exist?

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I've got a really fun train ride for you this week. It's from ...

[Extended version] Why does Japan's cursed Meishō train still exist?

This early link to the extended ad-free version is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 54 minutes long and includes more from the stations, neighborhoods, and r...

[Newsletter] Surprising stories at the old Ishizu tram stop

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Greetings once again from a central Japan that's finally, sort...

[Newsletter] Madness and magic on a ferry to Kōbe

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Time for a nice relaxing ferry ride! At least, that's what I t...

[Extended version] Surprising stories at the old Ishizu tram stop

This early link to the extended ad-free version is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 28 minutes long and includes the other side of the tracks: a warehouse fu...

[Extended version] Madness and magic on a ferry to Kōbe

This early link to the extended ad-free version is exclusively for Travel Lovers, Travel Partners, and Travel Masters. It's 36 minutes long and includes lots more context and details about the amen...

[Newsletter] Tragic saga of the Kagawa Boat Gym

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A bit of an unusual theme for this week's video – not a trai...