To visit somewhere known for something like subculture
In Japan, some people call it 聖地巡礼, though it's not a religious thing.
The other day, I <s>had</s> <s>felt</s> suddenly felt like visiting a <s>certain</s> particular place in Tokyo. <s>, s</s>So I took myself to the station and got (on) a train. As I live in the countryside <s>country side</s>, it took a long time/a few hours and cost a lot to get there <s>long hours and much money to go there</s> even though I had jumped on Shinkansen, the bullet train. I hadn't prepared at all, but somehow I got to <s>the</s> my destination.
It was Shibamata where I went, and I suppose some of you perhaps know of the town as a place which is famous for <s>the</s> movies <s>of</s> such as "It's Tough Being a Man". Since I didn't have any particular hope to do there, I just roamed around <s>that</s> the area looking at the scenery. I hadn't realised <s>didn't know</s> how narrow the lane which leads to Taishakuten <s>is</s> was before, even though <s>I've</s> I'd watched the movie<s>s</s> at times. Then I understood one part in the movie <s>that</s> where people complain<s>ed</s> of a car that enters/of a car entering <s>entered</s> the street. The temple was completely surrounded <s>all but</s> apart from the front by glass walls that I <s>don't</s> didn't think I'd <s>I have </s>seen in the movie<s>s</s>. It said (what said?) that the walls were equipped to save carvings from being beaten by the weather <s>weather-beaten</s>. When I reached the bank of Edogawa River, I found that the path on the bank had <s>gotten</s> been paved and widened, but there were still some structures I knew <s>know</s>.
Those aren't surprising for people living there at all, however I, as a country fork who doesn't touch news, was surprised at such little differences. <s>After visiting the museum that shows what the movie is like and having some snack, I brought myself on the way to home.</s> After visiting a museum that taught me all about the movie (and its connection to the town?), I had a snack, and headed/went back home/took myself back home.
<s>After this outing, I recalled the view I had seen there when I watched the movie.</s>
Afterwards, I rewatched the movie and recognised all the places I'd seen in 聖地巡礼.
That is what effect/impact 聖地巡礼 <s>does</s> has on me, I think.
Is it one movie, or several movies? You used both.
Well done :)