Places alexiskstonestreet Wants to Go

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.