Places 68mak Wants to Go

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This large neolithic tomb, also known as Greengraves, is hidden off a Northern Irish road.

From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.

This picturesque lighthouse at the edge of the Irish Sea looks like a giant stone pencil.

This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.

A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

The inscribed stone at Kilnasaggart is a remnant from nearly a millennium ago.

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.