Places jessicamair90 Wants to Go

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley

150 kinds of unique sundaes and gigantic parfaits await at Kyoto’s iconic vintage café

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.

A vending machine dedicated to a beloved seaweed.

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.