Places eappleton Wants to Go

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

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

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

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

Royal milk tea was invented here at the Far Eastern capital of Sir Thomas Lipton’s tea empire

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

At over 500 years old, this is the oldest surviving toilet in Japan

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

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

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.