Places lmfukada Wants to Go

Learn about the indigenous people of Japan's northernmost islands.

The alleged site of the months-long imprisonment of a Japanese prince.

Feast your eyes on the centuries-old statues of the judges of hell.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.

According to folklore, this grave lies near the site of the “standing death” of one of Japan’s fiercest warriors.

A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.