Places mrholland66801 Wants to Go

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

This bakery in Japan is one of the few places that still sells 'salad bread,' a short-lived staple in the post-World War II years.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

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

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.

A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

This house was once the residence of Aisin-Gioro Pujie, the younger brother of China’s last emperor.