Places mrholland66801 Wants to Go

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.

Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.

Feast on kebabs, dips, and house-made breads in the heart of Nashville’s Little Kurdistan.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.