Places abigaylerasmussen Wants to Go

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

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

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

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

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.