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Tokyo, Japan
Nakagin Capsule Tower
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hakone, Japan
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Hida, Japan
Super-Kamiokande
Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.
Miyoshi, Japan
The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Hayakawa, Japan
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Namerikawa, Japan
The Firefly Squid of Toyama Bay
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Tokyo, Japan
Vampire Café
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Nagasaki, Japan
Gunkanjima Island
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
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Nara, Japan
Nara Dreamland
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kitakyushu, Japan
Wisteria Tunnel
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Ishinomaki, Japan
Cat Island
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
