Places adyban07 Wants to Go

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

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

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

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.