Places jennyhall213 Wants to Go

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

Just outside Tokyo, a 45-story-high observatory with a stunning view of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck

A reconstruction of where terracotta funerary figures were produced in ancient Japan

A mystical shrine dedicated to a forest that once covered the area and the legendary fox spirit who lived there.

The lesser-known eastern counterpart to Kyoto’s famous fox shrine.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

Cute manhole covers commemorate the hometown of the real-life Ash Ketchum who created Pokémon.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

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

Modern Japanese museum is buried by snow annually.

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

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

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

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