Places akuma60 Wants to Go

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

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

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

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

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

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

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

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

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