Places AlexOnAdventure Wants to Go

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

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

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

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

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.