Places AliceInWonderland Wants to Go

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

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

For half a century, this Arabian-inspired retro café has been an oasis for locals in Okinawa’s central tourist area.

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

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

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.

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

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

Every summer, this shrine sets up a tiny drinking fountain reserved for thirsty apians.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

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