Places Amethy5tDr4gon Wants to Go

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

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

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

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.