Weinan, China
Huashan Mountain
A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Permanently Closed
Tokyo, Japan
Kabukicho Robot Restaurant
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Tokyo, Japan
Godzilla Head
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima's Hypocenter
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Yonaguni, Japan
Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei (Yonaguni Monument)
The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?
Tomigusuku, Japan
Naval Underground Headquarters
Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.
Okinawa, Japan
Okinawan Bullfights
A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.
Motobu, Japan
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
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.
Motobu, Japan
Bise Village
A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.
