Places andrewjpl Wants to Go

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

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

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

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

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.