Places AndromedaCollision Wants to Go

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

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

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

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

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

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.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.