Places bkrisb18 Wants to Go

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

The home of Mario and his friends

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.