Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

A train station decorated by a giant replica of the ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine found in the area.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.