Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.

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

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

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

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

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.