Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.