Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.