Places CaveVex Wants to Go

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

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.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.