Places clpartin Wants to Go

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.