Places Clur Wants to Go

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

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

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.