Places CShigeoK Wants to Go

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

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

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

This mythical weapon stuck on the mountaintop is also the site of the first honeymoon in Japan's history.

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

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