Places dddmiller Wants to Go

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

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

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.