Places dddmiller Wants to Go

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.