Places deriverative Wants to Go

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.

Officially the lowest mountain in Japan.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

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

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

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

In the dollmaking capital of Japan, a museum dedicated to the traditional craft

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

Japan's longest-running music festival takes place on an isolated butterfly-shaped island.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

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

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.