Places dovehoward21 Wants to Go

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

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

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.