Places Egao Wants to Go

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

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

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.