Places explorationanddecay Wants to Go

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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