Places fhayes Wants to Go

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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.”

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

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

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

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

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

The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.