Places Genntry Wants to Go

150 kinds of unique sundaes and gigantic parfaits await at Kyoto’s iconic vintage café

A rare statue representing a monk who peeled off his own face to show divinity

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

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

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

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

The oldest operating company in the entire world, founded in 578 AD

The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants

A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.