Places GoldenStarfield Wants to Go

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.