Places H2SO4 Wants to Go

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

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.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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.