Places hotpants038 Wants to Go

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

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

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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.”

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

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

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

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