Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Museum dedicated to extraterrestrial sightings in a town famous for them

This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.

An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.

An incredible collection of rare, well-preserved fish fossils hidden in a university campus

Established in 1648, the oldest of Tokyo’s restaurants survives today as a tiny tamagoyaki takeout stand

Adventures in Wonderland under the heart of the bustling Shinjuku

Once a major cursed object, this frog-shaped rock has become a source of good luck

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

The oldest western-style houses in Japan are centered around the industrialist Thomas Glover.

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

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes

A reconstruction of where terracotta funerary figures were produced in ancient Japan

A slice of good old British countryside, hidden in the mountains of western Japan

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu

A massive, photogenic gate designed after a traditional hand drum used in the regional noh

A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.

Despite being built 50 years ago, this housing estate's unconventional design gives it a futuristic, sci-fi aesthetic.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Cheerful little building that has greeted visitors to the beach town of Shek O for 70 years.

The arcade within this massive residential building is Hong Kong Island's best spot for local street food

This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.

Traditional crafts and customs are showcased in this historic walled village turned museum

This other-worldly, lotus-shaped temple was a place of worship for Gurkha soldiers in the colonial British army