Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

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

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

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