Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.