Places Jamee Wants to Go

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

This former military installation was turned into a discipline center by the Taiwanese Navy.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

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

After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.