Places jennifervbass Wants to Go

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

Inside this old mill is a collection of images that will always remain frozen in time.

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.