Places jennybento Wants to Go

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

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

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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