Places jennybento Wants to Go

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

This small park holds what remains of a former prison and execution ground.

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.