Places jgallagherm Wants to Go

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.