Places Johnny G Wants to Go

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

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

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.