Places Jumboto Wants to Go

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.

An abandoned miniature golf course in the middle of the jungle.

These bronze statues depict the early days of trading in Singapore.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.