Places k8bliz Wants to Go

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

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

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

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

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

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

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

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

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

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

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

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

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.