Places Kan Cho Wants to Go

The man who created the first Japanese-English Dictionary.

A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.

The former site of the U.S. military base redeveloped as an art district, boasting a collection of 109 public artworks from 36 countries.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."

Cute manhole covers commemorate the hometown of the real-life Ash Ketchum who created Pokémon.

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

This former factory contains an amazing collection of around 400 mint-condition Nissan cars.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.

Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.