Places katduran Wants to Go

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

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

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.