Places katherine929193 Wants to Go

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

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

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

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

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

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

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

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.