Places kylewhitex97 Wants to Go

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

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

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

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

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

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.