Places Kylie Walker Wants to Go

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

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

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

The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

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

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

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

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.