Berlin, Germany
'Stand By Me' Tree
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Berlin, Germany
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Tamura, Japan
"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Ichinoseki, Japan
This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Mutsu, Japan
This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.
Otaru, Japan
This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.
Otaru, Japan
A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Ōzora-chō, Japan
Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
Jeju-si, South Korea
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
Nagoro, Japan
As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Muroto, Japan
Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.
Kitagawa, Japan
Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Aki, Japan
Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.
Nankoku, Japan
Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.