Places loquito57 Wants to Go

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.