Places luKa84 Wants to Go

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.