Places matthewboudier Wants to Go

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

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

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

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

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

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

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.