Places mcambis Wants to Go

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.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

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

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

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

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

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

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”