Places megamaam Wants to Go

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

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

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.