Places mikemhowe Wants to Go

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

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

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.