Places mxhurley01 Wants to Go

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

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

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

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

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

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

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

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