Places noaha Wants to Go

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.