Places noahwiseau Wants to Go

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

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

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

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

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.