Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

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

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

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

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

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

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

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

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.