Places paisleyrose Wants to Go

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

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

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.