Places pingophone Wants to Go

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

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

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

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

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

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

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.