Places Plerpo Wants to Go

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

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

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.

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

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

The infamous 'Incident at Honnō-ji' brought an end to Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to unify a warring Japan.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.