Places pvilla Wants to Go

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

This iconic “station bento” comes in an earthenware pot you can take home and repurpose.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

All that remains of Okinawa's royal temple are a restored gateway and a tall banyan tree.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A replica of an ancient alien-like idol humorously represents spectacles in a corner of this shrine complex.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.