Osaka, Japan
Asahi Plaza Capsule Hotel
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
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Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Iwakuni, Japan
One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Tokyo, Japan
Every color in the rainbow awaits.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
San Francisco, California
San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.