Places Ranian02 Wants to Go

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

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

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

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

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

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

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

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.