Places Ryshili Wants to Go

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

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

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

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

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.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.