Places Skuttel Wants to Go

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

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

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

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.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.

Austria's very first and only nuclear power station was completed but never used.