Places stephaniewade56 Wants to Go

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

This former factory contains an amazing collection of around 400 mint-condition Nissan cars.

This quaint mountain pass with centuries-old cobblestones is known as Japan's steepest slope.

An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.

A long-worshipped mountain, considered a "power spot" and suspected to be an ancient pyramid by some.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

Once a huge limestone cave that collapsed thousands of years ago, this scenic ravine is also an important archaeological site.

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

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

Marvel at the world's largest collection of jellyfish, including more than 10,000 undulating moon jellies.

One of the only two archaeological sites in Japan to feature petroglyphs, which some believe to be a long-lost writing system of the gods.

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.