Places stephaniewade56 Wants to Go

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

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

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

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

This futuristic public park includes large sculptures and an artificial geyser.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

A culturally significant rural temple in the beautiful mountains of Itoshima.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.