Places stephaniewade56 Wants to Go

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

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.