Places stevendicosta Wants to Go

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

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

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

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

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.