Places toochickens Wants to Go

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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

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

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

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.