Places urathore12 Wants to Go

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

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

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

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

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

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

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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.