Places viv157 Wants to Go

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

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

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.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.