Places WhimsyCat03 Wants to Go

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

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

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

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.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.