Places WigWamWarrior Wants to Go

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.