Places Wishmeril Wants to Go

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

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

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

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.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

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

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

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