Places wittc2 Wants to Go

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

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

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

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

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

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.